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  • JU researchers behind groundbreaking report: large ownership gaps in rainbow colours


    Gay men own three times more than gay women. Gay women own the least, despite earning more than their heterosexual sisters. This is shown in a report by researchers including Anna Nordén, Assistant Professor in Economics at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) at Jönköping University (JU).

  • Prestigious government assignment for JU researcher – to improve the pension system


    The Pension Group, which includes all parties in the Swedish Parliament, has agreed that the basic protection in the public pension system needs to be reviewed. Johannes Hagen, Associate Professor of Economics at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) at Jönköping University (JU), has been appointed to lead the working group.“Basic protection affects around one and a half million pensioners in one way or another. Many people think that the current system is too complicated and therefore needs to be simpler and more efficient,” says Johannes Hagen.

  • The brake disc that is half the weight and better for the environment


    Imagine a brake disc that is 50 per cent lighter than today's and made from recycled aluminium. That's exactly what a new research project at Jönköping University (JU) has managed to create.“By combining smart materials technology with a focus on sustainability, the vehicles of the future can be both lighter and greener,” says Lucia Lattanzi, Assistant Professor in Materials and Manufacturing - Casting, at Jönköping University School of Engineering (JTH) and project leader of the MaReAl project.