TEMA - Department of Thematic Studies

TEMA - The Department of Thematic Studies provides a unique institutional framework committed in its pursuit of interdisciplinary research to be of vital social and environmental importance in thematic fields of knowledge between and beyond disciplinary boundaries. We act as an interface helping to meld research excellence with educational pursuits, actively involving other societal and stakeholder interests. We foster our students and junior researchers with the capacity to become experts through creative and synergetic thinking at the frontiers of scientific and societal development.

Units

Child Studiesis an interdisciplinary research unit focusing on issues regarding children, childhood and family in history and society. Education in Child Studies 
Gender Studies is an inter- and transdisciplinary research unit focusing on issues regarding gender in history and society.Education in Gender Studies
Technology and Social Change is an interdisciplinary research unit focusing on how social actors create and exploit technology, and how technical change is woven together with the economy in history and society. Education in Tema T 
Water and Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary research unit focusing on issues regarding water supply, sustainable development, climate change and food in history and society. Education in Tema W 

Head of department

Excellent futures for PhDs examined at TEMA. Of the 249 PhDs examined at Child Studies, Gender Studies, Technology Studies and Water and Environmental Studies since the start of each unit one half is women and one half is men. One third have relevant employments outside academina. Of the two thirds continuing in academia today 20 are post docs or assistant professors. 60 women and 27 men are senior lecturers/associate professors. 9 men and 7 women are professors. Examples of other positions in academia; researcher, administrative director, senior librarian, and research coordinator. We continue our efforts to maintain high quality in our doctoral programmes! /Anne-Li