Research
Research in Musicology at Örebro University deals with issues of music as a cultural and social phenomenon, the importance of music for people and the music's function within and outside educational institutions.
In accordance with our research profile music, experience and experiential practice; music and equality (focusing particularly on factors such as gender, class, nationality and ethnicity); music and media; music education and training; and musical creation are studied.
One characteristic of our research is how culture and society affects the terms and conditions of the relationship between music and human.
Doctoral education
Research news
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PFAS may increase the risk of disease in unborn children suggests new study
PFAS are chemicals that may cause cancer, diabetes, and other diseases. Research from Örebro University now suggests that these chemicals affect people as early as the fetal stage of development. “We see that PFAS likely has a great metabolic impact,...
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“Filling this significant knowledge gap is crucial.”
EU Commission grants over SEK 78 million to Örebro University-led research project exploring link between endocrine-disrupting chemicals and fatty liver disease.
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Elderly care needs increased knowledge about LGBTQ+
Older LGBTQ+ individuals worry about how they will be treated within healthcare and elderly care. They also feel that the staff’s knowledge about LGBTQ+ individuals is inadequate. This is shown in a literature review conducted by researchers from Örebro...