University news
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How Millennium films tap deep into Swedish angst
2012-02-08
Is there any truth in the image of Sweden portrayed in the Millennium books and films? Stockholm University ethnologist Jonas Engman argues that the stories have tapped into Swedish fears that their society’s success is not all they had been brought up to believe.
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New zeolite material may solve diesel shortage
2012-02-06
World fuel consumption is shifting more and more to diesel at the expense of gasoline. A recently published article in Nature Chemistry by a research team at Stockholm University and the Polytechnic University of Valencia in Spain presents a new porous material that evinces unique properties for converting gasoline directly into diesel. The material has a tremendously complex atomic structure that could only be determined with the aid of transmission electron microscopy.
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"International academic community" makes Stockholm an exciting place to study
2012-02-08
Patricia Shaughnessy is Senior Lecturer in International Procedural Law at the Department of Law, Stockholm University. "Stockholm is an exciting place to study," says Dr Shaughnessy. "There’s something special about being in a classroom with about twenty different nationalities represented, discussing and learning about the theory and practice of law. We’re able to share ideas and knowledge from around the world."
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Internationalization at Stockholm University "a positive development"
2012-01-25
Master's programmes at the Department of Human Geography attract students from all over the world, with students from Iran, Bangledesh, Africa, China, Canada, the EU and of course Sweden. Professor Gunnel Forsberg, Head of the Department of Human Geography, is excited by the international flavour of the master’s courses run by her department.
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Stockholm University attracts more international students
2012-01-20
Stockholm University is one of the most attractive options for international master’s students seeking to study in Scandinavia. The number of non-European students who applied to one of the international master’s programmes at Stockholm University's for the fall semester of 2012 has increased by more than 50 percent compared with the previous year.
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Record number of international students attend spring semester 2012 Orientation Day
2012-01-19
Around 400 international students from all corners of the world received a warm welcome and an overview of life at Stockholm University during the 2012 spring term Orientation Day, which took place on 16 January 2012. New students received practical information from staff and existing students aimed at helping this year’s newly arrived group of international students to adapt to their new surroundings.
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Mobile Life Centre: an international research lab with a ‘wow’ factor
2012-01-18
Stockholm University's Mobile Life VINN Excellence Centre has, according to a recent evaluation, established itself as an international research lab with a ‘wow’ factor. The international team that made the evaluation congratulated the centre on its interdisciplinary and innovative research ideas, as well as its outstanding progress.
