How can we create healthier, smarter, and more resilient agriculture? Expertise from different disciplines in nine countries comes together in a new project. From Sweden, professor Rahim Rahmani contributes insights from computer and systems sciences.
Stockholm University has chosen this year’s honorary doctors, all of whom have contributed in distinctive ways to the University’s activities in research and education. The six new honorary doctors are: Matti Bye, Marie Ekeland, Karen Evans, Stéphane Horel, Ugo Pagallo and Corinne Péneau.
Patrik Hrabánek has recently taken up his doctoral studies in phonetics at the Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University. His main focus is voice quality.
Applications for autumn programmes and courses closed on 15 April. Among the ten most popular courses at Stockholm University is the introductory course in economics.
The government has appointed Martin Flodén, Professor of Economics at Stockholm University, as the new Chair of the Swedish Fiscal Policy Council.
The 10th anniversary EMIC conference takes place online on May 7-8, hosted by Stockholm Business School
On April 16–17, the Department of Teching and Learning hosted the Nordic conference on social studies education, NOKSA 2026. This year’s theme, “Social Studies in Times of Curriculum Change,” highlighted how ongoing reforms in the Nordic countries are shaping teaching, content, and research in the subject.
How have people’s living conditions in Sweden changed over time? What differences exist between various groups in society – and how have these developed up to today? A new website is now being launched that makes unique data from the Swedish Level of Living Survey easily accessible through an interactive visualisation tool.
The societal climate transition requires integrated knowledge from several disciplines. Karin Bäckstrand wants to create a research environment with inter-disciplinary expertise from Stockholm University, Karolinska Institutet and KTH – and the Swedish Research Council is proposing funding.
OP-ED. The U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran constitute a breach of the most fundamental rule in public international law: the prohibition on using military force against another state. Sweden’s response has been slow and cautious, and at the same time the prime minister and deputy prime minister play down international law as a “seminar issue.”
Revising the Water Framework Directive entails significant risks, and should not be rushed. Instead, priority should be given to implementing, funding and enforcing its existing obligations. This is emphasised by a large group of researchers and experts at Stockholm University in a consultation response to an initiative from the European Commission related to the mining sector.
In February and March 2026, eleven people were appointed as professors at Stockholm University. Three visiting professors and one adjunct professor were also appointed. The Vice-Chancellor has appointed Foivos Perakis as Professor of Experimental Chemical Physics, specialising in liquids and glasses, at the Department of Physics.
