For a sustainable, democratic society

Using x-ray lasers, researchers at Stockholm University have been able to follow the transformation between two distinct different liquid states of water at around -63 Centigrade, both being made of H2O molecules. Even though the two liquids can only be studied under extreme conditions, their existence strongly influences many of waters unique properties in our daily life. Their findings are published in the journal Science.

Hiranya Peiris receives the award for her outstanding contribution in cosmology, where she has created new interdisciplinary connections between cosmology and high-energy physics.

It is possible to trace oxygen depleted zones in the Baltic Sea with acoustic methods. This, according to a new study. The scientists suggest the method to be an important complement to existing marine monitoring programs.

Her undergraduate thesis in English literature in the US was passed with honors, but got the comment “this belongs in the Sociology department”. Some years later, Vanessa Barker is indeed a Professor of Sociology at Stockholm University. Part of bringing her to Stockholm was her interest in how Swedish society was rapidly transforming.