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Research impact

We want our research to have a positive impact on society. By collaborating with other actors, we can strengthen the relevance of our research and make it more accessible. We have provided examples of societal impact cases – evidence based accounts of the...

People, Places and Prevention

Why do people commit crime? The overall aim of the research platform is to contribute to a better understanding of the causes and the consequences of crime, as well as the prevention of victimisation and involvement in crime.

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...

Center for Sexology and Sexuality Studies: "We want to be more visible globally"

Sexual violence, migration and sexual health, masculinity and sexuality are some of the areas the Centre for Sexology and Sexuality Studies will focus on in the near future.

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.

The science and art of waiting for a bus

Should one stand right next to the bus stop sign, in the near vicinity, or sit on the bench? The approaches differ when it comes to waiting for a bus.

Caucasus Studies

International guidelines introduced for the management of orofacial pain patients

Chronic facial pain can be difficult to manage, and many patients remain untreated. Now a group of researchers from different countries have agreed on international guidelines to help general dentists manage patients with jaw and facial pain.

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...