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Teen alcohol programme has 'no effect': study

Society: 24 Oct 11
A nationwide programme aimed at tackling drinking among young people, used in 190 Swedish municipalities, has 'no effect' at all on drinking habits, according to a new study. READ »

Swedish university party life exposed

Lifestyle: 26 Aug 11
With the autumn term in full-swing and students primed to take a break from the books, The Local's Karen Holst takes a look at how 'nations' shape Sweden's college social scene. READ »

School grades are linked to diet: study

Science & Technology: 27 Jul 11
Young people whose diet is high in folate (the natural alternative to folic acid) are more successful in school, according to a recently published Swedish study. READ »

Chinese man jailed for exchange student killing

National: 27 Jun 11
A 24-year-old Chinese exchange student has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for the murder of a Chinese woman who was also studying at Örebro University in central Sweden. READ »

Örebro prof murder suspect commits suicide

National: 30 Mar 11
A 52-year-old man suspected of murdering and dismembering a female colleague from Örebro University committed suicide on Wednesday. READ »

Top marks for Stockholm School of Economics

Education: 23 Mar 11
Stockholm School of Economics has overtaken Karolinska Institutet in an annual ranking of Sweden's top 30 universities and colleges. READ »

Bilingual kids fall behind at school: study

Education: 23 Mar 11
Bilingual 12-year-olds perform worse at school than their monolingual peers, a researcher at Sweden's Örebro University has found. READ »

Woman 'scalped' at Swedish swimming pool

Society: 17 Jan 11
Parts of a woman's scalp were torn off in central Sweden after her hair got caught near the edge of a pool over the weekend. READ »

Additional body part of Örebro prof discovered

National: 17 Jan 11
Police found an additional body part on Sunday of an Örebro University professor who was murdered and dismembered near the location of the initial discovery of some of her body parts. READ »

Örebro prof caught on camera in suspect's car

National: 12 Jan 11
A surveillance camera has recorded a Örebro University professor stepping into a black Cadillac owned by her colleague, now in detention as a suspect in her murder, the same day she was reported missing, a local newspaper reported on Wednesday. READ »

Örebro rape suspect detained for 14 assaults

National: 11 Jan 11
A 24-year-old suspect who has been detained since October for probable cause for 10 assaults against women in Örebro was remanded in custody on Tuesday for four additional crimes. READ »

Örebro prof's colleague detained for murder

National: 11 Jan 11
A 51-year-old man is now in custody on suspicion of murdering a Örebro University professor and colleague whose body parts were positively identified on Tuesday afternoon. READ »

Police stop search for missing Swedish prof

National: 7 Jan 11
Police investigating the disappearance of a missing Örebro University lecturer broke off their search of an area about 10 kilometres north of the central Swedish city on Friday afternoon. READ »

Prof suspected in case of missing colleague

National: 4 Jan 11
Swedish prosecutors have requested a 50-year-old academic from Örebro University in central Sweden be remanded in custody on suspicions he was involved in the disappearance of a female colleague. READ »

Swedish doctor assaulted 'for being a man'

National: 19 Nov 10
A doctor at Örebro University Hospital in central Sweden was attacked and kicked recently by the relatives of a critical ill woman who had just given birth, because they objected to him being male. READ »

Patient at detox gets drunk on Christmas gift

Society: 20 Jul 10
A patient at a detox treatment centre who received aftershave for Christmas was later taken to hospital after becoming intoxicated from drinking the present, which contained alcohol. READ »

Sweden proposes immigrant orientation

Politics: 20 May 10
All newly arrived immigrants should undergo courses in core social values and be taught about how Swedish society works with municipalities obliged to offer 60 hours of teaching, a government inquiry has proposed. READ »

Swedish MPs take Disneyland 'study' tour

Politics: 18 Mar 10
Swedish parliament rules providing for expenses paid educational trips up to a value of 50,000 kronor ($7,000) per annum have prompted three Social Democrat MPs to use the system to 'study tourism' at California's Disneyland. READ »

Swedish study finds body temperature best taken from behind

Science & Technology: 15 Oct 09
A Swedish study has shown that inserting a thermometer into a patient’s mouth or ear is not the most reliable way to determine whether or not someone has a fever. READ »

'Swedish state should not educate imams': report

Society: 1 Jun 09
The Swedish state should not engage in the training of imams, a commission of inquiry into the issue has concluded in its report submitted to the government on Monday. READ »

