A national survey will study the prevalence of sexual harassment and gender-based violence in academia. At the end of April, a questionnaire will be sent to randomly selected students, doctoral students and staff.

The number of students admitted to international master's programmes at Stockholm University has increased by 6.3 per cent, compared to the same period last year.

Hazard and risk screening are in focus for one of the work packages in Mistra SafeChem. Ulf Norinder is developing a computational toolbox to estimate whether chemicals are hazardous or not.

For the first time researchers have cooled antimatter with laser light. This achievement will considerably improve the precision of future antimatter studies, according to physicist Svante Jonsell at Stockholm University.

In the university library atrium, climbers have recently installed a new artwork. Inspired by Heraclitus’s idea of “panta rhei”(“everything flows”), as well as by the nature and research at Stockholm University, Hilda Hellström has created the work ”The way an algae transforms into a rock”.

The notifications of selection results for master’s programmes starting in the autumn 2021 will be published on 9 April on universityadmissions.se.

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Limited transmission of COVID-19 from open schools but teachers were affected.

Today the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions and the German Rector’s Conference have sent an open letter to Iran’s leader Ayatollah Khameini demanding the immediate demanding the release of Dr Ahmadreza Djalali, Swedish citizen and former colleague at Karolinska Intitutet.

Three mathematicians at Stockholm University recieve funding from Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation to recruit international researcher for postdoctoral positions.

Leading European researchers have gathered in a new project on electron nanocrystallography. The goal is to train the next generation researchers in 3D electron diffraction methods.

Light emitted from stars reveals the elements they contain, and the elements in turn tell the story of each star. Wallenberg Academy Fellow Karin Lind is combining modern technology with recently developed models to study the very oldest stars in the Milky Way, and create a picture of the childhood of the galaxy.

Wushi Goldring wants to place specific mathematical objects in a wider context. His research is all about algebraic groups and how they can be used as a common language in mathematics. The aim is to formulate a general theory for how objects from widely diverse areas, and particularly in geometry, can be generated by groups.

As of 23 March 'Ladok for students' will have a new interface which makes it more functional and easier to overview.

Can the little water flea be of help in developing a screening tool for ecotoxicological testing of chemicals? That is investigated by Amira Perez and her colleagues in a Mistra SafeChem PhD project.

Are current recycling technologies of Li-ion batteries indeed sustainable? A new article envisions a sustainable recycling process operating on the principles of green chemistry.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021 places Stockholm University within the global top 50 in five subjects, and number one in Sweden in 14 subjects. The highest ranked subject is Environmental Science where Stockholm University is ranked 23 in the world.

This week, one year has passed since Stockholm University, together with all Sweden’s other higher education institutions, with immediate effect switched to online teaching and closed its campus. It is hardly a one-year anniversary you want to celebrate. But it is worth remembering where we were then – and what we have accomplished during the year.

This autumn Stockholm University will start a new master’s programme in sustainable chemistry. It is the first complete master’s programme in this area in Europe and part of the university´s effort to focus on sustainable chemistry.

A new centre will highlight and develop research and education on sustainable chemistry at Stockholm University. The centre will also have affiliations with research outside the Chemistry Section and actors external to the university.

How do we react to self-driving vehicles? And how can they learn how other road users act? These are the main issues in a new research project.

How does the person who sees a norm-breaker react? This is the focus of a major new international study published in Nature Communications.

The view of the ethics of war that dominates public, legal and political discourse dates back to the Middle Ages. Helen Frowe, who is a professor of philosophy, has incorporated new and challenging perspectives in her research. Among other things, she is studying the moral responsibility of the individual in war, and whether humanitarian interventions can be morally justified.

If you use the wireless network eduroam and haven’t used the automatic settings before, you need to change the settings in all your devices. There are automatic settings for different devices and you should make the changes when you are on campus.

Beatriz Villarroel at Nordita is one of two researchers to receive this year’s L’Oréal-Unesco For Women in Science Prize in Sweden. She has initiated an astronomy project with citizen science to identify missing light sources in the night sky.

Eric Pakulak has developed methods for training children that grow up in an insecure environment, in the hope that they can have more positive outcomes in school and in life.

Frank Wilczek is professor of theoretical physics and Nobel laureate. He usually spends his time in different parts of the world, including at Stockholm University where he is professor. Last year has been quite challenging because of the pandemic. But it has been positive for his research in many ways.

