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  • Study analyses how genes and education influence socio-economic success

    Ambitious educational public policies have the capacity to cushion the role of the genetic lottery in people’s life chances. This is one of the main conclusions of a scientific study by Stockholm University, the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and the University of Lausanne, analysing the impact of an educational reform in England. These findings could be applied to the design of future educational policies, the researchers suggest.

  • DSV research received four awards

    Congratulations to DSV researchers Silas Majyambere, Tony Lindgren, Workneh Yilma Ayele, Alejandra Gómez Ortega and their co-authors! Four publications have been awarded at two international research conferences in May and June.

    Department of Computer and Systems Sciences
  • Belén Martín-Matute, Professor of Organic Chemistry at Stockholm University.

    Carbon dioxide to become a raw material for the chemistry of the future

    Press coverage. Could the medicines, plastics and chemicals of the future be made from carbon dioxide rather than oil? That is the vision behind the new research centre ACCELERATE, in which researchers from Stockholm University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology play a key role.

    Department of Chemistry
  • Liane Colonna is assistant professor in law and information technology and director of the Swedish Law and Informatics Research Institute.

    AI and law: “We need to think proactively”

    Legal frameworks often struggle to align with the realities of AI systems. In her research Liane Colonna tries to clarify how law is transforming in the context of AI and contribute to policy debates about effective legal regulations, like the EU AI Act.

  • Sweden's MATS satellite resumes its watch on the upper atmosphere after a licensing pause

    After more than a year on hold, Sweden's research satellite MATS is returning to science operations this month. The mission is led from the Department of Meteorology (MISU) at Stockholm University, where project leader Linda Megner and principal investigator Jörg Gumbel head the scientific team. Operations were paused from April 2025 until June 2026 because of a clerical error in the licensing of the radio frequencies MATS uses to communicate. With the paperwork corrected, the satellite is once again cleared to send its data home.

    Department of Meteorology

  • Habits may help animals survive

    Habits are often seen as automatic and inflexible behaviours. But a new study, published in Evolution Letters, suggests that habits may have evolved as a way for animals to handle several tasks at once. By shifting to habitual behaviours for routine tasks, animals can free up attention to detect predators and other threats in the environment.

  • Conference participants at the Centre for Canadian Studies, Stockholm University. A woman speaks at a podium in front of banners bearing the university's and the centre's logos, surrounded by attendees in a library setting.

    From Polarity to Circumpolarity: The Future of Canadian Studies in Europe

    On 17–18 June 2026, researchers and experts from various countries gathered at Stockholm University for the conference "From Polarity to Circumpolarity: The Future of Canadian Studies in Europe" to discuss the development and future of Canadian Studies from a European perspective.

    Centre for Canadian Studies

  • High publishing costs – Stockholm University backs alternative models

    The cost of scientific publishing continues to rise, even as demands for open access increase. At Stockholm University, efforts are underway to move away from expensive commercial models and instead strengthen alternative publishing pathways, where neither researchers nor readers are required to pay.

    Stockholm University Library

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