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  • Professor Mark Klamberg.

    Swedish Professor Joins Group That Nominates World Court Judges

    The Swedish government on Thursday (May 21, 2026) appointed law professor Mark Klamberg at Stockholm University, as member to the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague — an institution whose most consequential function today is nominating judges to the world’s highest court.

    Stockholm Center on Global Governance
  • A painting of books lying open.

    An Updated Humanism

    An anthology re-examines humanism, as scholars rethink subjectivity and critique to shape a more sustainable vision of the humanist tradition.

    Department of Culture and Aesthetics
  • Portrait Of A Businessman With His Colleagues In Background At Office

    Public Health Sciences Thesis Sheds New Light on the Consequences of Workplace Bullying

    Workplace bullying has long been linked to poor mental health among employees. But people exposed to bullying are also at greater risk of taking sick leave and starting treatment with psychotropic medication. These findings come from a new doctoral thesis in public health sciences at Stockholm University examining workplace bullying in Sweden and Denmark.

    Department of Public Health Sciences
  • Anna Sobek on campus.

    “European collaboration is a key factor”

    The transdisciplinary master's programme TRACEE was born out of collaboration between eleven European universities in the CIVIS alliance. Professor Anna Sobek is very impressed with its first-year master's students.

  • MRI

    Research grants for the use of SUBIC equipment

    Stockholm University researchers are welcome to apply for SUBIC time grant Stockholm University Brain Imaging Centre (SUBIC) is announcing a new call for the semiannual funding opportunity with the purpose to allow increased access to the various method platforms that SUBIC offers. Interested researchers that are successful in their application will be provided with free of charge access to the method platform of choice as well as limited but needed support to successfully complete the awarded project. Applicants can apply for access to all equipment. List of SUBIC equipment What is the purpose of the funding? The general purpose of this funding mechanism is to allow users at Stockholm University to either collect pilot data for future grant applications or to collect data for their first complete study on the instrument mentioned in the application to promote use among groups not normally accustomed to the instrument. Projects will be assessed by an expert committee based on the criteria outlined below. Proposals receiving good ratings will be awarded with free time on SUBICs instruments and/or free support according to specification. No monetary or other financial means are distributed via this funding mechanism. Please note that if your project requires an ethical permit, you must have it before starting the project. Application The application consists of 3 pages. (1) A filled-out  Application form , (2) a 1-page CV for the main applicant, and (3) an outline of the proposed project, according to the  project template . Please compile all three final documents into one PDF document. Applications (Application form, Proposed project page, and CV) should be emailed to  subic@su.se   no later than June 12th 2026. Any researcher (awarded a PhD before the grant deadline) that are employed by Stockholm University can apply. How will the applications be assessed? Applications will be assessed by a committee consisting of SUBIC staff and researchers tied to SUBIC. Projects will be assessed based on their scientific value as well as prior experience and existing funding of the applying research group. Priority will be given to projects with perceived high scientific value as well as to groups with no-to-limited experience with the instrument in question, no history of previously awarded in-house funding, no external funding for the project in question, and the estimated potential of the project in question to lead to externally funded future projects (criteria listed in no specific order). When will the decision be announced? The decision of the grant award will be announced  no later than June 19th . When is the start of the grant period, and how long is the grant awarded? The start of the grant period is Aug. 2026  and the grant is valid for one year, but an extension may be possible after discussion with SUBIC. Contact If you have questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at  subic@su.se .  

    SUBIC − Stockholm University Brain Imaging Centre
  • Father pushing a stroller running from rain.

    Insecure jobs linked to higher fertility intentions among some migrant groups

    Short-term contracts and insecurity in the job market drive many to postpone having children. But for non-Western migrants, the opposite is the case, according to a new study in Demography by Mimmi Lounela, PhD at Stockholm University. The correlation is especially strong among men.

    Department of Sociology
  • Hedda Thorell, PhD student in economics at Stockholm University.

    Hedda Thorell awarded European Central Bank Lamfalussy Fellowship

    Hedda Thorell, a PhD student in economics at Stockholm University, and Gökhan Ider at Freie Universität Berlin, have been awarded the Lamfalussy Fellowship, along with an honorarium of 10,000 euro. Together they study the design of monetary policy in the euro area.