Sarahi Garcia’s research goal is to use bacteria as a toolkit for a sustainable world. She is now a fellow at SciLifeLab.

Billions of years of evolution are behind the ingenious protein machinery in nature’s cells, which captures and converts energy. Professor Ville Kaila is conducting a detailed study of the structure and function of the proteins to learn more about the energy conversion process. That knowledge may eventually result in therapies for diseases where the powerhouses of the cells fall short.

Recent research on pre-Christian Nordic religion demonstrates that there was much greater variation in Norse religion than previously thought. This is one of the conclusions of a new comprehensive interdisciplinary compilation of the research landscape.

Do you want to learn how to cope with the stress that is inevitable in daily life? For the first time this spring, the course "ACT - Managing Stress and Promoting Health" will be held in English.

Sidestepping hit-and-miss experiments and the need for luck in the lab, artificial intelligence can help direct chemists and companies to likely new organic materials for use in electronics – and more, including unlocking secrets of the Universe.

If so, now is the time to start applying. As a student at Stockholm University you have the opportunity to join MyCareer, the university's job portal for students and recent graduates.

Using advanced infrastructure at SciLifeLab and Stockholm University, scientists uncover how the body’s energy makers are made. A new paper published in Science by Alexey Amunts’ laboratory with an international team of researchers reports the molecular mechanism of membrane-tethered protein synthesis in mitochondria.

An international team led by researchers at the Centre for Palaeogenetics at Stockholm University has sequenced DNA recovered from mammoth remains that are up to 1.2 million years old.

The effects of the endocrine disruptor linuron on frogs are not limited to those exposed, but are passed on to their offspring and grand-offspring. First generation offspring have reduced body weight and decreased fertility, while second generation offspring have increased body weight and a disrupted metabolism. This is demonstrated by a new study conducted by researchers at Uppsala University and Stockholm University that has now been published in the journal Science of the Total Environment.

Most countries introduced school closures during the spring of 2020 despite substantial uncertainty regarding the effectiveness in containing SARS-CoV-2. In Sweden, upper secondary schools moved online while lower secondary schools remained open. A comparison of parents with children in the final year of lower secondary and first year of upper secondary school shows that keeping the former open had limited consequences for the overall transmission of the virus. However, the infection rate doubled among lower secondary teachers relative to upper secondary ones.

Stockholm Resilience Centre director selected for newly established professorship in sustainability science with focus on sustainable food systems, funded by the Curt Bergfors Foundation.

During the autumn of 2020, a silver hoard was found by the company Arkeologerna, part of the National Historical Museums, at a Viking Age farm in Viggbyholm, north of Stockholm. Jens Christian Moesgaard, professor of numismatics at Stockholm University, was contacted to help archaeologists identify the coins.

The number of applications to international master’s programmes at Stockholm University has reached the highest level since 2011 when fees for international students from countries outside the EU/EEA area were introduced.

“Before it seemed strange to only meet online. Maybe it would have been different to meet in person at least once. But ideally I would do both”, Nahid Amini says.

A new study published in PNAS finds that aid provided by the United Nations (UN) in the aftermath of climate-related disasters is driven by humanitarian need rather than by strategic donor interests. The results underline the importance of climate-related hazards for understanding aid disbursements.

Family courts are misunderstanding and misusing research around how children form close relationships with their caregivers, say an international group of experts.

Loss of smell is the single most important symptom of COVID-19. Individuals who rate their sense of smell to 0-2 on a scale of 0-10 have a high probability of being infected by the coronavirus, according to a new large international study.

Are you interested in finding solutions to social, organisational, and environmental challenges? Then our new Bachelor’s Programme in Business, Ethics and Sustainability could be something for you. Applications deadline for the autumn 2021 is 15 January.

Stockholm University College became Stockholm University 60 years ago, inaugurated by a ceremony in Stockholm City Hall.

Two Wallenberg foundations award almost SEK 70 million to 10 research projects on AI and autonomous systems. Three grants are awarded to researchers at Stockholm University.

New Year’s resolutions may be hard to keep, but research shows there is one possible way to succeed – rephrase your resolution.

