Staff News

Staff news

  • What is a university, actually? 2024-03-18 After many years at various levels in the academy, I have learnt that the question has several possible answers. Especially now, with the bird’s-eye-view afforded by my new task as Deputy Vice President for human science.
  • Apply to the ACCESS courses for PhD students 2024-03-15 Four upcoming PhD student courses are now available for 2024. All courses will be given in English and are open to PhD students at all ACCESS institutions. All courses will be 5 full-time weeks in length and will be worth 7.5 ECTS.
  • Join the ACCESS Forum at Stockholm University on June 10-14, 2024 2024-03-15 ACCESS (Academic Collaboration Chile Sweden) is a research platform consisting of 17 universities in Chile and Sweden focused on fostering bilateral cooperation, particular for interdisciplinary, sustainability-focused research.
  • Salary review 2023 – agreements signed with Saco-S and Seko 2024-03-08 Stockholm University and Saco-S and Seko have signed agreements on new individual salaries in the 2023 salary review.
  • New to the job – what it is like to be Deputy Vice President 2024-03-04 It is fantastic that there are so many wise people who are prepared to step up and work for the good of the university and its academic areas.
  • Phishing – Fraud emails – Spam 2024-02-29 Attempted fraud on the Internet is becoming more common and the attempts more and more sophisticated. Be wary of emails from people you do not know and be careful about clicking on links.
  • Security information about e-meeting service Zoom 2024-02-29 Zoom has quickly become a much-used service at SU for both distance learning and remote meetings. Because it’s such an important service and there have been reports on security failures, the information security group has summarised ways to deal with these flaws.
  • Helpdesk and Logistics to change names March 1 2024-02-28 Two of IT Services functions will be renamed on March 1. Helpdesk becomes IT-support and Logistics becomes IT-service. The new names will better reflect the work performed by the functions.
  • “The Board already shoulders security responsibilities” 2024-02-19 As a higher education institution, we have a great responsibility to address the security challenges we face. On the other hand, the inclusion in the Higher Education Ordinance of detailed regulation of the Board’s mandate regarding current societal challenges is the wrong way to go about handling them.
  • Workshop with The Conversation to reach out internationally 2024-02-16 The Conversation publishes popular science research news for an international audience, reaching millions of readers each month. On March 25, Miriam Frankel, editor from London, holds a workshop for researchers at Stockholm University who want to learn how to reach out.
  • IA, the new Work Environment Information System – replaces the previous SAMIR 2024-02-16 As from January 1, the IA system replaces the previous SAMIR for incident management in the areas of work environment, environmental issues, and safety at the University
  • Primula is up and running – check this before the salary payment in February 2024-02-09 Primula is open again and employees will again have the opportunity to register cases.
  • Clas Hättestrand, foto: Sören Andersson Thematic evaluation of collaboration 2024-02-07 The Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) is currently conducting a national thematic evaluation of education and research collaboration by the country’s higher education institutions.
  • Nätfiskemejl ser ut att komma ifrån Postnord Phishing attempt targeting SU 2024-02-05 A phishing attempt is currently circulating and has reached many employees today. The email appears to come from Postnord. If you have received it, do not click on any links, discard the email immediately.
  • Don’t miss the security training! 2024-02-05 There is a security awareness training programme that all SU employees must complete. The training is mandatory for everyone and comes directly to your mailbox about once a month.
  • “There are many wise people and opinions in the Consultative Assembly” 2024-02-01 Annica Ekman is the new chairperson of Stockholm University’s Consultative Assembly. This year, the Assembly has the important task of giving its opinion on the proposal for a new President.
  • I look forward to my final year as President! 2024-01-22 I must continue to shoulder my responsibilities as President of Stockholm University and head of a public authority until my very last day on the job.
  • Training at SSIF in Frescatihallen Spring 2024 2024-01-18 Employees at Stockholm University have access to free activities.
  • Amendments to the central terms and conditions agreements and the occupational pension agreement 2024-01-17 In 2023, the Swedish Agency for Government Employers and the central trade unions Saco-S, OFR/S, P, O and Seko signed several agreements that affect the terms of employment for government employees. The changes apply to the terms and conditions agreements and the occupational pension agreement and entered into force on 1 January 2024.
  • Whistleblower function for employees 2024-01-08 Stockholm University have a new system for reporting wrongdoings at the workplace. More information at the staff web pages.
  • Bokstaven P för att sympolisera parkering Staff parking fee 2024 2024-01-04 New parking permits are available for order.
  • The university applies for the HR Excellence in Research Award 2023-12-15 The President has decided that Stockholm University will apply for the HR Excellence in Research Award from the European Commission.
  • VPN required to access Confluence 2023-12-11 Starting now VPN is required to access Confluence regardless of your location. The change has been made for security reasons and has already taken effect.
  • A new version of Serviceportalen to be launched soon 2023-12-05 A new version of Serviceportalen will be launched soon. Serviceportalen will still contain knowledge articles and answers to frequently asked questions, and you can ask questions and place orders. A new feature is that you must log in with your university account to be able to access Serviceportalen.
  • Henrik Cederquist and Elisabeth Wåghäll Nivre Thank you for these six years 2023-12-04 In a few weeks, we will be leaving our respective assignments as deputy vice presidents. These have been six interesting and exciting years in which we have not only dealt with a number of crises and challenges, but also experienced successes and joys in our faculties.
  • Do you feel stressed? Seminar series in the spring of 2024 2023-12-01 Many employees at Stockholm University signal that they have a workload that they are not satisfied with. To work preventively with unhealthy workload is an important issue and it has therefore been chosen as one of the goals for the work environment and equal terms work 2023–2024.
  • Recurring problems with Printomat  2023-11-27 There has been recuring problems with the Printomat printing service for some time. A solution to fix the problem is being developed and will hopefully be introduced in December.
  • Want to develop new learning environments in science and technology? 2023-11-23 The needs of the world are changing as sustainable development issues become more pressing - but is your teaching evolving? Join an innovative pedagogical development project that aims to discover and test new ways of teaching in this period called the Anthropocene.
  • Join SU's Teachers' Conference 2024 — meaningful learning in our times 2023-11-23 The 2024 Teaching and Learning Conference highlights effective, creative and diverse collaborative approaches to enhance learning in higher education.
  • Focus on academic leadership 2023-11-20 Leadership at a university, which is also an administrative authority, is based on those who delegate – ultimately the President – trusting that those who receive the delegation can also handle it wisely.
  • Attempted phishing attacks against the university  2023-11-15 There are many phishing attempts going around right now. These include emails that appear to be from a colleague but are not. Be extra vigilant against emails that look different, even if they seem to come from someone you know.
  • student barometer 2023 New Large Student Survey this Autumn 2023-11-14 Stockholm University participates right now in the Student Barometer and International Student Barometer surveys. The aim is to provide the university with better insights into our students' experiences.
  • Security training to raise awareness among all staff members 2023-11-08 Did you know that the university has an online training tool for secure information management? The training is for all staff members and comes in the form of an email about once a month.
  • Clas Hättestrand AI – still a hot topic 2023-11-07 AI-powered chatbots are here to stay and will be one of the many tools in the academic toolbox.
  • Transition from Egencia to Amex GBT 2023-11-01 From November 1, 2023, all trips must be booked through our new travel agency Amex GBT.
  • Our occupational health care services – Avonova 2023-11-01 As of 1 November 2023, the University´s provider of occupational health care services is Avonova Hälsa AB.
  • Deputy Vice Presidents Quality dialogues in progress 2023-10-23 Since spring semester 2022, the Deputy Vice Presidents have been working with the President and Vice President to conduct quality dialogues for research with all of the university’s departments as well as with the institutes and centres that are directly subordinate to a faculty.
  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against all travel to Israel and Palestine 2023-10-19 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UD) advises against all travel to several countries around the world.
  • Balanced budget 2023-10-10 With joint efforts, I am convinced that we can achieve a break-even result for 2023.
  • Join the SASUF research and innovation week in Lund 13-17 May 2024 2023-10-04 Researchers and doctoral students at Stockholm University are welcome to participate in the research week in Lund from May 13th to 15th, 2024.
  • What is happening with the rent for your department? 2023-09-26 Will the rent continue to increase at the same pace? Can we use our premises more efficiently?
  • Vicerektorer Focus on research basis 2023-09-25 All students have the right to an education centred around current and evidence-based knowledge. And researchers have much to gain from their role as teacher.
  • Albano Campus to be inaugurated in September 2023-09-15 Starting on September 20, Stockholm University, KTH, Akademiska Hus, Svenska Bostäder and the City of Stockholm invite you to the inauguration of the Albano campus.
  • Astrid Söderbergh Widding. Photo: Anna-Karin Landin. “An unbridled evaluation landscape” 2023-09-11 “An unbridled evaluation landscape” (Ett otuktat utvärderingslandskap), this description, put forth by Karin Röding in 2015 regarding the terrain in which universities and colleges are located, has grown wings.
  • Tatiana Chemi. Foto: TC Seminar: The pedagogy of love and freedom through the lenses of theatre laboratory 2023-09-11 What's love got to do with education? In light of contemporary higher educational strategies, we can answer: nothing at all. Embracing the “affective turn” however, ass prof Tatiana Chemi's lecture will afford us to rethink the role of emotions in teaching and learning by looking into the materiality of affects through the lenses of theatre laboratory.
  • Felix Ho. Photo: Uppsala universitet Samtal@SU: Navigating the Crossroads between Chemistry and Mathematics 2023-09-05 How can we understand how students try to integrate chemical and mathematical knowledge, by drawing on reheslleparch in mathematics, physics and chemistry education? By studying how they solve problems in chemical kinetics, we have developed a framework for understanding how students navigate between chemistry and mathematics that can also be applied to other scientific disciplines. What implications have these insights for teaching and how can we support our students?
  • Clas Hättestrand. Photo: Sören Andersson New teacher education programme – again 2023-08-28 Over the summer the Government has set up an inquiry to develop and reform teacher education programmes once again.
  • Information regarding the security situation in Sweden 2023-08-21 In the new deteriorating security situation for Sweden, Stockholm University follows the government's recommendations and obtains current information from Swedish authorities.
  • Stockholm trio: Education in a changing world 2023-08-17 How can we adapt and cope with the constant changes in the world around us, whilst maintaining the status of being one of the world’s leading providers of education programs? How can we be innovative, adapt to changes and remain open to new possibilities but in a sustainable way?
  • Händer i en ring Inclusive teaching in higher education 2023-08-10 What is inclusive teaching, who is it for and how does it fit in Higher Education? A course where you are invited to discuss and share questions in relation to diversity, inclusive pedagogies and equitable quality education for all. For university teachers from all academic areas with completed training in UL1 or equivalent.
  • New Information Security Policy and information management training  2023-06-22 Stockholm University has established a new Information Security Policy and procured a new training tool for secure information management. Training takes place in the form of short course modules accessed via an email link. 
  • Microsoft 365 will be introduced gradually at the university 2023-06-21 University employees have long demanded solutions that simplify collaboration with internal and external parties. Now that MS365 will be gradually introduced at SU, all employees will have access to a modern and efficient digital workplace.
  • Three persons signing papers. New international master's programme within the framework of Stockholm Trio 2023-06-14 An agreement on cooperation within a new international master's programme in biostatistics and computer science between Karolinska Institutet, KTH and Stockholm University has been concluded.
  • Election year at the university 2023-06-12 Alongside our recruitment decisions, appointing people to different management positions is one of the most important decisions we make as academic leaders at different levels.
  • VPN FortiClient for Windows users works again – a computer restart is required! 2023-06-02 IT Services has received new FortiClient licences and installed them. For most users it should be enough to restart their computer to get the new settings installed and be able to connect with VPN again.
  • Panorama: How are the doctoral students doing? 2023-06-01 What is the state of doctoral studies at Stockholm University?
  • Porträtt av Åsa Borin Premises of the future 2023-05-26 It is now time to take the next step in the work on the university’s use of premises. The premises-related needs of all activities will be inventoried and existing conditions will be mapped out.
  • Locked lecture halls this summer 2023-05-25 All centrally administered halls at campus Frescati and Albano will be completely locked this summer.
  • CIVIS – information for staff 2023-05-16 CIVIS – Europe’s Civic University Alliance, is aiming at facilitating cooperation across national borders and increase student, teacher and staff mobility. By increasing the availability of high quality education and create more possibilities for all students and staff we strive for creating conditions for success as well as eliminating inequalities.
  • Clas Hättestrand. Photo: Sören Andersson Student influence – a shared responsibility 2023-05-15 For many of us, regular contact with the student union is part of day-to-day life and a very important component of leading and developing the university’s activities.
  • Dan Andrée and Sanna Sjöblom outside Stockholm Trio's office in Brussels near the European Parliamen How Stockholm Trio in Brussels is active in European research policy 2023-05-10 The office in the EU’s political cradle is bursting with activities.
  • Complete your PhD studies on time and feel good along the way! GROUP 2 2023-05-09 The course is to support PhD students at Stockholm University who have reached halfway or further. The aim is to strengthen and support PhD students to lead themselves and to manage high performance demands and stress. Furthermore, the course aim to provide PhD students with productivity and stress management tools and provide opportunities for exchange with other PhD students. This course have a promoting perspective focusing on personal development.
  • Complete your PhD studies on time and feel good along the way! GROUP 1 2023-05-09 The course is to support PhD students at Stockholm University who have reached less than halfway. The aim is to strengthen and support PhD students to lead themselves and to manage high performance demands and stress. Furthermore, the course aim to provide PhD students with productivity and stress management tools and provide opportunities for exchange with other PhD students. This course have a promoting perspective focusing on personal development.
  • Workshop: Laboratory tasks as an instructional strategy in science education 2023-05-02 Laboratory tasks have a long history in science education and are often taken for granted. Perhaps because of this they are not always given the attention and reflection they deserve. In this workshop we will take a closer look at laboratory tasks as an instructional strategy and how they can be used more effectively.
  • Laboration. Bild av RAEng. Pixabay Workshop: Laboratory tasks as an instructional strategy in science education 2023-05-02 Laboratory tasks have a long history in science education and are often taken for granted. Perhaps because of this they are not always given the attention and reflection they deserve. In this workshop we will take a closer look at laboratory tasks as an instructional strategy and how they can be used more effectively.
  • The assessment of what are considered sought-after qualifications can change over time 2023-05-02 It is important to continuously review the processes for assessment of qualifications and evaluation of work efforts.
  • Workshop: Understanding the Impact of AI in University Education 2023-05-02 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we live and work, and university education is no exception. You want to learn more about the impact of AI on university education and be aware of its associated benefits and risks.
  • Pitch an article idea for The Conversation. Photo: Mostphotos Pitch an article idea for The Conversation 2023-04-24 Are you a scientist at Stockholm University and have an article idea for the digital magazine The Conversation? Here you can pitch your idea.
  • Astrid Söderbergh Widding. Photo: Anna-Karin Landin. Joint strength within the Stockholm Trio 2023-04-17 The Stockholm Trio starts to grow organically – collaborative initiatives between researchers at our universities want to use the Alliance to highlight our joint strength as a complete university environment.
  • How does AI affect the future of education? 2023-04-12 How can university teachers relate to artificial intelligence in higher education? That was discussed during an event in March.
  • Do not hesitate to reapply for external research grants! 2023-04-03 There is every reason for more employees to apply for research grants – even if they have received one or more rejections.
  • AI och framtidens undervisning. Foto: Mostphotos AI and the future of education 2023-03-28 Can we create new and creative learning activities with OpenAI's ChatGPT? How can we relate to new AI technology in relation to examinations? How do we turn fears and concerns about digitisation into finding new ways to improve learning for our students instead?
  • Blended Intensive Programmes Blended Intensive Programs (BIP) in CIVIS 2023-03-22 One of the priorities of the new Erasmus Plus programme is to be more inclusive and make it easier for students, who otherwise would not participate in an exchange for an entire semester, to take advantage of the programme’s opportunities.
  • Panorama March: AI Changes Everything 2023-03-22 Free online tools that can answer complicated exam questions and even write essays are a keystroke away – what now?
  • Portraits of Henrik Cederquist, Jessika van der Sluijs, Yvonne Svanström and Elisabeth Wåghäll Nivre The importance of collegial governance and faculty elections 2023-03-20 In academia, we often talk about collegiality which can take many forms.
  • Norm Friesen. Photo: Boise State University husera@su: Tact and the Pedagogical Relation 2023-03-17 What is pedagogical tact? How can it make me as a teacher relationally competent and how does it affect student learning? Lunchseminar with Professor Norm Friesen, Boise State University.
  • Wellness benefit at Stockholm University 2023-03-13 On March 9, 2023, the President of Stockholm University adopted rules for Wellness benefit at Stockholm University (ref. no. SU FV-0185-23). Applies as from 2023-01-01. The document replaces previous decision, Wellness benefit at Stockholm University (ref. no. SU FV-1006-22) 2022-03-24.
  • Portrait of Afzal Siddiqui, Department of Computer and Systems Sciences “EU funding is a long-term process” 2023-03-10 A workshop aiming to help the participating researchers on their way to EU funds concluded the EU course held by the university alliance Stockholm trio. The course will be offered again in 2023.
  • Training session: How to write long-form features, with The Conversation’s Insights editors 2023-03-06 Powerful stories demand a longer read. Welcome to a training session with The Conversation for long-form features.
  • Deputy Vice Presidents Yvonne Svanström, Henrik Cederquist and Elisabeth Wåghäll Nivre. Photo: Ingma Focus on quality and good subject knowledge in teacher education 2023-03-03 Teacher education remains a joint responsibility of Human Science and Science.
  • Guidelines on using AI-powered chatbots in education and research 2023-03-02 The guidelines presented here are intended to offer guidance to teachers, researchers and various bodies within the university about how to relate to AI chatbots.
  • Student i bibliotek. Foto: Mostphotos Teaching & Learning Event: On pedagogical perspectives on quality in doctoral education 2023-03-01 What characterizes a high-quality doctoral education? How can we improve doctoral education so that doctoral students' development is promoted? What can we learn from UKÄ's quality reviews of doctoral education from a pedagogical perspective?
  • Nina Kirchner – glaciologist in battle against time 2023-02-23 Tarfala research station is one of the world's most beautiful workplaces, but also one of the most challenging. Nina Kirchner, new director of Tarfala, recently returned from the spring fieldwork season. Now, the next phase will begin, in which the research data is analysed.
  • Increased demands on administrative skills 2023-02-22 We need to be careful not to over-administer various processes.
  • EdTech coach helps teachers 2023-02-21 As an individual teacher or group of teachers, you are welcome to book the University's new Educational Technology coach function to help you with consultation, planning and follow-up on issues related to digital aspects of teachers' work.
  • The course catalogue and course syllabus search will retrieve information from a new source 2023-02-08 As a first step in replacing SISU with Albatross the course catalogue and course syllabus will start retrieving information from a new source.
  • Inspera is now available in the central examination halls 2023-02-08 Inspera has now been launched in the central examination halls. Mentoring sessions are available, but be sure to order early as these mentoring sessions are in high demand. There are also templates in Inspera with the recommended settings.
  • Clas Hättestrand. Photo: Sören Andersson Quality dialogues as a development tool 2023-02-07 The quality reports from the academic areas and associated dialogues are extremely valuable because they provide direct insight into the practical quality assurance procedures.
  • Astrid Söderbergh Widding. Photo: Anna-Karin Landin. Measures to manage the new AI tool 2023-01-20 We need to review our examination forms, where take-home exams at the beginner level, if they need to exist at all, need to be supplemented with other types of examination that preclude the use of AI tools.
  • Conversation Stockholm University participates in The Conversation 2023-01-03 Since 2019, Stockholm University takes part in the digital magazine The Conversation where researchers write articles and comment on current news and events in the world.
  • “It’s nice to be able to focus on research” 2022-12-28 The chemist Alla Brychka and her colleague Serhii left Ukraine on the day the war broke out in February. Now they work as researchers at the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry at Stockholm University.
  • Access to the Ticketing System limited to within Sweden 2022-12-21 As of December 21, access to the Ticketing System has been limited to within Sweden or via VPN. Students abroad can send email to create tickets.
  • Housing needs of international researchers and PhD 2022-12-21 Conclusion of a survey that was carried out in order to develop housing offerings to international researchers and PhD at Stockholm University.
  • A Christmas greeting from the President 2022-12-20 President Astrid Söderbergh Widding would like to wish all employees a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
  • Astrid Söderbergh Widding A new government, a budget bill, and a Tidö Agreement 2022-11-28 We do not know many details about the policies that are to be expected, but what is clear is that the Government seems to want to redirect education and research policy in many ways.
  • As of February 1, 2023, VPN is required to update webpages when working remotely 2022-11-28
  • KTH SoTL 2023 - Future learning - Learning for the future. Logo. Illustration: KTH SoTL Conference on Future learning — Learning for the future 2022-11-25 Get ready for KTH’s 5th Scholarship of Teaching and Learning conference: KTH SoTL 2023 — Future learning — Learning for the future. This conference will be taking place in-person at KTH on 7 March 2023. Welcome all SU teachers!