Government to examine imam education in Sweden

Education: 22 May 08
The government announced plans on Thursday to examine whether Sweden should implement a special training program for imams. READ »

Lecturer's killer gets ten years

National: 24 Apr 08
A 42-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for murdering Örebro University lecturer Fuat Deniz in December of last year. READ »

Father arrested for brutal child murders

National: 18 Mar 08
Two children, aged 1 and 3, have been stabbed to death at a house in Arboga in central Sweden. The children's 28-year-old father has been arrested on suspicion of murder. READ »

Suspect admits stabbing lecturer

National: 18 Jan 08
A 42-year-old man has been remanded in custody on suspicion of murdering Fuat Deniz. READ »

Murder suspect 'was related' to lecturer

National: 18 Jan 08
A man being held in connection with the murder of Fuat Deniz was related to the victim. READ »

Murdered lecturer 'knew suspect'

National: 17 Jan 08
University lecturer Fuat Deniz knew the man now arrested on suspicion of his murder, prosecutors say. READ »

Man arrested for university killing

National: 16 Jan 08
A man has been arrested in Gothenburg on suspicion of murdering university lecturer Fuat Deniz, who was stabbed on campus in Örebro last month. READ »

Breakthrough in university murder case

National: 15 Jan 08
Forensic experts have salvaged video footage from Örebro that was initially thought to be unusable. READ »

Political motive suspected in Örebro murder

National: 16 Dec 07
Colleagues of the 40 year-old sociology lecturer murdered at Örebro University on Tuesday fear for their safety amid suspicions that the motive was political. READ »

University murderer remains at large

National: 14 Dec 07
Police continue to search for a man responsible for the murder this week of Fuat Deniz, a 40-year-old lecturer from Örebro University. READ »

Stabbed lecturer dies

National: 13 Dec 07
Fuat Deniz, a 40-year-old lecturer stabbed on campus at Örebro University, has died from his injuries. READ »

Stabbed teacher in critical condition

National: 12 Dec 07
A teacher who was stabbed on campus at Örebro University on Tuesday remains in a critical condition. READ »

Study looks at women's sick leave

Science & Technology: 11 Oct 07
With women in Sweden twice as likely as men to take long term sick leave, a new study has examined the probable causes. READ »

Man in critical condition after rattlesnake bite

National: 23 Aug 07
A 25-year old man is being treated for life-threatening injuries at a hospital in Örebro after being bitten by a diamondback rattlesnake. READ »

Nurses forced to sign 'slave contracts'

Society: 9 Aug 07
Nurses given specialist training by Örebro county council are being forced to work for the local authority's own health service for three year's after the completion of their education. READ »

Swedish university discriminated against women

Society: 30 Apr 07
Three women have been awarded compensation after Örebro district court found that they were discriminated against by the city's university. READ »

Female students appeal against positive discrimination

Society: 1 Apr 07
On Monday Örebro University will go to court to defend its decision to refuse the applications of three women who were better qualified for a course than four successful male applicants. READ »

Revenge suspected motive for Örebro murder

National: 3 Sep 06
The brother of the 17 year old girl suspected of stabbing a 16 year old boy to death in Örebro was beaten up earlier the same evening. The attack was filmed on a mobile phone. READ »

17 year old girl held for Örebro knife murder

National: 2 Sep 06
A 17 year old girl has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing a 16 year old boy to death in Örebro on Friday night. READ »

"Immigrant welcoming schemes reduce job chances"

Society: 16 Aug 06
Immigrants who participate in council-run introduction programmes are reducing their chances of getting a job, according to new research from Örebro University. READ »

Bus driver stabbed

National: 30 May 06
A bus driver on one of Örebro's city buses was stabbed by a passenger on Monday evening after a dispute about payment. READ »

Cyclists run over by 92-year old

National: 26 May 06
A nonagenarian motorist ran over seven cyclists near Lake Vänern and then drove away from the scene of the accident. READ »

Child obesity threatens life expectancy

Science & Technology: 13 Apr 05
The strapping, outdoors-loving Swede is a dying breed. According to a study by Karolinska university hospital, obesity among seven year olds in Stockholm has increased from 8.5% to 21% over the last fifteen years. READ »

PM's doctorate provokes bribery claims

Politics: 8 Feb 05
A university awards Göran Persson with a degree in medicine. A fitting way to honour the "inspirational" prime minister says the university. Smells like bribery, says a corruption watchdog. READ »

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