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What promotes wellbeing and public health? What creates a good childhood? What can counteract marginalisation and social exclusion?

These are the major issues and core questions that form the focus of research at HEMIL. We are an interdisciplinary group of researchers with foundations in the social sciences and psychology. We research and teach on a wide range of subjects within the disciplines of health promotion, child welfare and global development.

Our research orientation is resource-based, aligns with the UN’s sustainable development goals and emphasises social justice both locally and globally. Contact us!

EU Research
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New Method Maps Youth Engagement

A large international project on young people's political and civic engagement is examining their relationship with local politics and participation.

Why GLODE?
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“Without GLODE and the internship, I certainly would not be where I am now”

Mathias James Venning, who normally goes by the name Mats, and Kiri Elida Paulsen Brevik got exciting opportunities after their internship period during the UiB master's program in Global Development Theory and Practice (GLODE).

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Intimacy and mobility in an era of hardening borders

Gender, reproduction, regulation

Day Zero
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Leaving no child or adolescent behind

To reduce poverty and inequalities are two of the main goals in the work and actions for Sustainable Development Goals, and the ambitions are high.

Contact

Head of department: Fungisai Ottemöller

Head of administration: Maria Luttges Mathieu

Program administration: Francisca Caceres Altamirano

Doctoral education: Vanessa Seeligmann

Telephone: 55 58 32 57

Visit us at Alrek Helseklynge, Årstadveien 17

E-mail: post@hemil.uib.no