  • Studetnter. Hållbart lärande med pedagogiska ambassadörer. Foto: Jens Olof Lasthein Teaching and Learning event: Sustainable educational development through pedagogical ambassadors 2022-11-22 How do we make the most of the resources invested in learning in higher education? How do pedagogical ambassadors pave the way for sustainable learning? Lecture and good examples from the year's various development projects — such as seeing students as a resource for pedagogical development and how should we teach for a sustainable future?
  • Important regarding access cards 2022-11-21 Your access card is personal and may not be lent or handed over to anyone else.
  • On the question of ethical review 2022-11-14 At Stockholm University, we will continue to develop procedures for the ethical review needed to ensure that research does not harm individuals.
  • Ris4Civis meeting Increased focus on research within Civis 2022-11-11 The European university alliance Civis has ambitious plans for cooperation in both education and research. The research pillar took shape during a week in Stockholm.
  • Energy-saving measures are introduced 2022-11-09 Due to the energy situation in Europe, authorities in Sweden are ordered to save electricity and energy during the coming winter. Various measures will be introduced at the university and everyone can contribute. Let’s work together – every kilowatt counts.
  • Clas Hättestrand. Photo: Sören Andersson Increased pressure to adapt education to the labour market 2022-10-31 Universities and colleges are expected to take major responsibility by offering relevant and appropriate courses. The problem is that we cannot really predict which courses will be relevant.
  • BIPs inom Civis Civis Blended Intensive Programmes - Call for proposals 2022-10-28 Within Civis, it is possible to plan and organize Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP) together with other partner universities. BIP are shorter courses of 3-6 ECTS, that contain both a physical and a virtual part.
  • Introduction for newly employed 2022-10-25 Welcome as a new employee at Stockholm University! Take your time to look through the films to get an overview of your new workplace, mission and organisation.
  • Studenter på Stockholms universitet; Foto: Jens Olof Lasthein International student barometer 2022 2022-10-25 Stockholm University will participate in the International Student Barometer 2022, ISB, a survey for international students. The survey is conducted during the period 17 November to 19 December, and all international students at Stockholm University will receive an email with an individual link to answer it.
  • email scam - phishing Be aware of ”CEO fraud phishing” 2022-10-13 Several cases of “CEO fraud phishing” have been reported lately. If you receive email that appears to come from a manager with uncharacteristic orders, be vigilant and double check the information.
  • triptych The university is in place in Albano 2022-10-03 The Department of Mathematics, the Department of Special Education and the Stockholm Resilience Centre have all moved into building 1. This means that the university's operations in Albano are now in place.
  • Tre personer diskuterar något A new career support project for female Associate Professors starts this autumn 2022-09-22 Are you a female associate professor or newly promoted professor at the Faculty of Science? Do you want to take part in reading and group discussions around career paths, life choices, obstacles that prevent career progression, and how to find the tools to overcome them? Then this project might be for you!
  • Elisabeth Wåghäll Nivre. Photo: Niklas Björling Openness and diversity in the doctoral schools 2022-09-19 The aim of the doctoral schools is to make it easier for doctoral students to achieve their degree objectives and to promote scientific and social contacts.
  • A word from the Dean, September 2022-09-19 The fall semester 2022 has started and our campus is again filled with students eager to engage in new courses and programs!
  • Introduction session to the Active Learning Classroom 2022-09-16 Are you planning to teach in one of the university's new ALC classrooms? ALC stands for Active Learning Classroom, and these rooms have technology to support teaching for active learning. In this introduction you will learn to use these dynamic classrooms to lift your teaching and your students' learning. Oct 13th at 11-12
  • Student vid dator. Inspera - självstudiekurs. Foto: Mostphoto How to use Inspera — our new digital examination system 2022-09-15 A new mandatory self-study course for university teachers, administrators and invigilators whom will use the university's new digital examination system Inspera. You will receive help in order to understand the basic functions you will need when using Inspera.
  • Veronica Flodin and Jessica Slove Davidson. Photo: CeUL/SU New course will make for better biology teachers 2022-09-15 There is a new tailor-made university teaching course for doctoral students who teach biology. The course aims to help inexperienced teachers feel more confident in their teaching and to create "aha-moments" with their students.
  • Film about the working environment and equal terms work at the University 2022-09-15 The film briefly describes how the University works with working environment and equal terms issues.
  • University to change telecom operator on November 1 2022-09-15 The University's current contract with telecom operator Tele2 will expire soon, which is why a new tender has been launched. On November 1, we will change our telecom operator to Telenor. 
  • Career Support Group meeting at SDCN Dual career network welcomes expat partners 2022-09-07 Accompanying partners to Stockholm University employees are invited to join a network founded by Stockholm Academic Forum to get a head start in their search for a job in Stockholm.
  • Vicerektor Yvonne Svanström i färgglad klänning Recruitment processes – an important issue 2022-09-05 Recruitment processes are one of the most important issues at the university. We want the best professors, lecturers, doctoral students and administrative staff.
  • Before you go on holiday… 2022-08-29 Before you "log out" for your holiday, please remember to let people know that you'll be out of the office, or that your office hours will be different during the holiday season.
  • Astrid Söderbergh Widding Student finance scheme for transition at the university 2022-08-23 The student finance scheme for transition and retraining and lifelong learning will require commitment at all levels within the university.
  • Ukrainian flag Funding opportunities for Ukrainian researchers 2022-06-20 Here we have gathered relevant calls and other initiatives for Ukrainian researchers.
  • Magnus Breitholtz, foto: Rickard Kilström New Senior advisor to the President appointed 2022-06-16 Magnus Breitholtz, has been appointed Senior advisor to the president with operational responsibility for the environment and sustainable development.
  • President Astrid Söderbergh Widding. Photo: Anna-Karin Landin Internationalization on several fronts 2022-06-13 At the same time as the university pursues international collaboration on several fronts, internationalization faces major challenges.
  • Åsa Borin, universitetsdirektör. Foto: Rickard Kilström Information security strengthened at the university 2022-06-02 All employees will develop skills in information security and data protection.
  • Yvonne Svanström Henrik Cederquist, Elisabeth Wåghäll Nivre Mentoring programmes to support the development and growth of younger researchers 2022-05-19 Although the mentoring programmes are designed differently in the two areas, the goal is the same: to support younger researchers as they develop and grow into the role of independent teachers and researchers.
  • Successful course for managers in laboratory activities 2022-05-10 Hello there, Hanna Gustavsson, laboratory safety coordinator for the Faculty of Science who has organised a course for managers in laboratory activities.
  • Get free tickets to Stockholm Tech Live 2022-05-05 Stockholm Tech Live, a conference and an exhibition, is organized at Kistamässan on May 11–12. Stockholm University is a partner to the conference through the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences – that is on the conference council.
  • Prorektor Clas Hättestrand. Foto: Sören Andersson Benefits of wider participation 2022-05-02 If we succeed in broadening recruitment, we will be able to attract better students to our education programmes.
  • Change environment and develop your research – apply for Strategic mobility 2022! 2022-04-22 Strategic mobility is the call for you who want to broaden your horizons. The Foundation for Strategic Research, SSF, finances the salary cost for you who, for a period of time, want to move between industry/business/government/hospitals to academia/research institutes, or the other way around.
  • Forskningsdata i form av karta New storage service makes it easier for researchers to share data 2022-04-21 With the cloud service Sunet Drive, it has become easier and safer for researchers to store, manage and share research data with each other.
  • Två forskare i labb Changes to the Aliens Act increase risk of researchers leaving Sweden 2022-04-19 The requirements for obtaining a permanent residence permit in Sweden has been tightened. A survey shows it is likely that this will results in a decrease in the number of international doctoral graduates remaining in Sweden.
  • Mehwish Akram “Forced me to think about moving out of Sweden” 2022-04-19 Mehwish Akram is post doc at the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and one of the researchers affected by the changes in the Aliens Act.
  • Astrid Söderbergh Widding, President A new model of resource allocation to be designed in the spring 2022-04-19 It is best to focus on the university’s overall profiling instead of a number of individual applications.
  • Curating Art: PRE-EXODUS – VR-experience and artist talk 2022-04-12 Leila Khoury Nimry was thirteen years old when she fled her home in Haifa, Palestine during the Nakba in 1948. In PRE-EXODUS she shares the memories of her childhood bedroom, illustrated and developed into a virtual reality experience, created by artist Solenne Tadros. The work activates questions of memory, intergenerational trauma, forced displacement and loss of land.
  • Wednesday nights at Accelerator 2022-04-12 Every Wednesday night, Accelerator, the art space at Stockholm University, is open until 8 pm. You can visit the current contemporary art exhibitions and also get a tasty snack or something to drink. Accelerator’s host team is happy to give a short introduction to the exhibitions. 
  • Wednesday nights at Accelerator 2022-04-12 Every Wednesday night, Accelerator, the art space at Stockholm University, is open until 8 pm. You can visit the current contemporary art exhibitions and also get a tasty snack or something to drink. Accelerator’s host team is happy to give a short introduction to the exhibitions.
  • Wednesday nights at Accelerator 2022-04-12 Every Wednesday night, Accelerator, the art space at Stockholm University, is open until 8 pm. You can visit the current contemporary art exhibitions and also get a tasty snack or something to drink. Accelerator’s host team is happy to give a short introduction to the exhibitions.
  • Important information for researchers transferring personal data to the United States 2022-04-06 From July 17th 2020 researchers at Stockholm University are advised to avoid sending personal data* to the US. This is due to a judgement by the European Court of Justice according to which the possibilities for researchers in the EU to transfer information containing personal data to the US are severely limited.
  • Skärmdump på su.se/researchers 5 april 2022 Successful relaunch of su.se/forskare and su.se/researchers 2022-04-05 The project to collect, develop and make the content available for the university's researchers on the central internal websites is now complete.
  • Vicerektor Yvonne Svanström i färgglad klänning Focus evaluation of research environments now underway 2022-04-04 The goal is to engage in a constructive dialogue about the composition of research environments and their future development.
  • Karta som visar var skyddsrummen finns på Frescati This is how it works with air-raid shelters at Frescati 2022-04-01 On the campus of Frescati, there is room for about 6,500 people in the shelters located in various buildings.
  • New study: Digital meetings reduce climate footprint up to a thousand times 2022-03-23 The climate footprint caused by a conference in Paris would be a thousand times greater if it were to take place on site, compared to an equivalent online conference.
  • Demonstation på Sergels torg till stöd för Ukraina. Commitment to help Ukrainian researchers 2022-03-22 Frozen collaborations with Russian universities and the possibility of applying for scholarships to receive Ukrainian researchers. We have spoken with the University President and two head of departments about how Russia's war against Ukraine affects Stockholm University.
  • Henrik Cederquist. Foto: Niklas Björling Teacher recruitment, finances and a troubled world 2022-03-21 The grant-financed activities at Stockholm University were in financial balance last year. This is of course good, but it has also meant that strategic development work, where the recruitment of teachers and other staff is important, has taken a back seat.
  • Foto: Regeringskansliet Stockholm University’s new International Office 2022-03-18 Stockholm University reorganizes the way it works with internationalisation by establishing an International Office at Student Services.
  • Hacker at the computer How to identify and protect yourself from cyber attacks 2022-03-17 Considering the global security situation, public authorities and security companies have issued warnings for cyber-attacks. But what types of attacks exist, and how can individuals protect themselves?
  • Manifestation at Norrmalmstorg. Foto: Nordic Ukraine Forum “The invasion is a tragedy that is also Swedish” 2022-03-04 Karina Shyrokykh was born and raised in Ukraine. She came to Stockholm University as a postdoctoral fellow in 2019.
  • Åsa Borin, universitetsdirektör. Foto: Rickard Kilström Systematic work with information security 2022-03-04 Establishing a systematic and effective work with information security protects and secures the university's information assets.
  • Call for Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP) in CIVIS 2022-03-04 In CIVIS there is a new call for so called Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs), which are small courses of 3–6 ECTS in blended format. Funding for organizational costs (including planning time) and mobilities for both students and teachers is included.
  • Inventory of cooperation with Russia and Belarus 2022-03-03 Due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions that have been introduced, Stockholm University needs to make an inventory of ongoing research projects and research collaborations.
  • Increased risk of cyber attacks due to current situation 2022-02-25 Always be careful about opening attachments and clicking on links in emails, especially now. Even if an email looks like it comes from someone you know, the sender may be fake. 
  • He puts Stockholm Trio on the map 2022-02-23 In 1983 he took the backdoor into Brussels. In 2020 he tried to get out. These days Dan Andrée puts the Stockholm Trio on both the Brussels and the World map. The pandemic has caused difficulties, but the Brussels office was inaugurated in 2021 and is now gearing up.
  • Collage Erika Höghede, Christophe Premat, Vendela Blomström Survey: What is your favourite place in Södra huset? 2022-02-22 Read about some employee’s favorite places – “smultronställen” – in Södra huset.
  • Decision about the return to campus 2022-02-09 As of 9 February 2022, most of the restrictions and recommendations introduced to stop the spread of the coronavirus are lifted. Stockholm University will return gradually to teaching and examination on campus and a gradual return to the workplace will take place.
  • Doktorand vid dator The pandemic caused problems for doctoral students 2022-02-08 Doctoral students are generally satisfied with their work situation. But the pandemic has caused problems and many would like to have a better introduction. This is shown by the recent employee survey.
  • The Migra­tion Agency is chan­ging the previous atten­dance requi­re­ments for full-time studies 2022-01-28 Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Swedish Migration Agency has adjusted some of the requirements for residence permits for studies for 2021.
  • Euraxess 2022-01-27 Stockholm University has an agreement with the European research network EURAXESS.
  • Quality assurance system for education evaluated 2022-01-24 UKÄ’s evaluation found that the university’s quality assurance system showed shortcomings, but the overall rating was “Approved quality assurance processes with reservations”.
  • Call for a new authority to support e-infrastructure for research 2022-01-24 The presidents of Sweden’s largest universities call for the government to “Establish an e-infrastructure authority”.
  • Workshop: Få oumbärliga verktyg till din digitala undervisning 2022-01-20 Lär dig hur digitala verktyg, öppna lärresurser och samarbetsmiljöer online kan användas för undervisning och lärande. För dig som letar nya idéer och undervisningsstrategier som hjälper dina studenter lyckas med studierna.
  • My workplace: The Centre for the Advancement of University Teaching 2022-01-19 Is it necessary to educate teachers? Yes, absolutely. The Centre for the Advancement of University Teaching, CeUL in short, offers pedagogic support to the University’s teachers.
  • Important information for eduroam users 2022-01-11 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 before January 12. There are automatic settings for different devices and you can make the changes now.
  • Students at campus Albano. 80% of alumni are satisfied with their time at Stockholm University 2022-01-04 A strong contributing factor to a positive overall experience is whether and to what extent the alumni felt they had received information about job opportunities and career support.
  • Workshop: How to flip your teaching when there is no classroom 2021-12-22 What is flipped classroom? How can you do it on Zoom? What is the role of technology in a flipped classroom? In this workshop we will look into the notion of the teaching and learning approach flipped classroom. Online implementation of flipped classroom will receive special attention but in-class solutions will also be discussed.
  • Panorama September - Autumn kick-off 2021-12-21 Digital staff meetings are rebranded “Panorama” and will continue beyond remote working. The first episode of the academic year is, as usual, the autumn kick-off for faculty and staff.
  • Therapy with future psychologists 2021-11-29 At Stockholm University Psychology Clinic on Campus Albano, the patients’ need for therapy and the students’ need for education are both met. The new premises also bring this clinical and educational work closer to the research.
  • Check contact details 2021-11-26 Have your department recently moved? Make sure that information for example on the web is up to date.
  • Stockholm University is now part of the Science|Business network 2021-11-25 Science|Business is a network of organizations from industry, research and innovation as well as policy makers. Through Science|Business, Stockholm University has access to a new platform where the latest developments in research and innovation policy and practice are discussed.
  • Mechanical workshop services at the Faculty of Science 2021-11-22 A new core facility has been formed at the Faculty of Science which will cover the faculty’s needs for mechanical workshop services.
  • Crowdhelix logo Find new collaborations with Crowdhelix 2021-11-11 Crowdhelix is an international network and a platform that brings researchers and companies that want to start or join collaborative projects together. With focus on applications and projects within the EU Framework Program, the current Horizon Europe and the former Horizon 2020, Crowdhelix brings together research, organizations and companies. This has led to over € 7 billion in research grants.
  • Civis Creathon 2021 CIVIS Creathon 2021 2021-11-03 CIVIS universities' students, lecturers and administrative staff are invited to participate to the first CIVIS Creathon that will take place in Brussel on November 24-26. A perfect opportunity to meet people from the nine CIVIS member universities and bring ideas to life.
  • How to teach online 2021-11-02 Learn more about how to transfer your teaching skills to an online context and how to develop your online teaching.
  • Optimisation of premises utilisation 2021-11-01 An important part of steering towards stable rental costs is to work with how we use our premises in an optimal way.
  • Civis pedagogies calls CIVIS annoucements: Courses, Events, Workshops and Calls 2021-10-29 Several courses, events, workshops and calls are now announced to the CIVIS community.
  • Digital templates for social channels 2021-10-22 To make it easier for employees to follow the University's visual identity, the range of templates available in our production tools will be expanded for use in digital channels.
  • Ignacio Carrasco. Photo: Private "What I learned is highly valued in academia and the sphere of international development" 2021-10-22 Ignacio Carrasco studied our two-year Multidisciplinary Master's Programme in Demography. He is now enrolled in a PhD programme at Pompeu Fabra University, after having worked at the UN-ECLAC in Chile for several years.
  • Hybridkonferens Hybrid conferences are here to stay 2021-10-13 The pandemic has led to the development of hybrid conferences. What are the advantages and disadvantages of these? And will they reduce traditional conferences?
  • Workshop: Online discussion and argumentation in teaching 2021-10-13 Explore how to use asynchronous online discussion and argumentation in teaching. Taking a highly hands-on approach, the workshop will arm participants with different teaching activities and teaching resources that they can make use of for their own lessons, in Athena and other systems. In association with Singapore University of Social Sciences.
  • Workshop: Source criticism or plagiarism in higher education? 2021-10-11 Source criticism is a challenge in higher education as many students do not pay sufficient attention to the diversity of sources, they want a quick access to facts that they can reuse. This workshop on the topic of plagiarism gives you the opportunity to work on real case studies to see how to detect plagiarism attitudes at an early stage and how to prevent most of these cases from happening in the future.
  • Camilla Helm. Hello there... Camilla Hjelm 2021-10-04 Camilla Hjelm, Curator, Stockholm University Art Collections, talks about hanging up the new art collection at Campus Albano.
  • NEO Research Station My Workplace: NEO 2021-10-04 NEO, Navarino Environmental Observatory is a research and educational field- and research station in Costa Navarino, Messinia, in South West of Greece.
  • Cup&cakes webinar series New schedule for RIS4CIVIS webinar series 2021-10-04 The Cups&Cakes meetings seek to create a discussion forum for CIVIS researchers to connect and get an overview of what is happening in other partner universities on a specific topic. In the longer term, these exchanges also aim to foster exchanges and develop potential collaborations within the CIVIS Alliance.
  • Milena Podolšak Cycle together – and get to know the surroundings 2021-09-22 Cycling together is a fantastic way to get to know Stockholm and each other. Therefore Milena Podolšak took the initiative to autumn cykling for staff.
  • Agneta Pantzare Hello there... 2021-09-22 Agneta Pantzare is new Head of the Finance Office at Stockholm University, since 1 september. Most recently, she worked in a similar position at the Swedish Police Authority.
  • Porträtt av vicerektor Yvonne Svanström och vicerektor Elisabeth Wåghäll Nivre Autumn seminars on how to apply for research grants 2021-09-21 Researchers regularly devote substantial amounts of energy and effort to writing applications to research committees and foundations, sometimes with great success, sometimes, sadly, with poor results.
  • Civis pedagogies calls New calls and activities within CIVIS 2021-09-17 CIVIS welcomes proposals for education and research activities. The objective is to foster synergies among education, research, and innovation.
  • Targeted phishing attempts against the University 2021-09-17 We are currently aware of a large number of phishing emails in circulation. In these messages, users are requested to click a link that redirects to a fake login page. Do not click the link!
  • Library Director Wilhelm Widmark “The most important thing is to meet the needs of researchers” 2021-09-08 Library Director Wilhelm Widmark has been appointed Senior Advisor to the President with responsibility for Open Science.
  • Södra huset, Frescati. Foto: Eva Dalin Several Covid-19 restrictions to lift on September 29 2021-09-08 The Government has announced that several restrictions and regulations regarding the pandemic will lift on September 29. According to the Public Health Agency, a high level of vaccine coverage is the most important condition for removing more restrictions.
  • Digital teaching Survey findings: An increasing amount of students and teachers make online teaching work 2021-09-07 A lot of things have developed and improved over the past year, but new challenges have also been added. This is demonstrated in the university's follow-up study of how online teaching has worked for students and teachers.
  • Survey on this Spring’s online education 2021-09-03 The University would like to better understand students’ and teachers’ experiences with this Spring’s online education. The purpose is to learn from these experiences so that the University is better equipped for the future and provides sustainable teaching that supports student learning.
