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Vaccination in pregnancy study (VIPs) – studies of vaccine uptake, safety and effectiveness in mother and child
Research problem and specific questionsInfants are at risk of contracting severe respiratory infections such as whooping cough and infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)....
Prospecting for transition metals – market conditions, actors and social consequences
As energy transitions accelerate, the focus of governments and companies is shifting from the supply of traditional fossil-fuels to the supply of critical minerals.One example is E...
Characterization of non-exhaust emissions from heavy duty vehicles through field measurements on individual vehicles
Non-exhaust emissions (NEE) from road traffic, consisting of wear particles from tyres, brakes, road surfaces and resuspension of road dust, contribute significantly to city air po...
Toxic Foods: An Ethnographic Exploration of Processes of Food Contamination in Bangladesh
This project will qualitatively investigate how substances harmful to human health are added to food in Bangladesh.Weak state enforcement enables widespread overuse of nitrogen fer...
Faces of Inequality: An Empirical Study Using Passport Photos and AI to Assess Appearance-Based Discrimination in Sweden
Research problem and specific questionsLookism, appearance-based discrimination, is pervasive.Studies suggest looks-based earnings inequality in the US rivals the racial wage gap (...
A sense of justice? Attitudes to punishment in Sweden
Research problem and specific questionsThere is a great political interest in trying to satisfy the public’s will.Although it is often assumed that the public is more punitive than...
The environmental, economic and societal implications of a green tax policy on nitrogen fertilizer
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions cause climate change.The use of environmental taxes is widely recognized for reducing GHG emissions, but there is limited research on their effective...
JUSTPOWER: Democracy and justice challenges in energy transformations
Amid escalating climate risks and unprecedented investments in clean energy, undemocratic political regimes are on the rise.Energy transition projects themselves can catalyse undem...
Work life, inflammation, and cardiovascular disease - a Nordic biobank study (Inflamm@work)
Research problem and purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most common cause of death in Sweden. Work-related exposures have been associated with inflammation and increased...
Improving health promotion for people living in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas
Research problem:One of the major consequences of socio-economic inequality is the reinforcment of health inequality.The limited uptake of health promotion is contributing to poore...
Data analytics for energy efficient and climate neutral cities
This research project addresses the urgent need for climate action focusing on cities and buildings.It aims to advance understanding of how urban building energy data can be used t...
Elucidating spatiotemporal dynamics of soil microbes via belowground microscopy
Soils are the base of our society and our food security, but they are one of the last domains of our modern life to be technologized.Soil microbes are essential as symbionts, patho...
Secure And Focused primary care for older pEople (SAFE) - A prospective matched-controlled trial
Research problem and specific questionsThe demographic change with an aging population is a challenge for healthcare and highlights the need for effective, proactive care models in...
Suicide risk assessments in psychiatric care: clinical and ethical challenges
Research problem and specific questionsSuicide prevention is a high-priority public health goal.Assessing patients´ suicide risk is a basis for clinical decisions in psychiatry, in...
SWECARE - a study of the work situation in eldercare in the light of structural and organizational changes
Research problem and specific questionsEldercare services are facing significant structural and organizational challenges due to an aging population and increasing care needs.Also,...
The knowledge base of Swedish criminal policy 1853–2024
In the planned project, the use of criminal policy knowledge in Sweden will be investigated during the years 1853–2024.The aim is, firstly, to investigate what knowledge our nation...
Managing Eternity? A study of accountability in the deep time management of Final Repositories for Nuclear Waste
The proposed project studies Final Repositories for Nuclear Waste (FRNW) that must last 100,000-years by contributing in-depth qualitative empirical research about how accountabili...
Short lived equality? Intergenerational persistence of survival and SES, Sweden 1850-today
Although lifespan has increased over the past decades, the benefits have not been distributed equally. There is a major social gap in lifespan in contemporary Sweden and this gap h...
Workplace crime and work environment - a comparative study on interorganisational collaboration in a complex context
Research problem and specific questionsThe project explore collaborations against organised work-life crimes between agencies and social partners in seven Swedish regions. Two segm...
Temporalities of Science: Constructing Past, Present, and Future of Knowledge 1945-1980
This project explores perceptions of the past, present and future of scientific knowledge – or “temporalities of science” – between 1945 and 1980.The era saw increased collaboratio...