Veronica Svärd
@veronicasvard.bsky.social
Associate professor in health social work, with a passion for social rights, climate justice, health equity and social determinants of health.
So nice conference in Finland on #healthsocialwork: Terveyssosiaalityön päivät events.tuni.fi/tst-paivat/o...
I gave a keynote speech about social determinants of health and how to apply it in practice. We have established important contacts to strengthen the cooperation between our countries!
I gave a keynote speech about social determinants of health and how to apply it in practice. We have established important contacts to strengthen the cooperation between our countries!
events.tuni.fi
November 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
So nice conference in Finland on #healthsocialwork: Terveyssosiaalityön päivät events.tuni.fi/tst-paivat/o...
I gave a keynote speech about social determinants of health and how to apply it in practice. We have established important contacts to strengthen the cooperation between our countries!
I gave a keynote speech about social determinants of health and how to apply it in practice. We have established important contacts to strengthen the cooperation between our countries!
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Sverige kommer alltså att missa alla klimatmål, på grund av regeringens politik. Vi missar EU-målen. Vi missar de nationella målen. Med rejäl marginal. I decennier var vi en förebild, som drev på utvecklingen mot ett hållbart samhälle. På bara tre år har allt slagits sönder
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September 19, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Sverige kommer alltså att missa alla klimatmål, på grund av regeringens politik. Vi missar EU-målen. Vi missar de nationella målen. Med rejäl marginal. I decennier var vi en förebild, som drev på utvecklingen mot ett hållbart samhälle. På bara tre år har allt slagits sönder
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omni.se/regeringen-m...
I've had a very intense start to the semester with a new group of health social worker students. Coordinating the three study locations on the east coast of Sweden require a lot of organization! #AcademicSky #socialwork #health
September 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I've had a very intense start to the semester with a new group of health social worker students. Coordinating the three study locations on the east coast of Sweden require a lot of organization! #AcademicSky #socialwork #health
"Does return-to-work coordination shorten sick leave?" That's a common question! Our registry study in primary care points to 5 fewer sick leave days in a 10-month follow-up among patients on sick leave who received coordination compare to those who did not. #academicsky
doi.org/10.1007/s109...
doi.org/10.1007/s109...
Receiving Return-To-Work Coordination at Swedish Primary Healthcare Clinics: A Register-Based Study Among People on Sickness Absence - Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation
Purpose This study investigates factors associated with receiving return-to-work (RTW) coordination within primary healthcare and the association between received RTW coordination and the amount of si...
doi.org
September 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
"Does return-to-work coordination shorten sick leave?" That's a common question! Our registry study in primary care points to 5 fewer sick leave days in a 10-month follow-up among patients on sick leave who received coordination compare to those who did not. #academicsky
doi.org/10.1007/s109...
doi.org/10.1007/s109...
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#AcademicSky no surprises “Reviewers are more likely to approve a manuscript if their own work is cited in subsequent versions than are reviewers who are not cited, according to an analysis of 18,400 articles from four open-access publications.”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Peer reviewers more likely to approve articles that cite their own work
Preprint examines how citations can influence the review process.
www.nature.com
August 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
#AcademicSky no surprises “Reviewers are more likely to approve a manuscript if their own work is cited in subsequent versions than are reviewers who are not cited, according to an analysis of 18,400 articles from four open-access publications.”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Yesterday my doctoral student Jenny Aspling defended her doctoral thesis in social work in an excellent way! A longitudinal study showing that the Active Support staff approach can improve everyday life for people with intellectual disabilities in group homes. esh.diva-portal.org/smash/get/di...
May 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Yesterday my doctoral student Jenny Aspling defended her doctoral thesis in social work in an excellent way! A longitudinal study showing that the Active Support staff approach can improve everyday life for people with intellectual disabilities in group homes. esh.diva-portal.org/smash/get/di...
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"People Are Starving to Death": Oxfam Warns Israel's Blockade on Gaza Is Catastrophic
“People Are Starving to Death”: Oxfam Warns Israel’s Blockade on Gaza Is Catastrophic
“People are starving to death, and this is a fact that we are witnessing and experiencing nowadays,” says Oxfam’s food security coordinator in Gaza, Mahmoud Alsaqqa. More than 10 weeks after Israel...
www.democracynow.org
May 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"People Are Starving to Death": Oxfam Warns Israel's Blockade on Gaza Is Catastrophic
Trump continues the attacks against discriminated groups, now also in the EU. Ignore that, please!
US tells European companies to comply with Donald Trump’s anti-diversity order
Move signals push by American president to widen his ideological campaign abroad
www.ft.com
March 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Trump continues the attacks against discriminated groups, now also in the EU. Ignore that, please!
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En ny rapport från SMHI, som gått helt under radarn, visar att Sverige står inför en dramatisk temperaturökning. Medeltemperaturen har redan har stigit med 1,9 grader, och kan öka med 6,5 grader innan seklets slut.
