Malmö University

Overview

Malmö University

Malmö University is a public university located in Malmö, Sweden. It was founded as a university college in 1998 and was conferred full university status in 2018 by the Swedish Minister for Higher Education & Research. The university is one of the 37 Swedish institutions that joined the Climate Framework for higher education institutions. Malmö University is one of the biggest universities in the country.

Malmö University Key Statistics

The university is composed of five faculties, namely, the Faculty of Technology and Society, the Faculty of Education and Society, the Faculty of Culture and Society, and the Faculty of Health and Society. It offers seven bachelor’s and 24 master’s programs. These faculties are further divided into 24 departments.

Malmö University has a population of more than 24,000 students. It employs about 1,600 academic and administrative staff.

Its library system consists of three branches, namely, the Orkanen Library, the Odontology Library, and the Health and Society Library.

Other Malmö University key statistics include its exchange agreements with more than 240 partner universities around the world. These universities include the Auckland University of Technology, Australian Catholic University, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Georgia Institute of Technology, Hong Kong Design Institute, and the Manipal Academy of Higher Education.

Malmö University Research

The key research areas of Malmö University include biofilms and bio-interfaces, computer science, information technology, health and social conditions, migration and international relations, and sustainable urban development. Funding support mostly comes from various government agencies led by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research.

The university's top three fields of research publication are medicine, surgery, and population. Its researchers have published in publications like Food and Chemical Toxicology, the Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, and Clinical Oral Implants Research. Its researchers had been invited to attend and/or present papers at international conferences such as the Participatory Design Conference, Foundations of Digital Games, and Software Engineering and Advanced Applications.

The most cited publication fromMalmö University research is Johnell and Kanis’s (2006) “An estimate of the worldwide prevalence and disability associated with osteoporotic fractures,” published in Osteoporosis International. It has been cited a total of 4,402 times to date. The second most cited paper is Simmonds et al.’s (2005) “Consensus proposals for a unified system of nomenclature of hepatitis C virus genotypes,” published in Hepatology. It has received a total of 2,130 citations.

Moreover, the university’s third most cited paper is Hansson et al.’s (1999) “Randomised trial of old and new antihypertensive drugs in elderly patients: cardiovascular mortality and morbidity the Swedish trial in old Patients with hypertension-2 study,” published in The Lancet. It has been cited by papers, articles, and other publications around 2,105 times so far.

Meanwhile, research centers of Malmö University include the Biofilms Research Center for Biointerfaces, the Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity, and Welfare, the Internet of Things and People Research Center, the Centre for Sexology, and Sexuality Studies, the Institute for Urban Research, and the Research Center for Biointerfaces.

Moreover, its other research facilities include the Studies in Housing and Welfare Research Group, Philosophical Studies of Education Research Group, and the Centre for Teaching and Learning.