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The history of the University

Malmö University has emerged in a city characterised by change, and since its foundation in 1998 has developed into an urban institution of higher education with strong roots in both academic values and social relevance. The story begins at a time when...

Research in focus: a future with AI

Artificial intelligence, AI, can be used in game design, healthcare, energy production, public transport and more. The development of the technology presents great opportunities but also challenges and risks. Academics at Malmö University are researching...

Meet our new professors

In October 2026, Malmö University will install eight new professors across five faculties. During the university’s celebratory week from 12 to 16 October, they will give open breakfast lectures, which will be filmed. The lectures will be published here...

Youth and Sexuality

The research group Youth and Sexuality brings together interdisciplinary research on how sexuality, identity, relationships, and health of children and young people are shaped through the interplay of individual experiences, social contexts, and societal...

Research in focus: The Election 2026

This autumn, Sweden goes to the polls. Law and order, energy and climate, education and healthcare are among the issues most on voters’ minds. Here you can explore in-depth analysis and research on current affairs, democracy and politics.

Inaugural lecture: Eva Elmerstig – When the longing to have children meets reality

Global Perspectives on SRHR and Migration

Global Perspectives on SRHR and Migration explores how sexuality, sexual and reproductive health and rights are shaped at the intersection of migration, global inequalities and societal institutions. Through critical and empirical perspectives, the...

Pedagogy

Education/pedagogy concerns the study of pedagogical processes in different cultural and interpersonal contexts. The main object of study of education/pedagogy is human formation/Bildung and upbringing through education, learning, and teaching.

AI produces stereotypical and anachronistic images when portraying the past

Can AI help us understand the past – or does it project a hallucination of history? A research project tested how an image model visualises the year 1936: the results are stereotypical, anachronistic and shaped by today's digital image flows.