Stockholm University is looking for students to take part in a half-day photo shoot to help showcase university life. The shoot will include both still images and short video clips. Are you outgoing, positive, and patient? Then you might be just who we’re looking for!
Employment rate among people with foreign backgrounds in Sweden is higher than previously calculated. This is according to a new model for population estimates which has now been applied to Swedish register data. The study also shows that fertility and mortality estimates for migrants should be adjusted.
Latest publication by C. Premat, Professor in French with a focus on political discourses in the francophone world at Stockholm University.
Gaining insight into the job market and exchanging perspectives are just some of the benefits of mentoring. At Stockholm University, the Mentorship Programme brings students and alumni together in conversations that support both personal and professional growth.
Three projects at Stockholm University received funding this year within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN) call. Two of them involve researchers from DSV.
Researchers at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences and the Stockholm Resilience Centre are part of a transdisciplinary European collaboration to advance crisis preparedness by training a new generation of scholars. The project has received a grant of 4.8 million euros from the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme.
How can we create healthier, smarter, and more resilient agriculture? Expertise from different disciplines in nine countries comes together in a new project. From Sweden, professor Rahim Rahmani contributes insights from computer and systems sciences.
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 six new honorary doctors are: Matti Bye, Marie Ekeland, Karen Evans, Stéphane Horel, Ugo Pagallo and Corinne Péneau.
Patrik Hrabánek has recently taken up his doctoral studies in phonetics at the Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University. His main focus is voice quality.
Applications for autumn programmes and courses closed on 15 April. Among the ten most popular courses at Stockholm University is the introductory course in economics.
The government has appointed Martin Flodén, Professor of Economics at Stockholm University, as the new Chair of the Swedish Fiscal Policy Council.
The 10th anniversary EMIC conference takes place online on May 7-8, hosted by Stockholm Business School
On April 16–17, the Department of Teching and Learning hosted the Nordic conference on social studies education, NOKSA 2026. This year’s theme, “Social Studies in Times of Curriculum Change,” highlighted how ongoing reforms in the Nordic countries are shaping teaching, content, and research in the subject.
How have people’s living conditions in Sweden changed over time? What differences exist between various groups in society – and how have these developed up to today? A new website is now being launched that makes unique data from the Swedish Level of Living Survey easily accessible through an interactive visualisation tool.
The societal climate transition requires integrated knowledge from several disciplines. Karin Bäckstrand wants to create a research environment with inter-disciplinary expertise from Stockholm University, Karolinska Institutet and KTH – and the Swedish Research Council is proposing funding.
OP-ED. The U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran constitute a breach of the most fundamental rule in public international law: the prohibition on using military force against another state. Sweden’s response has been slow and cautious, and at the same time the prime minister and deputy prime minister play down international law as a “seminar issue.”
Revising the Water Framework Directive entails significant risks, and should not be rushed. Instead, priority should be given to implementing, funding and enforcing its existing obligations. This is emphasised by a large group of researchers and experts at Stockholm University in a consultation response to an initiative from the European Commission related to the mining sector.
In February and March 2026, eleven people were appointed as professors at Stockholm University. Three visiting professors and one adjunct professor were also appointed. The Vice-Chancellor has appointed Foivos Perakis as Professor of Experimental Chemical Physics, specialising in liquids and glasses, at the Department of Physics.
When Portugal’s new ambassador to Sweden, Francisco Alegre Duarte, visited Stockholm University, the focus was on how language, culture and academic collaboration can support long-term international relations.
"I just won the 2025 Frank Cass Prize for the best young scholar article on 'Democratization'," Jonas Schmid told the SCGG website on Tuesday, adding that it was for his article about electoral autocracies, hybrid regimes, and multiparty autocracies.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a defining issue for higher education worldwide—and Sweden is no exception. In a new dissertation from Stockholm University, Alexandra Farazouli explores what this development means in practice, with a particular focus on teachers’ perspectives and the ethical questions that arise as AI becomes embedded in educational practices.
A single wandering male bear has provided crucial insights into the history of brown bears in Scandinavia after the last ice age. This is shown by DNA analysis of clay from a lake.
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Ten years ago, an Austrian doctoral student in New York suggested to a world-renowned professor that she wanted to study the idea of men feeling victimized and disadvantaged by women's progress. But her idea was initially met with skepticism.
The first publication from the relaunched Tellus journal is now available. The editorial outlines the journal’s scope and direction as a platform for interdisciplinary Earth system science.
The Human Past SCAS Residential Fellowship Programme is an initiative by the Center for the Human Past, administered by the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS). Deadline for applications is 1 June 2026.
A practical toolbox for innovators in the health sector. That is one way to describe the HDS Legal Toolbox, a digital platform developed within the framework of Health Data Sweden. It was created by two researchers from the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences.
Stockholm University is offering up to 12 stipends of 75,000 SEK during 2026-2027 to master’s students interested in pursuing doctoral studies in materials science for sustainability. The stipends are part of the WISE Research Master's Thesis programme, an initiative by Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability (WISE).
Researchers from the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, located at SciLifeLab, Stockholm and the Department of Chemistry, Stockholm University, uncovers how glucose transporters achieve specificity, bridging a long-standing gap between structure and function in membrane biology. The study is published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology.
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Azar Raoufi defended her doctoral thesis in Scandinavian Languages in 2026: Intersubjectivity and Digital Mediation in Multilingual Workplaces. Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism at Stockholm University.
A new study explores what it takes to build meaningful art-science collaborations. Drawing on a collaborative process between researchers and composers at the Baltic Sea Festival, it offers practical guidance for designing processes that foster dialogue, learning and trust.
