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  • SVT Interviews László Harmat at SUBIC on Choral Singing and Aging

    Choral singing slows down aging and strengthens certain cognitive abilities in older adults, according to research conducted at SUBIC. SVT has visited SUBIC and interviewed László Harmat, who has researched how choral singing affects aging.

    SUBIC − Stockholm University Brain Imaging Centre

  • Four projects have received time grants

    Four projects have received time grants from the Stockholm University Brain Imaging Center (SUBIC).

    SUBIC − Stockholm University Brain Imaging Centre
  • The emergency clinic at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö, Sweden.

    Swedish-born adults with a foreign background were disproportionately affected by the pandemic

    Adults with an immigrant background – that is, both people born abroad and their Swedish-born children – had a significantly higher incidence of severe COVID-19 compared with Swedish-born individuals with two Swedish-born parents. This is shown by a new study conducted by public health researchers at Stockholm University. According to the research team, addressing social inequalities is a key strategy for improving preparedness for future pandemics.

    Department of Public Health Sciences

  • When law meets the technology of the future

    As society races forward, the law strives to keep pace. This is clearly reflected in several research articles published by the Faculty of Law at Stockholm University during 2025.

    Department of Law
  • Artist's impression of colliding neutron stars.

    The ENGRAVE team win award for research into how the heaviest elements formed

    The Into Change Award is presented to exceptional European research by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science. The 2025 price was awarded to the ENGRAVE project which includes several participating scientists from Stockholm University. The ENGRAVE project tries to understand how the heaviest elements form inside kilonovae.

    Department of Astronomy

  • Four new master’s level courses in game design

    Are you interested in game development and want to deepen your knowledge? Four new elective courses at master’s level are now available within the Master’s Programme in Computer and Systems Sciences.

    Department of Computer and Systems Sciences
  • Supernova seen four times through a galaxy’s gravitational lens

    First gravitationally lensed superluminous supernova discovered

    Astronomers has discovered SN 2025wny, the first spatially resolved, gravitationally lensed superluminous supernova ever observed. The discovery provides a striking confirmation of Einstein’s theory of General Relativity and a rare window into a powerful stellar explosion from the early Universe.

  • Ambassadors from GRULAC countries (Group of Latin America and the Caribbean), NILAS’ director, and the Head of Department for SU's International Office. Image: Courtesy from the Embassy of El Salvador in Sweden.

    International collaborations

    On 3 December 2025, the Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies (NILAS) hosted a ceremony at its library to inaugurate a “Latin American Pavilion.”

    Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies
  • This JWST color composite image displays the two interacting dwarf galaxies. 

    James Webb captures the collision of two dwarf galaxies

    In a new study, led by Giacomo Bortolini from the Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University, a collision of two dwarf galaxies has been observed in exquisite detail. By using the power of the James Webb Space Telescope individual stars in the galaxies can be found and characterized which helps us understand how the interaction between the colliding partners affects them. The data from the study was also used to produce a beautiful image featured as the European Space Agency Picture of the Month for November 2025.

    Department of Astronomy

  • Bolin Days 2025

    The Bolin Centre for Climate Research successfully hosted the 17th edition of its annual internal conference, Bolin Days 2025, on 26–27 November at Stockholm University.

    Bolin Centre for Climate Research
  • Lisa Dellmuth and Evan O’Connor

    Two ERC Consolidator Grants to Stockholm University

    Two researchers at Stockholm University receive the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant 2025. The two grants go to Lisa Dellmuth and Evan O’Connor, researchers in international relations and astronomy respectively.

  • AIMday focused on pathways to sustainable consumption

    How can we reduce the climate impact of consumption – from the food we eat to how we travel, live and shop? This question was at the heart of AIMday Sustainable Consumption, held on December 3 at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and organised by the University Alliance Stockholm Trio.

  • Evolution of phosphorus vs age. The data reveal distinct behaviors for younger and older stellar populations.

    One element, two tracks: the unusual time evolution of phosphorus in our Milky Way

    A Stockholm University led team has produced the first age resolved map of phosphorus of our Milky Way. By combining near-infrared spectroscopy with precise age tags from open stellar clusters and classical Cepheid stars, the researchers uncovered a two-track timeline for how this life linked element accumulated in our Galaxy’s recent past.

    Department of Astronomy
  • Portrait photo of Lisa Kaati, Associate Professor at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (DSV), Stockholm University.

    Data-driven method may help police combat human trafficking

    Buying sex has been illegal in Sweden since 1999. Despite this, sexual services are openly marketed on numerous websites — and buyers freely share their reviews. This is revealed in a new study.

    Department of Computer and Systems Sciences
  • Gustav Cassel (1866–1945)

    Students awarded the Cassel Prize 2025

    The Cassel Prize is awarded each semester to students with outstanding academic achievements in the introductory course in economics.

    Department of Economics
  • Artist's impression of MOSAIC at ELT

    Construction agreement for the MOSAIC instrument on ESO's Extremely Large Telescope signed

    On Monday 1st of December, the European Southern Observatories (ESO) has signed an agreement with a large international consortium for the design and construction of the Multi-Object Spectrograph (MOSAIC), an instrument for ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). Able to measure the light from more than two hundred sources at the same time, MOSAIC will be used to trace the growth of galaxies and the distribution of matter from the Big Bang to the present day. Astronomers from Stockholm University are involved in both construction of the instrument, and the scientific exploration that will be done with it.

    Department of Astronomy

  • Students Taking the Climate Fight to the World’s Highest Court

    When Belyndar M. Rikimani from Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC) visited Stockholm University on 2 December, the message was clear: commitment can move mountains – and shape international law.

    Stockholm Environmental Law and Policy Centre

  • Call for Abstracts now open

    We are delighted to invite you to submit your abstract for the Swedish Climate Symposium: a symposium dedicated to advancing scientific understanding of climate change and its environmental and societal consequences. Deadline 30.01.26!

    Bolin Centre for Climate Research

  • THAWING project

    How is the ice around northern Greenland affected by warmer and saltier water from the Atlantic flowing into the Arctic Ocean? A research project, led by Helen Coxall, aims to investigate this “Atlantification” to predict future developments. Article about Helen Coxall's project named “THAWING,” which is funded by Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. Read the article at https://kaw.wallenberg.org

    Department of Geological Sciences

  • Stockholm University Ranked 18th in the World in Environmental Science

    Stockholm University has been ranked 18th globally in Environmental Science & Engineering in the 2025 Academic Ranking of World Universities by Subject, commonly known as the Shanghai Ranking. This places the University among the top institutions worldwide for research excellence in environmental science.

    Department of Environmental Science

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