  • Hybrid undervisningssituation How to prepare for hybrid teaching or meeting 2021-09-02 Hybrid teaching is teaching where some students participate from a physical location at the same time as other students participate online. Basic rules for digital meetings still apply, but the dynamics will be different. The combined environment places particular demands on achieving functioning and balanced communication for all parties. Here are tips and advice on how to prepare the teaching or meeting so that it will be as good as possible for all participants.
  • Welcome Day for PhD Students 2021-08-30 The Welcome Day for PhD students is organised by the Faculty Offices of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Law. Various aspects of the PhD programme will be discussed. The event is especially designed for newly admitted PhD students, but all PhD students are welcome. The Welcome Day is mandatory for PhD students at the Faculties of Humanities, Social Science, and Law.
  • Åsa Borin Åsa Borin new University Director 2021-08-25 Åsa Borin is appointed University Director and Head of the University administration at Stockholm University. Wilhelm Widmark is appointed Senior Advisor for Open Science and Agneta Pantzare is appointed Head of the Finance Office.
  • Gradual return to campus during the autumn 2021-08-25 After more than a year of working and teaching at a distance, university activities are now allowed to return to campus, as decided by the Swedish government just before summer.
  • Students education Departments: This is how we plan the autumn 2021-08-20 Continued distance teaching, laboratory work on site, sometimes hybrid teaching. We asked some heads of department and directors of studies at various departments how they plan for the autumn.
  • Closed Warmwater: August 18 and 19 2021-08-12 Stockholm Exergi performs work in the district heating network.
  • Officepaketet Updated Office suite with accessible style sheets 2021-07-09 Download the university's Office package, adapted to new digital guidelines and updated with accessibility-adapted style templates.
  • Hiranya Peiris Oskar Klein Centre Director shares Breakthrough Prize 2021-07-03 The 3 million dollar prize for fundamental physics will be split by the 27-member WMAP team.
  • The university is changing its junk mail filter 2021-06-16 During the summer, SU’s spam filter will be changed. This will reduce the amount of spam and mean that you will no longer have to monitor your junk mail folder, as junk mail will instead be returned to the sender.
  • Astrid Söderbergh Widding Encouragement for the future 2021-06-15 After nearly three semesters of online teaching and working from home it felt uplifting when the recommendations from the government and the Public Health Agency were published, and the decision could be taken to gradually return to life on campus.
  • Ariel Kahrl Survey: What are your summer plans this year? 2021-06-02 Biking, camping and to show visitors the the Stockholm Archipelago. These are some of the activities that employees plan for the summer.
  • Foto: Krister Nilsson A year of teaching and learning online — what do students and teachers think now? 2021-06-02 Time to follow-up last year's survey where students and teachers shared their experiences of the transition to online teaching and learning as result of the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020. What has happened since then and how did it go?
  • Yvonne Svanström The heads of departments are central to our operations 2021-06-02 The good news that universities will be able to return to on-campus teaching has just been announced. But what is the best way to return to in-person instruction?
  • Survey reveals major challenges with online teaching 2021-06-01 Online teaching entails major changes for both teachers and students. This is one of the findings of a survey of nearly 4,000 students and more than 600 teachers at the university.
  • President's decision on returning to campus-based teaching and examinations 2021-06-01 The Swedish Public Health Agency has withdrawn the recommendation on distance education for universities, from 1 June. This decision means that universities can return to campus-based teaching and examinations from this date, without any formal limitations regarding student numbers. As a consequence, the University President has decided to proceed with a gradual opening of the University from 1 June, regarding both teaching and examination.
  • Calieprojektets logotyp The future of universities – challenges and possibilities 2021-06-01 A changing world means a changing role for universities. As the CALIE Project, an international research collaboration aimed at exploring the future of academic leadership and the renewal of education, draws to a conclusion, leading scholars, university leaders and student representatives gathered for a two-day conference to discuss issues raised by the project. The publication of an anthology, together with the release of selected video presentations, marks the conclusion of the three-year project.
  • Träning via Zoom med Leila Ahonen Do you want more exercise – but need a push? Here are the colleagues to turn to 2021-05-31 Do you sit in front of the computer all day without moving – perhaps because you can no longer access the staff gym? We gathered a bunch of enthusiastic colleagues who organize voluntary fitness activities at Stockholm University. Just connect or join the walk.
  • Vaccination for covid-19 during working hours 2021-05-28 Members of staff that has received a time slot to get vaccinated can do this during working hours without registering it in any particular way, but notify your manager about your absence.
  • Connection to mandatory IT Services, for increased security 2021-05-24 Stockholm University decided, by decision of its President in December 2018, to make four components of IT access mandatory for all faculty and staff. One of the reasons for this is to improve IT security. 
  • CIVIS calls New calls within CIVIS 2021-05-21 CIVIS welcomes proposals for education and research activities. The objective is to foster synergies among education, research, and innovation.
  • The email limitation from abroad has been removed 2021-05-20 The email limitation from abroad has been removed and you can now access your SU email again even if you’re outside Sweden.
  • Konsthallen Accelerators enré Accelerator shows art in ten languages 2021-05-19 You can now book a 15-minute guided introduction to the art exhibition “The Experimental Field” in ten different languages.
  • Workshop on Digital teaching and learning essentials 2021-05-19 Learn how digital tools, open educational resources and online collaborative learning settings can be utilized effectively for teaching and learning. An introduction to possibilities and instruments when designing online courses, as well as a presentation of the course Open Networked Learning.
  • Åsa Borin. Foto: Rickard Kilström A time of waiting 2021-05-18 This feels like a time when we are waiting for many things. Summer, but also the possibility of vaccination and a return to a more normal life after the pandemic. Another thing we are waiting for is the introduction of a new financial model and a new financial system.
  • Personer som väntar på flygplats Recruiting internationally – how to reduce waiting time 2021-05-18 Obtaining work and residence permits for foreign researchers and doctoral students can take time. Here are some tips to help ease the way.
  • Workshop: Space and Place in the Humanities 2021-05-17 The Doctoral School in the Humanities invites to an online event where PhD students in archaeology, art history, education, history, and human geography present their work on different aspects of spatial studies.
  • New Book: Birka’s Black Earth Harbour 2021-05-17 The excavation of Birka’s Black Earth Harbour in 2015/16 is now published.
  • Photo by Omar Roque on Unsplash Doubled budget for new Erasmus + 2021-2017 2021-05-10 The EU has increased the budget for the new program. With an almost doubled budget compared to the previous program, even more people will have the opportunity to participate. At the same time, the opportunity for virtual and blended mobility opens up.
  • Desired feature in chemicals management system 2021-05-07 Stockholm University is reviewing the possibility of procuring a chemicals management system. A survey of which needs that exist has begun, as It is of great importance that the forthcoming contract will meet our needs.
  • Paneldiskussion om hållbarhet inom utbildning. The importance of including sustainability perspectives in courses 2021-05-05 Including sustainability perspectives in courses and programmes is a central part of the University’s climate roadmap. The issue was discussed at this year’s Sustainability Forum, and work now continues on creating a forum to help develop courses in this direction.
  • Clas Hättestrand porträttbild. Academic freedom in theory and in practice 2021-05-03 Academic freedom has been the subject of extensive public debate during the spring.
  • Cup&cakes webinar series New bi-weekly scientific webinar series within CIVIS 2021-05-03 The research part of CIVIS, RIS4CIVIS, is starting a new webinar series – A bi-weekly scientific get-together to create a discussion forum for CIVIS researchers to connect and get an overview of what is happening in other partner universities on a specific topic.
  • The Conversation Do you want to reach an international audience with your research? 2021-04-21 If you are a researcher at Stockholm University, you can write popular science articles in The Conversation.
  • Atrium hus 2 Time to move in to Albano 2021-04-21 After about a decade of planning, campus Albano is now a reality.
  • The Conversation “Fun to write about something topical” 2021-04-19 Publication creates a ripple effect, and it’s neat to write for a wider audience. These are just a couple of comments from researchers at Stockholm University who have published articles in The Conversation.
  • Majken Nilsens hemmakontor One year of working at home – show us your everyday existence during the pandemic 2021-04-19 What does your office at home look like? What image symbolises your pandemic year? We’re looking for pictures that you want to share with your colleagues. We start by offering some pictures from various offices at home, from greenhouses to bathtubs.
  • Civis utlysningar CIVIS annoucements: Courses, Events, Workshops and Calls 2021-04-14 Several courses, events, workshops and calls are now announced to the CIVIS community.
  • Adam Jacobsson framför greenscreen. Distance learning – from coercion to joy 2021-04-08 One year ago, Adam Jacobsson didn’t know how to shoot a video and had never taught remotely. Now he has an office at home and experiences he’ll bring with him even after the pandemic is over.
  • New acting head of the Finance Office 2021-04-08 Head of procurement, Susanne Ekman, has been appointed acting head of the Finance Office.
  • Picture of the linen wrap with the fetus. Photo: Gunnar Menander A kinship relation found between bishop Peder Winstrup and a fetus in his coffin 2021-04-07 DNA-analyses prove a kinship relation between bishop Peder Winstrup (1605-1699) and a fetus found in his coffin.
  • Emily Maresch, student. Structure and passion facilitates distance learning 2021-03-31 The structure and set-up plays a role, distance learning suits different people differently. Here are some perspectives from students after a year of studies at home.
  • New phase of climate work: a systematic mapping out of all emissions 2021-03-31 Stockholm University is entering a new phase in its climate work by systematic mapping out the University’s entire carbon footprint.
  • A new language policy  2021-03-25 A new language policy is now in place, adapted to current actions and needs. The policy is short and focuses on general statements with rationales.
  • University director set to become new Director General for UHR 2021-03-24 The government has appointed Eino Örnfeldt, University director at Stockholm university, as the new Director General for the Swedish Council for Higher Education.
  • Elisabeth Wåghäll Nivre Language is of key importance for everyone 2021-03-24 It is not unusual for media to portray the study of languages as exclusive interests, which only a small number of people occupy themselves with. What they are forgetting is that we use language all the time, every day, to communicate with the world around us.
  • Askö Laboratory's anniversary year 2021-03-22 So far, we still do not know entirely how 2021 will be, but this year is special for us at the Baltic Sea Center. Our field station Askö Laboratory is celebrating 60 years! An anniversary that is not just about an important and special place. It's about history. Memories. Development. We celebrate 60 years of knowledge about the sea!
  • Böcker universitetsbiblioteket. Foto: Annika Hallman My workplace: Stockholm University Library 2021-03-12 The pandemic has meant a huge increase in the library’s activities in digital channels, but nothing compares to real meetings with the borrowers.
  • Online teaching and exams summer term 2021 2021-03-11 Teaching and examinations at Stockholm University will mainly be conducted online during the summer term 2021. Teaching activities that require physical attendance must not bring together more than eight persons; no hall-based exams shall be conducted. Plans for teaching during the summer term should be published the department’s website by 15 April at the latest.
  • You can now sign digitally 2021-03-11 The e-signature service is available to all university employees. The service allows you to sign and validate documents electronically in a quick and easy way.
  • Eino Örnfeldt New principles for communication 2021-03-11 The recently re-established Communications Office adopts a revised approach, based on the findings of two external reviews, and under a new head of communications, focusing on integrated communications work around research, student and internal communication.
  • Frescati southern houses during spring. Foto: Helene Komlos-Grill/Stockholms universitet Sociology and Demography at Stockholm University in the top 50 in the world 2021-03-05 We continue to get good placement in the top 100 list QS World University Rankings by Subject of 2020. This year sociology and demography at Stockholm University is ranked as number 37.
  • Illustration: Elsa Wikander What is the University doing about the increase in disciplinary matters? 2021-03-02 There has been an increase in disciplinary matters in recent years. What is the reason for this and what is the University doing to deal with it?
  • Astrid Söderbergh Widding A decision has been reached on the university’s budget documentation 2021-02-24 The University Board of Stockholm University has now made its annual decision on the university’s budget documentation. President Astrid Söderbergh Widding writes under the subject line “Words from the University's Senior Management Team”.
  • Clas Hättestrand porträttbild. Evaluations – a burden or a boon for quality? 2021-02-23 The University is currently undergoing an evaluation of its activities on a scale never previously witnessed. This begs the question of whether it is worth all the time and effort. Will our work really become so much better as a result of being reviewed to this extent?
  • Anumol Ashok My workplace: The transmission electron microscopes at MMK 2021-02-23 Anumol Ashok tells us more about her daily work with one of the world's most advanced electron microscopes, which helps researchers see the world at the atomic level.
  • Erika Theissen Walukiewicz Foto: Karin Sundkvist Erika Theissen Walukiewicz successfully defended her PhD thesis today 2021-02-23 Erika Theissen Walukiewicz successfully defended her PhD thesis 'Ethical Encounters' at Stockholm University on February 5.
  • Image: Elsa Wikander/Azote Research integrity and ethics policy for the University 2021-02-12 Stockholm University now has a research integrity and ethics policy to promote good research practice and provide guidance to employees.
  • Britta Sannel Survey: How do you use your wellness hour? 2021-02-09 During the pandemic many people have had to change the way they work out. We asked a few people at the University how they use their wellness hour. This spring (and until June 30) the staff at Stockholm University have received an extra wellness hour per week.
  • Photo: Government Offices of Sweden Enhanced internationalisation through coordinated responsibility 2021-02-09 By coordinating responsibility within administration, the intention is to enhance work on internationalisation at the University.
  • Online workshop: Using and reusing open resources 2021-02-09 What open educational resources are available in your subject area? How can you find them, and how are you allowed to use them? How can resources that others have prepared and made available enrich your courses?
  • Photo: University of Glasgow University of Glasgow becomes an associate partner in CIVIS 2021-02-04 The university alliance between eight universities in Europe is strengthened through a new partnership.
  • civis alliance logo Serier of workshops on innovative pedagogies 2021-02-01 CIVIS is launching a series of workshops dedicated to academics coming from all fields of expertise. The main aim of these events is to share expertise in higher education teaching and learning and stimulate pedagogical innovation at grassroots.
  • Frank Wilczek, Helen Frowe, Seren Selvin Korkmaz SU-researchers on the pandemic, research and everyday life 2021-01-28 Nobel Laureate or PhD student, the pandemic affects everyone. Three researchers at Stockholm University that are currently abroad tell us about how the pandemic has affected their work and everyday life.
  • Foto: Ingmarie Andersson With eagerness and an open mind, I start my new assignments 2021-01-26 Being appointed the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Deputy Vice President (one of two) of the Human Sciences is a great honour, and I am humbled by the trust you have placed in me.
  • Karin Helmersson Bergmark. Foto: Stockholms universitet Professor who is problematising the term ‘addiction’ 2021-01-25 She has conducted research into everything from Alcoholics Anonymous to World of Warcraft. All of her research is based in discussion of the concept of addiction. But when Karin Helmersson Bergmark, professor of sociology, summarises her career, it is primarily as a university teacher that she wants to be defined.
  • Photo: Tatiana Bartel/Mostphotos How working life at the university has been affected by the pandemic 2021-01-21 How are employees feeling after a year characterised by the coronavirus pandemic and working from home? What kind of reactions have reached the Human Resources Office and the trade union?
  • Photo from a National Junior Faculty meeting held at SU in February 2020 They raise awareness of the conditions for early career researchers 2021-01-13 Better career options and support to be successful in applying for research grants and become independent. Those are the main issues for the Stockholm University Young Faculty.
  • Rethinking assessment in our digital environment. Photo: Pixabay Online workshop: Rethinking assessment in our digital environment 2021-01-11 The uptake of digital technology to innovate our teaching and learning has been increasing; as has research and literature focusing on new sets of skills for 21st-century competencies. With Covid 19, the move to 'emergency remote teaching' has accelerated the urgent need to look at teaching and learning in the digital environment; but what needs to happen with assessment in this uncertain future?
  • Geographical map showing the locations of the individuals sequenced in this study. Ancient DNA analysis reveals Asian migration and plague 2021-01-08 Ancient DNA reveals a history of migrations, continuity, and diseases in northeastern Asia.
  • Online workshop: Teaching languages online 2021-01-05 Our point of departure is Paul Nations “Four strands” model of language teaching. We discuss whether this model is relevant for university language courses and look at existing syllabi through the lens of this model. How can language teachers working online maintain a balance between meaning-focused input, meaning-focused output, fluency development and focus on form? How can language proficiency be assessed for online learners?
  • Gym. Photo: Georgio Rossi/Mostphotos Wellness Benefit increased to SEK 2,500 2020-12-21 Stockholm University has decided to increase the Wellness Benefit for employees to SEK 2,500 per year from 1 January 2021.
  • Call for proposals: Covid-19 pandemic research and preparedness 2020-12-15 SciLifeLab, with support from Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, now seeks proposals within five calls on COVID-19 research
  • How Stockholm University is governed 2020-12-09 Stockholm University is a public agency which is governed by laws, rules, and decisions made by the government and representatives. The university board is the highest level decision making body and the President is the agency’s head.
  • How do you celebrate Christmas this year? 2020-12-09 For most of us, Christmas 2020 will be different. We met at few staff at the university on Zoom to ask: “How do you celebrate Christmas this year?”
  • Person tittar ut genom ett fönster How are the doctoral students faring in the wake of the pandemic? 2020-12-08 How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected doctoral students and the quality of doctoral education? What lessons can we learn? The situation of doctoral students has been significantly affected, a new survey shows.
  • University Director Eino Örnfeldt Need for systematic development of working environment and equal working conditions 2020-11-24 For most of us, the past year has seen a drastic change when it comes to where and how we conduct our work.
  • The university is on the road to climate neutrality 2020-11-23 The university's Environmental Council is currently collaborating with researchers on a Climate Roadmap for Stockholm University. The goal is to bring emissions down to zero and become climate neutral by 2040.
  • Frukostträffar om internationalisering Breakfast meeting: Stockholm Trio University Alliance to increase international collaborations 2020-11-18 Welcome to a breakfast meeting on the theme Stockholm Trio contributes to internationalization at Stockholm University. The meeting is part of the initiative of Good Morning with Global Engagement.
  • Foto: Pixabay Online workshop: Can we really develop Wikipedia assignments at the university? 2020-11-16 Wikipedia is a well-used source of knowledge. Its reputation has also become better within the academy and formal education, not only being the everyday target for looking up things. However, in order for Wikipedia to be used to its full potential, we must know both how it functions, how we can work with it in a source critical manner, and how we ourselves can contribute to the medium.
  • Virtual workshop: Flipped classroom — How to flip your teaching 2020-11-11 What is a flipped classroom? What happens in a typical flipped classroom? What is the role of technology in a flipped classroom? In this workshop we look into the notion of the teaching and learning approach “flipped classroom” as well as try hands-on exercises to develop teaching material for flipped classroom teaching. Online implementation will receive special attention.
  • Stockholm Universitys three deputy Vice Presidents Henrik Cederquist, Astri Muren, Elisabeth Wåghäll Being a doctoral student during the pandemic 2020-11-10 In the autumn of 2019 and the beginning of 2020, as we planned our research, teaching and much else to handle during the year, in no way could we have anticipated that our travels would soon halt or that we would rarely meet our colleagues irl (in real life).
  • Gustav Berming, Infocenter. Photo: Jens Lasthein My workplace: Infocenter 2020-11-09 Print and stamp certificates, answer questions about everything from IT to resource rooms and parking spaces for students. Infocenter in Studenthuset is an important hub for students at the university. Gustav Berming has worked here since the start in 2013.
  • Is it possible to stand on a gasplanet? Photo Bo Enell 2000 pupils take part at the 'Living Question Box' 2020-11-09 In May every year about 2000 fifth grade secondary school pupils take part in 'Levande Frågelådan' (the Living Question Box) in the Aula Magna.
  • Photo: Camilla Breiler SciLifeLab: “An enormous asset to Sweden” 2020-11-04 National research infrastructure resource Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) is celebrating its tenth anniversary. The facility has an outstanding international reputation and has now become a hub for research linked to COVID-19.
  • Changes in how communication and collaboration are being supported 2020-10-21 Since 1 July 2020, the university’s support functions for communication, collaboration, events, etc. have been organised differently. The External Relations and Communications department has been dissolved, but the work continues in a somewhat altered form.
  • Digitalize in Stockholm 2020 2020-10-21 Unveiling the next wave of digitalization for a sustainable future.
  • Startsidan för den svenska webben vid lanseringen. The university’s new English and Swedish websites 2020-10-02 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.
  • Lots of spoofing emails with cyber threats and demands for Bitcoins going around 2020-10-01 At the moment there are a lot of spoofing emails with cyber threats going around. If you have received such an email just delete it. 
  • Changes in the login sessions for Zoom 2020-09-30 Starting October 1 changes will be implemented for Zoom login sessions which means that everyone will be logged out after twelve hours.
  • Cultural Evolution Symposium: Animal intelligence 2020-09-29 Interdisciplinary symposium on animal intelligence: theoretical concerns, replications crisis, and future directions.
  • Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek and host Johanna Koljonen Quantum mechanics is a beautiful thing 2020-09-28 “There was a call”, Frank Wilczek told the crowded hall during this conversation on physics, the Nobel Prize, beauty and knowledge in Kulturhuset, Stockholm.
  • No mandatory waiting room in Zoom for now 2020-09-28 The previously announced change that waiting rooms in Zoom would become mandatory will not happen. However, other security measures will be taken later.
  • New Zoom version – everyone must upgrade 2020-09-24 E-meeting service Zoom is releasing a new version that mainly focusses on functions related to security. All Zoom users need to upgrade before May 31 in order to keep using Zoom. 
  • Video service facilitates distance learning 2020-09-24 A new video service that allows teachers to record and upload videos for use in teaching has been launched. The videos can be distributed as links or published in the Athena learning platform.
  • Everyone must change their Voicemail PIN 2020-09-24 Everyone will be prompted to change their Voicemail PIN-code when they log in to their Voicemail to prevent unauthorized access to their messages.
  • All public sector websites must now be fully accessible 2020-09-24 From 23 September 2020, the websites of all public sector authorities must conform to the law on accessibility to digital public service. Stockholm University, like most universities in Sweden, is a public sector authority, which means that the law also applies to our websites.
  • Virtual workshop: Source criticism or plagiarism in higher education? Definitions of plagiarism 2020-09-21 Source criticism is a challenge in higher education as many students do not pay sufficient attention to the diversity of sources, they want a quick access to facts that they can reuse. This workshop for university teachers gives you the opportunity to identify plagiarism mechanisms and select pedagogical strategies to guide students in a scientific way.
  • Welcome to a virtual workshop with Tokyo University 2020-09-17 The Stockholm trio universities, Karolinska Institutet, KTH and Stockholm University will hold a virtual workshop together with the University of Tokyo 16–18 September.
  • The first CIVIS Day in November 2020-09-10 For a year now, Stockholm University has been a member of the CIVIS - European Civic University Alliance collaboration, which brings together students and staff from eight universities in Europe. The first Civis Day is now planned. It will take place on 10 November and will be held digitally due to the current coronavirus pandemic.
  • Mikael Ljungqvist ERC Starting Grants to researchers in Psychology and Sociology 2020-09-04 Two researchers at Stockholm University have been granted the ERC Starting Grant. The researchers who will receive the prestigious grant are Mikael Lundqvist at the Department of Psychology and Ben Wilson at the Department of Sociology.
  • New book: The Scandinavian Early Modern World 2020-08-28 Researcher Jonas Monié Nordin has recently published an essential book on The Scandinavian Early Modern World
  • Swedish-English academic glossary for employees 2020-08-24 What does the Swedish word “doktorand” mean? How do you translate “MA student” into Swedish? An updated list of academic terminology and concepts in both Swedish and English, aimed at those working in an international context, is now available on our website. 
  • CIVIS receives two million euros to strengthen cooperation in research and innovation 2020-08-21 The European Commission has allocated funds for the CIVIS European University Alliance within the Science with and for Society programme.
  • Christian Broberger. Photo: Mika Neitz Pettersson Unexpected differences between rats and mice gives new insight into the male parental brain 2020-08-06 By making use of an unexpected species difference between rats and mice, scientists have identified a system in the brain that controls how males behave when they become fathers.
  • The cave lion Spartak was found in Siberia a few years ago. Photo: Love Dalén The cave lion was divided into two subspecies 2020-08-04 New research at the Centre for Palaeogenetics shows that the extinct cave lion was a separate species, and that it was subdivided into a western and eastern subspecies.
  • Image: NASA Pristine environments offer a window to our cloudy past 2020-07-28 A new study uses satellite data over the Southern Hemisphere to understand global cloud composition during the industrial revolution. This research tackles one of the largest uncertainties in today’s climate models — the long-term effect of tiny atmospheric particles on climate change.
  • Spring Term’s online education: a challenge with development potential 2020-07-03 The Center for the Advancement of University Teaching now presents the first results of the survey where students and teachers at Stockholm University have answered questions about their experiences of switching to online education this spring.
  • One year with Stockholm Trio 2020-06-30 Just over 12 months ago, the Stockholm Trio University Alliance was launched. The University Alliance between the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm University and KTH has been extended and further developed within several areas over the course of the year. Joint representation in Brussels is a vision that is set to be realised this autumn.
  • Digital welcome days for new students 2020-06-11 New student welcome activities will be digital this fall.
  • Two burials at the Pittd Ware Culture Ajvide on Gotland. Left, a male in burial 54 placed on his bac New insights into Stone Age cultural and social interaction 2020-06-05 Researchers have investigated archaeological and genetic information to investigate cultural interaction and influences between the Battle Axe Culture (BAC) and the Pitted Ware Culture (PWC)
  • Julia Uddén porträttbild Research at SUBIC about how we talk to each other 2020-06-01 The newly opened Stockholm University Brain Imaging Centre in the Arrhenius Laboratory at the University’s Frescati campus has advanced equipment performing for brain imaging for research related to how the brain works. Julia Uddén at the Department of Psychology and Mattias Heldner at the Department of Linguistics are two of the research scientists who have used the equipment.
  • New centre for international relations 2020-05-29 The Network for the History of International Relations has been re-established as the Hans Blix Centre for the History of International Relations.
  • Petra Lindfors. Foto: Jens Lasthein The art of working at home 2020-05-13 Working from home can be useful for being able to focus on certain tasks, however one runs the risk that work and non-work activities will merge together.
  • Information regarding students/visitors in the premises 2020-05-11 This contains practical information on account on the decision from 28 april regarding exception to distance teaching.
  • Webbshop New web shop for university merchandise 2020-05-08 There’s a new web shop for SU branded products which allows you to order profiled products that strengthen the university’s visual identity.
  • Exception to the decision on distance teaching 2020-05-07 On 28 April the President made an exception to the rule on distance teaching in conjunction with the Public Health Agency’s recommendations.
  • Newsletter CIVIS First newsletter from the CIVIS alliance 2020-05-07 Stockholm University is a member of CIVIS – the European Civic University Alliance, that brings together students and employees from eight universities in Europe, since last year. The alliance's first newsletter has now been released and it includes, among other news, an interview with President Astrid Söderbergh Widding, who is now the President of CIVIS.
  • The experts’ best book tips for corona times 2020-04-30 Are you tired of the world being limited? It doesn't have to be. Four literature experts from Stockholm University give their best book tips for the time of corona.
  • barn Children's fears in the time of Covid-19 2020-04-23 At the present time many children see the future as frightening and very uncertain. Helena Hörnfeldt, Associate Professor of Ethnology, has recently completed a research project about children’s fears.
  • Site for recruitment of international staff available at www.su.se/job 2020-04-23 Seven years ago, a project started with the aim of improving information in English for the recruitment of international staff. The work resulted in a site for prospective international staff, but also administrative managers and staff managers at the university’s departments and institutes.
  • Anna-Lena Spetz Foto: Ludwig Holmgren On the hunt for a Covid-19 treatment 2020-04-22 Immunologist Anna-Lena Spetz is leading the "Fight–nCoV" project at Stockholm University. Her team has been granted 2.8 million euros from the EU to develop an antiviral treatment for Covid-19.
  • 5.8 million kronor for Stockholm Material Hub 2020-04-21 Region Stockholm has granted 36.4 million kronor to technology projects that couple basic research with entrepreneurship. Stockholm Material Hub, led by Stockholm University researchers James Shen, Aji Mathew and Mirva Eriksson, has received 5.8 mSEK to develop materials for use in healthcare and bring them to market.
  • Light microscopy of fat cells and a heat map of adipose tissue. SU researchers seek solutions to the obesity problem 2020-04-17 The increasing prevalence of obesity is a major challenge to society. At the Department of Molecular Biosciences, the Wenner-Gren Institute, researchers are investigating how increased metabolism can help the body burn fat and sugar.
  • Martin Jastroch 14 Million SEK to metabolism research 2020-04-17 The Novo Nordisk Foundation in Denmark has chosen 2020’s Ascending Investigator Grant in Endocrinology & Metabolism. The grant went to Martin Jastroch of Stockholm University.
  • Background images for Zoom 2020-04-16 The External Relations and Communications Office has produced a series of background images for the Zoom e-meeting service. A package containing a number of variations for use in different contexts, such as media interviews or lectures, is available for download from this page.
  • Joanna Rose. Photo: Kuba Rose Nine new Honorary Doctorates at Stockholm University 2020 2020-04-15 Stockholm University has chosen this year’s honorary doctors, all of whom have contributed in distinctive ways to the University’s activities in research and education. The new honorary doctors are: Jane Gaines, Tobias Svanelid, Lars Hörngren, Yuto Kitamura, Ann Åberg, Karen Kohfeld, Fernando Martín, Joanna Rose and John Rubinstein.
  • New search tool for OA publishing 2020-04-08 Stockholm University Library is now launching a new search tool where researchers at Stockholm University easily can find journals that offer open access publishing.
  • Sjuksyster, Foto: Johan Sjöström/Mostphotos. Artificial intelligence for simulating pandemics 2020-04-08 Aron Larsson and Panagiotis Papapetrou are supported by Vinnova to simulate pandemics together with the Public Health Agency of Sweden.
  • Security and Integrity with e-meeting service Zoom 2020-04-03 There are a lot of functions in Zoom that you can choose to increase security and functionality for your meetings or lectures.
  • Astrid Söderbergh Widding Astrid Söderbergh Widding new CIVIS President 2020-04-02 Astrid Söderbergh Widding, President of Stockholm University, has been appointed new President of the CIVIS European University alliance.
  • Create a digital study environment with Athena 2020-04-01 “There are many opportunities with a digital learning platform like Athena. But it is also important as a teacher to think through how to get the most out of the system. – How you set up the teaching is always the most important, regardless of platform”, says Ulf Olsson from the Center for University Teacher Education.
  • Petra Petersen disputerar via Zoom Foto: Niklas Hill Stockholm University is switching to online thesis defences 2020-03-30 When Sweden's universities are switching to digital teaching, dissertations are also managed via link. One of the first out at Stockholm University was Petra Petersen.
  • Fredrik Liljeros Foto: Paul Fuehrer Knowledge about networks important for battling epidemics 2020-03-30 In order to understand how serious illnesses spread and how we can fight them, we need to understand people’s network of contacts and how those contacts affect transmission dynamics.
  • Publishers urged to make content open access 2020-03-27 The Bibsam Consortium where Stockholm University's President Astrid Söderbergh Widding acts as Chair urges academic publishers to make content open access on account of the corona virus.
  • Transparencies University bands together to help out health care 2020-03-26 Stockholm University was early in meeting the demands of the healthcare sector during the corona outbreak. Demand for protective materials is still high and departments are inventorying their supplies. SU-butiken has, for example, sent boxes of overhead transparencies to Stockholm-area hospitals.
  • Open calls within CIVIS 2020-03-26 It is now possible to apply for the organisation of shorter activities within the CIVIS Alliance aimed at participants from the eight universities in the Alliance.
  • Matematik Foto: Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse Six Wallenberg grants to mathematicians at Stockholm University 2020-03-24 Six mathematicians from Stockholm University will receive grants this year within the framework of the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation's mathematics program.
  • Photo: Niklas Björling Project to create a more resilient food system receives 64 mSEK 2020-03-23 Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC) is a major partner in a new initiative that seeks to transform Swedish food systems through research, innovation, and policy in dialogue with agriculture and industry.
  • Nordic Latin American Institute inaugurated 2020-03-06 For over fifty years, there have been talks and plans about creating a Nordic Latin American Institute. Now the dream is fulfilled and the Institute has been inaugurated at Stockholm University.
  • Fifties car with with high heeled shoes Inequality in leisure across gender and income groups over time 2020-03-05 How do individuals distribute their time between work and leisure and what role do differences in these play for inequality in living conditions?
  • Photo: Niklas Björling Coordination secretariat for Stockholm trio 2020-03-02 Fredrik Oldsjö is head of the coordination secretariat that has been created to work within the Stockholm trio university alliance.
  • Foto: Niklas Björling Göran Gustafsson Prize winners from Stockholm University 2020-03-02 Hiranya Peiris and David Drew are awarded the Göran Gustafsson Prize 2020. The prize is one of Sweden's most prestigious awards for younger researchers.
  • The five thematic areas Stockholm University hosted a CIVIS workshop 2020-02-21 During the last two days of January, participants from the eight partner universities in the CIVIS alliance for a workshop.
  • New Open Access agreement with ACS 2020-02-19 Researchers at Stockholm University can now publish Open Access with ACS at no additional charge.
  • Photo: Ingmarie Andersson Green chemistry important in transformation to sustainability 2020-02-18 There is huge potential in green chemistry which can speed up the transformation to a sustainable society. That was the message when Professor Paul T. Anastas held his inaugural lecture.
  • The Faculty of Social Sciences presents: The 2020 Gunnar Myrdal Lecture 2020-02-17 Michèle Lamont, Harvard University, "Narratives of Hope: Self-Worth and the Current Crisis in American Society and Beyond"
  • Foto: Per Larsson Career seminar at Stockholm University 2020-02-13 Stockholm University and the Young Academy of Sweden arranged the seminar “How to succeed as a researcher at SU” on 3 February.
  • Are you an international employee who moved to Stockholm with your partner? 2020-02-13 Stockholm Dual Career Network (SDCN) is a network for partners of international employees. SDCN helps its members settle in Stockholm, look for work in Sweden, discover Swedish culture, and broaden their social and professional networks.
  • $thumbnail.content.alt Problems with DiVA access 2020-02-12 Due to a hardware problem with the DiVA database it is not possible to create new records or modify existing data in the database. Full-text downloads and withdrawals from the export service are also significantly affected.
  • Illustration för pedagogiska priset - Årets lärare Who do you think should be given an award for good teaching? 2020-02-10 Who should be given an award for good teaching? If you are a student who has had a teacher who inspired and motivated you to really learn, or if you are a member of staff who has a colleague who makes outstanding efforts in teaching, just don't hesitate. Nominate your teacher for "The Award for Good Teaching - 2020".
  • Publish Open Access free of charge with SAGE 2020-02-06 Researchers at Stockholm University can now publish Open Access with SAGE at no additional charge.
  • You now have the opportunity to get your Italian up to speed before the summer 2020-02-04 You now have the opportunity to get your Italian up to speed before the summer. Benvenuti a un ciclo di incontri per sviluppare le abilità linguistiche: leggere, ascoltare, parlare e scrivere.
  • The Award for Good Teaching 2015 2020-02-04 Awards for excellent teaching for the year 2015 have been granted to Sirkku Männikkö Barbutiu, Dept of Computer and Systems Science, Fawad Hassan, Dept of Physics, Per Förnegård, Dept of Romance Studies and Classics, and Andrea Sundstrand, Dept of Law.
  • The Conversation. Well attended workshop with The Conversation 2020-01-31 It’s about getting your text read. That message got the university’s researchers during a workshop in January on writing popular science articles for The Conversation.
  • `Tolerance' by Mary Mackay, 1990 Call for Papers: Tolerance(s) - concepts, language, history and practices 2020-01-28 This is the Call for Papers for an International Colloquium in Stockholm 12-13 October, 2020. Key Note Speakers are Jenny White, Christer Mattsson, Denis Crouzet och Emmanuel Fraisse. Lilian Thuram, Honorary Doctor at Stockholm university, will speak at a public seminar.
  • New e-book collections: JSTOR e-books and Taylor & Francis e-books 2020-01-13 Stockholm University users can now access 48,000 e-books from JSTOR, and 20,000 Humanities and Social Science titles from Taylor & Francis.
  • Photo: Alec Tremaine Photography Prominent US chemists guest professors at Stockholm University 2020-01-07 Robin D. Rogers and Paul Anastas are world-renowned for their work on developing eco-friendly chemicals. In 2019 and 2020, they are guest professors at Stockholm University.
  • The Artic – while the ice is melting and the research behind it The Arctic – while the ice is melting and the research behind it 2019-12-19 An exhibition that tells the ancient tale of ice, of geological history, and of how mankind pushed ever further northwards.
  • Get published in full Open Access free of charge 2019-12-18 All publications in pure open access journals is now free for researchers at Stockholm University and funded centrally through the library as part of efforts to support the transition to 100 percent Open Access.
  • Open Access agreement with Springer Nature 2019-12-18 Researchers at Stockholm University can publish open access without any charges in more than 500 journals from Springer Nature.
  • Get published Open Access free of charge with Wiley 2019-12-17 As of 1st January 2020, researchers affiliated with Stockholm University can publish Open Access with the scientific publisher Wiley at no extra costs.
  • Legal changes concerning Research Ethics entering into force at the turn of the year 2019-12-17 On January 1st 2020 changes in the Ethical Review Act and a new law on responsibility for good research practice and investigation of research misconduct enter into force.
  • Photo: Niklas Björling Strategic research grant to theoretical physics 2019-12-16 Nordita, the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics, has been awarded a grant of 95 million SEK to set up research groups within two new areas: quantum information and complex networks.
  • Foto: Niklas Björling Four research environments receive funding from the Swedish Research Council 2019-12-13 The Swedish Research Council has decided to award grants to research environments within natural science and technology. Out of nine grants, four are awarded to Stockholm University, totalling SEK 70 million.
  • Photo: Yi Luo Funding of almost SEK 100 million granted to two professors 2019-12-13 The Swedish Research Council has selected the applications to be granted funding within the distinguished professor programme. Two of the grants go to Stockholm University.
  • MIRAI project is launched, photo: Maria Johansson Connecting Swedish and Japanese universities through research, education and innovation 2019-12-10 MIRAI is a collaboration project between seven Swedish universities and eight Japanese universities which aims to strengthen academic collaboration between Sweden and Japan.
  • The Nobel celebrations continue at Stockholm University 2019-12-09 The Students’ Nobel NightCap is the unofficial afterparty to the Nobel Banquet. It is Stockholm University Student Union’s turn to organise the festivities this time around.
  • New agreement with Elsevier – 100 percent Open Access 2019-12-02 The agreement covers university wide reading rights to about 2,000 scientific journals from Elsevier and allows researchers affiliated with Stockholm University to publish Open Access at no extra costs.
  • Rektorerna från de åtta universiteten som ingår i Civis samlade i Rom för att signera Erasmusavtal. Civis kick-off in Rome 2019-12-01 The celebration of the official kick-off of Civis, the European Civic University took place in Rome in November. Stockholm University president Astrid Söderbergh Widding participated in the ceremony and the opening sessions together with the presidents from the seven other participating universities.
  • Are you planning to apply to a Master's Programme in Sociology or Demography starting autumn 2020? 2019-11-27 Please note that Master’s programmes at the Department of Sociology with start autumn semester 2020 and onwards, will only have ONE admission round for ALL applicants with deadline JANUARY 15, 2020!
  • Stanley Greenstein porträttbild utomhus retucherad. What power do algorithms have over us? 2019-11-24 Every day we hand over control to machines even though we do not understand how they work. Stanley Greenstein wants to shed light on the black boxes of artificial intelligence that are making decisions that affect people.
  • Highly Cited Researcher 2019 - logo Nine researchers at Stockholm University among the world’s most cited 2019-11-20 The Web of Science Group recently published its prestigious annual list of the world’s most cited and influential researchers. Nine researchers from Stockholm University have been named on the 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list.
  • SEK 40 million to the doctoral school: Relevancing mathematics and science education 2019-11-15 The Swedish Research Council has granted the doctoral school Relevancing mathematics and science education: A graduate school for teacher educators (RelMaS) 40 million SEK.
  • Image of Airi Lampinen Meet ACM member Airi Lampinen 2019-11-13 Meet Airi Lampinen, an Associate Senior Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction at Stockholm University, and a member of Association for Computing Machinery, ACM.
  • Photo: Jens Lasthein More stringent regulations on chemical mixtures 2019-11-08 Throughout life, humans are exposed to complex mixtures of chemicals of varying degrees of harmfulness. How does that affect us? Whose responsibility is this? Christina Rudén, professor of toxicology, was appointed by the government to investigate this matter.
  • Samuel Sollerman och Astrid Pettersson SEK 5 million from the Swedish Research Council to the project: Optimal calibration 2019-11-06 In the yearly call for applications from the Swedish Research Council, the project Optimal calibration of questions in computerized tests was granted just over SEK 5 million. Samuel Sollerman and Astrid Pettersson from PRIM-gruppen at MND is participant in the project together with Frank Miller, Ellinor Fackle-Fornius och Jonas Bjermo from the department of Statistics at Stockholm university.
  • Auli Arvola Orlander SEK 5.9 million from the Swedish Research Council to the project: Enacting Sex Education 2019-11-06 In the yearly call for applications from the Swedish Research Council, the project Enacting Sex Education: a practice based study concerning an interdisciplinary knowledge content in Swedish secondary school was granted SEK 5 918 511. Auli Arvola Orlander from MND is participant in the project together with Karin Gunnarsson (IPD), Lisa Öhman (HSD) from Stockholm university and Simon Ceder from University of Arts, Crafts and Design.
  • SciLifeLab-South Korea collaboration 2019-11-04 Stockholm University and SciLifeLab Cryo-EM training project travels to South Korea and delivers results through international collaboration.
