Malmö University

Malmö University is Sweden’s ninth-largest university. We have exchange agreements with more than 240 partner universities around the world, and around a third of our students have an international background. Our education focuses on areas such as migration, international relations, political science, sustainability, urban studies, and new media and technology.

Addressing societal issues is at the heart of our research. With a focus on fields such as medicine, technology, the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, we pride ourselves on research-based knowledge, critical reflection, and meaningful action.

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Begos’ Friends by Georgian painter Niko Pirosmani, painted in the 1910s. At a keipi or festive supra, the tamada holds a kantsi (horn) and introduces a toast. Wikiuka/Wikimedia

I was in Georgia in the late 1980s: I observed how tradition survived harsh Sovietisation and rapid transformation

Karina Vamling, Malmö University

With the dissolution of the Soviet Union came rapid societal shifts. In Georgia, people called for the end of the Russification of their country and their culture.
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The book that changed my mind – 12 experts share a perspective‑shifting read

Mark Lorch, University of Hull; Alina Patelli, Aston University; Ana M Queirós, Plymouth Marine Laboratory; Anna Bedenk-Smith, University of Lincoln; Benjamin Curtis, Nottingham Trent University; Eva Wennås Brante, Malmö University; Jack Fennell, University of Limerick; Jonathan Fisk, University of York; Laura Stephenson, University of Westminster; Makayla Lewis, Kingston University; Michael Strange, Malmö University, and Viren Swami, Anglia Ruskin University

We asked 11 academic experts to share the book that challenged their assumptions and changed their thinking in a lasting way.
Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco Goya (1820-1823). Museo del Prado

The painting that haunts me – seven experts share their favourite scary artwork

Chloe Ward, Queen Mary University of London; Åsa Harvard Maare, Malmö University; Catherine Spooner, Lancaster University; Daisy Dixon, Cardiff University; Frances Fowle, University of Edinburgh; Karl Bell, University of Portsmouth, and Pippa Catterall, University of Westminster

From gruesome portraits to creepy critters, these are the paintings that have stayed with our experts long after their first glimpse.
Finland’s president, Alexander Stubb, told Trump and European leaders: ‘We found a solution in 1944, and I’m sure that we’ll be able to find a solution in 2025 to end Russia’s war of aggression’. Toms Kalnins / EPA

Why Ukraine should avoid copying Finland’s 1944 path to peace with Moscow

Bo Petersson, Malmö University

Comparing Finland’s situation in 1944 and Ukraine’s current war with Russia is problematic and possibly misleading.

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