2025-06-09

Department of Public Health Sciences

Misfortune May Discontinue across Generations

Why do disadvantages persist in some families across generations, while others seem to escape the cycle? A new thesis from Stockholm University, sheds novel light on this question by tracing how socioeconomic and psychosocial disadvantages are associated with mental health problems across three generations. But it also reveals that it is possible to break such a vicious cycle of multigenerational disadvantages for improving mental health of future generations.

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2025-03-27

Department of Public Health Sciences

“I would love to combine all my skills in impactful projects that improve public health”

Studying public health sciences at Stockholm University offers a unique blend of theoretical knowledge and practical application. Lisa Pitozzi, a second-year student at the bachelor´s programme at Stockholm University, moved to Stockholm from Switzerland where she previously had studied medicine. For her the experience has been nothing short of transformative. She even learned Swedish to be able to study the bachelor´s programme.

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2025-01-10

Department of Public Health Sciences

Our alumna Lea Stark was in the final of the Swedish Researchers’ Grand Prix

Lea Stark, you studied the Master's programme in Public Health Science at Stockholm University and now you are working as a nurse and you are also a researcher at Karolinska Institutet. You were one of the finalists at the Swedish Researchers’ Grand Prix (Forskar Grand Prix) 26 November, where you presented your research in four minutes. A challenge for you I take it, you not being a native speaker of Swedish. How was it?

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2025-01-10

Department of Public Health Sciences

From psychology in the US to public health in Sweden

Eight years ago he relocated from the United States to Sweden with a bachelor´s degree in psychology in his luggage. Now Marc Miller has just started his fourth and last semester of the Master´s Programme in Public Health Sciences at Stockholm University.

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