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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.
Anneli Fällman - Torsten Söderberg Foundation's new Secretary General
The Torsten Söderberg Foundation extends a warm welcome to Anneli Fällman!
Permanent Secretary Sabina Andersson retires
Sabina Andersson, who has been the Torsten Söderberg Foundation's much appreciated Secretary since the beginning of June 2018, will retire at the end of March/beginning of April 2025.
Torsten Söderberg Academy Professorship in Medicine to professor who uses dog DNA to find genes that cause cancer in humans
Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Professor of Comparative Genomics at Uppsala University, has been appointed holder of the Torsten Söderberg Academy Professorship at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The professorship is made possible by a donation of SEK 10 million from the Torsten Söderberg Foundation and extends...
State responsibility for individuals and the adaptation of legislation to human vulnerabilities in focus for new Pufendorf Chair holder
Professor Titti Mattsson has been appointed as the new holder of the Torsten and Ragnar Söderberg Foundation Professorship in Memory of Samuel Pufendorf at Lund University.
Uppsala University establishes a new professorship - Torsten Söderberg Chair in Jewish Thought
The Torsten Söderberg Foundation is donating SEK 12 million for a brand new professorship at Uppsala University. The field of Jewish studies is well established internationally, but until now there has been no professorship in this area in Sweden.
Decision on appropriations in 2024
In 2024, the Torsten Söderberg Foundation has decided to allocate almost SEK 35 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.
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...
AI and the impact of digitalization on the legal profession and legal technology
Systems thinking, artificial intelligence (AI) and scientific advances can address many problems traditionally left to the legislator. Traditional ways of legislating are thus being challenged and the legal sector is being affected in a profound way. What are the requirements...
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....
New Torsten Söderberg Academy Professorship in Medicine for research on diagnostic methods for Alzheimer's disease
Professor Oskar Hansson, Lund University, has been appointed to a Torsten Söderberg Academy Professorship at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Vetenskapsakademien. Finding a safe way to diagnose Alzheimer's disease in primary care has long been his dream. The Academy Professorship runs...
Crossroads - major exhibition on Sweden-Ukraine ties from Viking times to today / Crossroads: Sweden - Ukraine through a 1000 years
The exhibition Crossroads will highlight the 1000-year relationship between Ukraine and Sweden through unique objects and documents from both Swedish and Ukrainian museums and institutions. Fabian Arnheim, director of the Army Museum, where the exhibition will take place, points...