  • Stockholm University in autumn colours International doctoral students on the rise in Sweden 2019-10-31 A new report from the Stockholm Academic Forum shows that the proportion of international doctoral students in the Swedish capital has increased by 14 percentage points over the ten-year period 2008–2018
  • Focus Africa: a study on research and education for improved collaboration 2019-10-22 Stockholm University is adopting a strategic approach in its efforts to develop and improve international collaboration in research and education. As part of its internationalisation efforts a regional study which will provide a basis for the university's focus on African countries has been produced. 
  • hoto: XBrane Biopharma A Rocky Road Decade – From Promising Lab Data to Growing Biopharma Firm 2019-10-18 Xbrane Biopharma is a promising biotechnology company that started at Stockholm University. If everything goes as planned, the company’s first drug will be approved in 2021.
  • Staff from the Nobel Prize Museum were on hand to give out Nobel medals – of the chocolate variety. Nobel Calling Stockholm: A week of science, beauty – and a highly educated guess 2019-10-15 During Nobel Week, the world's gaze turns to Stockholm. The University celebrated with lectures, live broadcasts, a competition – and a highly educated guess by Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek.
  • Sara Danius In memory of Sara Danius 2019-10-14 The passing of our colleague Sara Danius is a loss to the cultural life of Sweden, and a great loss to the Department of Culture and Aesthetics, where Sara was professor of literature since 2013.
  • Stockholm underground train on its way past Slussen Stockholm tops European index and beats London in competitiveness 2019-10-09 Health, innovation and a good environment for higher education and lifelong learning – three reasons why the Stockholm region tops the European Regional Competitive Index.
  • Offical launch of European collaboration 2019-10-03 Stockholm University takes part in the new European university alliance CIVIS that brings together over 384,000 students and 55,000 staff members at eight universities across Europe. On 1 October, it was officially launched.
  • Photo: Niklas Björling Designing on a nanoscale for a more sustainable society 2019-09-30 Using mainly forest waste as raw material and a 3D printer, Aji Mathew works in materials designs – at the smallest level. The result: bio-based nanomaterials with tailor-made properties.
  • New CIVIS collaboration presented 2019-09-26 Stockholm University forms together with seven other universities CIVIS. The university alliance aims to create an integrated university environment for students and staff.
  • ERC grant to Stockholm University researcher 2019-09-19 Markus Kowalewski at the Department of Physics at Stockholm University has received a grant of just over € 1.48 million from the European Research Council
  • Stockholms universitets guldmedalj i 8:e storleken i band The President awards gold medals 2019-09-17 The President has decided to award the Stockholm University Gold Medal in the 8th size to three people who have contributed to university activities in various ways.
  • Gunnar von Heijne to receive 2020 Anatrace Membrane Protein Award 2019-09-09 Gunnar von Heijne, Professor of theoretical chemistry at Stockholm University and Director of the SciLifeLab National Cryo-EM Facility, has been named the recipient of the The Biophysical Society’s 2020 Anatrace Membrane Protein Award.
  • Lansering nya utbildningsingångar Launch of new entries of education 2019-09-06 We are now taking the next step in the Webb2021 project by launching new entries of education at su.se and su.se/english with an entirely new structure, navigation and design as well as with revised content.
  • Pontus Frithiof. Photo: Gustav Kaiser Pontus Frithiof offers snacks and food at Accelerator 2019-09-06 A menu inspired by the French kitchen with a focus on quality and sustainable production. That is the direction of the new Accelerator café by Pontus Frithiof, set to open in Accelerator’s foyer at Frescati in tandem with the inauguration of the art gallery.
  • New document summarizes core values project 2019-08-29 In connection to the staff kick-off event for the academic year, a summary of the discussions within the university´s work with core values in 2018, the Living Values project, is published in Swedish and English on the university websites.
  • More students apply for international courses in spring 2020 2019-08-22 The number of first-hand applicants for international courses at Stockholm University is up 23 percent compared to spring term 2019. Nationally the number of applicants for international courses and programmes at the basic level has increased by 5 percent and the number of applicants for master’s programmes by 34 percent.
  • Subscription to RefWorks terminates at year end – save your references 2019-08-20 Stockholm University Library will end the subscription to the reference management program RefWorks December 31, 2019.
  • Photo: Martin Jakobsson Polar expedition to shed light on Greenlandic glacier 2019-07-25 In august, a research expedition on icebreaker Oden departs for Ryder glacier. The expedition will investigate the connection between climate change and glaciers, but also how Greenland was colonised.
  • Rektorerna Sigrid Karlsson, KTH, Astrid Söderbergh Widding, SU, och Olle Petter Ottersen, KTH. Presidents present Stockholm trio university alliance 2019-07-02 The presidents of Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University presented the "Stockholm trio" university alliance during the Swedish "political week".
  • Kieron Barclay. Photo: MPIDR Kieron Barclay appointed Pro Futura Scientia XIV Fellow 2019-07-02 We are happy and proud to announce that our docent of Sociology Kieron Barclay was recently appointed a Pro Futura Scientia XIV Fellow, with the project "The Impact of the Family of Origin on Health Inequalities: A Global, Historical, Multigenerational, and Comparative Perspective".
  • Stockholm University. Photo ny Niklas Björling University collaboration receives EU grant 2019-07-02 The university alliance CIVIS, consisting of Stockholm University and seven other European universities, is one of seventeen pilot projects selected for funding from the European Commission.
  • Pre-Pride kårens och RFSU:s tält Pre-Pride conversations X2 in May 2019-06-18 What is student life like as an LGBTQ student? How does norm critical and inclusive pedagogy develop? What research on the family and discrimination from a LGBTQ perspective is going on? These are topics in focus for this year’s Pride events at Stockholm University.
  • Stockholm, Ola Ericson Karolinska Institutet, KTH and Stockholm University form the university alliance Stockholm trio 2019-05-27 An international type model of a university alliance will be established between Karolinska Institutet, KTH and Stockholm University. The aim is to strengthen the development of the Stockholm region and to highlight the internationally distinguished research and education environment that the three universities constitute together. An agreement will be signed on 27 May that will make it easier for the three universities in the Swedish capital to enter into joint collaborations with universities around the world.
  • Stockholm University at top position regarding Open Access publications 2019-05-27 The CWTS Leiden Ranking 2019 (2014–2017) shows that Stockholm University is at the top position amongst Swedish universities.
  • Bild på forskaren Stefan Wiens Scientific research: The bad and the preregistered 2019-05-22 What shall we eat and not eat? Do vaccines work? Do mobile phones cause cancer? In everyday life, we want to make sensible decisions about our behavior. In these decisions, scientific facts often play an important role, but is there always convincing evidence for the facts that we use to guide our decisions? Preregistration allows scientists to define their actual predictions and prove that their hypotheses came before the data.
  • Teachers' Conference2018 — being a university teacher in an ever-changing world 2019-05-21 Join your colleagues at the Teachers' Conference2018 - being a university teacher in an ever-changing world. This is a Conference for all teachers at Stockholm University. February 8th 2018 : 9—16.20 in Aula Magna.
  • Leiden Ranking 2019 2019-05-17 In the middle of May CWTS Leiden University presented the Leiden Ranking 2019. The ranking measures the scientific performance of more than 950 major universities worldwide.
  • Vulnerability in Microsoft Remote Desktop 2019-05-16 A serious vulnerability has been discovered in Microsofts’s Remote Desktop. The vulnerability is serious and IT Services has therefore decided to immediately block access to Remote Desktop while waiting for necessary security patches.
  • Web interface minafiler.su.se has been closed 2019-05-14 The web interface minafiler.su.se was closed April 30. You can find information here about some other ways you can use to access your files when you are not at SU, as well as frequently asked questions.
  • Foto: Niklas Björling Professor Åsa Wikforss elected member of Swedish Academy 2019-05-10 The prestigious Swedish Academy, which chooses the Nobel Prize in Literature, voted yesterday to appoint Åsa Wikforss, Professor in Theoretical Philosophy at Stockholm University as a new member.
  • Network of International Education 2019-05-10 Our network brings together university teachers from across Stockholm University with a shared interest in international teaching and learning in higher education.
  • Ilona Riipinen och Annica Ekman. Foto: Annika Hallman Scientists coordinate a new Horizon 2020 project on how air pollution affects climate 2019-05-08 The project ”Constrained aerosol forcing for improved climate projections”, or FORCeS, will contribute to more precise climate projections by reducing the uncertainty on how particles in the air affect climate.
  • Baltic Sea research in focus at Skansen 2019-04-23 The Skansen Baltic Sea Knowledge Centre, the Baltic Sea Science Centre, has been inaugurated by Crown Princess Victoria. Researchers at Stockholm University have a central role in this effort to raise awareness of challenges in the Baltic.
  • Solar cells to be mounted on Frescati Södra Solar cells to be mounted on Frescati Södra 2019-04-12 Next week, mounting of solar cells will begin at Frescati Södra (Building A–F). Guards will be present at all ongoing lifts to secure the area, as well as to guide walking people.
  • Honorary Doctorates 2019 2019-04-11 Stockholm University has chosen this year’s honorary doctors, all of whom have contributed in distinctive ways to the University’s activities in research and education. The new honorary doctors are Johan Eriksson, Eva Dahlman, Kajsa Öberg Lindsten, Axel van den Berg, Elizabeth Churchill, Nora Underwood and Frances Westley.
  • Bild med rektor Astrid Söderbergh Widding och en Play-knapp Video: See the entire Plan S seminar 2019-04-10 The EU initiative Plan S was launched in September 2018, and to enable an open dialogue on such a complex issue, Stockholm University organized an open seminar where President Astrid Söderbergh Widding, amongst others, participated.
  • Photo: Niklas Björling Initiative in environmental human sciences 2019-04-04 Climate refugees, climate change in fiction and protest movements. These are topics that will be studied in environmental human sciences.
  • Foto: MostPhotos How to prepare yourself for daylight saving time (summer time) 2019-03-29 This weekend, we change to summer time. Sleep researcher Arne Lowden explains why the seasonal clock change exists and gives advice on how you can alleviate the biological stress it causes.
  • Vy över Stockholms universitet, Foto: Clément Morin/Stockholms universitet Wallenberg grant to research the origins of geometric objects 2019-03-28 Associate Professor Wushi Goldring will receive funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation to recruit an international researcher for a postdoctoral position at the Department of Mathematics, Stockholm University.
  • Xiaodong Zou, Photo: Yi Luo/Stockholms universitet Wallenberg Scholar grant awarded for analyzing biomolecule structures 2019-03-28 Xiaodong Zou, professor in Structural Chemistry at Stockholm University, is one of 22 Wallenberg Scholar grant receivers 2019. The researchers, among the most prominent in Sweden, are each awarded a 18 million SEK five year grant from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.
  • University strategies – printouts and print-on-demand 2019-03-21 Through knowledge, enlightenment and truth-seeking, Stockholm University contributes to a sustainable democratic society. “Strategies for Stockholm University 2019-2022” set out the overall direction and priorities for research, education, collaboration and operational support. The strategies are the foundation for all operational planning.
  • Good Morning with Global Engagement. SU's plan for its continued internationalisation work 2019-03-19 Welcome to breakfast meeting on the theme of internationalisation!
  • Instructions for Internet and social media 2019-03-14 ​According to the GDPR all types of information which, directly or indirectly, might be linked to a physical living person constitute personal data. This also means that all photographs, video recordings and podcasts in which living people could be identified contain personal data.
  • Archiving instructions 2019-03-14 Stockholm University is a public authority and is thus responsible for its own archives. The archives consist of that information in the form of public documents which in many cases naturally also contain personal data.
  • Instructions for cloud services 2019-03-14 It is becoming increasingly common for staff at Stockholm University to want to make use of cloud services for their personal data processing. Cloud services means that IT services, such as storage of data, software, computer capacity etc., are dealt with by providers over the Internet.
  • Instructions for personal data incidents 2019-03-14 A personal data incident is, for example, a security incident which leads to inadvertent or illegal destruction of, loss of or change to the personal data being processed. Personal data incidents must be reported to the Swedish Data Protection Authority.
  • Instructions for personal data processing at Stockholm University 2019-03-14 The University has a number of guidance documents which staff, students, contractors and others are required to adhere to. These instructions should be seen as supplementary to and a clarification of the guidance documents which concern personal data processing.
  • Bild föreställandes böcker med en kedja runt, och ett öppet hänglås Discuss Plan S with President Astrid Söderbergh Widding 2019-01-21 The EU initiative Plan S was launched in September this year and in order to be able to conduct an open dialogue on a complex issue, Stockholm University arranges a seminar on 28 January.
  • ”My university” has moved 2019-01-14 The student web page My university has moved to the main web site www.su.seand www.su.se/english. The page has a new look and feel and this change also means better accessibility and that our students will have fewer web sites to keep track of.
  • Feedback on the implementation of Plan S 2018-12-29 Provide your feedback on the guide on how to implement Plan S, the EU initiative that aims towards 100% open access for all scientific publications that result from public funding.
  • Who will dare to publish if the corporations sue? 2018-12-14 What should researchers do who have controversial material and are threatened with lawsuits if they publish their results in a scientific journal?
  • Hello there, Head of the Finance Office! 2018-12-12 Pia Grankvist, Head of the Finance Office at the University talks about her department's work.
  • George Smith tumnagelbild Nobel Laureate in Chemistry visited Stockholm University 2018-12-10 George P. Smith, one of the Nobel Laureates in Chemistry 2018, visited Stockholm University last Friday. He held a lecture for PhD students and answered questions about his research.
  • Nobel Prize winner Professor Donna Strickland visits Stockholm University Nobel Laureate in Physics visits Stockholm University 2018-12-07 Professor Donna Strickland, one of the 2018 Nobel Laureates in Physics, visited the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences in Kista during Nobel Week 2018.
  • Eight researchers at Stockholm University among the most cited 2018-12-05 In the end of November, the annual list “Highly Cited Researcher-2018” was published. World class researchers are selected for their exceptional research performance and significant influence. This year, eight researchers from Stockholm University are on the list.
  • New course and programme webpages launched 2018-11-27 During the autumn we have worked hard behind the scenes to develop new web pages for the University’s courses and programmes. As of today, November 27, these pages are available in Swedish and English, together with a brand new course and programme search page.
  • Workshop: Assessment of and for learning 2018-11-19 This workshop offers university teachers an opportunity to consider how you can promote and assess student learning, before, during and at the end of class.
  • Stockholm University and Agenda 2030 2018-11-18 Stockholm University is engaged in numerous projects within both natural and human science, and its research and education touch upon and help the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, Agenda 2030.
  • New Segregation Research in Stockholm 2018-11-13 Riksbankens Jubileumsfond funds "The Neighborhood Revisited: Spatial Polarization and Social Cohesion in Contemporary Sweden".
  • Department of Law hosts the FDI Moot 2018 finale 2018-11-06 The Department of Law is honored and excited to host the Global Orals of the Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot Competition 2018 (FDI Moot) here in Stockholm.
  • Beware of attempted blackmail 2018-09-25 There’s a blackmail email going around at the moment. The email contains a threat to reveal users' browsing habits on "adult sites". If you have received such an email you can just delete it.
  • Current and former employees at DSV have to reset their password 2018-09-24 If you are or used to be an employee or a student at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, DSV, you have to create a new password for your university account.
  • Japanese students visit Stockholm as part of university collaboration 2018-09-21 A group of students from the University of Tokyo visited Stockholm in September. The ten day program took place as a part of a collaboration between Stockholm University, KTH, KI and the University of Tokyo.
  • Mobile devices to change networks in October 2018-09-21 All mobile phone users will soon be changing mobile networks. The network change will happen automatically and most users won’t have to change SIM cards as long as phones and other devices are switched on and connected to the telephone network when the change occurs.
  • Join the voices of the University 2018-09-13 The Stockholm University Choir was formed in 1994 in collaboration with the Royal College of Music under the name Frescati röster (Voices of Frescati). In 2006, the choir became independent from the University and financially self-sufficient.
  • Welcome Day for PhD Students 2018-09-10 The Humanities, Social Sciences and Law Faculties are organizing a welcome day for PhD students where various aspects of the PhD program will be discussed. This day is particularly for newly admitted PhD students, but all PhD students are welcome.
  • Password management for eduroam and VPN to be changed 2018-09-05 When you log in to Kontohantering to retrieve your password for eduroam or VPN, a new password will be generated. This is to increase security, and also means that you must log in again on the devices that you had connected to eduroam or VPN earlier.
  • Employee discount at the Royal Dramatic Theatre this autumn 2018-09-03 The Royal Dramatic Theatre offers all employees at Stockholm University a 30 percent discount on all performances on the schedule (except for special arrangements and concerts) this autumn.
  • New Swedish initiative to highlight climate-security links 2018-08-30 Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC) joins collaboration with the Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute and Stockholm International Water Institute.
  • Additional focus on international relations 2018-08-27 Stockholm University continues to focus on internationalisation to mark the global aspects of research, education and collaboration and to secure an international academic environment. The president has decided on a separate strategy for continued internationalisation, the main points of which will be included in the overall strategies for 2019-2022.
  • Photo: Riko Noormets Expedition explores climate history of remote Arctic islands 2018-08-16 On the 19th of August, an eight-days expedition on M/V Stålbas will depart from Longyearbyen, Svalbard for Seven Islands (Sjuøjane) and Storøya, small islands north of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard.
  • Viking research at Birka Viking Age research on the Swedish island of Birka 2018-08-16 The Black Earth Harbour is a Viking Age harbour on the Swedish island of Birka. We visited the island and interviewed researchers from Stockholm University's Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies on their work and findings.
  • Stockholm University ranks 77 in the world 2018-08-16 Stockholm University is ranked at place 77 in the latest edition of the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2018, the prestigious Shanghai Ranking.
  • Second call for collaboration with University of Tokyo, Japan 2018-08-08 The deadline for this second call is 5 October 2018.
  • Try the self service portal when you have IT problems 2018-07-04 Find answers to your IT questions whenever you need them! In the self service portal you will find FAQ’s, guides and instructional videos for various IT systems and software. You can also place orders for IT Services, keys and keycards.
  • More support for researchers at Stockholm University to get published in full Open Access 2018-06-29 The money that Stockholm University saves at the cancelled agreement with large science publisher Elsevier will be used to publish research in full Open Access journals.
  • Transnational Migration Interdisciplinary PhD course – fall 2018 2018-06-26 Transnational Migration: Refugees, Routes, Encounters. An interdisciplinary PhD course at Stockholm University – fall 2018.
  • EU funding for tool to help job seekers 2018-06-08 The Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (DSV) at Stockholm University has been granted EU funding to develop a system, SkillsMatch, that will help job seekers. The goal is to develop an EU-wide system where users get help adapting to the conditions of the labor market, focusing on non-cognitive abilities.
  • Video: Expedition Arctic Ocean 2018 2018-06-01 The preparations for the expedition to the Arctic are in full progress. Watch and listen to the researchers packing and testing their equipment, and hear what they hope to achieve.
  • Undertecknande av MoU mellan UBA och SU, rektor Astrid Söderbergh Widding med Dr. Gabriel CAPITELLI, Successful management visit and great interest in Latin America 2018-05-29 This spring, Stockholm University has had a special focus on Latin America. Management visits to several countries in the region have been organised alongside recruitment activities in order to make contacts, develop relationships, meet students, and learn more for further collaboration.
  • Sweden cancels agreement with Elsevier 2018-05-18 The Swedish research institutes has cancelled the agreement with large publisher Elsevier due to inability to find an agreement on a sustainable price model at the transition to open science.
  • Clas Hättestrand, Dr. Henrik Hansson, Professor Sirimali Fernando, Ranil Peiris, Dr. Mohamed Sideek Visit from Sri Lanka for discussions on research collaboration 2018-04-27 Stockholm University received a visit from a Sri Lankan delegation led by Professor Sirimali Fernando of Sri Lanka's National Science Foundation
  • Honorary Doctorates 2018 2018-04-24 Stockholm University has chosen this year’s honorary doctors, all of whom have contributed in distinctive ways to the University’s activities in research and education.
  • Cooperation projects with Tokyo funded 2018-04-23 Seven projects at eight different departments have been granted funding for cooperation with the University of Tokyo. A new call for funding for collaboration projects with the closing date 30 September 2018 will be announced later.
  • Airi Lampinen discusses plattform economy and gig work on A-studio, YLE TV1. Gig workers in the platform economy bear the burden of entrepreneurs’ responsibilities 2018-04-23 Gig workers take the same risks and responsibilities of entrepreneurs, without getting the freedom. Airi Lampinen discusses gig economy on YLE TV1's A-studio.
  • Honorary Doctorates 2017 2018-04-20 Stockholm University has chosen this year’s honorary doctors, all of whom have contributed in distinctive ways to the University's activities in research and education.
  • Stockholm Dual Career Network Network for partners and spouses of international employees in Stockholm 2018-04-17 Are you an international employee at Stockholm University with an accompanying partner or spouse? Then he or she can become a member of Stockholm Dual Career Network (SDCN), a network for partners and spouses of international employees in Stockholm.
