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The link between mental health issues and crime differs according to gender

Mental health issues and youth crime are often linked, but the nature of these links varies depending on the type of mental health problem and the gender of the individual. This is demonstrated by criminologist Linn Persson in a new doctoral thesis from...

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...

Reading a forbidden text: The Handmaid’s Tale

Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week Sweden is organised by the Dawit Isaak Library in Malmö and Swedish PEN. It is a way of keeping the debate on freedom of expression alive and a powerful defence of everyone’s right to read. In collaboration with the Dawit Isaak Library,...

Falling off for likes – how TikTok portrays risk in equestrian sport

Under the hashtag #ridingfails, there is a wealth of videos showing young riders falling off their horses – often presented in a comical light. “It normalises something that is actually risky and serious,” says PhD student Klara Boije af Gennäs.

From Follow-up to Teaching Development in Preschool: Myran as a Digital Tool in Systematic Quality Work

Child and Youth Studies

Child and youth studies is an interdisciplinary field with a focus on childhood as both a period in life and as a social structure. Children’s lives, experiences, relations and everyday life are central to researchers in the field.

Department of Social Work

Social work is a discipline within the social sciences that encompasses education and training at all educational levels, as well as research, often in collaboration with organisations outside academia. It is concerned with how social problems emerge, and...