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Research celebrates first woman to take the floor of the Swedish Parliament

On March 11, 1922, Agda Östlund became the first woman ever to take the floor of the Swedish Parliament. In his thesis, Magnus Gustafson has analysed her rhetoric at five important events to show how her voice became significant in the fight for women's...

Practice-based research with an international outlook

Literacy and Inclusive Teaching (LIT) was established in 2018 and is now one of the University's nine research centres. The centre is interdisciplinary in its approach and often works closely with schools and teachers. Pia Nygård Larsson is the director...

How Georgian villagers halted construction of power plants

Even if both the government and big business are behind a major infrastructure project, it is important to have the people on board. In a new thesis, PhD student Nick Baigent has studied how small villages in rural Georgia managed to stop the construction...

Political Science: Global Politics and Societal Change, Master's Programme (One-Year)

Culture and Change - Critical Studies in the Humanities, Master's Programme (Two-Year)

For many women, fitness on social media is likely to prompt anxiety rather than activity

A new year often means renewed resolutions to get fit, and images of ripped and honed bodies on social media might give you that extra push. However, among young women, observing such images often leads to anxiety and poor body image.

Computer Science: Applied Data Science, Master's Program (Two-Year)

The future is in post-industrial cities, says visiting Dutch guest professor

Post-industrial cities are hubs for migrants, diversity and transition, and it is this transition which will shape the future and create new economies, says Malmö University’s newly-honoured guest professor Peter Scholten.

The joys of researching next door to two world-renowned largescale facilities

Two academics have high expectations of two largescale research facilities in the Öresund region. Emelie Nilsson and Andrea Scotti, both researchers and university lecturers at the Department of Biomedical Science, have a shared interest in utilising the...

How young people are engaging with online sexual encounters

Young people see the internet as a natural platform for their everyday romantic and sexual encounters, but at the same time, they have to weigh up the benefits against various risks and dangers. This is according to a new study from a Malmö University...