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Moving on after the threat of deportation as a child

Children who have grown up with the threat of deportation carry the experience with them into later life. Researcher Jacob Lind has conducted in-depth interviews with more than 20 people in Sweden and Denmark, all young adults who have now become, to some...

Practicing Hope: Challenging myths and changing narratives of youth in super-diverse urban communities (YouHope)

Urban justice the focus for new research centre

Digging down into inequality in people's living situations in relation to issues such as housing and the environment will be the focus of the Institute for Urban Research (IUR), one of Malmö University's eight research centres.

Acid tolerance of oral bacteria is focus of new thesis

Our mouths are full of bacteria that protect us from diseases. When we eat too much sugar or neglect to brush, the bacterial flora is disrupted – the environment becomes acidic. A new thesis sheds light on how oral bacteria adapt to acidic environments.

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Cancer also affects family members – prompting new model for tailored support

A cancer diagnosis is hard for the person affected, but family members also need to be considered and supported. In a new thesis, Maria Samuelsson has developed a model for how relatives of patients with colorectal cancer can be helped with the trauma.

Experiences of (un)safety in everyday-life of children and youths

Sex education in Swedish schools is potentially problematic

Sex education in Swedish schools is characterised by a cheerful and positive view of sex and relationships. However, this can also be perceived as one-sided and not entirely unproblematic when challenged, according to new research.