Stockholm university
Department of Public Health Sciences

Research

Conferences and seminars

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

Global conference

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?

Demography

Publications

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

Books

news

Department of Public Health Sciences

Those Hit Hardest by COVID-19 Were the Least Likely to Get Tested

A new study in public health sciences from Stockholm University shows clear social differences in who got tested for COVID-19 during the first phase of the pandemic. The results suggest that the groups running the highest risk of becoming seriously ill were also the least likely to get tested – partly due to fear of the indirect consequences of a positive result. This may have concealed the true extent of the virus’s spread.

A hand with a blue glove holding a test tube with a Delta / Omikron COVID19-test.
Health and Living Conditions - Theme page
Department of Sociology

Elderly migrants in care settings faced higher Covid-19 death risk

Migrants from low-income countries living in care settings in Sweden were more likely to die from Covid-19 than people born in the country during the first year of the pandemic, according to a new study by researchers from Stockholm University, published in the European Journal of Public Health. The finding stands out, since elderly migrants in daily care usually have higher life expectancy than Swedish-born individuals in similar circumstances.

Äldre kvinna med basker och kirurgisk mask
Health and Living Conditions - Theme page Society, Democracy and Welfare - Theme page Corona Research - Theme page

Calendar

2

December

Seminar

Department of Public Health Sciences

Seminar with Bartholomew Konenchni on how political pivots shape behaviors and beliefs during crises

Tuesday December 2, Bartholomew Konenchni, Centre for Research on Social Inequaliteis, Science Po, Paris, will give a seminar in the Department of Public Health Sciences´ seminar series PHS Talks. Konenchni will talk about how political pivots shape behaviors and beliefs during crises, with evidence from Trump´s position reversal over facemasks.

Department of Public Health Sciences

Seminar with Bartholomew Konenchni on how political pivots shape behaviors and beliefs during crises

Tuesday December 2, Bartholomew Konenchni, Centre for Research on Social Inequaliteis, Science Po, Paris, will give a seminar in the Department of Public Health Sciences´ seminar series PHS Talks. Konenchni will talk about how political pivots shape behaviors and beliefs during crises, with evidence from Trump´s position reversal over facemasks.

Health and Living Conditions - Theme page Society, Democracy and Welfare - Theme page

3

December

Seminar

Department of Public Health Sciences

Seminar with Jenni Savonen on a social representations approach to illicit drug use

Wednesday December 3, Jenni Savonen, UEF - Law School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, University of Eastern Finland, will give a seminar in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Stockholm University's seminar series PHS Talks. Savonen will talk about a social representations approach to illicit drug use, how the issue is perceived in society and how it affects policies and the identity construction of people who use drugs.

Department of Public Health Sciences

Seminar with Jenni Savonen on a social representations approach to illicit drug use

Wednesday December 3, Jenni Savonen, UEF - Law School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, University of Eastern Finland, will give a seminar in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Stockholm University's seminar series PHS Talks. Savonen will talk about a social representations approach to illicit drug use, how the issue is perceived in society and how it affects policies and the identity construction of people who use drugs.

Health and Living Conditions - Theme page Society, Democracy and Welfare - Theme page

12

December

Thesis defence

Department of Public Health Sciences

PhD Defence in Public Health Sciences: Clas Björklund

On Friday, 12 December, Clas Björklund will defend his doctoral thesis in public health science at Stockholm University. The thesis is about substance use and crime.

Department of Public Health Sciences

PhD Defence in Public Health Sciences: Clas Björklund

On Friday, 12 December, Clas Björklund will defend his doctoral thesis in public health science at Stockholm University. The thesis is about substance use and crime.

Health and Living Conditions - Theme page

Selected links research

About our research

Contact Publications Infrastructure

PhD studies

Become a researcher Doctoral level education in Public Health Sciences

For researchers

Information for researchers Research financing Publishing and communication support

departmentPageLayoutVariant