Our very first pedagogical week has come to an end and we hope you enjoyed it! Our heartfelt thanks to everyone involved and everyone who attended.
LUSEM's researchers have been very visible in the media these past few weeks, be sure to check them out on LUSEM in the news for the latest media highlights.
Special mentions are in order for Josef Taalbi who’s article got published in The Conversation, and Fredrik N G Andersson, Sofia Ulver and Christian Jörgensen who comment on food prices, boycotting Ica and more.
Wishing you an insightful and engaging read!
Electric cars
Did branding electric cars as feminine hold back their development for more than a hundred years? In 1900, only 22% of all US cars produced were gasoline-driven, the rest split between electric and steam cars.
Swedish Consumers Boycott American Brands: An Opportunity for European and Swedish
A study conducted by brand researchers at LUSEM in collaboration with the survey company Norstat Sweden shows that nearly all Swedish consumers have purchased or used one of the 21 American brands included in the study over the past 12 months. Furthermore, a majority are open to switching to other alternatives.
Historically, men have enrolled in higher education to a greater extent than women. However, in recent decades, the number of young women entering higher education has risen significantly, both in Sweden and internationally. Women now outnumber men as university entrants, and the likelihood of attaining a higher education degree is currently greater for women than for men. In Sweden, this trend began in the late 1970s.
Classical music visualised with AI – by the Centre for Aesthetics and Business Creativity (ABC) at LUSEM
Post doctoral fellow Dr Alexandra Huang-Kokina at the Centre for Aesthetics and Business Creativity (ABC) wants to challenge audience participation and inclusive engagement within classical music and opera.
Lund University is now taking the next step towards a more secure IT environment. To protect ourselves against today's increased threats, secure passwords alone are not enough; we also need strong authentication to log in to our IT services.
The Pedagogical week at LUSEM kicked off with Professor Katarina Mårtensson, who gave an introduction to how we could develop teaching skills through open classroom observations.
One session was held at the Theatre Academy in Malmö and focused on presentation techniques and a fun and different case simulation had the participants face the outbreak of a zombie pandemic.
How do you use AI as a teacher? Björn Svensson, lecturer in informatics will be giving three seminars on the subject, the first seminar is being held 7 May. Whether you are a complete novice in the use of AI or you have a fairly good grasp of it, these seminars will help you to level up.
You do not want to miss this! Whether you have registered or you show up to support your friends and colleagues, you are in for an awesome afternoon. And of course the bragging rights from winning such a prestigious are the stuff of legend.
All player spots are already taken, but you must and should come as part of the audience!
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