Research

Welcome to our research pages!

Here you will find information about our research, our researchers and their publications.

Conferences and seminars

General information about our open seminars, conferences and workshops, and dissertation defenses at the Department of Public Health Sciences.

Become a researcher

Are you curious to know what makes some people healthier, have a higher level of well-being, and live longer lives than others?

Publications

Our researchers and doctoral students yearly produces a large amount of high quality publications within the area of public health sciences.

news

2024-04-09

Department of Public Health Sciences

More premature babies born following Swedish parental leave policy

The introduction of a policy protecting parental leave benefits in Sweden in 1980 had unintended consequences on child health. The policy led to an increase in premature birth rates. This is shown by a study from researchers at Stockholm University, published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Close-up of a young mother holding her baby's hand.

2024-03-21

Department of Public Health Sciences

Bullying in the workplace increases the risk of sick leave

People who are subjected to bullying in the workplace run about a 30 percent increased risk of being on sick leave for mental illness. This is shown by a study from the Department of Public Health Sciences and the Stress Research Institute, both at Stockholm University, and Karolinska Institutet.

Exhausted man in front of his computer at work.

Health and Living Conditions

2024-01-11

Department of Public Health Sciences

Maternal smoking and obesity can cause polycystic ovary syndrome

There is an association between maternal smoking and obesity, as well as low scores on the Agpar scale one minute after birth, and polycystic ovarian syndrome. This is according to a research study recently published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Ultrasound examination of polycystic ovary.

Health and Living Conditions

Calendar

April

Seminar

PHS Seminar with Wooseong Kim

On Wednesday 17 April, Wooseong Kim, PhD student at the Department of Sociology at Stockholm University, will hold a seminar on overqualification and psychotropic medication use among the second-generation children of immigrants in Sweden at Campus Albano, Stockholm University.

PHS Seminar with Wooseong Kim

Society, Democracy and Welfare Health and Living Conditions

April

Thesis defence

PHS Seminar with Aldair Oliveira

On Wednesday 24 April, Aldair Oliveira, Adjunct Professor at the Department of Physical Education and Sports at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Brazil, will give a talk on overqualification and psychotropic medication use among the second-generation children of immigrants in Sweden Campus Albano, Stockholm University.

PHS Seminar with Aldair Oliveira

Health and Living Conditions

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