At the Faculty of Culture and Society, research and education concerns many of the major issues of our time – for example those dealing with global politics, new media and sustainable urban development – from humanistic, social science, and design science perspectives.

The faculty is a creative, evolving and cross-border academic environment characterised by a high degree of internationalisation and collaboration with others, both inside and outside the academy. We are located in the centre of Malmö, but our perspectives cover the whole world. We are organised into three departments: Urban Studies, Global Political Studies and the School of Arts and Communication.
 

Objective for academic environments

The Faculty of Culture and Society has, as tasked by the Vice-Chancellor, during the academic year 2022/2023 developed an agenda for coherent and boundary-crossing academic environments, including an objective and strategic priorities for the next three years. 

KS agenda for coherent and boundary-crossing academic environments

Objective 2026

The main objective is that by 2026, KS will be home to eight coherent and boundary-crossing academic environments (see descriptions below) — that is, areas where the faculty conducts high-quality research, education at all levels and collaboration, both nationally and internationally.

  • Three of these academic environments will primarily be based in the School of Arts and Communication (K3)
  • Three in the Department of Urban Studies (US)
  • Two in the Department of Global Policy Studies (GPS)

The academic environments transcend both departmental and faculty boundaries and include collaboration partners from academia and beyond, in Sweden and other countries. It is also important to emphasise that the objective is contingent on the possibility of employees being part of multiple environments, and that the environments are intrinsically cross-disciplinary.

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The images only visualise the contact areas of the environments within Malmö University.

Environments at KS, and their relations to each other and to environments at other faculties. 
HS – Faculty of Health and Society; LS – Faculty of Education and Society; TS –
Faculty of Technology and Society; OD – Faculty of Odontology

Larger picture, KS environments

GPS environments

K3 environments

US environments

News and events

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Seminar, 11 August - 12 August

Imagining and Co-creating Methods for Internet Research

Conference, 20 August

Lärarlärdom 2026

News

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Education at Culture and Society

The Faculty of Culture and Society has education in fields including communication, design, peace and conflict studies, human rights, international relations, leadership and organisation, political science, gender studies, environmental science, real estate science and sustainable urban development. 

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Research at KS

The faculty conducts interdisciplinary research that explores the interplay between culture, politics, technology and social development. The research contributes to a deeper understanding of global and local societal challenges through critical analyses and innovative methods. The research, which takes shape within the faculty's dynamic knowledge environments, contributes to developing new knowledge and strengthening collaboration between academia and society.

Research centres

Imagining and Co-Creating Futures

In a world that seems caught in a crisis-ridden present, there is a need to reawaken our capacity to collectively imagine, make...

Centre for Work Life Studies

At the centre, we conduct multidisciplinary research focused on work life and organisation. Our research concerns work...

Institute for Urban Research

The Institute for Urban Research is a university-wide interdisciplinary research centre that brings together all urban research...

Malmö Institute for Migration Studies (MIM)

Malmö Institute for Migration Studies is an international research centre with a multidisciplinary profile and a strong...

The Institute for Studies in Malmö's History (IMH)

The Institute for Studies in Malmö's History (IMH) is a centre for urban history research. We research the role of cities in...

Our research

The Faculty's research publications in the database Diva.

Doctoral studies at the Faculty

At Culture and Society, we have doctoral studies in the subjects Global Politics, Interaction Design, International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER), Media and Communication Studies, Organisation Studies, and Urban Studies. In order to be admitted to postgraduate education, you must be employed as a doctoral student at the same time.

Departments at Culture and Society

Department of Global Political Studies

The environment at the department is characterised by global perspectives and internationalisation. The main focus of our...

School of Arts and Communication

At the School of Arts and Communication (K3), we work with interdisciplinary education and research in media, culture and...

Department of Urban Studies

Urban Studies, US, is a multi-disciplinary department with exciting and multifaceted urban research and study programmes. The...

Contact the Faculty

Malmö University, Niagara, Nordenskiöldsgatan 1 ks_dekan@mau.se

Faculty management