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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...
New holder of the Torsten Söderberg Research Chair studies how companies contribute to urban development and economic well-being.
Alexander Styhre, the new holder of the Torsten Söderberg Research Chair at the Gothenburg School of Economics and Professor of Management, will spend three years studying how companies act to remain competitive while also contributing to...
Better real-time assessment of economic developments with machine learning methods?
A pandemic, the Russian war in Ukraine, rising commodity prices, inflation and interest rates, disruptions in global supply chains are challenging for economic policymakers. For...
Schizophrenia - a form of rheumatoid arthritis in the brain?
Schizophrenia is an illness that often starts in adolescence or early youth and is usually lifelong. Although current medications...
2023 Stockholm Prize in Criminology for research on measures against lawlessness and violence
Professor Beatriz Magaloni is awarded the SEK 1 million prize for her research, which shows that demands for toughness in the justice system often lead to more violence and points to the methods that can instead...
Gothenburg 400 years - research on Gothenburg's identity funded by the Torsten Söderberg Foundation
Gothenburg is an important commercial and industrial city and Sweden's gateway to the west, shaped by its location at the mouth of the Göta River. In 2023, Gothenburg celebrates 400 years and the anniversary year is being widely celebrated. The Torsten Söderberg Foundation has prepared for the...
New Torsten Söderberg Academy Professorship in Medicine to delve into the processes that activate the genome
Professor Rickard Sandberg at Karolinska Institutet has been appointed holder of a Torsten Söderberg Academy Chair in Medicine at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Academy of Sciences. The methods he has developed make it possible to penetrate deep into the human genome and...
Donation to the Röhsska Museum in memory of its former Chairman Tomas Söderberg
The Torsten Söderberg Foundation donates SEK 5 million to the Röhsska Museum for the purchase of Nordic design and craft objects.
New research project highlights historical relations between Sweden and Ukraine through objects and museum collections in both countries.
The Swedish National History Museums are launching a new research project to deepen the knowledge of Ukrainian objects in collections at Swedish museums and...
