FAS funds three programmes and three FAS centres focusing on research in the working life field, covering research on working environment, work organisation and the labour market.
Programme funding lasts for a period of six years, and is designed to reinforce and expand research environments, in a long-term perspective, that are considered especially important and where a sound research capacity is already in place. FAS centres are strong research environments. They receive a grant of SEK5–10 million per year for a maximum period of ten years.
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FAS centres
Uppsala Center for Labour Studies
Globalisation is leading to increased pressure for change in companies as well as countries. The Uppsala Center for Labor Studies is examining whether a labour market policy of the Nordic type helps or hinders this ability to adapt. More
Working life: Interdisciplinary research on job-related stress and health
Why do we become ill from stress, and how do you treat and prevent such illness? Torbjörn Åkerstedt and his colleagues at the Stockholm Stress Center try to find answers to questions such as these. More
The body at work – from problem to potential
The Centre for Musculoskeletal Research (CBF) at the University of Gävle conducts research into the causes of work-related injuries, how they can be prevented and whether effective remedies are available. More
Programme funding
Market and labour regulation
How is globalisation affecting laws and regulations in the Swedish labour market? This is the question which Niklas Bruun wants to answer. More
Development, validation and introduction of new methods for health, sustainable working ability and productivity for use in occupational health activities
New, evidence-based methods for how the occupational health service works with both physical and mental ill health – that’s what researchers from Gothenburg and Lund want to develop in a joint multidisciplinary research programme. More
Hazardous skin exposure. Risk assessment and proposals for preventative measures with a focus on small businesses and new exposures
Tradesmen, construction workers, hairdressers and manicurists – there are plenty of small businesses that use strongly allergenic chemicals. More