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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...
New perspectives in the Swedish National Museum of Science and Technologys 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 development of modern Sweden. It is based on new research to which some twenty scholars from various disciplines have contributed. Torsten Söderbergs 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...
Decision on appropriations in 2025
In 2025, the Torsten Söderberg Foundation has decided to allocate SEK 32 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. In addition to these...
The 2026 Stockholm Prize in Criminology to research that questions common assumptions about crime
Charis Kubrin and Mark Lipsey are awarded the Stockholm Prize in Criminology. Through their own research and systematic reviews of other relevant research, commonly held assumptions about crime and crime prevention have been challenged. The laureates are appointed...
20th anniversary of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology
Over the twenty years that the prize has been awarded, it has recognized a wide range of areas within criminology and related fields. The prize is sponsored by the Stockholm Prize in Criminology Foundation, which was established by the Swedish government and the Torsten Söderberg Foundation.
The Stockholm Prize in Criminology 2025 will be awarded in Stockholm City Hall
Frances Crook and Bryan Stevenson are awarded the Stockholm Prize in Criminology for their success in reducing the incidence of disproportionate punishment through the application of criminological research in their respective professional roles. They will receive the prize from Her Majesty the Queen on...
Emma Bell takes up H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf's professorship in leadership
The Stockholm School of Economics has appointed Professor Emma Bell as holder of the H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf Chair in Leadership. The professorship was established in 2023 to celebrate HM the King's 50 years on the throne and is funded...
2025 marks 250 years of established Jewish life in Sweden
This anniversary year highlights the Jewish minority, Jewish culture, and Jewish cultural heritage in Sweden. For many years, the Torsten Söderberg Foundation has supported research in the field of Jewish studies and on Swedish-Jewish cultural heritage.
Ravensbrück Archives designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
UNESCO designates the unique archive with testimonies from the Holocaust as a World Heritage Site, thereby emphasizing that the Ravensbrück Archive at Lund University Library constitutes a cultural heritage of great value to humanity.
