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  • Cash register law crashed


    A recently published study from Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) at Jönköping University has shown that the introduction of cash registers requirements in Swedish businesses resulted in an immediate increase in turnover. This increase is interpreted as businesses beginning to report a larger proportion of their total income, suggesting a reduction in tax evasion. However, the effect was relatively small and diminished after a few months.

  • AI creativity in focus at international conference


    Creative AI was in focus at the International Conference on Computational Creativity (ICCC) 2024 which was organized at the School of Engineering (JTH) at Jönköping University (JU) 17-21 June. It was the first time the conference, which attracted around 100 participants, was organized in Sweden.“It was a fantastic event with lots of art, music and exciting conversations,” says Maria Hedblom, assistant professor in Computer Science at JTH, who was local chair of ICCC '24.

  • Transgender individuals have lower employment


    Transgender individuals have lower employment rate and often earn lower salaries than others. This is shown in a dissertation from Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) at Jönköping University. The dissertation highlights how sexual orientation and gender identity affect careers, business survival, and wealth patterns in Sweden.

  • Cutting-edge AI research presented at international conference


    About 70 researchers and company representatives participated in the Scandinavian Conference on Artificial Intelligence (SCAI) at the School of Engineering (JTH) at Jönköping University (JU) on 10-11 June.This was the first time that SCAI was organized in Jönköping and this year's theme was "AI for a better society".

  • Risks of simplified authorisation process for extraction of critical and strategic raw materials to be examined


    “Gold and green forests: CRMA and the challenges of fossil-free electricity supply in Sweden” is the name of the three-year project that will analyse the social and environmental consequences of the simplified permitting process for the extraction of critical and strategic raw materials, which is part of the EU's Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) legislative package.

  • Sleep researchers evaluate later school start


    Starting in the autumn term 2024, Engelbrektskolan in Borås will delay the start of the school day for 8th and 9th-grade pupils to 09:00, one hour later than usual. This initiative, which will run throughout the school year, will be monitored by sleep researcher Malin Jakobsson from the School of Health and Welfare at Jönköping University. The aim is to investigate how a later start time affects students' sleep, mental health, and academic performance. Previous studies in other countries have shown positive results, and researchers now hope to confirm these findings in a Swedish context.

  • AI technology improves automation in industry


    State-of-the-art AI technology will improve automation in the manufacturing industry. That is the goal of a research project led by RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden) and the School of Engineering (JTH) at Jönköping University. Vinnova supports the project with SEK 8.47 million, of which SEK 3.9 million goes to JTH.