Lucia, the bearer of light, is an Italian saint celebrated all over Sweden today, 13 December. Unfortunately, there is no "IRL" Lucia celebration this …
“I am CEO of Elonroad, where we are working to change how people transport themselves, so not an easy challenge”, explains Karin Ebbinghaus at the start of our digital interview. Karin is a Lund law graduate who has chosen to depart from the traditional career path of a lawyer to dedicate herself wholeheartedly to changing the transport and communication sector of the future. Karin describes her own career as an effect of what she calls "bananskalsprincipen" - her version of a Swedish proverb that means that sometimes in life you get opportunities based on pure coincidence.
Philanthropy Day is celebrated each year on 15 November and is a day where people across the globe highlight the importance of philanthropy, not least for our University and our society as a whole. For the second year in a row, Lund University has chosen to mark the day by thanking all those who have contributed in different ways to strengthening and developing activities. Celebrations were held digitally this year through a lecture event under the theme of “Crisis Management”, in light of the pandemic.
Through the annual popular Future Week, Lund University wishes to spread knowledge about the university's latest research. Many of the events are available online. So, no matter where you are in the world, as long as you have internet access and a smartphone, tablet or computer, you have world-class research available at your fingertips.
A good combination of engineering, economics and management within the world of tech companies led Nina Åxman to choose to study Industrial Management and Engineering at Lund University’s Faculty of Engineering. It proved to be the right choice and has taken her to several exciting workplaces around the world. She is currently working as vice president for global operations at Sandvik Rock Tools, a job which has enabled her to work with both engineering and leadership. This year, she was appointed Future Female Leader of 2020.
This Wednesday morning, the winners of the annual Future Innovation Award by Lund University Innovation and Sparbanken Skåne were announced. This year, a solar energy system for schools in developing countries and a new treatment for patients suffering from heart attacks were crowned winners.