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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...
Emma Bell takes up H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf's professorship in leadership
The Stockholm School of Economics has appointed Professor Emma Bell as holder of the H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf Chair in Leadership. The professorship was established in 2023 to celebrate HM the King's 50 years on the throne and is funded...
2025 marks 250 years of established Jewish life in Sweden
The anniversary year draws attention to the Jewish minority, Jewish culture and Jewish cultural heritage in Sweden. For a long time, the Torsten Söderberg Foundation has enabled research in the Jewish field and on Swedish-Jewish cultural heritage.
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...
