New dissertation in History of Ideas
Linnea Ripenberg has written the thesis Racial Play: Representations of Blackness in Court Festivals of the Early Modern Holy Roman Empire and Scandinavia.
Department of Culture and Aesthetics
News
Students try winter swimming: “It can’t be worse than the exam I have tomorrow”
Nine students tried winter swimming for the first time under a radiant spring sun. The ice lay smooth across Brunnsviken, but in the sawn-up ice hole, icy water awaited – and the tension in the air was almost tangible.
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EU Commissioner McGrath talked democracy with SU students
On 12 March Stockholm University received a visit by EU Commissioner Michael McGrath. Many students turned up to ask questions and discuss issues such as Justice and the State of Law.
New book honors Public International Law Professor Wrange
How are power and influence structured in today’s international legal order? A new open access anthology, published in honor of Professor Pål Wrange at Stockholm University, gathers leading scholars and practitioners from around the world to tackle some of the most urgent issues in public international law.
Department of Law
Genetic mapping of Baltic Sea herring important for sustainable fishing
Herring from different parts of the Baltic Sea belong to distinct populations genetically adapted to local differences in salinity and temperature. However, these populations can also mix with each other, according to a new study by researchers from Uppsala University, Stockholm University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. These results have important implications for the management of the Baltic herring. The study is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Pernilla Leviner appointed honorary doctor at UiT
Professor Pernilla Leviner, Dean of the Faculty of Law at Stockholm University, has been appointed honorary doctor at UiT – The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø.
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How molecules form in space
Temperatures in the thin gas and dust between the stars in the universe can be as low as minus 270 degrees Celsius. Yet new molecules can be created there. How is this possible? Henning Schmidt’s research team is attempting to understand fundamental processes behind the formation of new stars.
Childhood Friendships Could Have an Impact on Income, Mobility and Health
The people you were sitting next to in school may matter more than you think. For children from a low-income background, having a friend from a more privileged background may be enough to succeed later in life and thus also have better health. This is shown in a new thesis by PhD student Klara Gurzo from the Department of Public Health Sciences at Stockholm University.
Department of Public Health Sciences
Two researchers appointed to RJ Pro Futura XX
Fredrik Renard and Siska De Baerdemaeker at Stockholm University have been appointed to RJ Pro Futura XX, a program for prominent researchers in the humanities and social sciences.
Dan Petersen awarded the Göran Gustafsson Prize
The Göran Gustafsson Prizes are the main Swedish national scientific prizes awarded to researchers who are no more than 45 years old. This year's prize in mathematics goes to professor Dan Petersen at Stockholm University.
Spruce volume is increasing, including among young trees, across all regions
Spruce volume increases across Sweden – despite shrinking areas suited under future climate, shows new study from Stockholm University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).
Department of Physical Geography
From code to emotions: “AI is changing storytelling in games”
Today’s game characters can express joy and sorrow and act on their own desires and needs, much like people. Game researcher Mirjam Palosaari Eladhari develops intelligent agents, AI systems designed to behave like humans, complete with emotions and moods.