At the Department of Public Health Sciences, we conduct research, teaching and applied work based on public health science and epidemiology. The department has 9 research groups, about 80 doctoral students and 150 employees.

Research groups at PHS

All research groups and group leaders at the Department of Public Health Sciences, in the areas in global health, public health epidemiology and social medicine.

Doctoral education at PHS

Registered doctoral student at PHS or want to study at doctoral level? Find more about admission, information for current doctoral students and contact. 

Meet researchers at our department

Some of the researchers working at PHS describes their research, what inspires them and how it is to work at the Department of Public Health Sciences.

Latest research and activities

13 Feb 2019 Biomedicum 1, floor 3, Solnavägen 9

Stockholm Public Health Lectures: Migration and health

Welcome to the upcoming Stockholm Public Health Lecture: "Universal healthcare access in an era of migration", that is part of the Stockholm Public Health Lectures series. Register by 5 February to attend. The lecture is open for all and will be held in English. 
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Common physical health drugs may help treat mental diseases

Medications commonly used to combat physical health diseases, such as high blood pressure, could bring significant benefits to people with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or non-affective psychoses, according to a large cohort study led by Professor Christina Dalman. The study, that is published in JAMA Psychiatry, is a collaboration with researchers at University College London. 
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Three questions to PhD student Olivia Biermann named 'Emerging Voice for Global Health 2018'

Olivia Biermann, PhD student at the Department of Public Health Sciences, was one of the selected participants of the Emerging Voices for Global Health programme. 
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Smartphone app prevents disease outbreaks in low-resource settings

A pilot study, in which healthcare workers in the Central African Republic used a smartphone app to transmit public health disease reports to health authorities, demonstrates that this technique contributes to early detection and prevention of infectious diseases and outbreaks. Lead author is Ziad El-Khatib, associate professor at the Department of Public Health Sciences. 

News from the department

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10 Dec 2018 Professor Christina Dalman receives 24,9 million SEK from the Swedish Research Council
06 Dec 2018 Three questions to PhD student Olivia Biermann named 'Emerging Voice for Global Health 2018'
14 Nov 2018 Last day to register for the Stockholm Public Health Lecture: 'The Disease of Gun Violence'
05 Nov 2018 Centre for Tuberculosis Research participated in the 49th Union World Conference
19 Oct 2018 Three questions to Mats Hallgren, co-author of a meta-review about exercise as treatment for mental health issues
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PHS Calendar

Datum Event
29 Jan 2019 PHSP workshop: Data management for the field
05 Feb 2019 Half-time seminar: Jad Shedrawy
13 Feb 2019 Stockholm Public Health Lectures: Migration and health
15 Feb 2019 Half-time seminar: Elena Raffetti
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14 Jan 2019 by Ida Rutström. Editor: Ida Rutström.