NordForsk has funded three new projects, building on insights from the previous call Welfare among Children and Young People in the Post-Pandemic Nordics. All projects aim to deepen our understanding of young people’s wellbeing and to address key knowledge gaps identified in previous research.
As national migration policies are becoming more hostile, local advocates and welfare interlocutors step in to show solidarity with migrants, accoring to research on ideas and practices of deservingness.
Pandemics arise suddenly and require immediate action from decision-makers. A Nordic research network develops models that can estimate how the infection will spread, thereby supporting rapid response during a future pandemic.
If you ask young people whether they worry most about climate change, natural disasters, a new pandemic or war, the answer is climate change. But almost 75 percent worry little or not at all about any of the four scenarios, according to Nordic research.
Since 2015, the European Union's migration policy has increasingly focused on migration control and border surveillance in Africa and the Middle East. New research shows the unintended consequences of this policy and recommends a more balanced approach.
Employers and authorities need to update their understanding of what is needed in the future labour market. It’s not about what they think is needed today, but about what will be needed tomorrow.
