Meet former Event Project Manager and career changer Karin Hellman. In a 2022 podcast episode, Karin shared her initial fears beginning studies in Structural Engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm as a mature-aged student. She has recently successfully completed the degree. As part of her academic journey, she chose to spend 2023 studying at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. In this episode, hear her talk about the differences between studying in Australia and Sweden along with her experiences traveling in Australia and New Zeeland.

This is a wonderful and positive conversation especially valuable for students or career changer who might be unsure about studying abroad, meeting new people, and experiencing a different culture. Please enjoy, discuss, debate, and comment. Most importantly THANK YOU FOR SHARING WIDELY, / Take care Liisa

In this episode, I am thrilled to welcome back Jane Caro, a brilliant Australian author, feminist, renowned social commentator, staunch advocate for public education, broadcaster, and journalist. A year ago, on July 10, 2023, I had the privilege of speaking with Jane, and if you missed that conversation, I highly recommend giving it a listen.

Today, Jane discusses her concerns about the ongoing changes in public education and emphasizes the importance of free, secular, and universal education. She shares her views on religion in Australia and Australian education, and politics. Hear her express her worries about the strange happenings in the US, the dangers of theocracy, and the Trump cult effect. Wellbeing and taking care of yourself is also a topic Jane discusses as well as the pros and cons of social media. Jane also explains why she has decided not to enter politics again, choosing to focus on her writing instead, and she does know how to write. Jane shares about her new book set to be released in April 2025 and no doubt it will be a best seller.

I had the pleasure of reading Jane's brilliant book, "Mother," published in 2022. It's a domestic thriller with a moral dilemma and a bestseller in Australia and this is a book I would love to see published here in Sweden. So, if you're a publisher or you know of a publisher here in Scandinavia, do yourself a favor and contact Jane.

This episode is a must listen, please discuss, debate and comment / Thank you for sharing and for your support / Take care of yourself Liisa.

Jane's Profile

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-caro-am-2622322

Youtube:

Jane Caro (2024) Secularism Australia https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQX4TT1cHZBBLob3KMVDwC-ahoRI8ruUF

Jane Caro (2024) Safety is an illusion: how I overcame anxiety TEDxMaldon Live (15.56min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCx-Sf2AOr4

Jane Caro in conversation with Kate Evans | The Mother – A domestic thriller with a moral dilemma. - Mar 15, 2022 (56,21min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jynt-BJuj0

Linda Wedlin is a Professor of Business Studies, Organization theory. She is interested in institutional change and development and the changing governance of the public sector, most notably in the field of higher education and research. She is the program director for research program Democracy and Higher Education. She is also the recipient of the Excellent teacher title.

Linda’s Profile

linkedin.com/in/linda-wedlin-ba918b134

Debatt artikel

Arora -Jonsson, S., Engwall, L., Pallas, J., & Wedlin, L. (2023,8/9) DN Debatt Repliker. ”All viktig forskning passar inte i löpsedelsformatet” Uppdaterad 2023-08-29 Publicerad 2023-08-29

https://www.dn.se/debatt/all-viktig-forskning-passar-inte-i-lopsedelsformatet/

References

Engwall, L., Wedlin, L. (2022). The Myth of the Global Market for Business Education. In: Örtenblad, A., Koris, R. (eds) Debating Business School Legitimacy. Palgrave Debates in Business and Management. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12725-0_8

Brunsson, Nils, and Linda Wedlin, 'Constructing competition for status: sports and higher education', in Stefan Arora-Jonsson, and others (eds), Competition: What It Is and Why It Happens (Oxford, 2021; online edn, Oxford Academic, 22 July 2021), https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192898012.003.0006, accessed 25 May 2024.

In today’s podcast episode, we meet Lisa Flower, an Associate Professor of Sociology at Lund University in Sweden. Lisa discusses her dissertation, which explores the socialization of defence lawyers in the courtroom and the unwritten rules of emotions. She delves into the transition from traditional in-person trials to the use of video links, expressing concerns about journalists live blogging from the courtroom with real-time updates on cases. Additionally, Lisa shares her motivation for applying for the Excellent Teacher award in 2022 and how she engages students in discussions about emotional rules and emotional labour. The conversation also touches on the growing interest among Swedish students choosing studying criminology.

Contact and Profile

linkedin.com/in/lisa-flower-228953b1

References:

Flower, L. (2023). Constructing clickable criminal trials: framing trials and legal professionals in digital news reports. Emotions and Society, 5(1), 48-66. Retrieved May 25, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1332/263169021X16716240161267

Flower, L. (2023). The emotional challenges of working-life digitalisation. Emotions and Society, 5(1), 2-9. https://doi.org/10.1332/263169021X16732710875779

Flower, L., Klosterkamp, S., & Rowden, E. (2023). Video Links and Eyework. In Courtroom Ethnography: Contemporary Approaches, Fieldwork and Challenges (pp. 111-128). Palgrave Macmillan.

