About us
We are world leaders in driving and promoting increased understanding, high-quality learning and sustainable solutions concerning natural phenomena and their interaction with each other and societal development.
Our research and education is in Physical Geography, a wide-ranging scientific field dealing with the diverse physical and biological features of Earth, their characteristics, processes, patterns and interactions with humans. We study connected physical, chemical, biological, geological, environmental and social processes and changes in the world's land areas and their water, ice and geological formations, climate systems and ecosystems, in relation to each other and to human societies.
About our research and education
The department in numbers
- Approximately 1,200 students study one of the department's subjects each year.
- The department has about 110 employees and is part of the Faculty of Science at Stockholm University.
- A total of 166 research articles were published (in peer reviewed journals) in 2022.
Annual report
Every year, the department's activities are summarized in an annual report. The latest can be downloaded from the link below.
Previous Annual reports
Annual Report 2022 (6283 Kb)
Annual Report 2019 (3127 Kb)
Annual Report 2018 (5689 Kb)
Annual Report 2017 (19364 Kb)
Annual Report 2016 (18344 Kb)
Annual Report 2015 (15583 Kb)
Annual Report 2014 (5955 Kb)
Annual Report 2013 (2624 Kb)
Annual Report 2012 (2894 Kb)
Annual Report 2011 (2798 Kb)
Annual Report 2010 (2414 Kb)
Annual Report 2009 (1153 Kb)
Annual Report 2008 (6287 Kb)
Annual Report 2007 (4267 Kb)
Annual Report 2006 (1679 Kb)
Annual Report 2005 (11575 Kb)
Annual Report 2004 (1418 Kb)
Annual Report 2003 (943 Kb)
Annual Report 2000-2002 (1820 Kb)
History
Geography was established as a subject at Stockholm University 1912, but it was not until 1929 before Professor Hans W: son Ahlmann took office. He was particularly interested in polar research and led several expeditions to the Arctic. Hans also started the department's research station in the subject of glaciology in Tarfala, next to Kebnekaise. Geography was established as a separate subject at Stockholm University as early as 1912, but it was not until 1929 before Professor Hans W: son Ahlmann took office. He was particularly interested in polar research and led several expeditions to the Arctic. Hans also started the department's research station in the subject of glaciology in Tarfala, next to Kebnekaise.
The subject Geography was divided in 1955 into the subjects Physical Geography and Human Geography. For a long time, the subject Quaternary Geology has been included in the subject Geology, which has long been studied at Stockholm University. In 2001, the departments of Quaternary Geology and Physical Geography were merged into the Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology. On 19 September 1997, the House of Earth Sciences was inaugurated and in 2015 the department was named the Department of Physical Geography.
The development of the department
The Geochronological Museum
The world-famous Geochronological Institute founded by Gerard De Geer has played a central role in geochronological research in the early 20th century. Today, a lot of material from the Geochronological Institute has been collected in the Geochronological Museum.
Our activities in the world
The Department of Physical Geographuy conducts research and teaching across the globe.
The links below shows a selection of our :
- Current research projects
- Doctoral theses
- Field stations
- Research facilities
- Places for teaching
Our activity showed on Google Earth
Contact
- Visiting address
Geovetenskapens hus, room T424
- Visiting address
Geovetenskapens hus, room X420
- Visiting address
Svante Arrhenius väg 8
Last updated: May 17, 2024
Source: Department of Physical Geography