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As countries all over the world struggle with mitigating the Covid-19 pandemic and its devastating consequences for public health, but also for economic and the broader societal development, international collaboration is needed more than ever. Martina Björkman Nyqvist, Director of the Misum ‘Human Capital’ platform, on potential impacts and implications from previous pandemics in developing countries.

Lin Lerpold and Örjan Sjöberg from Misum point out how the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic are increasing inequality in Sweden. "Immigrants are affected to a much higher degree", they say, and stress the need for more far-sighted and comprehensive political measures in order to avoid "a very unsustainable labour market situation" in the long term, with far reaching consequences for integration and societal welfare.

The number of international students in Stockholm has increased by 26 percent over the past five years, a new report shows. One in ten students in Stockholm is now international.

Are you hoarding toilet paper or stockpiling paracetamol to last you through the corona crisis? You’re not alone. Professor Richard Wahlund explains the psychology behind our need to stock up in times of crisis.

Are you hoarding toilet paper or stockpiling paracetamol to last you through the corona crisis? You’re not alone. Professor Richard Wahlund explains the psychology behind our need to stock up in times of crisis.

What implications does the Covid-19 pandemic have for our way of working together? How does working at home for an extended period of time affect us and what should we be mindful of? We asked an expert.