Chockrapporten från SMHI: Sverige kan värmas 6,5 grader
klimatgranskaren.se
March 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
En ny rapport från SMHI, som gått helt under radarn, visar att Sverige står inför en dramatisk temperaturökning. Medeltemperaturen har redan har stigit med 1,9 grader, och kan öka med 6,5 grader innan seklets slut.
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"69% of Republican voters say Russia is the aggressor and 83% disapprove of Putin"
www.wsj.com/opinion/most...
www.wsj.com/opinion/most...
Opinion | Most Trump Supporters Also Back Ukraine
Our poll found that 69% of Republican voters say Russia is the aggressor and 83% disapprove of Putin.
www.wsj.com
March 1, 2025 at 8:25 AM
"69% of Republican voters say Russia is the aggressor and 83% disapprove of Putin"
www.wsj.com/opinion/most...
www.wsj.com/opinion/most...
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Can confirm. Former USAID here, and I’ve been approached twice in the last 30 days.
Your new allies: www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say | CNN Politics
Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have b...
www.cnn.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Can confirm. Former USAID here, and I’ve been approached twice in the last 30 days.
Alla måste förstå att vi inte kan stå naiva inför den ordning som MAGA-rörelsen i rasande fart implementerar just nu. Lyssna på detta viktiga avsnitt.
Vilka antidemokratiska idétraditioner har inflytande på Trumpismen och hur kan vi se spåren av dem i Trumps politik? Det pratar vi om i veckans Studio Expo.
🎧 Lyssna via länken eller prenumerera i din poddspelare så missar du aldrig ett avsnitt!
🎧 Lyssna via länken eller prenumerera i din poddspelare så missar du aldrig ett avsnitt!
Trump på kollisionskurs med demokratin
Vilka fascistiska idétraditioner har inflytande på Trumpismen och hur kan vi se spåren av dem i Trumps politik? Det pratar vi om i veckans Studio Expo.
expo.se
March 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Alla måste förstå att vi inte kan stå naiva inför den ordning som MAGA-rörelsen i rasande fart implementerar just nu. Lyssna på detta viktiga avsnitt.
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Not good news for the 'CO2 is a plant nutrient' climate denial mantra...
Plants losing appetite for carbon dioxide amid effects of warming climate
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Plants losing appetite for carbon dioxide amid effects of warming climate
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Plants losing appetite for carbon dioxide amid effects of warming climate
Earth’s plants and soils reached peak carbon dioxide sequestration in 2008 but proportion absorbed has been declining since, study finds
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Not good news for the 'CO2 is a plant nutrient' climate denial mantra...
Plants losing appetite for carbon dioxide amid effects of warming climate
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Plants losing appetite for carbon dioxide amid effects of warming climate
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Why does 25% AfD among young men spark a thousand "what is going on with young men?" posts yet Die Linke 34% among young women generates...nothing at all?
Yes, young men voting for the radical right is an important phenomenon. But so is young women going rad left *at even higher rates*.
Yes, young men voting for the radical right is an important phenomenon. But so is young women going rad left *at even higher rates*.
February 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Why does 25% AfD among young men spark a thousand "what is going on with young men?" posts yet Die Linke 34% among young women generates...nothing at all?
Yes, young men voting for the radical right is an important phenomenon. But so is young women going rad left *at even higher rates*.
Yes, young men voting for the radical right is an important phenomenon. But so is young women going rad left *at even higher rates*.
The increase in quality of life since my heavy smoking neighbor moved a month ago is immeasurable, I am so happy! My apartment suddenly feels like my own. I've had as many people over for dinner in a few weeks as I did in a more than a year of living in smoke. #lifeisgood
February 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The increase in quality of life since my heavy smoking neighbor moved a month ago is immeasurable, I am so happy! My apartment suddenly feels like my own. I've had as many people over for dinner in a few weeks as I did in a more than a year of living in smoke. #lifeisgood
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JUST IN:
The UN has adopted Ukraine’s resolution condemning Russian aggression and demanding the immediate withdrawal of Putin’s forces, marking the war’s third anniversary.
The U.S. joined Russia, North Korea, Belarus, and Hungary in opposing the resolution.
The UN has adopted Ukraine’s resolution condemning Russian aggression and demanding the immediate withdrawal of Putin’s forces, marking the war’s third anniversary.
The U.S. joined Russia, North Korea, Belarus, and Hungary in opposing the resolution.
February 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
JUST IN:
The UN has adopted Ukraine’s resolution condemning Russian aggression and demanding the immediate withdrawal of Putin’s forces, marking the war’s third anniversary.
The U.S. joined Russia, North Korea, Belarus, and Hungary in opposing the resolution.
The UN has adopted Ukraine’s resolution condemning Russian aggression and demanding the immediate withdrawal of Putin’s forces, marking the war’s third anniversary.
The U.S. joined Russia, North Korea, Belarus, and Hungary in opposing the resolution.