  • New publishing tools available 2018-04-17 To make writing and publishing of scientific texts in different formats easier, Stockholm University has licensed two publishing tools: APA Style Central and Overleaf.
  • Two researchers comment the Nobel Prize in Literature 2014 2018-04-09 On October 10, it was announced that the French writer Patrick Modiano is awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Literature. Two researchers at Stockholm University comment on the election and talk about their research on Modiano.
  • Research on Latin America at Stockholm University 2018-04-09 Stockholm University conducts several research projects with a focus on Latin America. Here is a short film which presents our research on Latin America, including the Institute of Latin American Studies.
  • New report maps international research collaborations 2018-04-08 A new internal report mapping the level of Stockholm University’s international research collaborations by looking at scientific co-publications concludes that the ratio of international co-authored publications is on the increase, today it is more than 70%.
  • Viral Dramaturgies New book by Dirk Gindt 2018-04-04 Dirk Gindt, Associate Professor in Theatre Studies, has just published the volume "Viral Dramaturgies: HIV and AIDS in Performance in the Twenty-First Century" (Palgrave Macmillan 2018), co-edited with Alyson Campbell (University of Melbourne).
  • Sergey Naboko, Jonas Bergström, Gleb Nenashev och Alexander Berglund. The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation boosts important research 2018-04-04 Four of the 2018’s grants from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation’s comprehensive investment in mathematics goes to researchers at the Department of Mathematics.
  • Why did Trump win? Populism and the 2016 US elections 2018-03-28 Why did Donald Trump win the 2016 US elections? Is Trump's populism a threat to democracy? Benjamin Moffitt at the Dept. of Political Science talks about populism, democracy, and why Donald Trump won the 2016 US elections.
  • Förhistoriska DNA avslöjar hundens ursprung Prehistoric DNA reveals dog origin 2018-03-28 Man's best friend, the dog, may have been around far longer than we thought. A new study shows that the dog's predecessor was separated from the wolf already sometime between 27 000 and 40 000 years ago.
  • Photo of Airi lampinen, Senior lecturer in Human-Computer interaction at Stockholm University. The Cambridge Analytica case highlights the need to consider privacy as a social issue 2018-03-28 Airi Lampinen discusses the Cambridge Analytica case as well as on what it reveals about Facebook and its users on Swedish Radio.
  • Promotionen i Stadshuset Inauguration and Conferment 2017 2018-03-20 The Stockholm City Hall was fully packed at Stockholm University's conferment ceremony of new doctors and new professors. The Vice-Chancellor highlighted the importance of the University's independent research and its importance to the surrounding society.
  • Meeting the need for higher education on a massive scale in Sub-Saharan Africa 2018-03-19 “We need to invest in human capital and education with regard to economic growth, and as the promoter of democratic freedom in Sub-Saharan Africa", says Love Ekenberg to University World News.
  • 10 Subjects ranked in top 100 2018-03-06 Ten subjects at Stockholm University are listed among the top 100 in the world in the “QS world university rankings by subject” for 2018.
  • Publish Open Access - without APCs 2018-03-06 Researchers at Stockholm University can now get published in Open Access journals without paying article processing charges (APC), owing to new agreements with four international Open Access publishers.
  • New book from Stockholm University unlatched in global Open access project 2018-02-21 Stockholm University has since the start 2014 supported the initiative Knowledge Unlatched, which unlocks research published at traditional publishing houses, and releases it as open access. In March, The triple bind of single-parents families, co-authored by Rense Nieuwenhuis, will be published. But it is already available as a free download.
  • Juho Härkönen. Foto: Stockholms universitet Juho Härkönen appointed Professor of Sociology at EUI in Florence 2018-02-20 Juho Härkönen has been appointed Professor of Sociology at the Department of Political and Social Sciences at European University Institute in Florence.
  • Följ livet på Tarfala – forskningsstationen vid Kebnekaise Life at Tarfala research station at Kebnekaise – over 1km above sea level 2018-02-16 Life at Tarfala research station at Kebnekaise – over 1km above sea level
  • Carl Cederström – Forskaren som försökte optimera sig själv Carl Cederström – the researcher who tried to optimise himself 2018-02-15 How can we become better people – better-looking, smarter, healthier, and more productive? Over the course of a year, researcher Carl Cederström explored various self-improvement strategies – using himself as the subject. This short film documents what Carl put himself through during that year – in order to optimise his life.
  • Lars Arvestad. Foto: Privat. More researchers need to get involved in Open Science 2018-02-09 Shared data means that several people can use the same data – and spot mistakes. It benefits everyone and changes the dynamic of research, but more researchers need to get involved.
  • Workshop: Powerful learning with open resources - How to develop Wikipedia assignments 2018-02-02 How to use Wikipedia as a tool for learning by exploring Wikipedia guidelines and cases from Swedish and international universities. What does it look like when students are assigned to use Wikipedia to collaborate with their peers, frame academic research to the public, and convey facts to a non-expert audience? In this workshop you will get to practice the fundamentals of developing Wikipedia assignments and discuss impact on mastering course content, building skills for students' academic and professional lives.
  • Love Ekenberg appointed as ICDE Chair 2018-01-30 Professor Love Ekenberg at Stockholm University is appointed as ICDE Chair for large-scale higher education in sub-Saharan Africa.
  • The Novo Nordisk Foundation is awarding the 2018 Novozymes Prize to Gunnar von Heijne. 2018-01-29 He is awarded for his scientific breakthroughs in studies of membrane proteins. The Prize is accompanied by DKK 3 million.
  • First research collaboration between Stockholm and Tokyo is on ageing 2018-01-19 How can research help a society deal with an ever-ageing population? This issue was discussed at a workshop held to mark the start of a collaboration between Stockholm’s three leading academic institutes and University of Tokyo.
  • Signe Svallfors. Foto: Leila Zoubir Why Sweden was ready for Metoo 2018-01-19 No matter what long-term consequences will follow, it is clear that Metoo has had a huge impact in Sweden. There are some trends that are specific to the Swedish context that I believe have contributed to why Metoo has evolved into a mass movement in Sweden, our PhD student in sociological demography Signe Svallfors writes in a new blog post.
  • Omslaget till Nordic Theatre Studies (vol 29 nr 1, 2017) Special issue of Nordic Theatre Studies 2018-01-09 Erik Mattsson, scholar in Theatre studies, is the editor of a special issue of the academic journal Nordic Theatre Studies. Lena Hammergren, Rikard Hoogland, Hélène Ohlsson and Willmar Sauter, scholars at the Department of Culture and Aesthetics, are all among the writers.
  • Criminology Prize Winners 2016 2017-12-20 How can parents prevent their children from committing crimes? Criminology Prize winners 2016, Travis W. Hirschi, Cathy Spatz Widom and Per-Olof Wikström are awarded the prize for their research on how parents can prevent their children from committing crimes
  • Focus on Latin America - new study and information meeting in January 2017-12-08 Stockholm University's objective is to work on the global research and education arena and offer an international academic environment. In the context of its internationalization work, Stockholm University visits different regions to create new contacts, and reinforce existing ones.
  • How the cat parasite exploits immune cells to reach the brain 2017-12-07 Scientists have previously shown that a parasite from cats can infect people's brain and affect our behaviour. Now, researchers at Stockholm University have discovered how the parasite takes control of our cells.
  • Stockholm University 81 in the world within Physical Sciences 2017-11-30 Stockholm University is found at position 81 in Physical Sciences in the newly released 2018 Times Higher Education World University Rankings by subject.
  • Self-driving cars confuse pedestrians 2017-11-20 Barry Brown points out that while robot cars are safe, their actions can sometimes seem strange to pedestrians or other drivers who struggle to know what the cars are going to do next.
  • J. Lokrantz/Azote Five new positions in Baltic Sea research 2017-11-20 In 2018, Stockholm University will start a new interdisciplinary Baltic Sea research network. Within this team, we now announce three tenure-track Assistant Professor positions and two Postdoctoral positions.
  • Alumnevenemang i Shanghai Meeting students and alumni around the world 2017-11-20 During the autumn, Stockholm University has participated in recruitment activities and arranged events for international alumni around the world.
  • Teslas in autopilot can make lane changes considered as rude by human drivers 2017-11-17 Press-clip. Barry Brown found that Teslas in autopilot can make lane changes in ways that would be considered rude by human drivers. Article in The Guardian.
  • Stockholm University 65 in the world within Life Sciences 2017-11-09 Stockholm University is ranked 65 within Life Sciences in the newly released 2018 Times Higher Education World University Rankings by subject.
  • Winner of the The Cramér Prize 2017-10-31 The annual award for the best thesis in statistics or mathematical statistics went to Ph D Feng Li from the Department of Statistics at Stockholm University.
  • Sweden Education Day in India Meeting students and alumni in India 2017-10-15 Many Indian students expressed interest in studying at Stockholm University during the Sweden Education Day held in New Delhi on 11 October. Catching up with alumni in India was also on the agenda during the University's visit to the Indian capital.
  • Student survey shows positive results 2017-10-15 The International Student Barometer (ISB) provides universities worldwide with feedback on how international students experience their study time. Stockholm University has participated five times, and the latest survey shows that development work gives positive results.
  • Jenny White, Inaugural Keynote Professor Jenny White gives series of high-profile lectures 2017-10-09 Social anthropologist Jenny White specialises in Turkish culture, society and politics. Her recent inauguration to professor was celebrated with a number of lectures in Stockholm and Uppsala.
  • Mikael Oliveberg. Foto: Niklas Björling. The life of cells – live! 2017-10-05 Soon we will have a nearly complete picture of the cell’s molecular machinery. The issue now is understanding how protein molecules work together to create a microcosm that is stable and functions as well as it does. Thanks to a 20 million SEK (2.5 million USD) grant, Michael Oliveberg and his colleagues can search for the answer.
  • Sara Strandberg. Foto: Vilhelm Stokstad. Quest for the unknown elementary particle 2017-10-05 One of particle physics’ biggest unsolved mysteries is how the Higgs particle can be so light, which is at odds with the prevailing theories. Thanks to a 35.2 million SEK (4.34 million USD) grant, Sara Strandberg and her colleagues can go on the hunt for new particles that could explain the mass of the Higgs boson.
  • Lilian Thuram tar emot utmärkelsen som hedersdoktor Busy schedule for Honorary Doctor Thuram 2017-10-03 Lilian Thuram, French author and former football player spent a busy week in Stockholm in connection with receiving an Honorary Doctorate at Stockholm University.
  • Sökhandledning på Stockholms universitetsbibliotek Welcome to our Search Hub! 2017-09-28 The Search Hub, close to the information desk, offers you help with any questions you might have about searching information and registration for audio books and more.
  • Welcome Day for PhD Students 2017-09-26 The Humanities, Social Sciences and Law Faculties are organizing a welcome day for PhD students where various aspects of the PhD program will be discussed. This day is particularly for newly admitted PhD students, but all PhD students are welcome. The Welcome Day is compulsory for PhD students at the Humanities and Social Science faculties.
  • Svante Pääbo in Aula Magna Leading life sciences researchers spoke in Aula Magna 2017-09-20 Human origins and mosquitos' propensity to sting certain people were some of the subjects covered when world-leading researchers in molecular life sciences gathered for a symposium in Aula Magna on 15 September. The event was part of the festivities celebrating the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation's 100-year anniversary.
  • Livia Oláh presents research results on families and societies 2017-09-18 The large scale EU project called FamiliesAndSocieties - Changing families and sustainable societies: Policy contexts and diversity over the life course and across generations, has recently ended.
  • Stockholm University 82 in the world within Arts & humanities 2017-09-13 Stockholm University tops the THE Arts & humanities ranking in Sweden.
  • Koalition för hållbara hav Researchers and fishing companies form coalition for sustainable seas 2017-08-09 Researchers from Stockholm Resilience Centre convened seafood companies to form a coalition to end unsustainable practices such as overfishing, modern slavery and destructive impacts on marine life.
  • Colloquium: Show and Tell (SUDA) 2017-08-01
  • Pedpris liten bild The Awards for Good Teaching 2017 2017-07-21 Awards for excellent teaching for the year 2017 have been granted to Dr Hildred Crill, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Dr Lisa Käll, Dept. for Ethnology, History of Religions and Gender Studies, Prof. Said Mahmoudi, Dept. of Law and Dr Daniel Ritter, Dept. of Sociology
  • UN agency UNESCO establishes a professorship in collaboration with Stockholm University 2017-07-03 Love Ekenberg at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences is appointed this UNESCO Chair for developing a model for large-scale higher education in Southern Africa Development Community countries (SADC).
  • Frida Bender, newly appointed docent. What does a “docent” do? 2017-06-27 Not fully a professor but more than a doctor. Frida Bender, researcher at the Department of Meteorology, and recently appointed docent explains what’s hidden behind the title.
  • Martin Jakobsson på isbrytaren Oden under en tidigare forskningsexpedition i Arktis. Mapping the world sea floor 2017-06-19 By 2030, the entire sea floor will be charted. The Nippon Foundation intends to provide 18.5 million USD and Stockholm University is one of four research centres involved.
  • Arrheniuslaboratoriet byggs om för att hysa nytt transmissionselektronmikroskop Microscopes and collaboration will make the University a world leader 2017-06-19 One of the world’s most advanced electron microscopes will soon be located at Stockholm University. The collaborative project CEM4MAT will be launched in connection with this investment in order to make better use of available microscopes in the region and become a world leader in electron microscopy.
  • Photo by Shaheed Karim Canadian students see campus through camera lenses 2017-06-18 Students from University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, recently discovered Stockholm University through the lenses of their cameras. Staying in Stockholm for a three week course on architectural photography, they found the buildings at Frescati campus a good place to practice.
  • New database with psychoanalytic literature 2017-06-16 The library has acquired the Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing Archive. A lot of positive feedback came in from students and researchers during the trial.
  • New e-books from Springer 2017-06-14 All e-books from Springer published 2017 are now available. More titles will be added during the year as they are published.
  • New department of public health science 2017-06-14 On 1 January 2018, a new department will be established at the Faculty of Social Sciences – the Department of Public Health Science
  • Erica Öjermark Strzelecka, international alumni coordinator Networking with international alumni 2017-06-14 Stockholm University is currently making an effort to stay in contact with international alumni. “This is a very important target group that we should take advantage of,” says Erica Öjermark Strzelecka, the new international alumni coordinator.
  • Katariina Kiviniemi Birgersson, Head of the Office of Science. Hello there, Head of the Office of Science! 2017-06-09 Katariina Kiviniemi Birgersson, Head of the Office of Science, talks about their activities.
  • Marie Evertsson. Foto: Leila Zoubir/Stockholms universitet Marie Evertsson appointed Professor of Sociology in Social Policy 2017-06-07 SPaDE congratulate Marie Evertsson for her appointment as Professor of Sociology with a chair in the Social Policy division of the Institute for Social Research (SOFI) at Stockholm University.
  • Meeting of European directors of Latin American Studies centers, at Salamanca University 2017-06-02 Andrés Rivarola was invited to participate at the 25 anniversary of the Instituto de Iberoamérica, at Salamanca University (USAL), between the 18-20 of May.
  • Sabina Anderberg About the Research Data Alliance and the Ninth Plenary Meeting 2017-06-01 This is the first blog post on the Stockholm University Press Blog about research data related issues, focusing on sharing and collaborating between Swedish academic institutions.
  • Marie Högström, Head of the Human Resources office. Hello there, Head of the Human Resources Office! 2017-05-31 Marie Högström, Head of the Human Resources Office, talks about their activities.
  • Jerker Dahne, Head of Student Services Hello there, Head of Student Services! 2017-05-26 Jerker Dahne, Head of Student Services, talks about his department’s work.
  • Listening for the Secret: The Grateful Dead and the Politics of Improvisation A new book by Ulf Olsson 2017-05-19 Professor of Literature Ulf Olsson has written a book about the rock band the Grateful Dead.
  • Dissertation Isak Karlsson 2017-05-17 Isak Karlsson will defend his thesis "Order in the random forest"
  • New database - Eikon 2017-05-16 Eikon from Thomson Reuters is now available on a dedicated computer in the Frescati Library.
  • Maryam Hansson Edalat, Head of Research Support Office. Foto: Anna-Karin Landin Hello there, Head of Research Support Office! 2017-05-08 Maryam Hansson Edalat, Head of Research Support Office talks about their activities.
  • Eino Örnfeldt appointed new University Director Eino Örnfeldt appointed new University Director 2017-05-03 Eino Örnfeldt, currently University Director at the Swedish Defense University, has been recruited as a new university director with the title of Head of University Administration at Stockholm University.
  • International Teaching Week 2017-04-27 Stockholm Business School at Stockholm University organizes its annual International Teaching Week on 8-10 May, 2017. All partner universities of the Business School have been invited to attend and hold lectures and workshops, as well as to network with the institution's academics. The theme of the week's lectures and activities is sustainability.
  • Award for best paper in the Journal of Urban Affairs to Bo Malmberg 2017-04-27 ”2017 Best Article in the Journal of Urban Affairs Award” has been awarded Bo Malmberg, Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University, and Per Strömblad, Department of Political Science, Linnaeus University, for the paper ”Ethnic Segregation and Xenophobic Party preference: Exploring the Influence of the Presence of Visible Minorities on Local Electoral Support for the Sweden Democrats”. The prize was awarded at the UAA (Urban Affairs Association) 47th Annual Conference in Minneapolis April 19–22, 2017.
  • 2016 in numbers 2017-04-12 Central strategic investments, increased international exchange, and a small financial surplus – so can 2016 be summarised for the University.
  • Neisseria meningitidis bildar kolonier i svalget och kan släppa taget och sprida sig i kroppen. Lactate from Human Cells May Trigger Key Step in Invasion by Meningitis-Causing Bacteria 2017-04-11 Lactate produced in the upper throat might trigger meningitis-causing bacterial cells to detach from tiny colonies and spread within the body, according to a new study published in PLOS Pathogens. Findings could improve understanding of how harmless bacteria in throat can turn dangerous
  • Photo of Fredrik Blix, the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences. Cyber security central to democracy 2017-04-11 Fredik Blix has been involved with cyber security for 20 years. He recently hacked a phone on live radio, and he warns that both society and individuals are too naive in their use of IT.
  • Foto på Panagiotis Papapetrou, Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap, Stockholms universitet. Record-young Professor in Computer and Systems Sciences 2017-04-05 Professor Panagiotis Papapetrou is, at the age of 35, the youngest person appointed to a professorship at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences.
  • Photo of Barry Brown, researcher at Stockholm University. Stockholm University helps shape Europe’s startup hub 2017-03-31 Stockholm is one of Europe's most important tech hubs. Several of those researching and studying at Stockholm University is also those behind the next generation of startup companies.
  • Hello there, Library Director! 2017-03-27 Wilhelm Widmark, Library Director, talks about the work that Stockholm University Library does.
  • Reimagining Education for the Fight against Corruption 2017-03-27 Stockholm, Sweden- 24 March, 2017. eGovlab has joined forces with the World Economic Forum’s Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI) in building the foundation that will curb corruption.
  • Three ERC Advanced Grants to Stockholm University 2017-03-24 Frank Wilczek, professor at the Department of Physics and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Johan Rockström, Professor of Environmental Science and Director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre and David Strömberg at the Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES). These three professors at Stockholm University will receive prestigious ERC Advanced Grants.
  • Ilona Riipinen, professor i atmosfärvetenskap ERC grant crucial to the start of her career 2017-03-24 The ERC grants are well suited for researchers who are willing to venture into risky projects, says atmospheric chemistry scholar Ilona Riipinen, who has held a Starting Grant.
  • ERC – important financier of pioneering research 2017-03-24 For ten years, the European Research Council (ERC) has provided substantial financial support to research being conducted within the EU. During this time, about SEK 400 million have been awarded to Stockholm University. ERC supports pioneering basic research in all academic areas.
  • More environmentally friendly profile products 2017-03-21 The University is committed to gradually replacing its profile products with more environmentally friendly alternatives. First up is the range of basic products such as t-shirts, polo shirts, hoodies and tote bags.
  • New action plan for Stockholm University 2017-03-20 The Vice-Chancellor recently adopted a new action plan for 2017-2018. The plan aims to put Stockholm University’s strategies into practice.
  • Åsa Borin porträttfotografi utomhus. Kort grått hår och blåvit blus. Glasögon. Hello, Head of Office of the President! 2017-03-16 Åsa Borin, head of Office of the President, talks about her department’s work.
  • BEAM research units BEAM funding available 2017-03-14 The BEAM Steering Group invite applications for economic support for 2015.
  • Xiaodong Zou Chemistry professor Xiaodong Zou inducted to IVA 2017-03-13 The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) has elected eight new members. One of the new members is Xiaodong Zou in the Chemical Engineering division.
  • Open Lecture: The State of Open Data Report 2017-03-10 The lecture is free and open for public. No registration is needed.
  • Porträttbild av Theo Kanter, professor DSV “The Cloud can’t keep autonomous vehicles from crashing” 2017-03-10 There are two looming obstacles to the full realization of the Internet of Things (IoT).
