Panel praises Nobel Laureate Anne Carson: “She is such a poet”
A popular and expected choice. Those were the reactions in a panel discussion about the Nobel Prize in Literature when this year’s laureate Anne Carson was announced.
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Anne Carson wins the Nobel Prize and Canada’s path to international literary recognition
In two articles published in The Conversation, Christophe Premat, Professor at the Department of Romance Studies and Classics at Stockholm University, explores how Canadian writers gain international recognition and what factors may contribute to reaching the Nobel Prize stage.
Department of Romance Studies and Classics
Politicians Are Smarter Than Researchers Think. They Just Need a Good Briefing.
“Politicians aren’t in a position to read and appreciate primary literature – they often need somebody to explain the science and its significance,” said Erik Angner, a professor of practical philosophy, during a panel discussion at Stockholm University on how researchers can share their knowledge with politicians.
Stockholm Center on Global Governance
Running for beginners – at a pace where you can still talk
Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, students can join Student Health Services for Running for Beginners. The activity is not just about running, but also about meeting other students, getting out into nature and building a routine around exercise together.
Researchers at the Department of Physics are contributing to the Nobel Prize-winning IceCube research
Francis Halzen’s Nobel Prize in Physics is a testament to Fysikum’s strategic initiatives and to the expertise and resources the department has contributed over several decades. Fysikum’s IceCube group will soon apply for funding from the Swedish Research Council’s Infrastructure Committee to continue its participation, operation, and development.
Department of Physics
Signe Rirdance presented early Latvian manuscript research at Transkribus User Conference 2026
Signe Rirdance, a PhD student and a Transkribus scholarship recipient, presented her work at the Transkribus User Conference 2026 in Passau, Germany, 21-23 September 2026. Transkribus is an AI-assisted platform for transcribing, searching and analysing historical handwritten documents.
Department of Slavic and Baltic Studies, Finnish, Dutch and German
Mental health problems more common among younger adults
Fifty years ago, mental health problems were more common among older people than among younger adults. Today, the pattern is reversed. An analysis of data from the Swedish Level-of-Living Survey (LNU) shows that younger generations are much more likely to report mental health problems than previous generations were at the same age, while such problems have decreased among older people.
Swedish Institute for Social Research
Tiny organisms play a big role in transporting carbon to the depths of the Baltic Sea
Tiny photosynthetic organisms in the Baltic Sea can contribute substantially to the transport of carbon from surface waters to deeper parts of the sea. A new study from the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP) at Stockholm University shows that their ability to form colonies and aggregates is an important factor determining how much of their biomass sinks.
Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences
Optogenetics, from Nobel Prize to research tool
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for optogenetics – a method that makes it possible to show how nerve cells shape memories, feelings and behaviours in the living brain.
Nobel Prize for IceCube research with strong ties to Stockholm University
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Francis Halzen for his decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos from space. Stockholm University has been part of this research for several decades, from IceCube’s predecessor AMANDA to today’s observatory at the South Pole.
Theresa Squatrito Returns to Stockholm
Theresa Squatrito, Associate Professor in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), is spending the next month at Stockholm University as a guest of the Department of Political Science and the Stockholm Center on Global Governance (SCGG).
Stockholm Center on Global Governance
New CircuLab to make sustainable materials development more efficient
By bringing together automated experiments, advanced chemical analysis and artificial intelligence, the new CircuLab research infrastructure aims to make the development of sustainable materials more integrated and efficient. The platform was inaugurated at Stockholm University on 30 September.