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Are You a Doctoral Student Looking for PhD courses?

Published

26 September 2025

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Our updated feed presents a selection of PhD courses offered across the Nordic region in the academic year 2025–2026.

Currently, 19 courses are highlighted, covering topics such as:

  • Academic writing and publishing
  • Digital media and political communication
  • Norm-critical research
  • Quantitative and qualitative methods
  • Theorising and enacting societal impact
  • Research funding

Most courses are taught in English, though some may require proficiency in a Scandinavian language.

The feed is updated regularly. If you know of a PhD course not yet listed, please send an e-mail to Anna Pacholczyk.

Interested in co-organising a virtual education event with us? Please get in touch with Maarit Jaakkola.

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22 January 2026

Nora Theorin Joins Nordicom as Researcher and Editor

At the turn of the year, Nora Theorin took up her new position as a researcher at Nordicom. She joins from the Department of Journalism, Media and Communication (JMG) at the University of Gothenburg, where she completed her PhD and conducted a postdoctoral research project on media effects across different European countries. At Nordicom, Theorin will work with the Media Barometer and serve as an editor of Nordicom Review.
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15 January 2026

First-Ever Nordic Media Literacy Survey Reveals Gaps in Trust, News Use, and Participation

Media literacy in the Nordic countries remains comparatively strong, but the picture is far from balanced. The first-ever Nordic Media Literacy Survey, conducted in early 2025 by governmental media authorities in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, reveals significant generational divides in trust, news consumption, and participation. The study was financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers.
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12 January 2026

Decades of Swedish Public Opinion Data Now Accessible Through an Online Tool 

The SOM Institute at the University of Gothenburg has launched a new interactive data analysis tool that allows users to explore nearly four decades of Swedish public opinion data online. Developed in collaboration with the data visualization company Datastory, the platform provides open access to hundreds of survey variables from the national SOM surveys.