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Linda Woodhead to receive an honorary doctorate

Linda Woodhead, a sociologist of religion, is to be awarded an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Education and Society. The citation specifically highlights her contribution to the understanding of the role of religion in modern society.

Honorary doctorate lecture: Linda Woodhead – ‘Foul arsehole’: Offence and the future of courtesy

MaU Reads

At Malmö University, book clubs and author talks are organised every semester, called MaU Reads. The book clubs are for students and vary in Swedish and English. The book clubs end with an author talk that is open for everyone to attend.

Honorary doctors

Honorary doctors are appointed by the university's faculties to recognise and honour individuals who have made significant contributions. These may be academics or individuals outside academia who, through their commitment, have promoted scientific...

Academic traditions

About Malmö University's academic traditions and the insignia used at the ceremonies.

Good dental status into old age – but increased risk of tooth loss

More and more elderly people are keeping their own teeth well into their later years. But at the same time, gum health deteriorates with age – which can have serious consequences such as tooth loss and an increased risk of dying earlier, new research from...

Exporting labour: new doctoral thesis on Yugoslavia’s labour migration policy

During the 1960s and 1970s, more than one million people left the former Yugoslavia, many of them to work in Western Europe. A new doctoral thesis demonstrates how the socialist state developed extensive systems to regulate, shape, and capitalise on labou...

Research for breakfast – a new initiative

Drug trafficking and violence, recollections of a lifetime interviewing Holocaust survivors, and AI and video games – just some of the themes of newly-appointed professors’ and honorary doctors’ lectures which you can attend while enjoying breakfast or...

Honorary doctor weaves together academia and industry

Michael Mokhberi, founder of the company Apptus, has been appointed honorary doctor at the Faculty of Technology and Society. Through his visionary leadership, he has been a catalyst in strengthening Malmö University's position as a hub for computer...