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Torsten Söderberg's Research Professorship at the School of Business, Economics and Law in Gothenburg
Gregor Noll, professor of international law, has been appointed to the Torsten Söderberg Research Professorship at the School of Business, Economics and Law in Gothenburg. The professorship, which is a three-year appointment, will focus on studying the relationship between democracy, demography, and...
Opportunity to curb firearm-related violence - international researchers awarded
At a formal digital award ceremony, HM The Queen awards the 2020 Stockholm Prize in Criminology to Professors Philip J. Cook and Franklin E....
The national edition of Strindberg's Collected Works now easily accessible to researchers and the general public
The national edition of Strindberg's Collected Works, which has been commissioned by Stockholm University for 35 years, has now been completed and is...
Decisions in 2020 appropriations
In 2020, the Torsten Söderberg Foundation decided to allocate just over 23 million kronor to the fields of medicine, economics, law, and other areas. Grants...
60 years of enabling
On May 5, 1960, Torsten and Wanja Söderberg signed the deed of donation that laid the foundation for the establishment of the Torsten Söderberg Foundation. The donors’ initiative has to date enabled 60 years of extensive research activities. The Foundation has allocated approximately...
Torsten Söderberg's 2019 Academy Professorship in Medicine for research on bacteria that cause pneumonia
Birgitta Henriques Normark, a professor at Karolinska Institutet, has been awarded the Torsten Söderberg Academy Professorship in Medicine for 2019 for her research on pneumococcal bacteria, which can cause life-threatening infections. The professorship is endowed with 10 million kronor over a five-year period.
The 2020 Stockholm Prize in Criminology is postponed
The awarding of the 2020 Stockholm Prize in Criminology has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Elena Raviola - Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Professorship in Design Management
The Chair in Design Management will develop new knowledge and practices between artistic design practice, scientific theory and management and business practice.
The Foundation's financial year 2019
In 2019, the Torsten Söderberg Foundation awarded just over 18 million Swedish kronor in research grants across the fields of medicine, economics, law, and the “other” category.
At the intersection of economy and culture
The value of art has long been a controversial topic in social debate and is visible in the tension between economy and culture. Art displayed in museums not only attracts the attention of the museum visitor, but often receives a higher economic value....
The Torsten and Ragnar Söderberg Chair in Jurisprudence Awarded to Peter Wahlgren
Professor Peter Wahlgren has been awarded the Torsten and Ragnar Söderberg Chair in Jurisprudence for the period 2019–2023.
Decisions in the 2019 allocation
In 2019, the Torsten Söderberg Foundation awarded just over 18 million kronor in research grants across the fields of medicine, economics, law, and other disciplines.