Stefano Manzoni, Associate Professor in Ecohydrology at the Department of Physical Geography, has been awarded the ERC Consolidator Grant 2020 for a research project about soil processes. The aim of the research is to answer the long-standing question: How are land use and climatic changes affecting soil fertility and the amount of carbon we can store in soil? The answer to this critical question lies in microbial adaptation to the challenging soil environment – the central hypothesis of this project.

Adding a little water to wood-based nanofoams transforms them into super-insulating materials. This surprising result from research at Stockholm University was recently published in the journal Matter.

The behaviour of neighbours is of crucial significance for the behaviour of the individual and thus for the shoal or flock. Moreover, collective behaviour develops very rapidly. This is shown by a new study of how, in just three generations, fish can be bred to swim in shoals.

To conclude the fall’s round of workshops in the Find your career in Sweden series, five international alumni were asked to participate in a panel discussion and share their experiences of finding work in Sweden.

Employers appreciate students from Stockholm University. According to ”Global University Employability Ranking 2020”, Stockholm University ranks 66 in the world.

This year's mentorship programme will not only be an opportunity for participants to exchange experiences and knowledge for mutual benefit. It will also be an exercise on how to build relationships when it is not possible to meet in real life.

In the heart of the national city park and only ten minutes from the city, Stockholm University is one of Europe's leading centres for higher education, ranked among the world’s top 100 universities.

Using x-ray lasers, researchers at Stockholm University have been able to follow the transformation between two distinct different liquid states of water, both being made of H2O molecules. At around -63 Centigrade the two liquids exist at different pressure regimes with a density difference of 20%. By rapidly varying the pressure before the sample could freeze, it was possible to observe one liquid changing into the other in real time. Their findings are published in the journal Science.

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In the end of November, the annual list “Highly Cited Researcher-2020” was published. World class researchers are selected for their exceptional research performance and significant influence. This year, eleven researchers from Stockholm University are on the list.

For the third year in a row, Stockholm University organised a Master’s Fair for prospective master’s students. Due to the current circumstances it took place online and thus enabled participants from all over the world.

On November 18, European universities celebrate their common cultural heritage through the annual European Academic Heritage Day. This year the day focuses on selected examples from the universities' collections.

The university's first online master's conferments were held in Aula Magna on 6 and 20 November.

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation today announced its latest major investment of SEK 3.1 billion for the period until 2032 in data-driven life science – an important, rapidly expanding field the development of which could not be more timely.

Marc Friedländer’s research into microRNA takes him from the universe inside a single cell, into outer space and millennia back in time. His dream is to be able to mathematically describe gene regulation.

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is investing SEK 3.7 billion in basic research into therapeutics, epidemiology and infection biology, precision medicine and diagnostics, evolution and biodiversity and cell and molecular biology. The programme, which will run until 2032, will be hosted by SciLifeLab.

A new study from the Nordita explains how carbon dust grains grow efficiently in so-called carbon stars.

In order to foster the spirit of community and create connection across geographical divides, the Alumni Relations team reached out to alumni internationally in April, when the pandemic had truly become global.

Stockholm University's Virtual Master's Fair takes place on 18 November. Like many other events this year it happens online, as the name indicates, and thus enables participation from all over the world. 

We are happy to congratulate Monika Gänssbauer on her promotion to Professor in Chinese language and culture at Stockholm University.

Sea floor sediments of the Arctic Ocean can help scientists understand how permafrost responds to climate warming. A multidisciplinary team from Stockholm University has found evidence of past permafrost thawing during climate warming events at the end of the last ice age. Their findings, published today in Science Advances, caution about what could happen in the near future: That Arctic warming by only a few degrees C may trigger massive permafrost thawing, coastal erosion, and the release of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) into the atmosphere.

In our digital course catalogue, the description 'on campus' is given as generic information to indicate where a course takes place.

Digital Futures will be one of the world’s foremost research centres of its kind. The initiative, a collaboration between the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University, and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), was inaugurated in October.

Now there’s a new look for the university’s English and Swedish websites with more space for pictures and videos. The content and structure has been reworked to make it easier to find what you’re looking for.

Stockholm University has just received its first SAR researcher. SAR – Scholars at Risk – is an international network that works to protect academic freedom and shield threatened scholars who have, until now, mainly worked in the humanities and social sciences.

An international team of scientists has identified iodic acid as a novel driver of new aerosol particle formation in the Arctic during the summer to fall transition.

