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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.

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...

Single parents on long-term low incomes – the challenges of parenthood and children’s everyday lives

New 3D human-cell model sheds light on brain injuries in preterm infants

A research team, made up of academics from Malmö University, Lund University, Karolinska Institutet and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, has developed a 3D model based on human cells that mimics the part of the brain affected by cerebral haemorrhage in...

Despite the welfare state, Swedish families still care for one another

Sweden is often described as a country where family ties have weakened with the rise of the welfare state. But new research shows that the opposite is true: intergenerational care has deepened – and become more emotionally charged

Acid tolerance of oral bacteria is focus of new thesis

Our mouths are full of bacteria that protect us from diseases. When we eat too much sugar or neglect to brush, the bacterial flora is disrupted – the environment becomes acidic. A new thesis sheds light on how oral bacteria adapt to acidic environments.