Research at Malmö University is strongly characterised by multidisciplinarity. Here you can read about the research based on research subjects.

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Arts-based Research

Arts-based research at Malmö University has an emphasis on critical and interdisciplinary approaches. Focus is thereby put on...

Biomedical Laboratory Science/Technology

Biomedical laboratory science is a multidisciplinary discipline that includes both a theoretical and laboratory area of...

Care Science

Care science research is multidisciplinary and covers all aspects of human life. In addition, it has a focus on the organisatio...

Cell Molecular Biology

Cell biology is signified by the study and evaluation of the structure and interactions of cellular components. In molecular...

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...

Civil Engineering

A number of research topics are being carried out in the field of civil engineering, these include: Indoor environments, BIM...

Computer Science

Computer Science is the analysis and development of concepts, methods and tools aimed at making the development and use of...

Criminology

Criminology is the scientific study of crime and its causes, which includes interventions to prevent and contain crime, as well...

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Dentistry

The basic goal of odontology research is to promote oral health and function. Advances in these areas can in addition to...

Design

To design is to contribute to meaningful changes in the everyday life. Design research at Malmö university, therefore, takes as...

Didactics

Research in didactics takes an interest in the factors and relationships that affect teaching and the conditions of learning,...

Educational Science

Educational science includes many different dimensions of research on education, teaching and learning, which are central areas...

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Global Politics

The study of global politics is multidisciplinary, incorporating approaches from both the social sciences and the humanities,...

Health and Society

Health and Society is a research topic which studies the health and illness of individuals and groups in relation to societal...

History

History and history didactics are humanistic research fields with great relevance to society, culture and the individual. The...

Information Systems

The Swedish Information Systems Academy define the scientific subject of information systems as one that “develops knowledge...

International Migration and Ethnic Relations

The research field of International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER) is multidisciplinary and incorporates approaches from...

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Language and Literature

Language and literature at Malmö University is focused on comparative literature, English literature and linguistics, creative...

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Materials Engineering

At Materials Science, we carry out fundamental research of industrial relevance. Our research is synergistic, encompassing...

Mathematics

The group in applied mathematics works with the development of mathematical methods in spectral and scattering theory, partial...

Mathematics Education

The research subject concerns teaching, learning, knowledge and education in relation to knowledge in, and about, mathematics....

Media and Communication Studies

Media and Communication Studies at K3 focuses on the significance of media for culture and society and for human thinking and...

Media Technology

Media technology is an interdisciplinary subject that includes technology, social sciences, economics, and the humanities,...

Organisation Studies

Organisation studies at Malmö University study leadership, organisation, work, and business administration in relation to...

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Pedagogy

Education/pedagogy concerns the study of pedagogical processes in different cultural and interpersonal contexts. The main objec...

Physical Chemistry

Physical chemistry is the study and interpretation of mainly macroscopic chemical phenomena, including for example surface and...

Physical Sciences

The research groups in Physics focus on fundamental and applied atomic spectroscopy, in particular atomic structure and...

Real Estate Studies

Real Estate Studies research centres around aspects of real estate and land ownership, focussing on the decision-making...

Religious Studies

Within the research field of religious studies, various aspects of religion and belief in history and the present are studied....

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Science Education

The research subject Science Education includes didactics related to the natural sciences. The areas of interest include...

Social Work

The research subject social work concerns traditional social issues regarding the welfare of children and families, substance...

Sociology

In sociology, the human is studied in society. The social interaction between individuals and groups, societal structures and...

Software Engineering

Software engineering is a discipline that covers topics related to the development and deployment of software-intensive systems...

Sport Science

Sport Science at Malmö University is focused on sport in society. Questions regarding sport’s societal values, challenges, and...

Sustainability Studies

Sustainability Studies is rooted in the social movements for democracy and the environment of the 1960s and 1970s. It deals wit...

Transport Studies

Transport Studies investigate the importance, relevance and impact of freight and passenger transport on enterprises and...

Urban Studies

The subject Urban Studies is defined as research regarding urban spaces content, form, planning, and transformation.

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Work and the labour market

In the subject work and the labour market, labour market and working life issues are studied mainly with a focus on career...