  • Education fair in London Meeting students in London 2017-03-10 Stockholm University recently joined the QS World Grad School Tour in London to meet prospective students interested in studying a master’s programme in Stockholm.
  • Researchers at Stockholm University have high mobility and impact 2017-03-10 A report sponsored by the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education has found that researchers at Stockholm University are highly mobile – researching and publishing internationally and nationally to produce highly cited, impactful research.
  • Julia Uddén receives the prize from Minister Helene Hellmark Knutsson. Photo: Emma Burendahl Promising young neurolinguistic researcher wins prize 2017-03-08 Julia Uddén is one of two researchers to win this year’s L’Oréal-Unesco ‘For Women in Science’ Prize. Her research in language and psychology focuses on why some people are better at communicating than others.
  • Niclas Jareborg. Foto: J.Blid. Data Management in the Life Sciences 2017-03-06 Niclas Jareborg will talk about ongoing efforts by national and European infrastructures that aim to facilitate proper data management and Open Access movement for Life Science research data.
  • SACF meeting in Stockholm ”Collaboration is about relations” – successful closing of academic collaboration forum 2017-02-20 Collaborations and relations were in focus at the Stockholm Excellence Seminar, hosted by Stockholm University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, which attracted more than hundred participants from higher education and research institutions around the world.
  • Ilona Riipinen. Institutionen för tillämpad miljövetenskap, foto av Eva Dalin Professor at a record-young age 2017-02-11 Professor Ilona Riipinen at the Department Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry (ACES), is the youngest person appointed to a professorship at Stockholm University in the 21st century.​
  • Stockholm Stockholm University hosts international meeting on research collaboration 2017-01-31 Stockholm University will host the Stockholm Excellence Seminar with participants from Republic of Korea, Singapore, China, Indonesia and Brazil on 14 February. The seminar is the final activity in a two year project for research collaboration between researchers in Sweden and these five countries.
  • Price to Robert Erikson 2017-01-19
  • Price to Markus Jäntti 2017-01-19
  • Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers is now available 2016-12-21 The database Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers is now available at Stockholm University.
  • Livia Oláh. Photo: Eva Dalin The EU should meet the needs of future families 2016-12-21 Families in Europe are becoming increasingly varied and complex. The EU needs to increase the possibility of combining work and children for both men and women, in order to get the economy and population structure in balance, says Livia Oláh from the Department of Sociology.
  • Professor Oliver Popov, Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University. Researchers Develop Methods for Fighting Crime on Cyber Network Tor 2016-12-02 Department of Computer and Systems Sciences receives SEK 3.5 million for developing techniques to collect evidence of cyber crime on the anonymity network Tor. Oliver Popov is responsible for digital forensics and IT security.
  • Ella Sundholm från Lugnets skola i Hammarby sjöstad i jakt på eklöv. Foto: Niklas Björling Citizen science – research that engages the general public 2016-11-24 Today, everyone, even those without specialist knowledge, is able to contribute to scientific discovery. This is called citizen science and often involves making observations or classifying large amounts of data – things that researchers would never have the time for. In Sweden, citizen science often involves observations in nature.
  • On picture: Lars Asker, Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University Researchers analyse healthcare data to improve treatment of heart failure 2016-11-23 Researchers at Stockholm University receive SEK 4.5 million to study factors of importance for the treatment of heart failure patients.
  • Major interest for Stockholm University at education fairs abroad 2016-11-22 To meet students and inform about our study programmes in English, Stockholm University has during this autumn participated in education fairs in India, China and Indonesia.
  • Picture of a blood bank. GLOBHE and Stockholm University carry out landscape analysis project by drones 2016-11-17 Monica Winge, Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, carries out an UAV landscape analysis project in collaboration with Globhe. The analysis is made for Chemonics International and for USAID.
  • Photo of Panagiotis Papapetrou, the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm Uni. Panagiotis Papapetrou receives SEK 3.4 million from Swedish Research Council 2016-11-08 Panagiotis Papapetrou, the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, receives a starting grant for his project “Temporal Data Mining for Detecting Adverse Events in Healthcare”.
  • Photo of Aron Henriksson, Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University. Aron Henriksson awarded the Börje Langefors Prize for his doctoral thesis 2016-11-02 Aron Henriksson, the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, receives the Swedish premier prize in Information Systems/Informatics in 2016, the Börje Langefors Prize.
  • Portrait photo of Janis Stirna, the Department of Computer and Systems Siences. Delivering outsourcing services in diverse contexts with a new approach 2016-11-02 Janis Stirna, Jelena Zdravkovic and Martin Henkel, the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, has developed a method to help businesses adapt to rapid changes in the world. The result commercialises by Altice Labs, Portugal Telecom Inovacao, CLMS, Croz, Everis and Siv AG.
  • Andrés Rivarola Puntigliano Reaching Out with Open Access – A new era for Latin American Studies in the Nordic Region 2016-10-31 As of October the Iberoamericana – Nordic Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies is published openly online, replacing its print edition since 1977 with a more accessible format.
  • Jelena Zdravkovic receives a grant from Bengt G. Lundberg's Foundation 2016-10-17 Jelena Zdravkovic, the Department of Computer and System Sciences, receive a grant of nearly SEK 215,000 from Bengt G. Lundberg's Foundation to be used for expanded research in Information Systems.
  • International Student Barometer 2016 2016-10-14 Stockholm University will participate in the International Student Barometer 2016, a survey about international student's experiences at universities.
  • Inauguration and Conferment 2016 2016-10-13 Gowns, tailcoats, banners, garlands, a banquet and a dance. The ceremony in Stockholm City Hall was grand as ever this year, made even more impressive with two Nobel Laureates.
  • Welcome to the Global Fashion Conference, October 20 – 21 2016-10-07 October 20 – 21 Centre for Fashion Studies at Stockholm University has the honour of hosting the Global Fashion Conference 2016, themed Tradition and Innovation: Challenges for Fashion and Luxury in the 21st Century. The conference is hosted in collaboration with Institut Français de la Mode in Paris and Fast Forward Innovation, Portugal
  • Portrait photo: Barry Brown, the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University The mysterious health benefits of Pokémon Go (and other games) 2016-10-07 Barry Brown, the Department of Computer and System Sciences in The Inquirer on game design, parents' attitude changes, how gamification is at the heart of making the digital world a place to nurture health, and why Pokémon Go get people to move, interact and lose weight.
  • Between opportunities and threats: 2016-10-06 an analysis of Brazilian Landless Workers Movement experiences with new media technologies
  • gästprofessorn Alf Norkko Alf Norkko honoured with Royal Baltic Sea professorship 2016-09-27 It is now decided that Alf Norkko will receive the visiting professorship in Baltic Sea research which Stockholm University gave the King as a 70-year-gift. Professor Alf Norkko from the University of Helsinki is an internationally renowned scientist in the field of ecological Baltic Sea research.
  • Sara Danius, foto: Eva Dalin Sara Danius first woman Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy 2016-09-21 When Stockholm University Professor Sara Danius begins as Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy on 1st of June 2015, she is the first woman to hold the prestigious position.
  • Dissertation Monica Winge 2016-09-19 Monica Winge will defend her thesis "Collaboration and Coordination Challenges in Patient-Centered Care: Models and Information Services".
  • Environment in the Age of Internet. Activists, Communication and the Digital Landscape 2016-08-25 How do we talk about the environment? Does this communication reveal and construct meaning? Is the environment expressed and foregrounded in the new landscape of digital media?
  • Photo of Tony Lindgren, The Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University. Tony Lindgren awarded for best presentation at ICAIR 2016 2016-08-22 Tony Lindgren at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (DSV) won the prize for best oral presentation at ICAIR 2016 in Kitakyushu, Japan.
  • Michel Zink on Sense and Sensuality in Medieval Literature 2016-08-19 “Sense and Sensuality”, a story of matrimonial love and reason in Erec et Enide. Michel Zink is professor of Medieval French Literature at Collège de France.
  • New e-book platform in the humanities 2016-07-27 A collection of nearly 4700 e-books in the humanities from more than 100 different publishers is now available on the platform ACLS Humanities E-Book. Earlier this year the library offered a trial and now we have acquired a subscription.
  • Maja Schlüter Apply for grants: Push the boundaries of research to get grants 2016-07-04 Actively develop and test your ideas, go beyond current norms and push the boundaries of research. Then you’ll have a good chance of writing a really good proposal. That’s one of Maja Schlüter’s tips for researchers interested in an ERC grant.
  • Georgia Destouni Apply for grants: tips from reviewers 2016-07-04 How do reviewers reason when looking at proposals? We asked two professors with long experience.
  • Fataneh Farahani Things to consider when applying for a grant 2016-07-04 Fataneh Farahani, Associate Professor of Ethnology in the Department of Ethnology, History of Religions and Gender Studies, shares her tips on how to be successful when applying for grants.
  • Abraham Mendoza. Foto: Niklas Björling Apply for grants: The importance of presenting your research professionally 2016-07-04 Only apply for the grants that you have the best chance of getting, make sure that your proposal contains full and correct information and learn to present your research in a professional way. These are Abraham Mendoza’s tips for other researchers.
  • Monika Winder. Foto: Niklas Björling Apply for grants: EU grants will solve the Baltic Sea’s challenges 2016-07-04 Monika Winder, Associate Professor at the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, is involved in an ongoing Baltic Sea research project and has just submitted a new proposal.
  • More than half of the e-books purchased via PDA and EBS models continue to be used 2016-06-29 As a means of making available and acquiring e-books, the Library uses PDA and EBS models. Now we have has undertaken a major evaluation of ten agreements with various publishers and e-book suppliers.
  • Julia Uddén. Two Stockholm University researchers win the prestigious Pro Futura 2016-06-17 Historian Aryo Makko and Linguist Julia Uddén are two of the five young researchers chosen as 2016 Pro Futura fellows. Riksbankens Jubileumfond sponsors the award for cutting-edge research in the humanities and social sciences.
  • flygplan bild Carbon offsetting improves air quality in Nepal 2016-06-14 As of 1 April this year, Stockholm University offsets carbon emissions from air travel on official business. The decision on carbon offsetting was made by the Vice-Chancellor at the end of 2015 and was based on an investigation carried out by the University’s environmental coordinator in 2015.
  • Svend Pedersen Lecture Award 2016 - to Steve Alsop 2016-05-30 Professor Steve Alsop, Faculty of Education, York University, Canada has received Svend Pedersen Lecture Award for the year 2016. Professor Steve Alsop gave the award lecture on the 25th of May 2016, at 1.00 PM to 2.30 PM in Vivi Täckholmssalen, Svante Svante Arrhenius väg 20 A, Arrheniuslaboratorierna hus P.
  • Delegation in South Africa by Mabel Selin Delegation to Southern Africa 2016-04-14 In March, Vice-Chancellor Astrid Söderbergh Widding visited Botswana and South Africa. Together with twelve other vice-chancellors, she was a part of a Swedish delegation led by the University Chancellor and the Executive Director of STINT. The trip was organized by the Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) and the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT).
  • Jenny White. Foto: privat. Jenny White – new professor of Turkish Studies 2016-04-11 New professor at the Institute for Turkish Studies (SUITS) at the Department of Asian, Middle Eastern and Turkish Studies is Jenny White, currently Professor of Antropology at Boston University. Jenny White was Distinguished Visiting Professor at SUITS during the academic year 2013–2014.
  • We've made it easier for you to order books and journals 2016-03-23 Never before has it been so easy to get hold of that book or article you are missing. This Friday we launched a new order form where you fill in the book, article or journal that you lack. We'll do the rest.
  • Erik den heliges skalle The legend of Erik the Saint may be true 2016-03-18 Erik the Holy may well have been killed in the way the legend says. Archaeologists at Stockholm University has contributed with important clues about the injuries found on the skeleton, and about diet habits and migration patterns of the individual whose remains have been examined.
  • Astrid Söderbergh Widding “Give Open Access and Open Science the attention they deserve” 2016-03-18 The Vice-Chancellor of Stockholm University, Astrid Söderbergh Widding, is one of Europe's Open Access Champions. She is a high level academic who advocate Open Access with no hesitation.
  • Stockholm University Stockholm University on place 64 in THE European ranking 2016-03-11 Sweden has 11 institutions in the top 200 of the Times Higher Education ranking of European Universities in 2016, with Stockholm University on place 64.
  • *DSV 50 years* – open jubilee event 2016-03-08 Welcome to our second 50th Anniversary seminar! Henrik Hansson, Associate Professor, Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, and Kerstin Borglin, Director at Spider, will be presenting ICT4D.
  • Maja Schlüter ERC Consolidator Grant to Maja Schlüter 2016-02-11 Maja Schlüter from the Stockholm Resilience Centre has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant worth SEK 18 million.
  • Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson Who were the first Vikings? 2016-01-07 A new research project will find out more about the first Vikings. The project has received 50 million SEK in research grants from the Swedish Research Council.
  • Augustinus-predikan (Sermo beati Augustini episcopi) i Piacenza, Biblioteca Capitolare. Unique text discovered in language research programme 2015-12-15 Only a few researchers in the past hundred years have discovered new texts written by the church father Augustine. Last winter, Brian Møller Jensen became the latest one. He is involved in Ars edendi, a philological research programme at the Department of Romance Studies and Classics.
  • Lacerda Major investment in brain research 2015-12-15 Stockholm University Brain Imaging Centre will provide equipment for research on brain imaging in humans and animals. The research will cover linguistic and behavioural fields and be a multidisciplinary meeting place.
  • Environmental researchers enter the stage 2015-12-15 How are people supposed to understand what is happening to our planet? Can culture and science work together to spread knowledge and insights? These are some of the questions dealt with in the performance “The Anthropocene – The Human Scene”.
  • International students' visit during Nobel Week 2015-12-11 The Nobel Week in Stockholm is again attracting young students who visit Stockholm University to learn more about studies here and to get a glimpse of the Nobel activities during the Nobel Week.
  • Professor Johan Rockström Johan Rockström optimistic about Paris Climate Conference 2015-12-08 We need an agreement good enough to hold the increase in global average temperature below two degrees, says Johan Rockström, leading scientist on global sustainability, about the Paris Climate Conference.
  • Global sötvattenkonsumtion New study raises the global human freshwater footprint 2015-12-04 Dams and irrigation raise the global human consumption of freshwater to a much higher level than previously thought, according to research from Stockholm University. The results are published in the scientific journal Science.
  • Fataneh Farahani Fataneh Farahani: What are the limits and terms for hospitality? 2015-12-03 The refugee crisis is one of the most significant civil rights issues of our time. Fataneh Farahani, researcher at Stockholm University and new Wallenberg Academy Fellow, will compare the work with asylum seekers and migrants, and investigate what shapes hospitality in three multicultural cities: London, Stockholm and Sydney.
  • Emil Bergholtz. Emil Bergholtz: Mathematics that may lead the way to quantum computers 2015-12-03 If researchers succeed in building quantum computers, today’s computers will appear as hopelessly old fashioned as typewriters do now. Wallenberg Academy Fellow Emil Bergholtz is developing mathematical theories that may guide the development of a particular form of quantum matter, which has special properties that researchers believe may be a platform for quantum computers.
  • Picture taken from the research study On time: The Smartwatch in vivo by Mobile Life Centre Mobile Life Centre's study reveals that most Apple Watch owners use it as a watch 2015-12-03 A breakdown in usage of Apple Watch is done by Mobile Life Centre at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences. The majority of Watch interactions (20%) come from time checking.
  • Huvudstråket i Albano. Skiss: Christensen & Co, BSK Arkitekter, Nivå Landskapsarkitektur. First sod turned for campus Albano 2015-11-30 A tree planting ceremony today marked the start of campus Albano. When completed Albano will function as a scientific hub connecting Stockholm University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology with each other and the city.
  • Sediment från gammal sjöbotten Melting Scandinavian ice provides missing link in Europe’s final Ice Age story 2015-11-18 Molecular-based moisture indicators, remains of midges and climate simulations have provided climate scientists with the final piece to one of the most enduring puzzles of the last Ice Age.
  • Osamu Terasaki och Peter Oleynikov New crystal captures carbon from humid gas 2015-10-16 A new material with micropores might be a way to fight climate change. Scientists have created crystals that capture carbon dioxide much more efficiently than previously known materials, even in the presence of water. The research was recently published in a report in the scientific journal Science.
  • EU funding for non-animal chemical testing 2015-10-14 In a large international program called “EU-ToxRisk”, the European Commission grants 280 million SEK for developing alternatives to animal testing.
  • Researchers want to find what is uniquely human 2015-10-14 Why did humanity turn out so different from other animals? What is uniquely human? These are some of the questions that an interdisciplinary research team from Stockholm University has been awarded a SEK 22 million grant to attempt to answer.
  • Inauguration and Conferment 2015 2015-10-12 Stockholm University’s most prominent ceremonial occasion took place on 25 September. New professors and doctors, honorary doctors and jubilee doctors were in focus at the annual Inauguration and Conferment Ceremony in the Blue Hall, also home to the Nobel Banquet.
  • Nobel Prize puts focus on the Antarctic ice 2015-10-08 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2015 to Takaaki Kajita, Super-Kamiokande Collaboration, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan and Arthur B. McDonald, Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Collaboration, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada for “for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass.
  • Singapore Meet us in Singapore on 10 October 2015 2015-09-18 Stockholm University will participate in the international Education fair "Study in Europe" in Singapore on 10 October 2015.
  • Shanghai Meet us at China Education Expo 31 Oct-1 Nov 2015 2015-09-18 Stockholm University participates in this year's China Education Expo in Shanghai on 31 October to 1 November 2015.
  • The picture shows ICA Conference's logotype The world's CIOs to Stockholm to discuss the prospects of mobile government 2015-09-04 The world’s CIOs gather for the International Council for IT in Government Administration Conference hosted by eGovlab and the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation.
  • Stephen Hawking: ”Om några forskare kan hitta ett svart hål så kommer jag att få Nobelpris.” Stephen Hawking in Stockholm: ”Black holes ain’t as black as they are painted” 2015-08-27 There is a way out of black holes. That was the message communicated by Professor Stephen Hawking in a public lecture in Stockholm which attracted more than 3000 people to the audience.
  • Scientists on the way to Petermann glacier 2015-07-20 On July 27, Swedish polar scientists set off to Greenland to meet the icebreaker Oden in Thule. The mission this time is to examine the Petermann Glacier in north-western Greenland.
  • Navarino Environmental Observatory Environmental award to research observatory NEO 2015-06-10 Navarino Environmental Observatory (NEO), a research observatory at Stockholm University has been awarded the "Ecopolis Award 2015 for Environmental Projects" for its research on climate change in the Mediterranean region.
  • Foto på Jalal Nouri Jalal Nouri awarded the prize for best PhD thesis and scientific performance 2015 2015-06-02 Jalal Nouri at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences awarded the prize for best PhD thesis and scientific performance 2015 at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Stockholm University.
  • Greek research station NEO agreement renewed 2015-05-22 The Navarino Environmental Observatory (NEO), a cooperation between Stockholm University, the Academy of Athens and TEMES S.A., dedicated to research and education on climate and environment of the Mediterranean region, recently renewed its agreement to enable continued research collaboration.
  • High biodiversity gives healthy seagrass beds 2015-05-20 Loss of algal-feeding invertebrates have surprisingly large effects on health of valuable seagrass meadows. These are the new results from a unique set of coordinated experiments.
  • Theo Kanter on Crosstalks TV – The promise and threat of Artificial Intelligence 2015-05-20 Artificial Intelligence might soon be as ubiquitous as electricity in our everyday lives. The possibilities are seemingly endless. But can the rise of intelligent machines pose a grave threat to humanity?
  • Foto på Jesper Bergman och Kian Rozi vid Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap. The brand new Master's Programme in Cyber Security takes shape in DSV's security lab 2015-05-18 The preparations for the new Master's Programme in information security are at full speed in the Cyber Systems Security Laboratory.
  • Honorary doctorates 2015 2015-04-22 Stockholm University has now chosen this year’s honorary doctors, all of whom have contributed in distinctive ways to the University's activities in research and education.
  • Foto på Uno Fors vid Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap. Get smart: lifelong learning and relearning 2015-03-18 Watch Crosstalks on March 19, 6 pm, to see Uno Fors and Tessy Ceratto Pargman discuss the topic "Get smart: lifelong learning and relearning".
  • Skalle. Foto: Anna Arnberg New findings from DNA traces the emergence of languages 2015-03-13 Christos Economou, a PhD student at the Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies at Stockholm University is one of the researchers who participated in the international research team that did the study.
  • New book: Modern Techniques for Successful IT Project Management 2015-02-27 Shang Gao from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China and Lazar Rusu from Stockholm University, Sweden are the editors of a recently published book by IGI Global that is entitled “Modern Techniques for Successful IT Project Management”.
  • Kung Carl XVI Gustaf och Ray Pierrehumbert. Foto: Eva Dalin Leading climate Professor: Sweden is a model 2015-02-17 Emissions of carbon must be reduced and in this, Sweden can be a model. This was the message when climate Professor Raymond Pierrehumbert held a public lecture in the presence of King Carl XVI Gustaf.
