About us

The Bolin Centre is a multi-disciplinary consortium of over 400 scientists in Sweden that conduct research and graduate education related to the Earth's climate. The centre was formed in 2006 by Stockholm University, the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI).

Photo: Annika Granebeck

Picture illustrating the Bolin Centre's four Research Themes. The picture consists of photos by NASA, Karin Jonsell, Jenny Sjötröm and Sara Cousins.

Professor Bert Bolin and Professor Defant, 1956. Copyright: MISU

We focus on extending and disseminating knowledge about the Earth’s natural climate system, climate variations, climate impacting processes, climate modelling, human impact on the climate and climate impacts on ecosystems, biodiversity and human conditions as well as how society can minimize negative impacts.

Our research themes

Research at the Bolin Centre is structured into four research themes. Up until the end of 2021, we used to be oragnized into eight multi-disciplinary research areas.

Our four research themes (and the previous research areas)

Climate Festival

Photo: Karin Jonsell

The Climate Festival (Klimatfestival) is Bolincentret's largest Swedish public event and has been arranged annually since 2017.

More information about the Climate Festival can be found on our Swedish page:

Klimatfestivalen

Annual reports

The Bolin Centre Annual Report is our attempt to summarize the scientific achievements of the Bolin Centre and its scientists throughout the preceding year and future plans.

Annual reports*

*If the PDF files are not accessible for you to read, kindly contact the Directorate at bolin@su.se, and we will find a way to share the information with you.

History

The centre was formed in 2006 by Stockholm University, the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI).

The founding and early years of the Bolin Centre

About Bert Bolin

The Bolin Centre for Climate Research is named in honour of Professor Bert Bolin of Stockholm University, a leader in climate and carbon cycle research and one of the founders of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.

Bert Bolin – A world Leading Scientist and Science Organizer

Our newsletter provides you with a selection of our current activities and latest news and is sent to all members of the Bolin Centre. Join us and subscribe to our newsletter!

Read Newsletter here*

*If the PDF files are not accessible for you to read, kindly contact the Directorate at bolin@su.se, and we will find a way to share the information with you.

How to join the centre and member information

If you are interested in climate related research and affiliated to, or work closely with, one of the Bolin Centre partners you are most welcome to join us!

Join the centre

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Photo: Annika Granebeck

Research data support

Data management is an important part of science. The Bolin Centre provides support for data management to our scientists. Here we present an overview of what we offer.

Research data support at the Bolin Centre