Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and all vegetation combined, but what determines how much of it remains in the ground? A new international study shows that microbial growth rate plays a key role in soil carbon storage and could help improve climate projections.
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What determines our choice of romantic partner? Zoologist John Fitzpatrick at Stockholm University studies this question by looking at fish.
Do you think Facebook is nothing but a waste of time? Think again. For women entrepreneurs who face many challenges, social media can be a useful tool for both business growth and empowerment.
Daniela Guasconi has been awarded a prestigious grant from the Swedish Research Council (VR) through the autumn call for International postdoc within natural and engineering sciences. The project receives a total of SEK 3.9 million over three years, with a preliminary start date of 1 June 2026. Daniela, currently based at the Department of Physical Geography, will join the Department of Ecology, Environment an Plant Sciences (DEEP) this spring, with DEEP serving as her home base during the project.
Scientists has, for the first time, documented and extensively sampled a freshened water system beneath the ocean floor.
A welcoming atmosphere, accessible infrastructure and research collaborations. These are some of the things that guest researcher Debora Masini and PhD students Mariia Gvozdkova and Anastasia Panova have found at Stockholm University.
As a student you can feel worried or anxious for several reasons. Both your studies and your personal life can cause stress.
Artificial intelligence holds great promise, especially in healthcare, education, and law enforcement. But it can also reinforce societal biases if not carefully managed. How can AI be made fair and transparent so that it can serve society in a responsible way?
On January 30th European Southern Observatory (ESO) signed an agreement for the construction of the Blue Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (BlueMUSE), an upcoming instrument for ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). The signing marks a major first step in the development of BlueMUSE , which will offer new and unique science opportunities to astronomers. Its evolved technology will enable detailed observations within our galaxy and revolutionise the study of the distant Universe by allowing the detection of the diffuse material in the space between galaxies and helping us understand how matter moves within it. The Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University is a member of the consortium building the new instrument.
How do we actually know who should go first in a roundabout? Often, it’s not about traffic signs or formal rules, but about eye contact, small movements, and timing. Humans handle this intuitively, but for self-driving cars it is a major challenge.
The Department of Education announces 1-2 vacancies within the PhD programme in Education.
The Department of Education announces 1-2 vacances within the PhD program in Education as part of the FYSALIS research school.