  • The Wellness Syndrome 2015-01-29 Are you obsessed with maximising your individual health and happiness? According to researchers a new phenomenon is emerging which they call the wellness syndrome - an obsession with health that is often counter-productive.
  • Strategic efforts behind recruitment of leading researchers 2015-01-28 Desire to create a strong research environment, in addition to strategic recruitment efforts, have made the Department of Physics attractive to leading researchers.
  • Stockholm Resilience Centre research on display in Davos 2015-01-22 Johan Rockström, director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre, at Stockholm University, has been invited to present the latest findings on planetary boundaries.
  • Source: Steffen et.al, Science, 16 januari 2015. Four of nine planetary boundaries now crossed 2015-01-16 Four of nine planetary boundaries have now been crossed as a result of human activity, says an international team of 18 researchers with representatives from Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University in the journal Science, published 16 January. Crossing the boundaries could have serious consequences, both in the present and the future.
  • “Must-read for anyone interested in understanding the computing discipline” 2014-12-25 Those are the words in a review of a new book, “The Science of Computing: Shaping a Discipline”, by DSV’s associate professor Matti Tedre.
  • Love Ekenberg towards new challenges 2014-12-25 After more than six years Professor Love Ekenberg leaves the role as Dean of DSV. At the beginning of 2015, he starts as a senior researcher at the international renowned research institute IIASA.
  • Sara Danius. Foto: Eva Dalin. Sara Danius new Permanent Secretary at the Swedish Academy 2014-12-23 Professor Sara Danius will take the position as Permanent Secretary at the Swedish Academy on 1 June 2015. She is a Professor in literature at Stockholm University and her research is about the relationship between literature and society with 19th century realism and 20th century realism as starting point.
  • 103 million SEK to research in Science and Technology 2014-11-05 The Swedish Research Council call for project funding for Science and Technology has awarded Stockholm University 34 projects grants totaling 103.2 million SEK.
  • Hand blenders used for cooking can emit persistent chemicals 2014-10-28 Eight out of twelve tested models of hand blenders are leaking chlorinated paraffins when used according to the suppliers’ instructions. This is revealed in a report from Stockholm University where researchers analyzed a selection of hand blenders which are available on the Swedish market.
  • Concentrated effort to gain new knowledge about membrane-bound proteins 2014-10-24 A large grant from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation to researcher David Drew at Stockholm University has enabled four research teams to proceed to develop new methods for determining the structure of human membrane proteins and their dynamic functions.
  • Large grant awarded for new method of protein structure determination 2014-10-24 Increased knowledge of how cells produce proteins, and the three-dimensional structure of these proteins, is of great importance to both basic research in biology and the development of medicine. Professor Gunnar von Heijne at Stockholm University has been granted a total sum of SEK 66 million for a new protein structure determination laboratory. In addition, he has been awarded a continuation grant for Wallenberg Advanced Bioinformatics Infrastructure (WABI) at SciLifeLab.
  • Center for Toxicological Sciences, Swetox, inaugurated 2014-10-08 This Tuesday Swetox, Center for Toxicological Sciences, was inaugurated at Astra Zeneca's former premises in Södertälje. This collaboration between eleven Swedish universities will conduct innovative interdisciplinary basic research, applied research and other business services and even coordinate programs at the masters and doctoral level, including graduate school.
  • High retention is shown with a higher relief upwards. Both precipitation and temperature control land carbon cycling 2014-10-03 Precipitation is at least as important as temperature in determining the turnover time of carbon, states a new report published in Nature. The report also establishes that overall more carbon than what was previously thought is stored in land ecosystems – especially in soil.
  • Ethics council established at the University 2014-09-24 The University has established an ethics council operating directly under the Vice-Chancellor. The council will investigate allegations of research misconduct and be responsible for education and information on this topic at the University, in addition to serving an advisory function on ethical issues.
  • Linnaeus environments at the highest international level 2014-09-24 The Swedish Research Council and Formas have conducted a midterm evaluation of the 20 Linnaeus environments that were granted funding in 2008. Two research environments at Stockholm University received Linnaeus grants in 2008: the Linnaeus Centre on Social Policy and Family Dynamics in Europe – Stockholm University (SPaDE) and the Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmoparticle Physics – Stockholm University (OKC). Both have now been evaluated and given excellent ratings.
  • Watch the Polar researcher elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 2014-09-17 Professor Örjan Gustafsson has recently been elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. A few weeks ago he returned home from the first leg of the Polar research expedition Swerus-C3. On September 18 you can watch him live on the academic talkshow Crosstalks, talking about his research.
  • This year’s winners of the teaching award 2014-09-15 The 2014 “Teacher of the Year” award goes to Suzanne Kriström Alonzo from the Department of Child and Youth Studies, Mårten Edenroth from the Department of Law, Clas Hättestrand from the Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, and Maria Wingstedt from the Centre for Research on Bilingualism.
  • Ilona Riipinen. Photo: Paul Zieger Young researcher at ITM received award for “significant research contribution to aerosol science” 2014-09-01 Associate Professor Ilona Riipinen at the Department of Applied Environmental Science (ITM) & Bert Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, received the Smoluchowski Award during the Annual European Aerosol Conference in Busan, Korea.
  • Kebnekaise south peak is melting at record speed 2014-08-28 Kebnekaise is the highest mountain in Sweden. Now there is only 70 centimeters difference between the South and North peaks. The South peak measured to 2097.5 meters above sea level at this year’s annual measurement of the peaks, performed at the end of each summer season by Stockholm University research station Tarfala.
  • Stockholm University recruits top researcher 2014-08-25 The Swedish Research Council has decided on a research grant to Stockholm University for Professor John Wettlaufer, to do research at Stockholm University and Nordita, the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics.
  • Researchers on the Oden. Half time for the Polar expedition SWERUS-C3 2014-08-19 The first leg of the International Polar research expedition SWERUS-C3 is approaching its end. In the beginning of next week, the expedition is expected in Barrow, Alaska to change researchers and crew.
  • The research station on Mt Åreskutan, Åre, Sweden. Photo: Stella Papadopoulou New international study into the link between human activities and cloud formation 2014-08-06 This summer the Cloud and Aerosol Experiment Åre (CAESAR) was launched which aims to better understand the influence of human activities on the composition of the air and microphysical properties of clouds. The project is a collaboration between Departement of Applied Environmental Science (ITM) at Stockholm University, the Finnish Meteorological Institute and the Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland.
  • University researcher won competition in protein structure prediction 2014-07-18 A research group at SciLifeLab, led by Jens Carlsson at Stockholm University, has won a worldwide competition (GPCR DOCK 2013) to predict the three-dimensional structure of a G protein-coupled receptor using computer modeling. Their results are published in two articles in the scientific journal Structure.
  • Researchers from Stockholm University listed as some of world’s leading scientific minds 2014-07-16 Six researchers connected to Stockholm University ranks amongst “the most influential scientific minds of 2014,” according to a list published by Thomson Reuters who runs the database Web of Science. The list is based on the number of citations their scientific papers have received.
  • Östersjöns ekosystem Baltic Eye - puts the Baltic Sea on the agenda 2014-07-09 New research about the Baltic Sea is published on a regular basis and Stockholm University has long had a leading role in the field, with both comprehensive and in-depth science. So why does it take so long to solve problems connected to the Baltic Sea environment? Baltic Eye at Stockholm University's Baltic Sea Centre will provide decision makers with the knowledge about the Baltic Sea they need.
  • Small crustaceans help us assess the effects of pollution and oxygen deficiency in the Baltic sea 2014-06-18 Two of the most pressing environmental problems in the Baltic Sea are pollution and oxygen deficiency. Despite this, our knowledge about how this affects the animals living in the sea is limited. To test the single and combined effects of polluted sediment and oxygen deficiency on benthic organisms small crustaceans (Monoporeia affinis) from the Baltic Sea were studied in experiments. These crustaceans were demonstrated to have a defence mechanism against the cellular damage that changes in water oxygen concentrations can induce. Exposure to polluted sediment was also shown to activate these defence mechanisms.
  • Population Modeling: a “new era” in environmental protection? 2014-06-03 Models that can project the effects of contaminants on populations of organisms may help fulfill goals set for environmental risk assessment, shows a new PhD thesis from Stockholm University. These findings could help improve the way we assess the hazards that contaminants may pose to the environment.
  • Genomic Diversity and Admixture differs for Stone-Age Scandinavian Foragers and Farmers 2014-04-30 An international team led by researchers at Uppsala University and Stockholm University reports a breakthrough on understanding the demographic history of Stone-Age humans. A genomic analysis of eleven Stone-Age human remains from Scandinavia revealed that expanding Stone-age farmers assimilated local hunter-gatherers and that the hunter-gatherers were historically in lower numbers than the farmers. The study is published, ahead of print, in the journal Science.
  • Honorary doctorates 2014 2014-04-15 Stockholm University has now chosen this year’s honorary doctors, all of whom have contributed in distinctive ways to the University's activities in research and education. Prominent names include Eleanor Sharpston, Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union, and the renowned French philosopher Francois Recanati. Within the humanities, in addition to Recanati, recipients of this year’s honorary doctorates include Elaine Aston and Patricia K. Kuhl; in the social sciences: Sandra Wallman and Marie-Laure Djelic; and in the natural sciences: Maria João Ramos, Lynne B. McCusker, Walter Neupert and Thomas Rossby.
  • Increased collaboration with the Stockholm Environment Institute 2014-04-04 Stockholm University and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) recently signed an agreement to increase collaboration.
  • Updated map of ocean floors 2014-04-03 A new version of the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) is now available. This is the third version, and once again, researchers at the Department of Geological Sciences at Stockholm University have played a prominent role.
  • New concept for the treatment of cancer 2014-04-03 A team of researchers from five Swedish universities have identified a new way of treating cancer. The concept is presented in the journal Nature and is based on inhibiting a specific enzyme called MTH1, which cancer cells, unlike normal cells, require for survival. The research group at Stockholm University has determined the structure of MTH1 and made detailed structural studies important for the development of efficient inhibitors targeting MTH1.
  • Foto av Nina Kirchner - kort blont hår, grön tröja och jeansjacka Large-scale investment in study of inaccessible marine areas 2014-04-03 A national infrastructure for studying hard conditions in the ocean is now being created with support from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. University of Gothenburg, Chalmers and Stockholm University are behind the consortium MUST, Mobile Underwater System Tools, now assigned to SEK 38 million.
  • Mats Nilsson appointed Site Director at SciLifeLab in Stockholm 2014-04-02 Mats Nilsson, professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at Stockholm University, has been appointed Site Director for SciLifeLab in Stockholm. The decision was made by the Vice-Chancellors of Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University. Mats commenced his duties at SciLifeLab from 1 April.
  • Wallenberg funding to mathematics researchers 2014-03-31 In order for Sweden to regain an international, cutting edge position in mathematics, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, in cooperation with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, is supporting prominent researchers in mathematics. Two researchers now receiving research funding are Per Alexandersson at Stockholm University and Christiane Tretter who is at present Professor at the University of Bern, Switzerland and soon to be visiting Professor at Stockholm University.
  • University receives 125 million SEK to recruit top researcher 2014-03-31 Stockholm University has received 125 million SEK from the Swedish Research Council as part of their programme to recruit distinguished researchers. The funding will be used to appoint Anders Nilsson, currently at Stanford University, to join Stockholm University, and will be spread out during a ten-year period.
  • New centre for the ethics of war and peace 2014-03-26 Why do different ethical rules apply in war and peace? A new centre has been established at the University seeking to explore the reasons for these differences.
  • Johan Kuylenstierna Sweden’s top environmental influencer 2014-03-26 Two scientists at Stockholm University have been named as the top two environmental influencers in Sweden, according to the Swedish magazine Miljöaktuellt, "Environment News". The top influencer is Johan Kuylenstierna, Director of the Stockholm Environment Institute and Adjunct Professor at Stockholm University. The number two influenser is Johan Rockström, Director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre and Professor of Environmental Science at Stockholm University.
  • Image of supernova explosion by Hubble Space Telescope 2014-02-27 On 27 February, the Hubble Space Telescope News Center published a composite image of the supernova explosion, SN2014J, in the M82 galaxy.
  • New study shows connection between olfactory impairment and later dementia 2014-02-27 A unique new study shows a connection between olfactory impairment and later dementia. Self-reported olfactory impairment and/or an inability to identify odors can be an early sign of dementia conversion within the next ten years. The study is the first of its kind to follow people from healthy ageing to dementia, focusing on olfactory impairment.
  • Swedish researchers in physics breakthrough 2013-12-17 Swedish researchers from Stockholm University and Uppsala University have played a significant role in the IceCube research project, dubbed by Physics World as the “breakthrough of the year”. Scientists have made the first observation of cosmic neutrinos, thereby opening “a new window on the universe”.
  • Chemistry Nobel Laureates discuss creativity in science 2013-12-16 How is great research born, and how can a few ideas evolve into a new field of research? At an open seminar in the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, 2013 Chemistry Nobel laureates Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel shared their experiences, feelings and ideas about the future of science, and what they would do if they were to start over as PhD students today.
  • Physics Nobel Laureates François Englert and Peter Higgs visit Albanova 2013-12-10 On December 7, this year’s Nobel Laureates in Physics, Prof. Peter Higgs and Prof. François Englert, visited AlbaNova for a reception and panel discussion. The panel discussion, which took place in the Oskar Klein auditorium at Alba Nova University Center. focused on the importance of the new boson and its discovery.
  • Photo of Constantinos Giannoulis, Jelena Zdravkovic and Eric-Oluf Svee Researchers at Stockholm University published in the prestigious Requirements Engineering Journal 2013-12-04 The research paper "Capturing consumer preferences as requirements for software product lines" written by Jelena Zdravkovic, Eric-Oluf Svee and Constantinos Giannoulis, has been published by the Requirements Engineering Journal, the highest ranked journal in this area of research, also Level 2.
  • Cosmic flash highlights flaws in theories about our Universe 2013-11-22 An international team of researchers, including members from Sweden's KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University, has observed one of the most powerful cosmic explosions yet measured. The results are difficult to explain with any existing model, showing that we have a long way to go before understanding the most extreme events in our Universe. The findings are published in two articles in this week's edition of the journal Science.
  • Sweden-China environmental collaboration awarded SEK 24 million 2013-11-21 Professor Åke Bergman, of the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, has been awarded a Swedish Research Council framework grant of SEK 24,078,000 for a Sino-Swedish project on environmental monitoring and chemical analysis of environmental contaminants in the Yangtze River Delta region.
  • Kista världsmusikfestival logotype Music in the gaming industry – Present and future opportunities 2013-11-13 On the 28th of November Kista Världsmusikfestival and Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, welcomes you to the seminar “Music in the gaming industry – Present and future opportunities”.
  • Seven Baltic Sea Research Positions 2013-11-12 Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre is in an expansive phase and new positions, both communicators and researchers, will be advertised the coming months. At the moment a recruiting process is under way, and no new positions are available.
  • Large grant to Stockholm University for supernova research 2013-11-05 Stockholm University has received a large grant for supernova research. A research team led by Professor Jesper Sollerman from the Department of Astronomy has received SEK 33 million from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation to study supernova explosions.
  • Nanouschka Myrberg Burström. Foto: Eva Dalin Archaeology that elicits stories from coin treasures 2013-11-05 Many people find old coins fascinating. To Nanouschka Myrberg Burström, they are also a window to our ancestors’ ways of socialising and thinking. The coins can reveal political and cultural processes, human traditions, or the fate of certain families.
  • Researchers met the Olympic torch at the North Pole 2013-10-28 Stockholm University PhD student Ylva Sjöberg is currently returning from the North Pole, having been on a rather unusual mission. Ylva visited the North Pole as a representative for Sweden when the Olympic torch passed through on the way to the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
  • Prehistoric population patterns subject of new research project 2013-10-28 Researchers from Stockholm University and Uppsala University are to undertake a six-year interdisciplinary research project investigating prehistoric population patterns using genetic data from 400 prehistoric individuals. Last week it was revealed that the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond has awarded SEK 35.4 million for the research programme, "Atlas of prehistoric human genome in Sweden ".
  • The Japanese House 2013-10-28 Dr. Inge Daniels, University of Oxford, recently visited the Department of Social Anthropology as one of our guest researchers. As part of our visual anthropology stream the department has produced a short film during which Inge discusses her recent research on Japanese material culture.
  • Rebecca Empson Rebecca Empson on her stay as Guest Researcher in the Department 2013-10-25 Dr Rebecca Empson, Department of Anthropology, University College London, has been a Guest Researcher in the Department of Social Anthropology this autumn. Rebecca Empson conducts research in Inner and East Asia and has among other things done long-term fieldwork with herding families along the Mongolian Russian border.
  • The brightest explosions in the Universe 2013-10-21 A paper published in Nature today, led by scientists at Queen’s University, and with co-authors from the Oskar Klein centre at Stockholm University, sheds new light on the brightest supernovae yet discovered in the Universe. The article proposes that these enigmatic explosions could well be powered by neutron stars with gigantic magnetic fields that spin hundreds of times a second, rather than the previously held view of pair-instability catastrophes.
  • Physics Prize: Stockholm University researchers active at CERN 2013-10-08 François Englert and Peter W. Higgs are jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2013 for the theory of how particles acquire mass. Both took part in this summer's major physics conference at Stockholm University's Aula Magna. Several researchers at the University are also active in the work of the CERN laboratory which confirmed the existence of the Higgs particle.
  • Baltic Sea countries adopt the Helcom Copenhagen ministral declaration 2013-10-08 Baltic Sea countries reconfirm their commitment to the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan. Baltic Nest Institute at the Stockholm University Baltic Sea centre continues to play an important role, providing the best available scientific knowledge.
  • Honorary doctorates 2013 2013-09-26 Stockholm University is awarding ten honorary doctorates in 2013. The honorary doctoral degrees will be conferred at Stockholm University's traditional ceremony in the City Hall on Friday 27 September 2013. Read more and see the ceremony live!
  • The battle for Sweden's highest peak 2013-09-16 Kebnekaise, Sweden's highest peak, has now reached its lowest level since measurements began in 1902. This result was discovered during the traditional measurement of Kebnekaise, carried out at the end of each summer season at Tarfala, Stockholm University's research centre. The south peak was measured at 2,099 metres above sea level; just 2.7 metres now separates the south peak from the north peak, which measures 2,096.3 metres.
  • New app to live toxic free 2013-09-13 Researchers at ITM have developed an app to inform and guide consumers through the maze of hazardous chemicals in popular consumer products.
  • Hydroacoustic equipment for University researchers 2013-09-11 A scientific hydroacoustic equipment is now available for researchers at Stockholm University. It is to be used under supervision of Sture Hansson, Department Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences.
  • Örjan Gustafsson, Professor of Biogeochemistry at ITM New insights into the Arctic permafrost carbon complexities 2013-08-29 Permafrost thawing and the release of carbon stored in it can generate greenhouse gases that, in turn, reinforce global warming. However, the extent of this reinforcing effect has been heatedly debated over the years. This week, in an article published as a Correspondence in Nature Geoscience, scientists from Stockholm University and Utrecht University highlight the need to broaden our perspective on the climate feedback potential of thawing Arctic permafrost. They particularly stress the role of the interplay between large-scale carbon- and water cycles in the Arctic permafrost carbon feedback.
  • Kebnekaise record low 2013-08-13 In early August this year the south peak of Kebnekaise was measured from the Tarfala valley. Results show that the south peak is at its lowest yet recorded height, in a series of measurements dating back to 1968, as well as a number of previous surveys beginning in 1947.
  • Annika Rabo Traders flee fighting in Aleppo 2013-07-03 The war in Syria has ruined the economy of Aleppo and many of the city's traders have left the country. Some are trying to continue trading in neighbouring countries and learn how to cope without the confidence and relationships and networks that the business culture in Aleppo depended on. Annika Rabo, Professor of social anthropology with extensive experience of research on Syria, was recently quoted in the media about the traders’ situation. Her book, A Shop of One's Own Independence and Reputation among Traders in Aleppo, is now available for free download.
  • Network on diaspora studies organises international conference 2013-06-17 The Department of Social Anthropology at Stockholm University is one of the partners of CoHaB, a Marie Curie Initial Training Network, focusing on diaspora studies. In September the network is organising an international conference in Germany.
  • Avtalet med Hirosakiuniversitet undertecknas. Radiation biologists study health effects of Fukushima 2013-03-19 Radiation biologists at Stockholm University are cooperating with Japanese colleagues to study the health effects after the nuclear accident in Fukushima, two years ago.
  • Provtagning till havs New research vessel in the Baltic Sea 2013-02-04 The Erling-Persson Family Foundation has given a grant of SEK 30 million to Stockholm University to build a new ice-going research vessel. The vessel will be stationed at Stockholm University’s marine field station, the Askö Laboratory, located in the archipelago of Trosa.
  • Photo: ArildV/Wikipedia. 10 new honorary doctors for 2011 2011-10-24 Honorary degrees were awarded to 10 outstanding individuals on Friday 30 September 2011, during the inauguration and graduation ceremony that took place in the beautiful surroundings of Stockholm City Hall.