Let's remember some of Hannah Arendt's thoughts in these turbulent days!
February 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Let's remember some of Hannah Arendt's thoughts in these turbulent days!
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Obs! Bortom 2°C i global temperaturhöjning hamnar planeten i ett läge som inte historiskt varit förenligt med mänskligt liv och som inte förekommit på mer än två miljoner år. Nuvarande utsläppsbanor pekar mot 3,2°C vid sekelskiftet. Läs @anniecroona.bsky.social
www.etc.se/ledare/jag-f...
www.etc.se/ledare/jag-f...
Jag får panik av att jorden kan bli obeboelig om 75 år
Fler måste inse allvaret – inte bara på ytan – för att systemförändringarna ska komma.
www.etc.se
February 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Obs! Bortom 2°C i global temperaturhöjning hamnar planeten i ett läge som inte historiskt varit förenligt med mänskligt liv och som inte förekommit på mer än två miljoner år. Nuvarande utsläppsbanor pekar mot 3,2°C vid sekelskiftet. Läs @anniecroona.bsky.social
www.etc.se/ledare/jag-f...
www.etc.se/ledare/jag-f...
The city where I was born 💔
Breaking News: At least 10 people were killed in a shooting at a school for adult education in Orebro, Sweden. The police said they had started a “major operation” and locked down the campus.
At Least 10 Are Killed at School Shooting in Sweden
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The city where I was born 💔
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For the visual learners...
February 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM
For the visual learners...
It's impossible to keep up with all of Trump's devastating decisions regarding international relations right now, but this conversation sums up the seriousness of the situation. The world order is changing rapidly.
youtube.com/watch?v=U0fd...
youtube.com/watch?v=U0fd...
youtube.com
February 2, 2025 at 10:43 AM
It's impossible to keep up with all of Trump's devastating decisions regarding international relations right now, but this conversation sums up the seriousness of the situation. The world order is changing rapidly.
youtube.com/watch?v=U0fd...
youtube.com/watch?v=U0fd...
Oh no 💔
Marianne Faithfull, singular icon of British pop, dies aged 78
Marianne Faithfull, singular icon of British pop, dies aged 78
Singer and actor overcame drug addiction and homelessness to collaborate with everyone from the Rolling Stones and Metallica to Jean-Luc Godard
Marianne Faithfull, whose six-decade career marked her out as one of the UK’s most versatile and characterful…
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Oh no 💔
Reading and examining students' exam papers can be weeks of tedious work, but every now and then a text grabs you, and leaves you with a ’Wow, you're going to be a wonderful social worker, and a researcher to if you like to!’ It happened twice today, and it made my day. #LifeAsALecturer #SocialWork
January 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Reading and examining students' exam papers can be weeks of tedious work, but every now and then a text grabs you, and leaves you with a ’Wow, you're going to be a wonderful social worker, and a researcher to if you like to!’ It happened twice today, and it made my day. #LifeAsALecturer #SocialWork
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The evidence is clear on the increasing risk of wildfires due to climate change.
However, science can only get us so far. Politicians must act on this evidence.
Will the California wildfires make them face reality?
Our Editorial: tinyurl.com/2w4se6k6
However, science can only get us so far. Politicians must act on this evidence.
Will the California wildfires make them face reality?
Our Editorial: tinyurl.com/2w4se6k6
January 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The evidence is clear on the increasing risk of wildfires due to climate change.
However, science can only get us so far. Politicians must act on this evidence.
Will the California wildfires make them face reality?
Our Editorial: tinyurl.com/2w4se6k6
However, science can only get us so far. Politicians must act on this evidence.
Will the California wildfires make them face reality?
Our Editorial: tinyurl.com/2w4se6k6
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📢 The science is clear: carbon #offsetting is not a reliable tool for tackling the climate crisis.
Today, 80+ civil society organisations are calling on climate target-setting bodies, incl. Science-based Targets initiative, to stick to science.
Our joint statement 🔗 newclimate.org/news/joint-s...
Today, 80+ civil society organisations are calling on climate target-setting bodies, incl. Science-based Targets initiative, to stick to science.
Our joint statement 🔗 newclimate.org/news/joint-s...
Joint Statement: Why carbon offsetting undermines climate targets
We call for scientific, ambitious, equitable, robust, credible and transparent rules around carbon accounting and corporate climate target setting. Voluntary and regulatory frameworks on climate trans...
newclimate.org
July 2, 2024 at 11:16 AM
📢 The science is clear: carbon #offsetting is not a reliable tool for tackling the climate crisis.
Today, 80+ civil society organisations are calling on climate target-setting bodies, incl. Science-based Targets initiative, to stick to science.
Our joint statement 🔗 newclimate.org/news/joint-s...
Today, 80+ civil society organisations are calling on climate target-setting bodies, incl. Science-based Targets initiative, to stick to science.
Our joint statement 🔗 newclimate.org/news/joint-s...