News on social sustainability
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Barren habitat for sows leaves imprint on piglets’ brains
26 maj 2023
In a new study, researchers from Uppsala University, together with colleagues in Brazil, have investigated the impact that a barren living environm...
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Inequality leads to higher mortality during flood disasters
19 april 2023
A new study led by researchers from Uppsala University shows a clear link between economic inequality and mortality during severe flood disasters. ...
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Bright future for the intrapreneur
14 april 2023
Intrapreneurship is a key issue for all organisations, whether in the private or the public sector. So says Katarina Blomkvist, who has spent her e...
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Swimming pools of the rich make cities thirsty
12 april 2023
Rich elites with large swimming pools and well-maintained lawns are leaving poorer communities without basic access to water in cities across the w...
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Infants with autism have a different perception of movement
31 mars 2023
A new study from researchers at Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet shows that children who go on to develop symptoms of autism have diffe...
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From living heritage to zombie churches
22 mars 2023
Churches are preserved by an antiquarian system that risks killing them instead of keeping them alive. The Swedish State and the Church of Sweden t...
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AI may also replace skilled professions
20 mars 2023
When work tasks are replaced by new technology, changes in the labour market follow. Research shows that this has historically led to more jobs ove...
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Overweight in children increased during the pandemic
10 mars 2023
Overweight and obesity among four-year-olds increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study by Uppsala University involving over 2...
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EU-study of migrant returns and readmission policies in Europe
09 mars 2023
EU and its member states face political, normative, and operational challenges regarding returning rejected asylum seekers and ‘irregular’ migrants...
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Early actions can prevent gang shootings
01 mars 2023
In 2022, Sweden saw an average of more than one shooting per day and more than one deadly shooting per week. Research shows that only a small propo...
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Cheap sustainability-lunches are blazing a trail towards less food waste and more community
27 februari 2023
Last year a new initiative was started on Gotland with the aim of reducing food waste and at the same time increasing the availability of sustainab...
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The welfare system protects children when a parent loses his or her job
24 februari 2023
When a parent loses his or her job it can lead to him or her being affected by poorer health. However, this does not seem to affect the children's ...
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“There wasn't one Soviet Union – there were a lot of Soviet Unions”
27 januari 2023
Hello there, Li Bennich-Björkman, professor at the Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies and Skyttean Professor of Eloquence and Political Sci...
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Early tastings shorten breastfeeding
19 januari 2023
The earlier infants begin to taste small samples of solid food, the earlier they eat more food and stop breastfeeding. This is shown in a new study...
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Long road into work for highly educated refugees
17 januari 2023
Highly educated refugees who come to Sweden have to wait a long time before they are able enter the labour market, as shown by research at Uppsala ...
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The history of Easter Island can teach us about sustainability
08 december 2022
Tourism has exploded on Easter Island over the last twenty years – something that has led to both financial gain and major encroachments on the is...
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Tablet computers make preschool children’s play less creative
21 november 2022
Preschool children's play involving tablets is less creative and imaginative compared to their play involving physical toys. This is shown in a new...
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Discovering the way to sustainable workplaces
10 november 2022
All companies and organisations work towards healthy working environments and employees, but what determines whether a workplace succeeds? In Swede...
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The vulnerability of surrogate mothers in a global market
17 oktober 2022
A new dissertation on surrogacy highlights Thai women's experiences of having acted as surrogate mothers. The dissertation shows the women's vulner...
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Energy: EU fuel tax cuts could increase Russian oil profits
19 september 2022
An EU-wide fuel tax cut of €0.20 per litre could increase oil profits in Russia by more than €8 million per day in the first one to three years, ac...