About the faculty
The Faculty of Humanities at Stockholm University is one of the largest faculties in Sweden. It conducts research and education in what is often described as the "three pillars" of the humanities – culture, aesthetics and language.
Photo: Sören Andersson
The Faculty of Humanities is one of the four faculties at Stockholm University and consists of thirteen departments and ten institutes/centres.
Faculty management
The faculty mangagement consists of the deans and the head of the faculty office.
Dean
Stefan Helgesson.
Deputy Dean
Catrin Norrby.
Professor Catrin Norrby
Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism
E-mail: catrin.norrby@su.se
Vice Dean for the historical and philosophical subjects
Jonas Olson.
Vice Dean for the linguistics subjects
Laura Alvarez Lopez.
Head of the Faculty office
Felicia Markus
Phone: 08-16 29 00
E-mail: felicia.markus@su.se
Faculty Board
The Faculty's decision-making body is the Faculty Board, where the Dean of the Faculty is chairman and the Deputy Dean is vice-chairman.
The Faculty Board's committees consist of: the budget committee, the docent board, the scholarship committee, the academic appointments board, and the research programmes board.
Collaboration and partners
The teachers and researchers at the Faculty of Humanities collaborate with the surrounding society in many different ways – through public lectures and seminars, popular science publications, information and assignments for authorities and for the private sector. Below you will find some of the faculty's ongoing collaborations.
Accelerator – where art meets science
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Accelerator is an exhibition space where art, science and social issues meet. The organisation is part of Stockholm University, with a mission to actively interact with society.
Accelerator produces exhibitions of international and Swedish contemporary art. In connection with the exhibitions, public presentations and discussions are organised with artists, researchers, students and the public.
Anekdot – the digital public education magazine
Anekdot is the digital education magazine where Sweden's best researchers present, explain and elaborate.
The magazine is a collaboration between the Faculty of Humanities at Stockholm University and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The magazine was launched in February 2019 as an editorial development of Bildningspodden, an educational podcast that premiered in 2015 and has since become one of the country's most popular podcasts in its genre.
The Hallwyl Professorship – collaboration over the centuries
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The Hallwyl Professorship is a collaboration between Nordiska museet and Stockholm University to promote cooperation in museological and collection-related research, teaching and public outreach.
The Hallwyl Chair was established through a donation to the Nordic Museum in 1918.
Last updated: 2025-11-03
Source: Communications Office