Flower, L. (2021). Live blogging criminal trials: An exploration the impact on Danish and Swedish legal professionals. 18-18. Abstract from Stockholm Criminology Symposium, 2021, Stockholm, Sweden.

Flower, L. (2021). Rumbling Stomachs and Silent Crying: Mapping and Reflecting Emotion in the Sensory Landscape of the Courthouse. In K. Herrity, B. E. Schmidt, & J. Warr (Eds.), Sensory Penalties: Exploring the Senses in Spaces of Punishment and Social Control (pp. 159-174). Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

Flower, L., & Ahlefeldt, M.-S. (2021). The criminal trial as a live event: Exploring how and why live blogs change the professional practices of judges, defence lawyers and prosecutors. Media, Culture and Society, 43(8), 1480-1496. https://doi.org/10.1177/01634437211022730

Meet Carl Heath, a senior researcher and focus area leader for digital resilience at RISE, as well as a researcher at the University of Gothenburg and part of SCDI - Swedish Center for Digital Innovation. He is active in several areas such as society's digital structural transformation, particularly concerning issues related to democracy, digital resilience, and innovation management. Carl has been a special investigator for the government and has examined democracy in a digital age; he currently assists the Swedish Agency for Psychological Defense in research and education and is a board member of the eHealth Authority and the Media Support Board.

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/carlheath

Youtube CLIPS -

ENGLISH

A reflection on the future of the Internet (19 sep 2023, 21:30min) Digital resiliens, demokrati och artificiell intelligen https://www.youtube.com/@CarlHeath

https://www.youtube.com/c/CarlHeath

https://www.youtube.com/@CarlHeath

RI.SE & Carl Heath

https://www.ri.se/en/person/carl-heath

Meet Gesa Weyhenmeyer Professor in Aquatic Biogeochemistry and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Weyhenmeyer's research is on understanding how lake ecosystems around the world respond to a rapidly changing global environment. Much of her research is carried out within the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON). By bridging together biology with geosciences, physics, chemistry, sensor technology and data science her research provides novel insights into climate responses and feedbacks of Earth’s ecosystems.

The basis for the research are global, regional and local databases, including Sweden's unique physical, chemical and biological freshwater long-term data series as well as field and laboratory experiments. The research is mainly funded by the European Union, NordForsk, the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (FORMAS), the Royal Academy of Sciences and the Wallenberg foundation.

In addition to research, Weyhenmeyer is actively engaged in the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), both as official reviewer and contributing author. Weyhenmeyer is also an Excellent Teacher, and she has a passion to pass on our common responsibility to sustain lakes on Earth and frequently communicates this responsibility and newest research results to students, policy-makers, stakeholders and society in general. In 2024, she led, for example, an international study on Global Lake Health in the Anthropocene: societal implications and treatment strategies, which was published in Earth's Future and communicated to a very broad audience.

Please check out and follow Gesa Weyenmeyer's amazing bio, background, work, and publications.

https://weyhenmeyer.weebly.com

Meet Mark Morris, an associate director at Barclay Consulting in the Gold Coast in Australia. Mark has over 15 years’ experience in management consulting, Mark primary focuses on government and the not-for-profit sector. However, in this conversation Mark shifts his focus from professional to personal sharing insights as a dad. He discusses his decision to withdraw his children from a prestigious private school in Gold Coast and his concerns about his children's future. He is welcoming anyone wanting to contact him, please see below for his email LinkedIn details.

Mark’s Profile

linkedin.com/in/mark-morris-95304b46

Email

mark_morris1@bigpond.com

Website

mark-morris.me (Personal)

Study:

GENDER EQUITY IN GOLD COAST SCHOOLS – Barclay Consulting.

Introducing Dr. Mikael Jensen, a seasoned author and esteemed Senior Lecturer within the Department of Pedagogy and Special Pedagogy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. In this enlightening dialogue, Mikael delves into his passions: communication, learning, and leadership as well as elucidating his perspective on Pedagogical Leadership. In particular he offers insights gleaned from his latest publication on leadership and communication.

Mikael reflects on the evolving landscape of education, contemplating the integration of AI and platforms like ChatGPT into teaching methodologies. Engaging in collegial discourse, he underscores the value of exploring both shared understandings and points of divergence among peers.

Please do share widely, discuss and debate with colleagues and of course ENJOY. / Liisa

Website: https://www.mikaeljensen.nu

Books:

Jensen. M. (2024) Ledarskapskommunikation.

Jensen, M. (2016). Lärande och lärandeteorier. Studentlitteratur

Jensen, M. (2015). Interpersonell kommunikation. Studentlitteratur

Bloggs

Ledarskap (Leadership)

https://www.ledarskap.top/

State of Play

https://www.stateofplay.nu/

Hållbar livsstil (Sustainable Lifestyle)

https://www.xn--hllbarlivsstil-lib.se/