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RESEARCH PLATFORMPerspectives on Social Health – POSH
Perspectives on Social Health (POSH) focus on social health, which has an impact on both physical and mental health. We collaborate specifically on aspects of validation, be it psychological, social, or cultural.
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Published: 13 December 2023Sex 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.
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Published: 13 December 2023Is the joy of education in the unknown?
Not knowing what the goal is can be crucial to getting started, says Johan Dahlbeck, who has written a book on the concept of fictionalism where he explores the idea of teaching without fully knowing or explaining what the knowledge will lead to.
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Published: 5 December 2023Lack of vision for Swedish schools, an academic reflects on PISA results
The results of the PISA report show a broad decline in knowledge for Swedish students. "I cannot see any planned measures that could change this development," says Anders Jakobsson, a professor at Malmö University.
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Published: 24 May 2023Fake news is just a symptom of a bigger problem
Why has fake news become so politicised, and what does it say about the future of our society and journalism? Democracy is in crisis, and arguments over the meaning of "fake" and "real" news have become central to it, says researcher Johan Farkas.
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Published: 2 November 2023The 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...
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Published: 23 November 2023The magnificence of Moomin is in the miniscule
Moomin author Tove Jansson was an expert in exploring the enormous in the minute; Malmö University professor Björn Sundmark has pointed the magnifying glass on the fairytale land and discovered the concept of muminalism.
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Published: 9 November 2023Lack of basic hygiene knowledge detrimental to root canal treatment
Good hygiene is an important factor for root canal surgery to be successful, and that is well known among specialist dentists. However, this is not the case in general dental care, shows new research.
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Published: 27 October 2023Malmö University is increasing in popularity
The number of applications to Malmö University has increased by as much as 19 per cent, an increase well above the national average. The sociology programme, which had previously declined in popularity, has seen an increase of nine percent in the number o...
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Published: 31 October 2023Halloween – not as death obsessed as you might think
Halloween is celebrated in many places, but the holiday has not always been about death. Manon Hedenborg White, associate professor of history of religions, explains how it came to be the trick-or-treating, pumpkin-carving holiday that it is today.