Faculty of Social Sciences
The Faculty of Social Sciences has sixteen departments and several centers. Find out how the Faculty is organised, what rules apply, and how decisions are made.
Organisation
The Faculty of Social Sciences has the following bodies:
When you go to each department's website, you will see information about contact, head of department, director, and their education and research.
Strategic plan
Here you can see the strategic plan of the Faculty of Social Sciences for the period 2023-2025. It was approved by the Faculty Board of Social Sciences on September 20, 2023.
Finances
Every year, Stockholm University receives funding from the government to use for education and research, as stated in the Letter of Regulation. See how the money is allocated within the Faculty of Social Sciences in their budget.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact our Controller, Ann-Sofie Andersson.
In Swedish:
Decisions and minutes of meetings
The Faculty Board of Social Sciences usually meets four times per semester.
If you are interested in approved minutes of the Board of Social Sciences, please e-mail arkivet@su.se
Rules of delegation
Here you can read the decision and delegation procedures, as well as the delegation of tasks regarding ethical review, applicable to the Faculty of Social Sciences.
In Swedish:
Guidelines for recruitment and promotion
- Teaching appointments
- Promotion to Senior Lecturer and Professor
- Docent matters
- Appointment of Visiting Professor
- Adjunct Professor
- Affiliation of a Professor
- Permanent Assistant Professors
If you have any questions, please email:
Recruitment and Promotion
samfakrekrytering@su.se
Associate Professorship
samfakdocent@su.se
For other questions, please get in touch with the relevant person at the faculty office.
Undergraduate and postgraduate programmes
Here are the guidelines that apply to undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
If you have questions related to education, curricula, and training programmes, please send an email to: utbildning@samfak.su.se.
Director of Education
Anna Nyberg, phone: 08-16 24 91
Kristina Nilsson Björkenstam, phone: 08-16 39 28
Administrator
Anders Nilsson, phone: 08-16 44 78
Sandra Persson, phone: 08-16 44 89
Doctoral studies
Here you will find guidelines, instructions, and templates for doctoral programmes in the Social Sciences.
In Swedish:
For questions related to licentiate seminars and thesis defence, please send an email to: samfakdisputationer@su.se
Education
utbildning@samfak.su.se
Director of Education
Anna Nyberg, phone: 08-16 24 91
Kristina Nilsson Björkenstam, phone: 08-16 39 28
Administrator
Anders Nilsson, phone: 08-16 44 78
Sandra Persson, phone: 08-16 44 89
Read more about research and programmes at second cycle.
Web
If you want to learn about the research and education at Stockholm University, visit the external website.
Contact
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact:
Recruitment and promotion issues
samfakrekrytering@su.se
Doctorate issues
samfakdocent@su.se
Education issues
utbildning@samfak.su.se