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Doctoral education: PhD
The Faculty of Social Sciences is research-intensive and highly ranked internationally. Our PhD program provides a research education focusing on academic excellence.
Research news
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Stress can increase the risk of substance addiction
Healthy people who were exposed to high levels of stress and given access to opioids worked hard to obtain higher doses – even though the medication did not help them. The effect was most pronounced in men, according to a new Norwegian study.
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Yoga can be very helpful for people who have experienced trauma
People who were exposed to violence, abuse, and neglect as children may greatly benefit from practicing yoga as adults. New research shows that yoga can provide a different kind of access to oneself than traditional talk therapy.
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Men now have fewer children than women
For the first time in the history of mankind, men are less fertile than women, according to a new international study.
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All warning lights are flashing red – but democracy researcher believes the US can turn things around
The US is turning 250 years as a democracy, but is no longer classified as a liberal democracy. – All warning lights are flashing red, says democracy researcher Tore Wig. Still, he is more optimistic now than he was half a year ago.
Publications
The researchers at the Faculty of Social Sciences publish a variety of books, book chapters, articles in scientific journals and other texts. See an overview of our latest publications.