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Wallpaper makers in 18th century Stockholm
Historian Mia Skott has conducted an in-depth study of eleven women who were granted permission to run their own wallpaper factories in Stockholm between 1739 and 1759. The women, the actors around them and the scenes that took place in courtrooms, households and public...
Research demonstrating the importance of gun laws rewarded
The 2020 Stockholm Prize in Criminology is awarded to Philip J. Cook and Franklin E. Zimring, both from the United States, for their evidence-based research on the importance of gun laws. The prize money is SEK 1 million.
Torsten Söderberg’s 2018 Academy Professorship in Medicine for research on brain development
Sten Linnarsson, professor of molecular systems biology, has been awarded the Torsten Söderberg Academy Professorship in Medicine for 2018 for his work on creating a detailed map of the human brain. The grant amounts to 10 million Swedish kronor over a five-year period.
New treatments for infections
Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem worldwide and we want to use our specially designed proteins to find new ways to treat infections.
Tomas Söderberg 1936-2019
Tomas Söderberg, Ph.D. (honoris causa) and chairman of the Torsten Söderberg Foundation, passed away at the beginning of the new year at the age of 82, following a brief illness.
State-assisted drug use leads to crime reduction
The 2019 Stockholm Prize in Criminology is awarded to former Swiss President Ruth Dreifuss and American professor Peter Reuter for their pioneering work that has significantly improved the treatment of drug addiction. The prize money is one million SEK.
The 2018 Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize to Icelandic designer Brynjar Sigurðarson
The Röhsska Museum’s selection committee for the Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize, funded by the Torsten Söderberg Foundation, has decided to award this year’s prize of 1 million Swedish kronor to Brynjar Sigurðarson.
The Torsten Söderberg Foundation Welcomes a New Executive Director
The Board has appointed Sabina Andersson as the new Executive Director of the Torsten Söderberg Foundation. Sabina will assume her position on June 7, 2018, succeeding Marianne Raidna Lunde, who has served as Executive Director since 2010.
Torsten Söderberg, Academy Professor of Medicine, aims to enable the brain to repair itself following nerve damage
Thomas Perlmann, professor and research group leader at Karolinska Institutet, has been awarded the Torsten Söderberg Academy Professorship in Medicine for 2017 “for his groundbreaking research into how dopamine-producing neurons develop.” The grant amounts to 10 million kronor over a five-year period.
2018 Söderberg Prize in Medicine for research on alcoholism
Markus Heilig, Professor of Psychiatry at Linköping University, receives the 2018 Söderberg Prize in Medicine for important research contributions to the understanding of affective disorders and alcoholism.
"How to make police effective - study crime patterns, not individual cases"
The 2018 Stockholm Prize in Criminology is awarded to Professor Herman Goldstein for his global impact in streamlining and improving police work. The prize money is one million SEK.
The 2017 Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize to Norwegian lighting and furniture designer Daniel Rybakken
The Röhsska Museum’s selection committee for the Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize, funded by the Torsten Söderberg Foundation, has decided to award this year’s prize of 1 million Swedish kronor to Daniel Rybakken.
