The exoplanet 55 Cancri e probably has an atmosphere dominated by carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide, according to a new study published in Nature. The planet was previously speculated to lack atmosphere, but new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have enabled researchers to study the atmosphere around the Earth-like rocky planet.
Photographer and filmmaker Mattias Klum is now linked to Stockholm University to support profiling in issues of climate, environment and sustainability.
Stockholm University has chosen this year’s honorary doctors, all of whom have contributed in distinctive ways to the University’s activities in research and education. The six new honorary doctors are: Zhaojun Bai, Magnus Florin, Katja Franko, Phoebe Okowa, Camille Parmesan and Matthias Tschöp.
Stockholm University is actively working towards an open science system, and as part of this work, the university, represented by President Astrid Söderbergh Widding, has recently signed the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information. The declaration aims to make research information, such as metadata, open, and over 50 universities, research funders, and organizations worldwide have signed it so far. "This is an important step as we strive to open up the process of research evaluation and make it transparent," says Wilhelm Widmark, Senior Advisor for Open Science at Stockholm University. Research information refers to information or metadata relating to the conduct, evaluation or communication of research. This may include metadata for scientific articles and other research publications, for individual researchers, or for research data and research software. Currently, many infrastructures for research information are entirely closed, meaning that metadata is only accessible to organizations that pay subscription fees.
Four scientific works with heavy involvement from Stockholm University have been included on a list of the ten most cited non-economics papers in policy documents by Nature.
New insights into combat platforms of warships and a unique weapon chest from the Late Middle Ages. These are some new results from studies of the Danish flagship Gribshunden/Griffin, which sank in the Blekinge archipelago in 1495. Last spring, maritime archaeologists from Stockholm University and Södertörn University dived on Danish-Norwegian King Hans' flagship Griffin (also known as the Griffin-Hound or Gribshunden) at Stora Ekön in the Blekinge archipelago. The flagship sank along with about a hundred German mercenaries after a fire on board during a voyage to Kalmar in 1495. Although the wreck is partly disintegrated, the timbers on the seabed is very well preserved. There are also timbers that are believed to have belonged to the ship's superstructure, including parts from the fore and aft castles, which served as elevated combat platforms on the ship. Study of warships
Professor Seung-bog Cho was instrumental in negotiating agreements with East-Asian universities for Swedish universities thanks to his network in East Asia. The handover of the archive occurred in the library of Carolina Rediviva on November 13, 2023.
The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 places Stockholm University within the global top 50 in six subjects, and number one in Sweden in eight subjects. The highest ranked subject is Social Policy & Administration where Stockholm University is ranked 11 in the world.
Many companies claim to be sustainable, but when Stockholm University researcher Beatrice Crona looked at how they measure sustainability, she found that they often map the wrong things. She is now developing new tools and indicators that companies and asset managers can use to steer towards a future that preserves the conditions for life on our planet.
The potential of quantum technology is huge but is today largely limited to the extremely cold environments of laboratories. Now, researchers at Stockholm University, at the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics and at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice have succeeded in demonstrating for the very first time how laser light can induce quantum behavior at room temperature – and make non-magnetic materials magnetic. The breakthrough is expected to pave the way for faster and more energy-efficient computers, information transfer and data storage.
Six of the eighteen grants awarded to prominent mathematicians within the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation's mathematics program go to Stockholm University
