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Sex, abuse and virtual aids - some of the new PhDs' focus
By
lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson)
- published 30 January 2024
Newly affiliated PhD students met in Forum Medicum, Lund. Photo: Lill Eriksson
The young researchers of the future investigate everything from sexuality in elderly care, virtual aids - to abuse in care and much more.
On Tuesday the 30th January 2024 SWEAH:s coordinator Susanne Iwarsson and her team welcomed newly affiliated PhD students from the partner universities, in an introduction meeting in Lund. The students introduced themselves and their research - a real range, about everything from abuse in elderly care, to virtual aids (glasses, bicycles and games) to increase the quality of life.
Klara Le. Photo: Lill Eriksson
One of the students that received many questions about her research was Klara Le from Örebro University. She is now looking for participants in a new study about sexuality in eldercare institutions.
– That's where privacy ends. The elderly are subjected to disciplinary measures or medication to reduce sex drive. Sexuality is said to be a sign of dementia or just that it is disturbing, says Klara Le.
She wants to investigate what affects sexual health. There are some international studies, but not much research on this in Sweden.
Sarah Nauman Ghazi. Photo: Lill Eriksson
Sexuality is said to be a sign of dementia
Networking was the synonym word for SWEAH among the PhD students here.
– Yes, I have already noticed that all these fields are closely connected. I am looking forward to cooperation. And to attend SWEAH's courses, says Sarah Nauman Ghazi from Blekinge Institute of Technology.
Alexandra Björck. Photo: Lill Eriksson
– I joined SWEAH to make contacts in the same subject area and meet like-minded people. I'm a municipal doctoral student and not at the university, mostly alone in the chamber, so it's important to make other contacts, says Alexandra Björck, PhD from Örebro University.
New PhD students in SWEAH 2024 Alexandra Björk, Örebro universitet Annika Heuer, Linköpings universitet Benjamin Kröger, Karolinska Institutet Christina Casselgren, Linköpings universitet Elida Floberg, Linköpings universitet Johannes Malm, Jönköping University Karin Högstedt, Karolinska Institutet Katja Anióse, Linköpings universitet Klara Le, Örebro universitet Linnea Körlof, Luleå Tekniska Universitet Madelene Törnblom, Högskolan Kristianstad Milos Milanovic, Linköpings universitet Pernilla Alencar Siljehag, Karolinska Institutet Sakura Sakakibara, Karolinska Institutet Sandra Lukic, Lunds universitet Sarah Nauman Ghazi, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola Yuge Zhang, Karolinska Institutet Christina Casselgren, Linköpings universitet
