Published: 13-09-2023 14:13 | Updated: 13-09-2023 14:14

ESF Council contribution to reduce early school leaving

Susanne Andermo, Assistant Professor at the Division of Nursing, will receive part of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences' more than SEK 5 million, received from the Council of the European Social Fund in Sweden.

Susanne Andermo, Assistant Professor and Assistant/Deputy Head of Division at the Division of Nursing, NVS. Photo: Private.

The grant will be used to investigate whether improved mental health, cognition and school performance among schoolchildren reduce early school leaving. This is a collaborative project between Skandia, IKEA,The Crown Princess Couple's Foundation/Generation Pep, Storytel, SATS, Permobil, Karolinska Institutet and Linnaeus University.