News on prizes
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...
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...
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....
The Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize has been awarded for the last time
In light of Tomas Söderberg’s passing, the Torsten Söderberg Foundation has decided that the 2018 Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize in Design and Crafts will be the last to be awarded. The Röhsska Museum, which has presented the prize...
The 2018 Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize to Icelandic designer Brynjar Sigurðarson
The Röhsska Museum’s selection committee for the Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize, funded by the Torsten Söderberg Foundation, has decided to award this year’s prize of 1 million Swedish kronor to Brynjar Sigurðarson.
2018 Söderberg Prize in Medicine for research on alcoholism
Markus Heilig, Professor of Psychiatry at Linköping University, receives the 2018 Söderberg Prize in Medicine for important research contributions to the understanding of affective disorders and alcoholism.
The 2017 Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize to Norwegian lighting and furniture designer Daniel Rybakken
The Röhsska Museum’s selection committee for the Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize, funded by the Torsten Söderberg Foundation, has decided to award this year’s prize of 1 million Swedish kronor to Daniel Rybakken.
The 2016 Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize to Danish textile designer Margrethe Odgaard
The Röhsska Museum’s selection committee for the Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize, funded by the Torsten Söderberg Foundation, has decided to award Margrethe Odgaard this year’s prize of 1 million Swedish kronor.
Alzheimer's research awarded - Söderberg Prize in Medicine 2016 to Kaj Blennow
The 2016 Söderberg Prize in Medicine to Professor Kaj Blennow, University of Gothenburg, for outstanding and innovative research on Alzheimer's disease.
The 2015 Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize to Finnish designer Ilkka Suppanen
The Röhsska Museum’s award committee has decided to award Finnish designer Ilkka Suppanen the 2015 Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize, worth one million Swedish kronor.
