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“I want to have a really good time in Sweden”

Stockholm University's welcome activities are popular among new international students. On 21 January a guided tour of the Old Town took place.

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Södra huset
Nominate a candidate for new Vice President

Until February 7, students and employees at Stockholm University can nominate candidates.

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Welcome Activities for new international students

Are you a new international student this term? Don't miss our guided tours, welcome fair, speed friending and other welcome activities! We look forward to meeting you!

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Lignin paves the way for a fossil-free society

Lignin is the substance that gives plants strength and resilience. Properties that make lignin a promising replacement for materials produced from oil and coal.

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Kaffekopp
Lab-grown coffee and cocoa as a solution?

Start-ups are racing to develop lab-grown alternatives to coffee, cocoa, and palm oil, aiming to reduce environmental and social harm. Yet, little is known about the full potential and consequences of these innovations.

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How to prepare for your bilingual baby

Parents who speak more than one language can start planning before their child is born to support their child's language development.

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News

Department of Public Health Sciences

New research project on parental alcohol use disorder and out-of-home care placement of children

A new research initiative from Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet has been launched to explore how parental alcohol use disorders are associated with children entering out-of-home care (OHC). The project, titled “The intersection of parental alcohol use disorders and child welfare” has been awarded 200,000 SEK by Systembolagets Alkoholforskningsråd.

An alcoholic father leaning over a kitchen table with a glass of whiskey.in the kitchen.
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Department of Public Health Sciences

SWIFT90 – a register cohort over people born in Sweden in the 1990s

Viviane S. Straatmann, Associate Professor and Researcher at the Department of Public Helth Sciences at Stockholm University and your colleagues have just published a cohort profile of the Swedish Families born in the 1990’s (SWIFT90). SWIFT90 is a population-based national register cohort that follows everyone born in Sweden between 1990 and 1999, their parents and siblings.

Viviane Schultz Straatmann
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Department of Environmental Science

UK government responds to scientists' call for stricter PFAS regulation

The UK government has issued a formal response to a letter from Professor Ian Cousins, Department of Environmental Science, and a coalition of international scientists, who urged stronger regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

response from Defra
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January

Guided tour

Second-hand store tours

Join us on a tour of second-hand shops in Södermalm, Stockholm's relaxed, creative, and trendy neighborhood!

Second-hand store tours

Join us on a tour of second-hand shops in Södermalm, Stockholm's relaxed, creative, and trendy neighborhood!

27

January

Guided tour

Guided tour of Albano campus

New student and not familiar with the campus areas yet? Join a tour to explore campus Albano and to learn more about some of the buildings and what you can find where.

Guided tour of Albano campus

New student and not familiar with the campus areas yet? Join a tour to explore campus Albano and to learn more about some of the buildings and what you can find where.

27

January

Seminar

Centre for Medieval Studies

The Caliph and the Falcons: A Ninth-Century History from Iceland to Baghdad

The Medieval Seminar presents Samuel Ottewill-Soulsby, Archaeology, Uppsala University, and Caitlin Ellis, History, Oslo University. "The Caliph and the Falcons: A Ninth-Century History from Iceland to Baghdad".

Centre for Medieval Studies

The Caliph and the Falcons: A Ninth-Century History from Iceland to Baghdad

The Medieval Seminar presents Samuel Ottewill-Soulsby, Archaeology, Uppsala University, and Caitlin Ellis, History, Oslo University. "The Caliph and the Falcons: A Ninth-Century History from Iceland to Baghdad".

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Work at SU

Over 5,700 people work here to achieve our vision of a university of the highest international quality. Are you interested in joining us? See our list of open positions.

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Support SU

Do you want to contribute? You can support knowledge, education and science - for a sustainable society and future.

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Relocation

Here we present what you need to know about moving to Sweden to work and live in Stockholm. We hope to welcome you soon!

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