Welcome to the Torsten Söderberg Foundation
The purpose of the Torsten Söderberg Foundation is to promote scientific research and scientific teaching or study activities that are of benefit to the nation, with a focus on the fields of economics, medicine, and law
Application period 2026
The Foundation’s application portal opens on August 10 and closes on September 1 at 5:00 p.m.
The Foundation's Activities in 2025
The Foundation's annual activities are presented in articles on larger donations, this year's research grants, newly appointed professorships, award winners and more. Access the digital version here.
News
The 2026 Stockholm Prize in Criminology will be awarded at Stockholm City Hall
Professors Charis Kubrin and Mark Lipsey will receive this year’s award from Her Majesty the Queen on June 9 at Stockholm City Hall. Through the laureates’ research and systematic reviews of other relevant research, common assumptions about crime...
Torsten Söderberg Chair in Jewish Thought to Professor of Cultural Studies
Uppsala University has appointed Professor Yair Lipshitz as the first holder of Torsten Söderberg Chair in Jewish Thought. The chair, located within the university’s Faculty of Theology, is newly established and the first of its kind in Sweden.
Torsten Söderbergs in Medicine to a professor researching treatments for fatal mitochondrial diseases affecting children
Maria Falkenberg, professor of biomedical laboratory science at the University of Gothenburg, has been appointed to a Torsten Söderberg Academy Professorship at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The professorship is made possible by a donation of 10 million kronor from Söderbergs Torsten Söderbergs and...
News on research projects
Foundations laid for deeper engagement with and on Ukraine in the European historical context
The exhibition Crossroads: Sweden-Ukraine through 1000 Years, on display at the Army Museum in Stockholm until September 30, 2025, is the largest international museum exhibition in Ukrainian history. The historical relations between Ukraine and Sweden are depicted...
Challenges for the Swedish principle of openness in the wake of privacy protection
Increased digitization and the Europeanization of law are challenging the Swedish ideal of transparency. Increasingly, it is described as a threat to individual privacy. It is highly topical to highlight how the principle of openness can be developed to continue to ensure openness and transparency,...
RNA interference and cellular imbalances affect disease and ageing
Ageing is a complex process shaped by genetic, environmental and cellular processes. RNAi is increasingly recognized for its role in regulating ageing and attention is now turning to RNAi processes in the cell nucleus, processes...
