Press releases

In order to improve living conditions in poor countries, mutual collaboration and an understanding for each other’s differences is required. There is a risk that various support projects create a structure for climate transition that does not work in reality once the project funds are finished. This is shown in a new dissertation from Linnaeus […]

It is of utmost importance that both teachers and each individual pupil or student in a classroom are involved in the interactions that take place there, both pedagogical and social ones. Otherwise, it will be hard for different projects and models for developing learning to make an impact. This is the conclusion of a new, […]

The social value of schools, shortcomings with distance learning and the need to be prepared for future pandemics. That is a few lessons learned in the wake of the school closures, shows an analysis of the political discussion in eight European countries among which only Sweden closed primary school. A group of researchers at the […]

Children with reading and writing difficulties who are presented with text on screens with flickering white noise both read better and remember what they have read better, according to a Swedish-Norwegian study. Previous studies have shown that children with attention difficulties and/or ADHD solve cognitive tasks better when they are exposed to auditory white noise. […]

Former athlete Carolina Klüft has been appointed an honorary doctor of medicine at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg. Her work, inspiring people to adopt an active lifestyle, strengthens the Academy’s research focus on preventing ill health through physical activity. As a champion heptathlete Carolina Klüft, born 1983, is one of the all-time greats. Since moving […]

9 out of 10 preschool children with autism still have major difficulties within the autism field at school age.

Children with autism and other similar conditions often have difficulties in several areas of communication. A new doctoral thesis in linguistics from the University of Gothenburg shows that these children can develop speech, gestures and a sense of rhythm and melody by listening to various speech sounds.

Inclusive education of children with disabilities is a concept well established in the West. Through international declarations and organisations the term has also spread to other countries, such as India. Yet data shows that many children with disabilities still lack access to education. A new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg shows that context can be the critical factor.

Two scientific studies led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet are expected to form the basis of new international recommendations for the treatment of miscarriages and medical abortions ― recommendations that may also lead to a change in clinical practice in Sweden. One of the studies, both of which are being published in the journal The Lancet, shows that it is possible to replace the clinical follow-up examinations recommended today with medical abortions that include a home pregnancy test. The other study shows that midwives can safely and effectively treat failed abortions and miscarriages in rural districts of Uganda.

125 researchers, policymakers, teachers and educators are invited to join the seminar: ”ESD – Call for Action” on 3 June 2014 at Blåsenhus, Uppsala University to discuss and formulate recommendations to reinforce and strengthen education for sustainable development (ESD) in Sweden and abroad.