In a changing and globalised world, Stockholm University contributes to the development of a sustainable democratic society through knowledge, enlightenment and the pursuit of truth, based on critical thinking.
Ranked among the world’s top 100 universities, Stockholm University is one of Europe’s leading centres for higher education and research in human science and science. With a large number of students, a wide range of education in close interaction with research, and a combination of independent basic research and strong applied research, Stockholm University contributes actively to society – a role that has characterized the University since its inception in 1878.
Currently, the university has 33,000 students, 1,600 doctoral students, and 5,500 members of staff active in the scientific areas of human science and science. We offer 190 programmes and 1,700 courses in science, humanities, social sciences and law, including 75 master’s programmes taught in English. The university has a total revenue of SEK 4.93 billion.
Stockholm University is an international academic environment, which is an integral part of excellence in research and education. As a university in the capital city of Sweden, Stockholm University places special emphasis on offering courses and programmes that meet the needs of the region and society. Collaboration makes Stockholm University’s expertise and results available and promotes quality in education and life-long learning.
Our Sun will likely go out quietly – but not all such stars do. A new radio detection of a supernova can help us better understand these cosmic cataclysms.
La UE ha aprobado una nueva normativa sobre transparencia salarial. Las investigaciones muestran que leyes de este tipo pueden reducir la discriminación salarial y la brecha de género en el trabajo.
Mountaineer and scientist Will Steffen said climbing was similar to science: “That’s the buzz you get in science when you solve a big problem and suddenly see how it all fits together”
More people moved into Scandinavia in Viking times than at any other time period analysed in the study.
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Inbreeding usually leads to an accumulation of genetic defects, but evolution on a small archipelago may have helped the severely inbred Chatham Island black robin to avoid this fate.
Establishing the age of K'gari (Fraser Island) confirms it emerged before the reef, despite the climate being suitable for coral growth long before then.
Tipping points in the climate become more likely beyond 1.5°C of warming.
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Le prix Nobel de physiologie ou de médecine pour 2022 a été attribué à Svante Pääbo, dont les découvertes ont été déterminantes pour la compréhension de notre histoire évolutive.
Svante Pääbo has won the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for 2022.
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The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for 2022 has been awarded to Svante Pääbo, whose discoveries have been pivotal to the way we understand our evolutionary history.
Establecer programas universales de comedores escolares es una política pública muy beneficiosa en el largo plazo. Un estudio hecho en Suecia muestra, a lo largo del tiempo, mejores datos de escolarización, talla y peso, e incluso mayores ingresos al alcanzar la vida laboral.