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DOKTORSAVHANDLING | Published: 30 October 2025Sex education empowers young people – but also shapes norms
Sweden likes to see itself as a pioneer in gender equality and openness. However, sex education in schools contains a duality: it gives young people tools to understand themselves while at the same time it reproduces norms.
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Faculty of Health and Society
At the Faculty of Health and Society, research is carried out in the fields of both medicine and social sciences — representing a creative shift where research addresses issues at the intersection of these two fields.
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Christina Lindh - Associate Professor/Professor emeritus/emerita
christina.lindh@mau.se+46 70 456 11 91Division 2 -
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Doctoral studies
If you would like to continue your studies beyond your master’s degree, it is possible to progress to doctoral studies. A doctoral programme corresponds to four years of full-time study (240 HE credits) and ends with a doctoral degree. After two years of...
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RESEARCH CENTREMalmö Institute for Migration Studies (MIM)
Malmö Institute for Migration Studies is an international research centre with a multidisciplinary profile and a strong international presence. Within the centre and its extensive network, researchers develop, explore and exchange knowledge of...
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Horses and Humans – a Sports Science Perspective
Equestrian sports and the horse industry are large in Sweden which makes issues concerning horses and humans important. By studying how horses have been handled, it is possible to study the development of society as a whole, and not least the relationship...
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Ana Fuentes - Lecturer
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Cities
Cities is a research group at the Department of Urban Studies. It explores the relationship between people and the built environment from a perspective of sustainability. The focus is on the everyday use and lived experiences in relation to cities’ design...
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Placement
Exchange students from a partner university are able to apply for Teaching or Biomedicine placement at Malmö University.
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RESEARCH SUBJECTSocial Work
The research subject social work concerns traditional social issues regarding the welfare of children and families, substance misuse and addiction, ageing, disability, and poverty and other manifestations of structural inequality. Research is carried out...