Research at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities carries out research within a large number of fields. Here you'll find those of our research groups that have web sites in English.
Current research news
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MIDWorld (IMS): Stronger Together: How Multimodality and Intermediality Can Support Each Other News
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Sweden can learn from Norway and Canada to give the Sámi people greater influence over their cultural heritage News
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Energy, Curiosity, and Collaboration at The Bridge Conference 2025 News
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The urban transformation in Kiruna – A good example of when citizens’ opinions on cultural heritage are taken into account News
Research Groups
Linnaeus University Centres
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Linnaeus University Centre for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies The Linnaeus University Centre for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies is a leading centre for Colonial…
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Linnaeus University Centre for Intermedial and Multimodal Studies (IMS) Understanding an evolving world of human communication through multimodality and intermediality
Other research groups
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Linnaeus Media Observatory (LiMO) – Centre for media research, praxis and development Linnaeus Media Observatory (LiMO) – Centre for media research, praxis and development. We unite research, praxis…
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Nordic Research Network for Educational Linguistics (NordEdLing) Mission statement: To establish and promote educational linguistics as a research field in the Nordic countries that encourages and…
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Critical Knowledge Organization Research Group The Critical Knowledge Organization Research Group investigates how power is instantiated in the tools and practices for describing, representing,…
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The Digi Group We conduct research on what happens and what becomes possible when digital tools are used in preschool-class and school teaching, as well as on how such use affects preschool-children’s…
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Centre of Language for Specific Purposes Centre of Language for Specific Purposes (CLSP) gathers researchers from the departments of Language and Swedish. Our linguistic and multilingual environment…
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Design after Progress: Reimagining Design Histories and Futures Design’s ties to industrialization and progress has made possible increased material well-being for many humans while simultaneously…
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Center for Studies in Popular Culture (PoCuS) Center for Popular Culture Studies (PoCuS) is a center for research, education, and collaboration with popular culture at its center. We regard popular…
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IMS Green: Mediations of Climate and Ecological Emergency IMS Green is a transdisciplinary platform for research, education and action related to the mediation of climate and ecological emergency.…
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Nordic Network of the Fantastic and Cultural History The Nordic Network of the Fantastic and Cultural History conducts interdisciplinary research on mankind’s universal need for fantasy to explain and…
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Centre for Climate Emergency Studies We live in a state of planetary climate emergency. This is becoming increasingly clear in all aspects of life. But what is meant by the terms "climate" and…
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Archaeothanatology Working Group Archaeothanatology is a multi-disciplinary approach in archeology, that studies funerary rituals in the past. Based on knowledge of natural decay processes, the method…
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The Cluster for Ecology, Culture and Coloniality (ECCo) In the age of climate emergency, global inequality, and – most recently – the uneven effects of pandemic illness, it is increasingly clear that…
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Medeltidsforum Linné Medeltidsforum Linné (Medieval Forum Linnaeus) is a network of researchers and students with a special interest in the Middle Ages in its broadest sense. MFL provides an…
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Linnaeus University Language, Cognition and Culture Lab (LiLa Lab) Linnaeus University Language, Cognition and Culture Lab (LiLa Lab) was opened in 2019. The ambition of the lab is partly to create…
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Educational Linguistics The Educational Linguistics research group brings together researchers in Linguistics and in Language Education, focusing on the theme ‘language (in) education’ (see Hult,…
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Centre for Childhood Research in Literature, Language and Learning The Centre for Childhood Research in Literature, Language and Learning (CHILLL) is a research network consisting of scholars in the…
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Cluster for Nordic Colonialism The Research Cluster for Nordic Colonialism within the Linnaeus University Centre for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies investigated how the European…
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The Cluster for Colonial Connections and Comparisons The Research Cluster for Colonial Connections and Comparisons aims to uncover the complex links that operated within and across the borders of…