Long reads

Including the elderly in our digital society

Different areas of society are transitioning from analogue to digital systems at an increasingly rapid rate. General statistics may lead ...

Commitment, good contacts and language skills are key to how immigrants find a job

How can immigrants get a job more easily in Sweden? How important is the Swedish language and education level? And what is meant by a “lu...

From research and patent to commercial success

Just over 15 years ago, Magnus Wessén and Haiping Cao, researchers at the School of Engineering, Jönköping University (JU), patented a ty...

20 years of Encell

This autumn, Encell, the National Centre for Lifelong Learning, celebrates 20 years as a research centre. As a national centre it has bee...

”It was a dark and stormy night”

Why are we fascinated by horror stories? How has it changed throughout history? Has the pandemic affected how we view horror? Together wi...

Becoming a woman entrepreneur in the Arab Gulf States

How do women entrepreneurs in the Gulf States establish themselves and grow their businesses in a male-dominated society? In her doctoral...

Putting sustainability on the media management map

Research conferences are an important part of academic life. They are a place where scholars can present research ideas, engage in discus...

The Journey to the Hat

Sitting at your desk, night after night, weekend after weekend, writing a thesis that is slowly taking over your life… why would anyone e...

Can JU’s new research project help us get a better night’s sleep?

During the pandemic, many people have had problems with sleep and, as a result, society is now facing a wave of sleep-related ill health....

Low level of innovation among Swedish food producers: new research will strengthen competitive edge

A new research project from Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) ‘Innovation in the food supply chain’, shows that innovation s...