Video game industry generates huge amounts of money, but it does little to improve the world. Recent developments change this view. Nick Butler Stockholm University & Sverre Spoelstra Lund University writes in The Conversation theconversation.com/video-games-at…

A new wave of wearable devices will collect a mountain on information on us. And there are privacy implications, writes Luis Quintero Luis Quintero , researcher at Stockholm University in data science and immersive technologies in The Conversation theconversation.com/a-new-wave-of-…

Three scientific works with heavy involvement from Stockholm Resilience Centre have been included on nature's list of the ten most cited research papers gaining most attention from policymakers: bit.ly/top-ten-most-c…

Great start of #EGU24 with Sneha Aggarwal giving an excellent talk about sea spray and PFAS results from the #AGENA campaign at the ENA site on Graciosa, Azores. Department of Environmental Science at Sthlm Uni Bolin Centre for Climate Research

The expectations on domestic and #globalpolitics to deliver are growing, but many people distrust political institutions. This project studies how inequality affects #trust in political institutions. Focus on climate, trade & development & more🌱🙏Formas, ett forskningsråd för hållbar utveckling. #geographiesoftrust

Sweden has long opposed nuclear weapons – but it once tried to build them
Article on the Swedish nuclear weapon program with Thomas Jonter and Emma Rosengren, from the Swedish Pugwash Group Svenska Pugwash & Dept of Economic History & International Relations Utrikespolitiska institutet Read article at BBC web: bbc.com/future/article…

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Proud to share that I have been awarded the 2024 Competence Development Prize by the Gunnar Sundblad Research Foundation for my work on lignin-based foam materials. 

Many thanks to our research group SUSMATCHEM group at Stockholm University for their continuous support.

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#Quantum breakthrough when light makes materials magnet. The finding is expected to pave the way for faster and more energy-efficient computers, information transfer and data storage #Research supported by Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation #KAW100 bit.ly/3UerCUC

The last few days were really warm at #TarfalaResearchStation Stockholm University - Rain dripping from the roof :) During the night a storm drew in, blowing with at least 35m/s according to our measurements. We plan for an indoor day :)

Quantum breakthrough when light makes materials magnet. The new results are expected to pave way for faster and more energy-efficient computers, information transfer and data storage. New study in nature from Fysikum Nordita Unive Ca' Foscari su.se/english/news/q…

Don't forget to join in today at 12:00 for a lunch conversation with our co-director Gustaf Hugelius! He will talk to us about how thawing permafrost affects the global climate, ecosystems and arctic peoples.

The introduction of a policy protecting parental leave benefits in Sweden in 1980 led to an increase in premature birth rates. su.se/department-of-…

A new study published in Science Advances shows that crushing waves re-emit PFAS, the forever chemicals, back to land in a 'boomerang effect,' posing serious health risks, especially in coastal regions.

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Funding worth SEK 29 million from Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation’s mathematics program will be granted 18 mathematicians. Over a period of 15 years the Foundation is providing in total SEK 650 million for high-level #mathematics research #KAW100 bit.ly/4cMogzl

Congratulations to Mario Wüthrich, Josefien Kuijper, Louis Hainaut, Stefan Reppen, Robin Stoll & Rita Pardini who are awarded grants within the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation's mathematics program for positions as postdocs or guest researcher! su.se/english/news/w…

#PhD position with a focus on Atmospheric Boundary Layer at Stockholm University

There is an open PhD Position in Atmospheric Sciences and Oceanography, focusing on Atmospheric Boundary Layer in the Department of Meteorology at Stockholm University. Stockholms universitet…

We are thrilled to announce a PhD position in Quantitative Biology in our lab in Stockholm! The successful applicant will analyze exciting new data produced with our in-house agoTRIBE single-cell method. Spread the word! 🧬🔬 SciLifeLab Stockholm University

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Welcome to a #BalticBreakfast seminar on the extraction of phosphorus from sludge and what happens to pollutants in sludge when they are spread on arable land! With Arno Rosemarin SEI Research & Geert Cornelis SLU. More info &registration:
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What happens if we see a picture of a lemon but get to smell a rose? In a new study, Stephen Pierzchajlo and Jonas Olofsson show that our sense of smell is largely influenced by cues from other senses such as our sight and hearing.

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