Children’s right to development
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child states that all children have the right to survival, development, protection and participation. Each day, however, millions of children are denied at least one of the fundamental rights they need to survive, develop and thrive.
To understand the health and development of children and young people over time, it is relevant to examine several factors, including their family situation, pre-school and school, living environment, and geographical and socio-economic background. However, research tends to be fragmented and there is a strong need for coordination.
Uppsala University conducts high-quality, multidisciplinary research on children and young people, including language development, learning and didactics, social work and child and family law.
Examples of ongoing research
SEK 60 million grant to prevent obesity
The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) is providing SEK 60 million in funding for the p...
Drawings reveal children’s experiences of the pandemic
Children understood and worried more about the pandemic than we might have thought. That’s the findi...
Plans for research on early interventions in social services
Which methods work for catching children and young people at risk at an early stage, in the social s...
