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State responsibility for individuals and the adaptation of legislation to human vulnerabilities in focus for new Pufendorf Chair holder
Professor Titti Mattsson has been appointed as the new holder of the Torsten and Ragnar Söderberg Foundation Professorship in Memory of Samuel Pufendorf at Lund University.

Uppsala University establishes a new professorship - Torsten Söderberg Chair in Jewish Thought
The Torsten Söderberg Foundation is donating SEK 12 million for a brand new professorship at Uppsala University. The field of Jewish studies is well established internationally, but until now there has been no professorship in this area in Sweden.

Decision on appropriations in 2024
In 2024, the Torsten Söderberg Foundation has decided to allocate almost SEK 35 million to research projects and other initiatives in medicine, economics, law and other subject areas. The decisions are based on the donors' intentions and the quality of the research projects.

Applying criminological research to reduce disproportionate punishment wins the 2025 Stockholm Prize in Criminology
Frances Crook and Bryan Stevenson are awarded the prize for their success in reducing disproportionate sentences through the application of criminological research in their respective professional roles. Among other things, the laureates' application has reduced the detention of young...

AI and the impact of digitalization on the legal profession and legal technology
Systems thinking, artificial intelligence (AI) and scientific advances can address many problems traditionally left to the legislator. Traditional ways of legislating are thus being challenged and the legal sector is being affected in a profound way. What are the requirements...

The 2024 Stockholm Prize in Criminology will be awarded during the Stockholm Criminology Symposium
Professors Gary LaFree and Tom R. Tyler are awarded this year's prize of SEK 1 million for their research on the democratic legitimacy and legal certainty of the state's relationship with citizens. They receive the Stockholm Prize in Criminology from H.M....

New Torsten Söderberg Academy Professorship in Medicine for research on diagnostic methods for Alzheimer's disease
Professor Oskar Hansson, Lund University, has been appointed to a Torsten Söderberg Academy Professorship at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Vetenskapsakademien. Finding a safe way to diagnose Alzheimer's disease in primary care has long been his dream. The Academy Professorship runs...

Crossroads - major exhibition on Sweden-Ukraine ties from Viking times to today / Crossroads: Sweden - Ukraine through a 1000 years
The exhibition Crossroads will highlight the 1000-year relationship between Ukraine and Sweden through unique objects and documents from both Swedish and Ukrainian museums and institutions. Fabian Arnheim, director of the Army Museum, where the exhibition will take place, points...

Decision on appropriations in 2023
In 2023, the Torsten Söderberg Foundation has decided to allocate approximately SEK 25 million in medicine, economics, law and other subject areas. The decisions are based on the donors' intentions and the quality of the research projects.

Research on the links between the rule of law, legitimacy of societal institutions and crime receives the Stockholm Prize in Criminology 2024
Gary LaFree and Tom R. Tyler are awarded the prize for studies on the democratic legitimacy and legal certainty of the state's relationship with citizens. The field of research on how policymakers can win, or lose, the public's willingness to comply with laws...

H.M. The King is honored - new chair in young leadership at the Stockholm School of Economics.
On the occasion of the celebration of King Carl XVI Gustaf's 50 years on the throne, a new professorship focusing on young leadership is being established at the Stockholm School of Economics. The Torsten Söderberg Foundation, together with the Ragnar Söderberg Foundation, has...

How political intentions become law - focus of new Torsten and Ragnar Söderberg Professor of Law
Mauro Zamboni will soon take up the Torsten and Ragnar Söderberg Professor of Law at Stockholm University. His four years in the chair will be devoted to research on the legislative process - in particular the important phase when political intentions...