Mikael Wallerstedt

Jun 3, 2024 | mynewsdesk.com | Chris Chau |David Naylor |Mikael Wallerstedt

Never before have there been so many armed conflicts across the globe. This has been shown by new statistics from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP, at Uppsala University. In 2023, the number of conflicts involving states totalled 59, the highest number ever since the data collection’s starting point in 1946. Previous peaks were seen in 2020 and 2022, each with 56 conflicts.

Feb 8, 2024 | mynewsdesk.com | Mikael Wallerstedt

More and more readers are opting to stream audiobooks , preferably in the crime fiction or romance genres. For many, it has become a way to fall asleep at night. These are findings detailed in a new book by literary scholar Karl Berglund. In just ten years, audiobook use has risen from an obscure existence to become one of the most common ways of consuming fiction.

Feb 6, 2024 | mynewsdesk.com | Mikael Wallerstedt

Upper secondary school students were less likely to seek help for mental ill health when they were forced to study at home during the pandemic. A similar decrease was not seen for secondary school students aged 14–16 who remained in school. This has been shown in a new study at Uppsala University, based on data covering all of Sweden's upper secondary school students between 2015–2021. “We have examined usage rates in healthcare.

Dec 19, 2023 | mynewsdesk.com | Mikael Wallerstedt |Jonathan Martinez |Paul Donald |Klas Alström

Researchers at Uppsala University, together with colleagues at the Swedish Museum of Natural History, the University of Gothenburg, and institutions in seven other countries, have studied the relationships between five closely related species of larks that occur in Africa south of the Sahara. Two of these have not been observed for decades, so the researchers analysed DNA from museum specimens, some of which were over 100 years old.

Oct 19, 2023 | mynewsdesk.com | Mikael Wallerstedt

Most women and men in prominent political positions are exposed to violence every year, and leading female politicians are those who are targeted most. The gender gap in targeting increases with the level of power: the higher up in the political hierarchy a person is, the greater the difference between women and men. A new doctoral thesis in political science from Uppsala University shows that this disrupts the political equality on which representative democracy rests.