A basic pedometer can prove suffice for measuring health-promoting physical activity, according to a study comparing pedometers with more complex devices. Simply counting steps captured a remarkable ...

The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, represents the largest gene mapping of atherosclerosis using advanced diagnostic imaging to date. The researchers behind the study are based ...

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Link to the webinar on Zoom will be published here on the day before the defence. Last modified 3 April 2025 ...

Out of 206 fourth-grade students, 19 had signs of alcohol-related birth defects. This has been shown in a pilot study conducted at the University of Gothenburg. The results could mean that birth ...

Teachers' exposure to threats and violence is the focus of this research project. Through case studies of compulsory schools that have succeeded in reversing a negative trend, the project will ...

Our largest research vessel, R/V Alice, is 12 meters long with a maximum capacity of 12 people. Its navigation area is inshore waters. It is operated by our skippers who is well-versed in handling ...

One of the ocean currents in the Arctic Ocean is at risk of disappearing this century because of climate change, according to research from the University of Gothenburg. As a result, the North ...

This spring, digital tools have been in the firing line of criticism of Swedish schools. There are proposals to ban mobile phones in schools and ministers are talking about moving away from using ...

Are you a student at the University of Gothenburg and want to write your Master thesis on a QoG related topic? We can support you in different ways. Our researchers can provide competent supervision ...

The Quality of Government Data section hosts an internship designed for students enrolled in a master’s program who would like to have hands-on application of data management in Stata and would like ...

The performance ‘OM’ is a collaboration between the Academy of Music and Drama and Språng's semi-professional ensemble Konstra. It takes as its starting point a study of dreams, where the performers ...