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
During the twenty years that the prize has been awarded, a wide variety of areas in criminology and related fields have been recognized. The Foundation for the Stockholm Prize in Criminology, founded by the Swedish government and the Torsten Söderberg Foundation, is behind the prize.
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....
Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize awarded for the last time
Due to the passing of Tomas Söderberg, the Torsten Söderberg Foundation has decided that the Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize in Design and Crafts 2018 was the last to be awarded. The Röhsska Museum, which has awarded the prize...
Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize 2018 to Icelandic designer Brynjar Sigurðarson
The Röhsska Museum's Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize Committee, with funding from the Torsten Söderberg Foundation, has decided to award Brynjar Sigurðarson this year's prize of SEK 1 million.
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.
Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize 2017 to Norwegian lighting and furniture designer Daniel Rybakken
The Röhsska Museum's Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize Committee, with funding from the Torsten Söderberg Foundation, has decided to award Daniel Rybakken this year's prize of SEK 1 million.
Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize 2016 for Danish textile designer Margrethe Odgaard
The Röhsska Museum's Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize Committee, with funding from the Torsten Söderberg Foundation, has decided to award Margrethe Odgaard this year's prize of SEK 1 million.
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.
Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize 2015 to Finnish designer Ilkka Suppanen
The Röhsska Museum Prize Committee has decided to award the Finnish designer Ilkka Suppanen the 2015 Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize of SEK 1 million.
