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January 21, 2016

2015 - Arena for interdisciplinary conversations - Nils-Göran Areskoug

The Arena for Interdisciplinary Dialogues involves integrative conversations across disciplines and generations, connecting senior researchers with junior entrepreneurs and...

January 21, 2016

2015 - The boat graves in Valsgärde - Kent Andersson

The graves in Valsgärde are characterized by the fact that they are very rich and contain large and noble sets of weapons including helmets and...

January 21, 2016

2015 - My dearest Margareta! - a book about Queen M. Leijonhufvud - Anna Margaretha Alströmer - Gräfsnäs trädgårdsmästeri

Queen Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud was born on January 1, 1516 (almost 500 years ago) and grew up on the island of Loholmen in...

January 27, 2015

2014 - Ingvar Lindqvist Prize 2015 - Staffan Normark - Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Kungl. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences wants to show Sweden's teachers in mathematics and science their appreciation, and at the same time draw society's attention to...

January 27, 2015

2014 - The Swedish Cyprus Expedition: A palace complex from 1200 BC - Peter Fischer - University of Gothenburg

Excavations at the Bronze Age site of Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus—supported by the Torsten Söderberg Foundation—have yielded exceptional finds from the period 1600–1100...

January 27, 2015

2014 - Overview of the Gothenburg Museum of Art - English edition - Kristoffer Arvidsson - Gothenburg Museum of Art

In February 2014, the book *The Collection: Gothenburg Museum of Art* was published with support from the Torsten Söderberg Foundation. The book, which comprises 497...

January 27, 2015

2014 - Collections and History of the Röhsska Museum - Ritwa Herjulfsdotter - Röhsska museet

There is a lack of research and compiled knowledge about the development of the Röhsska Museum and the creation of the collections, which is regrettable as it...

January 27, 2015

2014 - The Swedish History Days 2015 - Dag Klackenberg - The Swedish History Days

The overall aim of the Swedish History Days is to encourage contacts and exchanges between professionals from different professions related to the subject of history,...

January 27, 2015

2014 - Hump on the bra 2 - in-depth practical studies and reconstructions - Annika Larsson - Uppsala University, Sweden

In 2008, research work began on Viking Age women's costumes. It was established at an early stage that the oval buckles, so specific to the female burial costume,...

January 27, 2015

2014 - The Iron Age population of Öland: bioarchaeological studies of migration, diet and demography - Helene Wilhelmson - Lund University

The thesis project aims to study the Iron Age population of Öland based on the graves, to shed light on the structure and dynamics of society. Öland had...

January 27, 2015

2014 - The farm Sagared in Kållered - with connection to the East India Company - Staffan Bjerrhede - Kållereds hembygdsförening

Kållereds Hembygdsförening has an extensive archive consisting of documents and photos. This material has during spring 2014 been listed with...

January 27, 2015

2014 - Transdisciplinary dialogues - Nils-Göran Areskoug

The aim of this network of interdisciplinary dialogues is to create an infrastructure for a strategic observatory and meeting place...