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Can sportification help legitimise esports?

Esports follow the same pattern of several more traditional sports in how they develop; this leads to computer games as a form of competition being increasingly legitimised, says a Malmö University researcher.

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"Ghetto Uber" in Detroit: A transdisciplinary approach to studying community-led transport solutions in unequal cities

Slang at work helps adult migrants develop language skills

When immigrant students develop language skills in the workplace, they appreciate hearing everyday language and the use of slang. However, in Sweden, researchers are looking for answers on how language courses can integrate cooperation with the labour...

The art of seductive corporate conferences

Who are we representing when we attend a conference: the company we are employed by and are loyal to, or ourselves? Patrik Hall, a professor in political science, has been investigating the nature of work meetings, from the subtle and diplomatic, to the...

AI can solve problems in schools but is also a potential threat

AI is on the rise both as a tool and as a commodity in schools, however a Malmö University researcher says there is a need for governments to create guidelines on both ethics and the market.

The remembering and forgetting of the victims and the survivors of the Holocaust

It was primarily the survivors of the Holocaust who kept the memory of the dead alive in Sweden. However, interest in the graves and memorial sites has increased, and remembering has become a national concern, according to new research.

The 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.

Halloween – 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.