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Social entrepreneurship needs stronger support organizations

2021-06-18 Social entrepreneurship in Sweden has performed relatively well during the pandemic. But companies need more support from umbrella organizations and policy makers. These are the conclusions in an interim report on Swedish social entrepreneurship that has been written within the framework of a pan-Eu...

Gender stereotypes in the most popular picture books

2021-06-13 The most common picture books in preschool for children aged 3 - 6 years reproduce stereotypical gender norms. That is Lina Lindberg´s conclusion in her bacherlors's thesis in sociology.

"We have received help in depth and new ideas that we have not thought of."

2021-04-12 The Skellefteå company Latitude 64 is a world-leading producer in disc golf and is growing so fast. Today, the business has a turnover of around 100 million and has 40 employees, a doubling since 2016.

Research will ensure more equal crisis support

2021-03-08 Public support measures are seen as a savior of the business community in the wake of the corona crisis. But how are decisions made and who receives the support? A research project in entrepreneurship and innovation as well as human work science studies how crisis support for the green economy is af...

The work environment in e-commerce will be explored

2021-01-22 E-commerce is an increasing part of the total retail trade. But knowledge about the work environment in e-commerce is limited. In a new project in work science, the significance of gender and country of birth for working conditions in e-commerce with groceries will be investigated.

Good examples will help improve the working environment in the installation industry

2021-01-15 Small companies in the installation industry (for example plumbers and electricians) often have limited resources to invest in the work environment at the same time as they tend to be particularly exposed to work environment risks. A new research project studies good examples where collaboration bet...

In the media: Social values important for staying in your home town

2020-12-23 This artcie in Swedish only.

New dissertation on the construction industry's safety work

2020-10-07 The construction industry is one of Sweden's most affected by accidents. A new dissertation in human work science from Luleå University of Technology states that a great deal of responsibility is placed on the individual in safety work. Furthermore, it appears that there are expectations that more w...

The basic industry needs active gender equality work for its survival

2020-09-29 Technological development cannot in itself create equal workplaces according to Lena Abrahamsson, professor of work science at Luleå University of Technology. Together with Jonna Barsk, operations strategist at SSAB, she gave a lecture at the House of Science in Luleå on the conditions for increasin...

New dissertation: Technology and sensitivity are needed in the mine

2020-09-29 The mining industry does not manage to attracting the skills needed to maintain its productivity and to address future challenges. A new dissertation in human work science from Luleå University of Technology shows that technical and social solutions must be able to work together in the mining indust...

New dissertation: Me too challenged the image of the forest industry's equality work

2020-06-30 The consensus- and market-oriented gender equality work in the forestry sector stands in conflict with the experiences of discrimination by female employees. This is stated in a new dissertation from Luleå University of Technology.

Industry of the future - attractive and equal

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2020-06-12 How equal are today's industrial companies? Lena Abrahamsson, gender researcher at Luleå University of Technology, and Jonna Barsk, operations strategist at SSAB, talk about today's challenges, thoughts and initiatives to increase equality in the basic industry in general and SSAB in particular.

New anthology about foreign-born women as entrepreneurs

2020-06-10 Sara Thorgren, professor of Entrepreneurship and innovation, Karolina Parding, professor of Sociology and Kristina Johansson, associate professor of Human work science, all at Luleå University of Technology, participate in the anthology "Managers of the Future - New-born and foreign-born women's ent...

Wants to see greater focus on work-life health promotion

2020-06-08 Existing studies on organizing work from a health-promoting perspective has a greater focus on what does not work rather than what actually works. This according to an overview that researchers from Luleå University of Technology have commissioned for the Swedish Agency for Work Environment Expertis...

"We need to be kind to ourselves"

2020-04-29 This article is not available in English.

The professor's best tips for working from home

2020-04-18 Karolina Parding, Professor of Human Work Sciences, shares her best tips for working from home.

Researchers want to reduce the number of work accidents in the construction industry

2019-11-19 Researchers in Human Work Sciences at Luleå University of Technology have received just over 3 million SEK from AFA Försäkring to survey the safety culture in the construction industry. One of the aims is to reduce the number of accidents at work in the industry.

Macho culture in mines about to be challenged

2019-11-07 The proportion of women working in the mines is steadily increasing, but there are still signs of a prevalence of a macho culture. Lisa Ringblom, PhD in Human Work Sciences at Luleå University of Technology, has studied the gender equality work in the Swedish mining industry's work organizations.

New AI project for improved support for young people

2019-10-28 How can artificial intelligence be used to improve support for young people at risk of mental illness? In a new project, researchers at Luleå University of Technology will develop a 24-hour service with conversational support in the form of a so-called chatbot.

Safety officers in the retail trade – why so few?

2019-10-16 Kristina Johansson, senior lecturer in Human Work Sciences, has started a new research project to investigate why it is so difficult to recruit safety officers in the retail trade.

Human Work Science visits Abisko

2019-09-17 At the end of August, Human Work Science visited Abisko for a start-up of the coming academic year. During the start-up, we discussed our own research within the research subject and how the Sociology programme and the civil engineering programme Industrial Designcan be improved.

Gender issues on the agenda for companies and researchers

2019-04-29 This article is not avaliable in English.

Updated anthology about the open forest

2019-02-23 A research anthology on gender and gender equality in forestry is now available in a new, expanded version. It has been produced in collaboration between Luleå University of Technology and the Swedish Agricultural University.

