In this issue of LUSEM Staff News, we endorse the upcoming Meetingpoint Ljusgården, celebrate a new PhD, take a look at a new book by Annamaria Westregård, and let us not forget the Future Days 2024.
In closing we have a friendly reminder from HR: Please remember to apply for the wellness compensation and medicine reimbursement.
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Meetingpoint Ljusgården 16 October
Get your morning started at our Research Breakfast with Olof Ejermo!
There is a definite before and after ones first child, in life as well as at work. Until the birth of the first child, male and female researchers follow a similar trajectory in terms of publications and salary, but after that differences begin to show.
An EU directive on platform work will soon be released, a directive that has been criticized by both labor market parties and all parties in the Swedish parliament. Annamaria Westregård, associate professor in Business Law dives into the intricacies of platform work in her new book.
During the Future Days, the University highlights important and crucial issues for the future. The events are popular science-focused and attract interested individuals both within and outside of academia. (In Swedish)
“If we are to tackle global challenges such as CO2 emissions, health, nutrition, protein shortages, animal welfare, etc., in a way that is also economically sustainable—meaning that as many people as possible can afford these products—we must understand how companies and other institutions finance and organize their operations," says Thomas Kalling, professor in Strategy at LUSEM.
Kalyan Pasumarthy is getting ready to defend his thesis in Business Administration on 25 October. In his research he looks closer at angel investors and angel groups and their exit strategies.
The government extends the time limit for employment as Associate Senior Lecturer
The government has decided to amend the Higher Education Ordinance. The change extends the time limit from a PhD to employment as an Associate Senior Lecturer from the current five years to up to seven years. With this amendment, universities will be able to decide for themselves which time limit to apply.
