Welcome to the Torsten Söderberg Foundation
The purpose of the Torsten Söderberg Foundation is to promote scientific research and scientific teaching or study activities of national significance, preferably in the fields of economics, medicine and law.
Appropriations in 2025
The Torsten Söderberg Foundation presents this year's grants.
Activities of the Foundation in 2024
The Foundation's annual activities are presented in articles on major donations, this year's research grants, newly appointed professorships, award winners and more. Access the digital version here.
News
Torsten Söderberg Academy Professorship in Medicine awarded to professor seeking treatment 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 SEK 10 million from the Torsten Söderberg Foundation and...
New perspectives in the Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology's most comprehensive exhibition project ever
The museum is launching a brand new permanent exhibition on the crucial role of technology, trade, and ideas in the emergence of modern Sweden. It is based on new research contributed by some twenty researchers from various disciplines. The Torsten Söderberg Foundation has...
The anniversary edition of the Swedish Academy's dictionary is launched
The extensive work at the University of Gothenburg on a new, modernized edition of the Swedish Academy's dictionary has been completed. The Swedish Academy is now launching this fifteenth edition—also known as the anniversary edition, as the dictionary recently celebrated its...
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...