Stockholm University is ranked at place 69 in the latest edition of the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020, also known as the Shanghai Ranking, placing the university second in Sweden.

Starting October 1 changes will be implemented for Zoom login sessions which means that everyone will be logged out after twelve hours.

To go for the future – Master’s programmes 2021-2022. Take a look at the new inspirational leaflet from Stockholm University!

Are you curious about entrepreneurship? Are you thinking about starting your own business but don’t know where to begin?

When you're studying it's important to take a break every now and then. Why not join Åsa in this short and fun workout? You may not understand all the Swedish words but music and cool moves is a universal language. Ready? Let's start!

The University, together with SL, would like to remind all students and employees to only use public transportation if you really must. If you are able, choose another method for commuting.

The new coronavirus is shaking up everyday life for us all. The foundation of the University’s crisis management is the recommendations of the Government and the Public Health Agency of Sweden, whose current assessment is that there are clear signs that the coronavirus is spreading within Swedish society.

For the first time, spin nutation in magnetic materials has been observed. The discovery could impact the way digital information is saved and lead to a faster, more compact and more energy-efficient technology.

On August 28, as the autumn semester is about to begin, the gym chain Fitness24Seven opens a gym at Frescati Sports Center (Frescatihallen) in the middle of the Frescati campus.

Tuesday 16 June the Alumni Relations team arranged the last digital alumni afterwork before the summer holidays. To welcome the summer we enjoyed songs sung by the student choir Osqstämman.

You can view the message from the Stockholm University President here.

The Global Swede Award is honouring international students who excel in areas closely related to innovation and entrepreneurship. They should also be good representatives of their own country as well as Sweden. This year, Hidehisa Matsumoto from Japan is Stockholm University’s student receiving the award.

Have you used your student email to register for a private Zoom account? If so, you have to change to a private email address to keep following distance learning at SU.

Do you feel lonely studying alone in quarantine? Maybe you want some study company when all teaching is online? Why not spend 25 minutes of quiet study time with our master’s student Emma in this #studywithme video which was shot at Stockholm University’s Frescati Library before the pandemic.

Are you struggling with studying remotely? Are you starting to feel isolated? We have gathered together some tips to make student life a little easier during quarantine.

The notification of selection results has now been sent out to all who applied for master's programmes starting this autumn. Across the country, the number of admitted students increased by 13 percent compared to the autumn term in 2019.

During the autumn, SU will merge the current SAS platform from 9.x to SAS Viya. Now you have the opportunity to attend web training in the statistical software SAS free of charge.

– I haven’t had time to discover Stockholm yet as I’ve been so busy hanging out with new friends at the university, Polish exchange student Michal Jedrzejczak said as he attended the welcome fair at Orientation Day for international students on 21 January.

The number of applications for international master’s programmes at Stockholm University has reached an all-time high.

Dr. Ahmet Gürata, a film scholar specializing in Turkish cinema and media, has recently joined Stockholm University as senior visiting scholar. He left Turkey after being put on trial for signing Academics for Peace’s Declaration and comes to Stockholm University Institute for Turkish Studies through Scholars at Risk.

How is aggression controlled in the brain and what methods can we use to influence it? These are some of the questions that Christian Broberger, professor of neurochemistry, hopes to get answers to during a five-year project that now receives SEK 20.4 million from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

Workplace sexual harassment was thought to be a likely risk factor for mental health disorders. Now, a new study by Stockholm University researchers shows a connection between sexual harassment and suicidal behaviour.

Thawing permafrost and collapsing methane hydrates from the Siberian-Arctic coastal oceans can trigger increasing emissions of climate-warming gases. This autumn, the expedition ISSS-2020 on board the ship Akademik Keldysh will study one of the biggest challenges in climate research.

Large numbers of three-spined stickleback have gradually taken over larger parts of the Baltic Sea’s coastal ecosystem, shows a new scientific study. Stickleback is a small prey fish common in aquatic food webs across temperate Europe. The stickleback contributes to local ecosystem ‘regime shifts’, where young-of-the-year pike and perch decline in individual bays, and these shifts gradually spread like a wave from the outer archipelago into the mainland coast.

Being socially active generally increases your chances of getting a good night’s sleep. But if you are active late into the evening, it reduces the number of hours you sleep – and can also affect your social life.