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  • The hidden world of amorphous ice

    "I moved from Kazakhstan to Sweden to pursue my PhD and am now a postdoctoral researcher in the Structural Dynamics of Aqueous Solutions (SDAQS) group. I completed and defended my PhD thesis at Fysikum while caring for my infant daughter", says Aigerim Karina. Her research focuses on amorphous ice and protein diffusion in cryogenic solutions. Amorphous ice is often described as a solid form of water that retains the disordered structure of a liquid. Unlike ordinary ice, it lacks a crystalline arrangement. This is desirable for storing proteins and other biological materials because crystalline ice can damage delicate structures during freezing.

    Department of Physics

  • Jenny Fred’s Doctoral Thesis: The Wicked World of Algebra

    Jenny Fred is a former primary school teacher with a special focus on mathematics. She has contributed to several research projects on algebraic reasoning and been active in the RelMaS Graduate School. In June, she defended her PhD thesis, introducing the concept of “Algebraic Wicked Problems."

    Department of Teaching and Learning

  • The Queen to Present Criminology Prize to Researchers Debunking Crime Myths

    Last fall, Charis E. Kubrin and Mark W. Lipsey were awarded the 2026 Stockholm Prize in Criminology for research that challenges two persistent myths about crime. They are now coming to Stockholm for the award ceremony: On June 9, they will receive the prize from H.M. Queen Silvia at Stockholm City Hall.

    Department of Criminology
  • The NVIDIA DGX Spark that started the project — a machine small enough to hold in one hand.

    Building a team of AI agents for the next wave of cosmology data

    Arthur Loureiro, researcher at the Oskar Klein Centre, Department of Physics, Stockholm University, is developing a multi-agent system that takes on some of the more repetitive work of cosmological data analysis. The project grew out of discussions in the EDUCATE AI Agents working group and is being built with the data from the LSST and Euclid surveys in mind.

    Oskar Klein Centre
  • Nils Landén Mammos, PhD candidate in Economics at Stockholm University.

    Nils Landén Mammos earns PhD in Economics

    On June 4, 2026, Nils Landén Mammos defended his doctoral dissertation in Economics at Stockholm University. This summer, he will begin a position as a Senior Economist at the Financial Stability Department of the Swedish central bank, Sveriges Riksbank.

    Department of Economics

  • Magnus Axelsson Prize 2026

    Viggo Kraft is awarded the Magnus Axelsson Prize for the vision to give highly ambitious upper‑secondary students the opportunity to study physics and astronomy at Stockholm University before graduating, as well as for the initiative to strengthen the study environment within the research track.

    Department of Physics
  • Anna Persson.

    The IPA PhD Thesis Award to Anna Persson for the Doctoral thesis Comparing theories of pre-linguistic normalization for vowel perception (2024)

    Anna Persson has been awarded the International Phonetic Association's IPA PhD Thesis Award for the Doctoral thesis Comparing theories of pre-linguistic normalization for vowel perception (2024). The committee decided to confer the award ex aequo, recognizing two outstanding theses whose scholarly excellence, originality, and contribution to the field of phonetics stood out in a particularly compelling way.

    Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism
  • Cave lion cub

    Ancient genomes reveal the unique history of the extinct cave lion

    A new study on multiple genomes from the extinct cave lion has discovered that it represented a highly distinct evolutionary lineage, which separated from modern lions more than a million years ago. The results also show that the cave lion had a history of interbreeding with modern lions that was tightly linked to past climatic changes. These findings are published in the journal Cell in a study led by Swedish and British scientists.

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