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NEWS ARTICLE In this year’s call for project grants, Forte is awarding SEK 361 million to 74 research projects in the areas of health, working life and welfare. The projects, which will run until 2028, reflect a wide range of socially relevant issues – from mental health and care models to social vulnerability, migration and working conditions.
News article Since the late 1990s, the gap in school performance between urban and rural areas has widened – with negative consequences for young people's future prospects in rural communities. What drives this development remains unclear. For the first time, researchers are now investigating how students are influenced by their classmates over time, from the start of school to adulthood, to see whether so-called peer effects might be part of the explanation.
news article Forte has decided to fund nine research projects that applied in the third international call within the partnership Transforming Health and Care Systems (THCS).
News article Although many newly arrived people have high qualifications, they often encounter language barriers when trying to enter the Swedish labor market. New Forte-funded research shows that the quality of courses in Swedish for specific professions (yrkessvenska) varies and that the connection to working life could be strengthened. At the same time, participants report that the right language training can be decisive for progressing in their careers.