The year's best teacher 2018

2019-02-21 Good pedagogical knowledge, great experience and an involvement that is contagious, these are some of the characteristics mentioned in the nomination for Magnus Stenberg, university lecturer in human work sciences at Luleå University of Technology, who was named Best Teacher of the Year 2018 of the ...

Research for better health and learning

2019-01-29 Through analyzes of more than 8,000 student health surveys and studies of student health talks, researchers at Luleå University of Technology want to gain knowledge about how children and young people feel in school and how this has changed over time. The research is part of the initiative Health Sc...

Social issues in focus when mines are modernized

2018-12-03 The European mining industry is changing but its image as dark, dirty and dangerous remains. New technology can increase safety and result in positive changes in work environment. But as mines modernize, research is needed that includes the people who will use their new systems.

Smart factories set new demands on work

2018-07-31 Swedish metallurgy industry is facing a technological development leap, which set new demands on the employees and how to organize the work. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology are now investigating how to prepare for the fourth industrial revolution.

In media: Lena Abrahamsson in Svenska Dagbladet

2018-05-30 Lena Abrahamsson, Professor of Human Work Sciences, discuss the pay gap between male and female CEOs in listed companies in the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.

Lena Abrahamsson new Chairman of Georange

2018-05-02 Lena Abrahamsson, Professor of Human Work Science at Luleå University of Technology, is the new Chairman of Georange. Georange is a non-profit organization whose main task is to expand the concept of development in the mining and minerals industry.

Great engagement for March for Science

2018-04-16 All over the world people stood up for the importance of science in the democratic society this Saturday. In Luleå, the engagement was great for the manifestation March for Science and the panel debate organised by Luleå University of Technology.

Blogs about research

2018-04-11 For a few weeks ahead will Lena Abrahamsson, Professor of Human Work Science at Luleå University of Technology, write a blog at the online magazine Curie.

Cover letters in experiments

2018-04-04 Venla Nikula is currently working in the Depict Lab at Luleå University of Technology. She is a final year student in the Bachelor Programme in Psychology at Luleå University of Technology, and uses the advanced equipment in her degree project.

Fewer mine accidents with new approaches to safety

2018-04-03 Accidents in the Swedish mining industry have decreased, but people still get seriously injured and sometimes the worst imaginable happens. Now, researchers at Luleå University of Technology aim to find strategies and ways of improving safety, in a project financed by Vinnova and conducted in close ...

Sociology student focuses on recruitment processes

2018-03-27 Victor Åström, last year student in Sociology at Luleå University of Technology, recently worked in a collaboration with the Tax Agency in Luleå – a work where he analyzed the agency's recruitment processes.
– It is a good opportunity to test the knowledge that the education provides. At the end o...

Teachers dissatisfied with working conditions

2018-03-23 There is a widespread dissatisfaction among Swedish teachers with their working conditions. Four of ten teachers consider changing jobs, according to a new report from Luleå University of Technology, which includes a survey with nearly 2400 Swedish teachers.

Students work with Billerud Korsnäs

2018-03-22 During seven weeks, students in the Master Programme in Industrial Design Engineering have conducted workplace analyses at Billerud Korsnäs Karlsborg. The three student groups have focused on ergonomics, physical security and the psychosocial work environment.

Success for gender equality project

2018-03-15 A well-attended conference on examples and tools for practical gender mainstreaming has put an end to the first Gender Contact Point project. Questions about gender, gender equality, diversity and innovation were discussed by companies, researchers and other actors.

In the media: Women meet higher demands

2018-01-26 This article is not available in English.

Debate: Researchers worried about the age of retirement

2018-01-15 This article is not available in English.

Hoping for positive effect of #metoo

2017-11-22 This article is not available in English

Important steps towards an equal university

2017-11-20 The academic world has fewer women at higher positions compared with other companies and organisations. Despite the meritocratic ideal in the academic context, the conditions are not equal for women and men. The results are now presented in a doctoral dissertation at Luleå University of Technology.

How does digitisation affect the retail workplaces?

2017-10-16 Sales over the internet are increasing in Sweden, but despite that, the physical store has not played out its part. In a new project, Kristina Johansson, researcher at Luleå University of Technology, will investigate how trade in different channels affects retail workplaces.

Unique collaboration for better work environment

2017-08-22 Engineers' knowledge of work, technology and the working environment will be better thanks to a new web education. It has been developed in a unique collaboration between Luleå University of Technology, Prevent and four other Swedish technical universities.

New Chairman of the PhD Student Section

2017-07-01 Martin Karlsson, PhD student in Human Work Science at Luleå University of Technology, is the new chairman of the PhD Student Section.

Achieving gender equality in Ghanaian mines

2017-06-20 Male dominance in the mining industry in Ghana is being challenged to achieve a more gender-balanced work environment. Rufai Haruna Kilu, in his doctoral thesis at Luleå University of Technology, identifies key changes being made to combat gender imbalance while making an economic case for gender eq...

In the media: Nursing's new labor market

2017-06-14 This article is not available in English.

Serious building accidents are the most common in small businesses

2017-05-05 The Swedish Work Environment Authority has made a compilation of international research on risks and safety in the construction industry, an industry which, unfortunately, tops the accident statistics. At Luleå University of Technology, Professor Jan Johansson, together with a research team, receive...

Ylva Fältholm proposed as the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Gävle

2017-02-20 The Board of the University of Gävle has today decided to propose Ylva Fältholm, professor of at Luleå University of Technology, as the Vice-Chancellor. The final decision is taken by the government.

Published:25 October 2013

Updated: 9 April 2021

By:Lena Abrahamsson

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