Research

Welcome to our research pages!

Here you will find information about our research, our researchers and their publications.

Our research

Read more about the research subjects at our department, our research groups and research projects, and find the publications that we produce.

Our publications

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

Jonas Olofsson in the olfaction lab. Photo: Niklas Björling/Stockholm University

Our research projects

Research is done in larger or smaller research programs or projects. Here you can read more about some of them.

Researchers from the Division of personality, social- and developmental psychology.

Our research groups

Research is conducted within larger och smaller groups of researchers. Here you can read more about some of them.

Couples therapy. Photo: SHVETS production från Pexels.

Our research subjects

This is where you will find information about our fields of study and our research divisions.

Stress Research Institute

Research on Sleep & alertness, Epidemiology and Psychoneuroimmunology.

In the Sleep lab. Photo: Jens Olof Lasthein

Stockholm University Psychology Clinic

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

Therapy session at the clinic (arranged photo)

Our publications

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

SUBIC

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

Foto:Jens Olof Lasthein/Stockholms universitet

News

2025-05-12

Department of Psychology

New research on job insecurity and working conditions in Swedish academia

Regardless of contract type, many faculty in Sweden experience job insecurity. In her doctoral research, Anna Tanimoto explores how different employment conditions affect the health, well-being and work-life balance of faculty.

Snapshot from the video with Sofia Tanimoto standing by a table displaying her thesis..

2025-04-16

When AI learns to talk - what it reveals about us

How does language emerge - and can a robot really understand what we say? We spoke to Anna Jon-And, a researcher at the Centre for Cultural Evolution at Stockholm University, who uses AI to understand how grammar can emerge spontaneously - and what it says about our own intelligence.

Digitalization and AI Language, Literature and Culture

2025-03-13

Department of Psychology

Two new professors in psychology

We are pleased to announce that the Department of Psychology now have two new professors in our staff, Sabina Čehajić-Clancy and Christine Fawcett. We asked them a couple of questions to get to know them better.

Sabina Cehajic-Clancy in action on stage. Photo: Rodrigo Paras

International Relations and Migration Psychology and Human Behaviour

2025-02-18

Department of Psychology

Oxytocin – The key to social bonds?

Often called the "love hormone," oxytocin helps us form bonds, build trust, and navigate social interactions. Researcher Shanshan Xiao explores how oxytocin affects the brain, aiming to understand its potential benefits in healthcare.

Brain Research Psychology and Human Behaviour Health and Living Conditions

Calendar

May

Thesis defence

Dissertation: Neural Correlates of Consciousness in Sound Localization

On 23 May Billy Gerdfeldter will defend his doctoral thesis "Neural Correlates of Consciousness in Sound Localization".

Dissertation: Neural Correlates of Consciousness in Sound Localization

On 23 May Billy Gerdfeldter will defend his doctoral thesis "Neural Correlates of Consciousness in Sound Localization".

Brain Research Psychology and Human Behaviour

May

Seminar

Cultivating a Culture of Sustainability – A Psychological Perspective

Welcome to a colloquium with Yoshihisa Kashima, University of Melbourne, who will speak on the subject "Cultivating a Culture of Sustainability – A Psychological Perspective".

Cultivating a Culture of Sustainability – A Psychological Perspective

Welcome to a colloquium with Yoshihisa Kashima, University of Melbourne, who will speak on the subject "Cultivating a Culture of Sustainability – A Psychological Perspective".

Psychology and Human Behaviour

May

Seminar

General seminar in psychology, with Melina Tsapos

On Wednesday, 28 May, 2025, 14:00-15:00, PhD Student Melina Tsapos, Lund University, will speak on the subject "What is Interesting about Conspiracy Theories?"

General seminar in psychology, with Melina Tsapos

On Wednesday, 28 May, 2025, 14:00-15:00, PhD Student Melina Tsapos, Lund University, will speak on the subject "What is Interesting about Conspiracy Theories?"

Psychology and Human Behaviour Worldviews, Ethics and Philosophy

June

Thesis defence

From visibility to inclusion: Trans and gender diverse people in the media and in the workplace

On 2 June Sofia Elena Bracco will defend her doctoral thesis "From visibility to inclusion: Trans and gender diverse people in the media and in the workplace".

From visibility to inclusion: Trans and gender diverse people in the media and in the workplace

On 2 June Sofia Elena Bracco will defend her doctoral thesis "From visibility to inclusion: Trans and gender diverse people in the media and in the workplace".

Culture and Media Gender and Equality Organization and Working Life

Research

Research at the Department of Psychology

Stress Research Institute

Stockholm University Psychology Clinic

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