    Department of Economics
  • Pollenless dandelions may affect the future of insects

    Dandelions in Sweden reproduce without pollination, and their seeds are genetic copies of the plants they grow on. Yet most dandelions still produce pollen. Recently, however, more and more pollenless dandelions have been discovered, a development that could reduce the availability of food for many insects.

  • Polarization: we care more about who is speaking than what is being said

    Why do people who hold a specific view on the climate issue also tend to hold similar views on taxes or vaccinations, even though the topics are unrelated? A new study a mathematical model showing how the mechanism of "source filtering" quickly divides a population into two opposing camps that disagree on almost everything.

    Department of Psychology
  • Mika Sipponen

    Lignin-based materials that purify water and capture carbon dioxide

    Each year, the world’s pulp and paper industry burns around 70 million tons of a by-product – lignin. Wallenberg Academy Fellow Mika Sipponen wants to put lignin to better use: as a base for new living materials. Microorganisms in them can help to purify water and capture carbon dioxide.

  • Visiting researcher Olivia Mostow tries IDaVIE during a session at the Oskar Klein Centre, with master's student Florian Unger pointing out a structure on the desktop monitor. The screen shows the Manticore reconstruction of a patch of the local universe; the controller is painting directly into that volume inside the headset.

    Stepping inside the cosmic web: a pilot in virtual reality cosmology

    A master's thesis project hosted at the Oskar Klein Centre asked twelve researchers to label structures in a simulated patch of the universe — once on a flat screen, once inside a VR headset. The pilot suggests the headset is the better instrument for the job, and maps out what would have to change before it could become a normal part of a researcher's workflow.

    Oskar Klein Centre
  • Hanna Henryson

    Hanna Henryson receives the Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Sponsorship Prize 2026

    The German Academic Exchange Service DAAD has awarded Hanna Henryson the Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Sponsorship Prize for her work as a researcher and teacher in German-language literature. The prize honours excellent early career researchers and has been awarded since 2011.

    Department of Slavic and Baltic Studies, Finnish, Dutch and German
  • Participants at the annual conference in German Studies 23 April 2026.

    German teachers and researchers from across Sweden met in Stockholm

    On 23–24 April, teachers and researchers in German from across Sweden gathered for two productive conference days in Stockholm. The event was organised by the colleagues in German at Stockholm University. Participants included representatives from Umeå University, Dalarna University, Uppsala University, the University of Gothenburg, Linnaeus University, and Lund University.

    Department of Slavic and Baltic Studies, Finnish, Dutch and German
  • Jackline Raphael Mwasyola.

    Proud scholarship graduates received their diplomas

    On 11 May, Swedish Institute's scholarship holder graduates were celebrated at the Stockholm University Faculty Club. After one or two years of master's studies at Stockholm University they will soon head back to their home countries.

  • Jessie Creaman at the ARToFMELT expedition, led from Stockholm University, in 2023.

    Grant to recruit international guest researcher

    The Swedish Research Council has decided which higher education institutions will receive funding within the call for Grants to recruit international guest researchers to Sweden 2026. One grant goes to Stockholm University, to recruit Jessie Creamean from the USA.

  • The staff scientist – the engine behind groundbreaking research

    At the Department of Chemistry, there is a professional role that is seldom visible externally but plays a crucial part in world-class research. The staff scientist is the engine driving progress forward and enabling groundbreaking discoveries at the highest international level.

    Department of Chemistry
  • Research on children's curiosity-driven learning

    The PhD student and psychologist John Kaneko’s dissertation Curiosity for Learning in Early Childhood Education and Care presents quantitative and qualitative studies regarding curiosity-driven learning in preschool children.

    Department of Child and Youth Studies
  • Doctoral dissertation from Umeå sheds light on harmful substances

    The Board of the Swedish Physical Society has decided to award the 2026 Oseen Medal to Rasmus Öberg of Umeå University for his dissertation “Spotlight the killer: detecting harmful chemical and biological agents using optical spectroscopy,” in recognition of his contributions to the development of highly sensitive spectroscopic methods for detecting harmful chemical and biological agents.

    Department of Physics