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  • Big nets, tiny larvae – Follow along as researchers map herring in the Stockholm Archipelago

    To be or not to be: the future of herring in the Stockholm Archipelago has been a hot topic in recent years, with coastal fishermen warning that large industrial trawlers have emptied the archipelago of fish that were once abundant. Scientifically, however, the archipelago's herring stocks have been poorly studied. To address this, researchers at Stockholm University are now conducting their fourth annual trawling expedition, using meter-long nets to catch tiny, newly hatched herring larvae.

    Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre

  • GREENCARB Expedition on its way!

    What happens to carbon when glaciers retreat? This is the central question for researchers heading to the fjords of south-east Greenland this week.

    Bolin Centre for Climate Research
  • Sonia Giurumescu, PhD candidate in economics at Stockholm University

    Sonia Giurumescu earns PhD in economics

    On 26 August 2026, Sonia Giurumescu defended her doctoral dissertation in economics at Stockholm University. After graduation, Sonia is going forward with a two-year postdoc position at the Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), UCLouvain.

    Department of Economics

  • Enclosed bays are most sensitive to disturbance from motorboats

    Researchers working on the ‘Thriving Bays’ project have investigated which environments in shallow coastal areas of the Baltic Sea are most sensitive to disturbance from motorboats. The results show that the risk for boat-related impact is highest in the most enclosed bays, where extensive sediment resuspension from boat propellers can cause adverse effects on the aquatic environment and vegetation. In these bays, measures to mitigate disturbance from motor boats could be one way of protecting sensitive bottom vegetation.

    Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre

  • Vacuum fluctuations can enhance superconductivity

    Researchers have experimentally demonstrated for the first time that vacuum fluctuations can enhance superconductivity. Nobel Prize laureate Frank Wilczek, professor at Stockholm University, helped develop the theoretical model behind the findings. This work opens up for new ways to influence quantum states.

  • Expedition Arctic Ocean 2026, blog post 5: Life on Oden

    Today we publish a collection of stories written by our researchers on Oden, August 15, 2026. Hanna Winge becomes stranded on an ice floe as the mist rolls in, Irene Bellagente has to repair a broken aerosol research instrument, Linnea Huusko explores the on-board gym and Matthew Shupe shares his thoughts on the mood of the crew.

    Department of Meteorology

  • Article in The Guardian

    The threatening thaw: climate professor on heatwave risks to tipping point of permafrost

    Bolin Centre for Climate Research
  • Sonia Giurumescu, PhD candidate in economics at Stockholm University

    Sonia Giurumescu: New technologies and economic change shape societies

    New technologies and economic changes can have unexpected consequences for people and societies. In her dissertation in economics, Sonia Giurumescu examines how internet access, changing incomes and political institutions affect fertility, gender norms, health and political participation.

    Department of Economics

  • Baltic Sea Prize award to fisheries researcher Henrik Svedäng

    Cheers erupted at the Baltic Sea Centre upon hearing the news that our long-standing colleague Henrik Svedäng has been awarded the Björn Carlson Östersjöpris 2026. “This was truly wonderful and well-deserved,” says Tina Elfwing, director of the centre. “I have always held Henrik Svedäng in high regard for his independent and courageous thinking.”

    Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre

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