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Seren Selvin Korkmaz defended her dissertation on 28 May, entitled The Role of the Opposition in Autocratisation: The Case of Turkey’s Republican People’s Party (CHP) .
Dialogue between humanists and computer scientists is essential for the study of rare and undeciphered writing systems.
In April 2026, Sweden cut VAT on food from 12 to 6 percent – a measure intended to be temporary. However, with a general election approaching, it may prove difficult for politicians to raise the tax again, João Quelhas, a PhD student in economics at Stockholm University, told the Swedish newspaper Dagens ETC.
What can guppies and their parasites reveal about the occurrence of pandemics? Researcher Jessica Stephenson is studying the interplay between social behavior and the spread of infection.
Research thrives on exchange. Therefore, the German section organized a national doctoral retreat in German Studies 25-26 May 2026 with participants from the universities of Gothenburg, Lund, Stockholm, and Uppsala.
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New doctoral thesis shows how policy decisions influence who participates, who benefits, and who bears the costs.
Jesper Böjeryd, a researcher in economics at Stockholm University, writes an op-ed in newspaper Svenska Dagbladet about a possible Swedish membership in the eurozone. ”Today’s debate ignores major potential costs,” he says.
A United Nations fund designed to release emergency aid when disasters strike does more than pay for immediate relief — it also tends to prompt individual governments to follow suit and direct aid to underfunded emergencies, according to new research by Lisa Dellmuth, a professor of International Relations at Stockholm University affiliated with the SCGG.
The Department of Medical Radiation Physics is conducting a project on optimising radiological emergency preparedness. The aim is to contribute knowledge that can facilitate and streamline the response measures that may be required in the event of ionising radiation. The work is led by Professors Iuliana Toma-Dasu and Andrzej Wojcik. PhD student Tomas Palmqvist has summarised the two studies presented during a licentiate seminar. This has been published as a guest post on the website of the Knowledge Centre for Radiation Medicine in Disasters (KcRN).
Today’s carbon capture technology is expensive and energy-intensive. Researchers at Stockholm University are working together with RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, other higher education institutions and companies to develop more efficient solutions for capturing carbon dioxide, using it as a resource and storing it long-term.
A new doctoral thesis suggests industry may be more flexible (and climate policy more effective) than expected.
