Our research

We do research in all the main areas of psychology – within six divisions and two research institutes

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May

Alexander Nordgren Selar: Psychological perspectives on performance-based compensation

Dissertation

Publications

Find our researchers' publications in the DiVA database. Get the latest ones by default.

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Stress Research Institute

Research on Sleep & alertness, Epidemiology and Psychoneuroimmunology.

Therapy session at the clinic (arranged photo)

Stockholm University Psychology Clinic

An on site clinic with research about psychological treatment, diagnostics and professional didactics.

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SUBIC

Advanced multidisciplinary infrastructure dedicated to experimental academic research on brain function and structure.

Our courses and programmes

We offer courses and programmes in many areas of psychology and on all levels.

Stress and sleep: From bench to bedside

An online distance course on Master's level.

Internationellt masterprogram (Tre studenter på Djurgårdsfärjan, Stockholm)

International two-year master’s program in psychology

The programme is very diverse and offers you the opportunity to select courses that suits your interests not only in psychology but also in other areas.

News

2022-05-19

Department of Psychology

Professor Håkan Fischer member of Steering Group of EBRAINS Sweden

The President of Stockholm University has appointed Professor Håkan Fischer at the Department of Psychology as Stockholm University's representative in the Steering group of EBRAINS Sweden.

Two people looking at a screen with a brain on it. Photo: Jens Olof Lasthein

Brain Research

2022-05-11

Department of Psychology

Processing of affective information after sleep loss

In some situations, it appears as though sleep loss could have consequences for how we process affective information, according to a new doctoral thesis by Andreas Gerhardsson at the Department of Psychology.

Psychology and Human Behaviour

2022-05-11

Department of Linguistics

Research grants for the use of SUBIC equipment

The application for SUBIC Time Grants is open 12 May to 10 June. Any researcher that are officially affiliated with one of Stockholm University’s departments can apply.

MR-kameran på SUBIC. Foto: Lena Katarina Johansson

Calendar

May

Dissertation

Dissertation: Psychological perspectives on performance-based compensation

On May 25, 2022, Alexander Nordgren Selar will defend his doctoral thesis "Psychological perspectives on performance-based compensation: Implications for work-related and health-related outcomes".

Dissertation: Psychological perspectives on performance-based compensation

On May 25, 2022, Alexander Nordgren Selar will defend his doctoral thesis "Psychological perspectives on performance-based compensation: Implications for work-related and health-related outcomes".

Organization and Working Life

May

Seminar

Extra seminar in psychology, with Dea Siggaard Stenbaek

On Wednesday, May 25th, 2022, 17.00-19.00, Associate Professor Dea Siggaard Stenbaek, University of Copenhagen and Rigshospitalet, will speak on the subject "Psychological and extra-pharmacological factors of psilocybin administration".

Extra seminar in psychology, with Dea Siggaard Stenbaek

Health and Living Conditions Psychology and Human Behaviour

June

Seminar

Extra seminar in Psychology, with Alice Eagly

On Wednesday, June 15th, 2022, 13.00-14.00, Professor Emerita Alice Eagly, Department of Psychology, Northewestern University, USA, will give a talk about "The Psychology of Gender Reconsidered: Correcting the Half-Truths".