Stockholm University has been awarded observer status within the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), a move that opens new avenues for its researchers to participate in and influence international discussions on sustainability. This development gives Stockholm University a direct voice in the UN’s top environmental forum, the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), which sets the global agenda on issues such as climate change, biodiversity, and chemicals management.
Several companies, with the roots in research from Stockholm University have been granted funding to advance innovations with the potential to contribute to a more sustainable and competitive society.
Marking the seventh year of the strategic partnership, the Stockholm Trio–UTokyo Workshop gathered researchers from Sweden and Japan three days in October to deepen interdisciplinary collaboration on shared challenges in biomaterials, urban change, ageing, robotics and sustainability education.
Humanity faces a range of potential disasters such as catastrophic climate change, deadly pandemics and bioterrorism. But how do we respond to such risks in a rational and ethically responsible way? Based on practical philosophy, Orri Stefánsson wants to develop tools that help us make decisions in the face of difficult situations.
Stockholm University has launched MyCareer, a career portal specifically designed for students and recent graduates. This platform provides direct access to the job market, offering valuable connections and exciting career opportunities. With MyCareer, you can easily search for job postings and internships both in Sweden and internationally. The portal connects you with a wide network of employers, opening doors to relationships that could be crucial for your future career. It also offers a wealth of resources to support your journey, including career events, company profiles, and practical advice to enhance your CV and help you stand out in a competitive job market. You can follow companies to stay updated on job openings and recruitment events. Create your profile on MyCareer and take a step closer to achieving your career goals with the university’s new career portal. Go to MyCareer
Do you want to take part in the ESA 2025? Students at Stockholm University and other CIVIS universities are welcome to apply until 1 December. The European Student Assembly (ESA) is the flagship initiative of the EUC Voices Erasmus+ project, designed to bring together approximately 250 students from across Europe each year. This dynamic event provides a unique platform for selected European students to delve into essential issues facing the European Union, sparking impactful discussions and fostering intercultural exchange. Does this sound interesting to you? Applications for ESA 2025 are open until 1 December. Read more and apply for ESA 2025
Are you passionate about shaping a fair and inclusive digital world? Apply to the "Equitable and Just Digital Society" micro-programme by CIVIS, where you'll gain interdisciplinary skills to address the ethical, social, and technological challenges of our digital age. Applications close on November 30, 2024! Welcome to Equitable and Just Digital Society: Developing Interdisciplinary Skills and Knowledge (ECTS 3)- a postgraduate-level course, part of an unfolding CIVIS postgraduate micro-programme focused on the social challenges of digital and technological transformations.
The new Printomat printers have been installed in public areas such as the Stockholm University library, Studenthuset and Albano. To print on the new printers, you need to connect your university card to the system. The University is in the process of changing the printing solution and supplier for Printomat. This means that new public printers have been delivered. The public printers can be used both by students and employees. In order to print on the new printers, you will need to connect your university card to the new system. Instructions on how to do this can be found in Serviceportalen All students have received an email with a registration code. The email is sent from noreply@su.eu.uniflowonline.com (see image of email below). The code should be used when the printers are physically installed on site. It is important to link the university card as soon as the new printer is installed as the old printer will then be removed. The new printers will be marked ”New printer”. This will help you to know when it is time to connect your university card.
Stockholm University is ranked first in Sweden within seven subjects in ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024, presented in November. The subject ranking includes 56 subjects and the ranking is based on scientific journal articles indexed in the databases Web of Science and InCites in the years 2019–2023 as well as a number of academic indicators. The subjects where Stockholm University received its first placement in Sweden are: Atmospheric Science, Earth Sciences, Economics, Environmental science & Engineering, Law and Sociology. In Chemistry, the university shares first place in Sweden with KTH. Stockholm University’s best position internationally is in Atmospheric Science, with place 38 in the world. The Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) contains rankings of universities in 55 subjects across Natural Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences, and Social Sciences. More than 1,900 universities across 96 countries and regions are listed in the rankings. Read more about the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024 Stockholm University in other world ranking tables
Markus Hennrich, professor in quantum physics at Stockholm University, together with Igor Lesanovsky from the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the University of Tübingen and Ferdinand Schmidt-Kaler from Mainz University, has been awarded the European Research Council's most prestigious grant, the ERC Synergy Grant worth EUR 10 million, about SEK 116 million, over a period of six years. The aim of their project is to study open quantum systems using quantum simulators based on ion crystals in highly excited electronic states. These can be used not only to answer questions in physics, but also to shed light on complex processes in chemistry, biology, and information processing. “It is beautiful to receive as a team this ERC Synergy Grant. This Grant allows us to work with the best specialists in this field and together develop a quantum simulator device that may help to understand complex quantum phenomena in material science, chemistry and biology”, says Markus Hennrich. In the ERC project Open 2D Quantum Simulator (Open-2QS), the researchers will realize precisely controllable quantum systems. For this purpose, ions are stored in Paul or Penning traps and form regular two-dimensional structures known as ion crystals. Selected ions are then excited with laser pulses and thereby brought into strong interaction. The dynamics that arise in such a synthetic quantum system are so complex that predicting them is far beyond the capacity of conventional computers. About the ERC Synergy Grant The European Research Council (ERC) provides substantial and long-term funding for cutting-edge research in all fields of science. The ERC is part of the EU's Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. The ERC Synergy Grant is aimed at small groups of excellent researchers with research projects with high synergy effects. A Synergy Grant is a grant of up to €14 million for a period of up to six years. Read more about the ERC Synergy Grant 2024 here.
