In search for effective intergroup interventions
What psychological strategies are most effective for improving intergroup relations and what are the key factors to consider? Those questions are raised by Sabina Cehajic-Clancy in a new article.
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Heavy melting on Kebnekaise's southern peak
The summit glacier on Kebnekaise's southern peak continues to shrink. The annual altitude measurement at the end of the summer shows that Sydtoppen (the South Peak) – Sweden's former highest point – is now 3.3 meters lower than last year and also 6.9 meters lower than Kebnekaise's north peak.
Research in focus at the university’s annual celebration
On the 27th of September it is time for Stockholm University’s annual inauguration and conferment ceremony in the Stockholm City Hall – the most traditional of our academic ceremonies. The ceremony celebrates new doctors and new professors as well as honorary doctors.
NASA’s Hubble finds more black holes than expected in the early universe
With the help of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of researchers led by scientists in the Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University has found more black holes in the early universe than has previously been reported. The new result can help scientists understand how supermassive black holes were created.
New understanding of international cooperation through the ages
Democracies tend to want to cooperate more than non-democratic states. Political scientist Jonas Tallberg is examining whether this generally accepted view is true, both by delving into history and by studying contemporary trends. His findings may be of help to politicians in their efforts to navigate an ever-changing world.
Sweden's first Master's programme in Environmental Humanities inaugurated
The university's exhibition space Accelerator was at capacity when the Master's Programme in Environmental Humanities was inaugurated on 5 September. Students, visitors, colleagues and researchers from several departments and other universities came together.
Open access on the rise in life science
90 percent of the articles from SciLifeLab in 2023 were published open access. There are obvious advantages in publishing open access, according to Christopher Erdmann, head of open science at SciLifeLab.
Crime victims and their experiences in focus of her research
Anita Heber is professor in criminology at the Department of Criminology. She is one of the new professors who will be installed at a ceremony in the Stockholm City Hall on September 27.
“The driving force in my research is to understand how wood cells and lignins form and work”
Edouard Pesquet is professor in molecular plant physiology at the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences. He is one of the new professors who will be installed at a ceremony in the Stockholm City Hall on September 27.
He shows how households are affected by economic changes in society
Roine Vestman is professor of economics at the Department of Economics. He is one of the new professors who will be installed at a ceremony in the Stockholm City Hall on September 27.
Four researchers awarded ERC Starting Grants
Four researchers at Stockholm University have been awarded the ERC Starting Grant 2024. The European Research Council (ERC) has announced which researchers will be awarded the prestigious ERC Starting Grant for 2024 in fierce competition. A total of 22 researchers with Swedish host institutions have been awarded the ERC Starting Grant this year. Four researchers with Stockholm University as host institution have been awarded the ERC Starting this year. ERC Starting Grants to Stockholm University Cassandra Engeman (Institute for Social Research). Title: "Making Time: Organized Labour and the Politics of Care Leave"; indicative budget: EUR 1 494 433 over five years. Read article on the grant to Cassandra Engeman Ferenc Szucs (Department of Economics). Title: "The Economics and Politics of Alternative Realities"; indicative budget: EUR 1 297 878 over five years. Per Engzell (Institute for Social Research). Title: "Markets and Mobility: How Employers Structure Economic Opportunity"; indicative budget: EUR 1 499 394 over five years. Per Engzell will move the grant to UCL in London before the start. Mariana Braga (Department of Zoology). Title: "Causes and consequences of higher host specialisation in the tropics – the role of ecological and evolutionary processes, and of data bias"; indicative budget: EUR 1 500 000 over five years. Mariana Braga will move the grant to the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences before starting. Starting Grant transferred to Stockholm University In this round of applications, atmospheric researcher Casey Wall at the University of Oslo was also awarded an ERC Starting Grant. He has decided to transfer this grant to Stockholm University, where he on 1 November 2024 will begin employment as an assistant lecturer at the Department of Meteorology. Read more
She researches 19th century images of arctic nature
Katarina Wadstein MacLeod is professor of history of art at the Department of Culture and Aesthetics. She is one of the new professors who will be installed at a ceremony in the Stockholm City Hall on September 27.