Panorama

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22 May 2026

Lucas Petterson, the new Head of the Office for Research, Engagement and Innovation Services, on growing expectations from the government and funding bodies that academic research should benefit society. Martin Arvidsson, innovation adviser, on how the university can support researchers with advice and capital.

Also:

President Hans Adolfsson: ‘There is need for more early-stage capital.’

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6 March 2026

Henrik Cederquist, newly appointed senior advisor for research infrastructure to the university president, explains the proposed new co-funding model intended to make it easier for departments that need to purchase expensive equipment. Rita Almeida, associate professor and director of SUBIC, explains what is required to ensure that a facility receiving central funding is also made accessible to as many researchers as possible.

Additionally:

• President Hans Adolfsson: “Stockholm University has too many students”
• An old building at Frescati reopens with new content

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15 December 2025

In 2026, the University will change its learning platform from Athena to Canvas. Magnus Nermo, Chair of the project steering group, together with the two pilot users Niklas Janz from BIG and Sara Freeman from Juridicum, talk about how courses are transferred and the opportunities offered by the new system.

In addition:

• President Hans Adolfsson on, among other things, the new Vice-Chancellor’s Council for Research Infrastructure and Stockholm University’s 150th anniversary in 2028
• SU chemists on the Nobel Prize–winning MOF technology
• An alumnus behind the light festival Nobel Week Lights

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6 September 2025

Work on applications to lead the government's eight strategic research areas is in full swing. The coordinators for two of the applications discuss the process: Vice-President Martin Jakobsson on Polar Research, and Professor Jelena Zdravkovic, Head of Department at DSV, in Health, Life Science and Artificial Intelligence.

In addition:

• President Hans Adolfsson on citizenship tests, e-infrastructure, and internationalisation
• Snippets from this year's Inauguration and conferment ceremony
• Visit to the Bergius Botanic Garden, now entirely managed by

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6 May 2025

The government’s report on teacher training proposes, among other things, a grade C in Swedish as an admission requirement for primary and subject teacher training programs. This would mean a 50 per cent reduction in the number of new students. We interview Vice President Clas Hättestrand and Matilda Wiklund, Associate Professor of Education.

In addition:

• President Hans Adolfsson and incoming Vice President Jane Reichel on the government’s new national initiative in strategic research areas, the state of academia in the US, and more.
• The National City Park celebrates its 30th anniversary.
• Stockholm University’s most viral post ever: 1.3 million people have seen the film about a research project in economics.

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10 March 2025

• New AI Center for research with astrophysicist Jens Jasche as director
• What’s happening with AI in education? Linda Barman, Deputy Director of CeUL, and Mara Haslam from the Department of Subject Didactics give examples

• Words from the president
• Vetenskapens hus aims at awakening an early interest in science, maths and technology among school pupils
• Peter Klysing and Mikael Corell from the Property Management Department and Björn Bjurfors from IT Services talk about various aspects of the university’s security work. How do political developments and stricter security requirements affect research conditions?
• We look back on Astrid Söderbergh Widding’s 12 years as president of the university
  

• The President discussing becoming a more cohesive campus university, the new Minister of Education, and open science.
• Vice-President Yvonne Svanström, Property Manager László Nagy Némedi, and Section Head Jens Dahlman talk about the locale optimisation and how the upgrades at Frescati will be carried out.
• Mats Börjesson from the Department of Child and Youth Studies (BUV), and Gunnar Svensson from the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK) explain the EU certification "Human Resources Strategy for Researchers, HRS4R".
• Why is open science so important? A new film invites further discussion.

• The president on pro-Palestinian activism, governmental investigation into cancel culture, and course classification
• We visit Accelerator and meet Therese Kellner and Richard Julin
• Mårten Snickare and Christina Fredengren on how art can enhance research
• Stefan Helgesson, vice president for human science, in the studio
• First impression of the new staff web pages.

Why develop joint programs with other universities, creating a sea of administrative hurdles? Filip Lindskog from the Department of Mathematics, Alasdair Skelton, chairman of Civis Hub 1, and Anna Sobek, head of the Department of Environmental Sciences, discuss.

President Astrid Söderbergh Widding gives introductory remarks, we meet with Sofia Lodén, deputy chair of The Young Academy of Sweden and a member of the governments Advisory Committee on Research, and visit Tarfala research station.

What does the process of finding a new university president look like, and who decides who finally gets the job? We meet with the chairman of the board, Mats Melin, and Annica Ekman from the consultative assembly. Additionally, we visit the green house on the roof of the Department of Ecology, Environment and Botany.

Many departments considers the rising rental costs in recent years as a problem. At the same time, significant changes have been made to the property portfolio, with terminated premises and relocation to Albano.

Listen to the new property manager, László Nagy Nemedi, talking about the rental system, the Local Optimization Project, newly renovated lecture halls, and offices that are only used occasionally.

• The president on the importance of turning the trend of increasingly fewer doctoral students
• Åsa Burman, assistant professor of Philosophy and Berit Olofsson, section dean and professor of organic chemistry, discuss the state of doctoral studies at SU
• Alumni on the value of a PhD outside academia
• Doctoral students on the joy and stress of advanced studies
• Report from pilot project Forum for doctoral students.

Since the launch of ChatGPT in November of 2022, the discussion regarding everything chatbot-related has been intense, perhaps particularly so in the field of higher education. How can we prevent cheating? How may these new tools be incorporated in the way we teach?

• President Astrid Söderbergh Widding gives an overview of the state of research and education, nationally and globally
• Professor Mark Klamberg, from Department of Law, Cormac McGrath, from Centre for the Advancement of University Teaching, and Amanda Gonzales Bengtsson, communications officer, discuss how we should react to the new reality created by artificial intelligence

In the December episode of Panorama, we ask how the University evaluate and value good teaching, discuss whether the Nobel Prize in medicine will affect the field of paleo genetics and visits the Bergius Botanic Garden, and their collection of seeds from around the world. Also, Christmas greetings from the President and the best dissertation of 2022!

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• The President criticises the new resource allocation system: “a step in the wrong direction”
• The Minister of Education on prioritizing undergraduate studies and supporting researchers
• Department of Philosophy improves student results and saves money through Supplemental Instruction-Peer Assisted Study Sessions
• From the collections: A unique 16th century unfinished painting at the Haunted Mansion.

• President Astrid Söderbergh Widding on the way forward for the University during a turbulent time
• Vice president Elisabeth Wåghäll Nivre explains how the reorganized teacher teacher education will work
• How is it, really, to be head of department? Maria Frostling from SBS and Mats Börjesson from Department of Child and Youth Studies on collegial leadership
• We look into VR-aided research in psychology and visits the Faculty Club.

• President Astrid Söderbergh Widding on removed restrictions and the return to campus
• University Director Åsa Borin guests the studio to discuss challenges and priorities for the coming year
• Wilhelm Widmark, Library Director and newly appointed senior advisor to the President, discusses the road to open science with professor Arne Elofsson
• We visit the University library basement and find the very first peer-reviewed scientific publication in the world
• On people and climate change in prehistoric times, a report from the Archeological Research Laboratory