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Citizen health: “We want to include citizens in the research”

Malmö University's new Citizen Health research centre aims to promote good health by creating socially sustainable communities. The focus is on citizens who are involved in the whole scope of the research process to create new knowledge. “It's a form of...

History

History and history didactics are areas of research within the humanities and are of great relevance to the study of societies, cultures and individuals. The research examines both the past and mediations of history to explain how people, institutions,...

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...

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.

Society-focussed research earns two academics top awards

Space & place

PREVIOUS EXHIBITION | The city of Malmö inhabits about 330,000 people. Half of them are under 35 years and one fifth is under 18 years old. In Space & Place two research groups present how children and adolescents experience some of the urban spaces in...

Malmö University announces four new research centres

From 2025 to 2030, Malmö University will be home to as many as eight research centres. Until now, there have been five, but after a call for proposals worth 180 million SEK, four new centres have been added, and one has been discontinued.

Recruiters selected non-White applicants in experimental study

Recruiters mainly chose to proceed with Black female applicants in a fictitious employment situation in a study at Malmö University. The researchers believe that the Black Lives Matter movement has increased awareness, and also affected perceptions of...