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CSPR is a platform for knowledge production to trigger and promote societal changes towards safe and just climate futures for all. Our goal is to create knowledge and methodological approaches that can support and advance climate actions.

The Language and Culture research environment is a meeting place for linguistic and literary research in a cultural context.

Virtual Worlds explores the role of digital technologies in managing climate change and biodiversity loss. The program reviews how technology can improve environmental governance and include local knowledge for sustainable development.

The Ageing and Social Change research environment conducts leading-edge research on key social, political and cultural issues of ageing.

As greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase, large-scale climate engineering seems to be more and more inevitable. The LUCE research programme is exploring the perceptions and opinions that surround the emergence of these high-risk technologies.

Boys suffering from mental health issues are more likely to turn to social media than traditional healthcare providers. What messages about mental health do teenage boys encounter on social media, and how do they interpret the content?

Teenage girls often follow influencers, and a common topic is mental health. But what norms about health and well-being are conveyed on social media? We examine influencers' posts on mental health issues and how they are interpreted by followers.

Holding a mug, feeling the ground as you walk, petting your furry friend, or hugging your child, all of these touch sensations start with deformation of the skin that the nervous system must process to serve physiological, emotional and social goals.

A Nordic Research Network where researchers with an interest in narrative representations of human-animal relations aimed at children can meet for knowledge exchange and collaboration.

COMPASS is a research hub for interdisciplinary studies of  the creation and circulation of knowledge. It is based on the premise that the conditions of this circulation can be approached as a dynamics between forms and norms of knowledge