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Alumni Newsletter | 18 October 2024

Watch now | Debate in Lund: America votes – will Gen Z swing the election?

In November, U.S. voters will decide whether the next president will be Donald Trump or Kamala Harris. Young voters are expected to have a decisive impact in certain swing states. But on what basis will they cast their votes? How will age, gender and ethnicity influence the outcome? How important are memes and influencers, and how can voters see past the theatrics and grasp the real stakes of this election?
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New on the job: Alumna Maria Malmer Stenergard is Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs

On Tuesday, 10 September, during the government declaration, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced changes in the government. Alumna Maria Malmer Stenergard was appointed Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs. Maria is based in Åhus. She holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from 2008 and a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems from 2002, both from Lund University. Photo: Kristian Pohl/Swedish Government Offices.

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Did you miss "Working as a diplomat"?

Now you have the opportunity to watch the panel discussion with alumni from Lund University who work in diplomacy. The discussion covers topics such as career motivation, challenges, cultural sensitivity and the future of diplomacy.
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How Trump turned the elections into a wrestling match

Donald Trump’s background in professional wrestling paved the way for his political career. By using the wrestling concept “kayfabe” – the art of making staged events seem real – Trump embodies the message that politics was always fake, while masquerading as authentic, according to Religious Studies scholar Aaron James Goldman.
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Early interactions between Europeans and Indigenous North Americans revealed

By examining ancient walrus DNA, an international research team led by Lund University have retraced the walrus ivory trade routes of the Viking Age. They found that Norse Vikings and Arctic Indigenous peoples were probably meeting and trading ivory in remote parts of High Arctic Greenland, several centuries before Christopher Columbus “discovered” North America.
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Research offers no evidence to support tougher sentencing

Despite harsher sentences and increased resources for the criminal justice system, research shows nothing to indicate that this leads to reduced criminality according to Tova Bennet and Sverker Jönsson. Photo: Mostphoto/Michael Erhardsson.
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Note! Don’t miss
"Kriminalsamtal" (Criminal Law Talks) on 24 October at Lund City Library.
A meeting place where the interested public and criminal law researchers can engage in an open and thoughtful discussion on these topics (in Swedish).

More news from lund university

Read: The Selection and Tenure of Foreign Ministers Around the World
A book about foreign ministers by Hanna Bäck, Alejandro Quiroz Flores and Jan Teorell. Foreign ministers often have as much influence as heads of government. Despite the growing awareness of the importance of "key actors" in the study of international relations, foreign ministers remain understudied.

Listen: The International Podcast – From International Master's Student to Lecturer
An episode featuring alumnus Michael Bossetta, social media expert and associate professor at Lund University. Hear about his academic journey and research on the political impact of social media.

Read: Can AI Think?
Will artificial intelligence become better at thinking than humans? Cognitive scientist Peter Gärdenfors explains why this is not the case in his new book (The book is in Swedish and the article is in English)

✨Lucia Celebration | 13 December✨
Remember 15 &15! That’s the date (15 November) and the time (15:00 CET) that registration opens for our 2024 Lucia Celebration in Lund. The registration link will be sent by email to members of the Alumni Network with an address in Skåne. Don't want to miss receiving the invitation? Make sure your alumni profile is up to date! Hope to see you there!

Life Science networking event | 29 oktober | New York
Do you have a background in life science or currently work within a related field? Join us on 29 October for an event at the Swedish Residence in New York! The theme of this event is Cure the Incurable – Cell and Gene Therapy to Revolutionize Medicine.

From Lund to Global Climate Action | 28 November | Zoom
The Alumni Relations Office, in collaboration with the Sustainability Forum, invites you to a digital panel discussion "From Lund to Global Climate Action: Lessons from COP 29 Climate Negotiations"

Please visit the alumni events page for all Alumni Network events

See all events at Lund University

Invest in Your Career! Skills Development for Professionas l 21 October | 16:00 CEST
Welcome to this webinar (in Swedish) for professionals looking to enhance their skills for the future. In one hour, you will gain insights into the most sought-after skills of the future, information about educational opportunities at LU, and tips on how to finance your further education.
Register here

Note! Picking up kids or in a meeting at 16:00? No worries, you can watch the webinar afterwards, but to gain access to the recording, you must register.

Don't speak Swedish? Read this: Upskilling courses tailored for mid-career professionals

Arrival Day video got 2.8 million views

Lund University Instagram 2024.08.26
🎉 Arrival Day vibes part one! We caught up with some of our amazing new international students as they arrived at Lund University last week! 📽️ Check out our latest reel to get a glimpse of the warm welcome they received. 🌍✨ Welcome to the Lund University family!
#LundUniversity #ArrivalDay #InternationalStudents #StudyInSweden #hejlunduni

And speaking of international students, he was probably the very first – 250 years ago!

Fredrik Tersmeden, honorary doctor of philosophy and archivist at the University Archives, shares the story of Lund’s first non-European student who enrolled in 1774—a young man with a background remarkably unique for his time.
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Happy to announce the good news once again! 🌟

On 9 October, Times Higher Education (THE) published their latest ranking and Lund University has been ranked in the top 100 universities in the world. In total, there are around 17,000 higher education institutions around the world and of these, Times Higher ranks around 2,000 from 108 different countries
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