(IN BRIEF) Using the James Webb Space Telescope’s MIRI infrared camera, astronomers including researchers from Stockholm University have observed the earliest galaxies in mid-infrared light for the first time. The study, published in Astronomy and Astrophysics, focuses on the Hubble … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Education, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Arjan Bik, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Chalmers, CSA, early universe, EC-MIRI, ESA, European Space Agency, galaxy formation, Göran Östlin, Hubble Ultra Deep Field, infrared astronomy, interstellar dust, James Webb Space Telescope, Jens Melinder, JWST, MIDIS, MIRI, NASA, Stockholm University, supermassive black holes
(IN BRIEF) Laura Montenbruck, Assistant Professor of Economics at Stockholm University, has been awarded the IIPF Young Economists Award for her study on tax compliance in Sierra Leone. Her research, published under the title “Fiscal Exchange and Tax Compliance: Strengthening … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Financial, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged fiscal exchange, Freetown, IIPF Young Economists Award, Innovative Research, International Institute of Public Finance, Laura Montenbruck, Nairobi, property taxes, public economics, public services, Sierra Leone, Social Contract, Stockholm University, tax compliance
(IN BRIEF) Professor Alexander Berglund of Stockholm University, together with Professor Emeritus Ib Madsen of the University of Copenhagen, has received the prestigious Frontiers of Science Award for their article “Rational homotopy theory of automorphism of manifolds.” The paper, published … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 2025 awards, Acta Mathematica, Alexander Berglund, algebraic topology, Frontiers of Science Award, geometric topology, Ib Madsen, International Congress of Basic Science, mathematics, Rational homotopy theory of automorphism of manifolds, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm University, University of Copenhagen
(IN BRIEF) Stockholm University is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Royal National City Park with a photography exhibition by Henrik Ekman and a series of guided walks highlighting the park’s cultural and ecological heritage. The exhibition, running from 1 … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged art and nature, biodiversity, Djurgården, Fjäderholmarna, Frescati, Gärdet, guided walks, Hagaparken, Henrik Ekman, National City Park 30th anniversary, nature photography exhibition, Royal National City Park, Stockholm University, Student House Frescati, sustainability, Ulriksdal
(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 2-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste (HEL: NESTE), the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel and the 4th most sustainable company in the world, has announced a new five-year cooperation with the University of … Read the full press release
Future climate warming could lead to a re-greening of the southernmost Sahara (Sahel), with decreased dust emissions and changes in land cover. In a recent study, researchers at the Department of Meteorology have found that tropical cyclone activity may have … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Francesco S.R. Pausata, Stockholm University, the mid-Holocene, tropical cyclone, warm climate
The Arctic Resilience Report, published today, is the first comprehensive assessment of ecosystems and societies in the region. It identifies 19 “tipping points” in natural systems that could radically reshape the Arctic in the coming century, and calls for urgent … Read the full press release
Researches at Stockholm University are getting closer to corner light dark-matter particle models. Observations can rule out some axion-like particles in the quest for the content of dark matter. The article is now published in the Physical Review Letters. STOCKHOLM, … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, Sweden
Tagged corner light dark-matter particle models, dark matter, Stockholm University
The Universe is pervaded by a mysterious form of matter, dubbed dark matter, about five times more abundant than the ordinary matter – made of atoms – we are familiar with. Its existence in galaxies was robustly established in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Science, Technology
Tagged Dr. Miguel Pato, first time direct observational proof, ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research, presence of dark matter, São Paulo, scientists, Solar System, Stockholm University, Technische Universität München, the Milky Way, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, University of Amsterdam
Eight out of twelve tested models of hand blenders are leaking chlorinated paraffins when used according to the suppliers’ instructions. This is revealed in a report from Stockholm University where researchers analyzed a selection of hand blenders which are available … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Åke Bergman, chlorinated paraffins, hand blenders, Stockholm University
There is a general correlation between unemployment and suicide among men. But the weaker the unemployment protection in the country, the stronger the connection. These findings are reported in a comparative study covering thirty countries, focusing the impact of the … Read the full press release
By collecting deer droppings, and then growing the seeds found within, researchers from Stockholm University have been able to see how deer spread different types of plants. Stockholm, Sweden, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “We found that deer disperse seeds to a much greater … Read the full press release
Stockholm, Sweden, 05-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — New cancer treatments require good prior characterization of the tumour. Today, molecular diagnostics is time-consuming work, and important knowledge is still lacking when it comes to how drugs should best be used for individual patients. Scientists … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Sweden
Tagged cancer diagnostics, characterization of the tumour, Johan Botling, Mats Nilsson, mutations in cancer tissues, new analysis method for cancer diagnostics, Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab Uppsala, Stockholm, Stockholm University, Uppsala
Particulate air pollution from incomplete combustion is affecting climate over East Asia more than carbon dioxide and cause premature deaths of over half a million annually in China alone, yet its sources have been poorly understood. In this week’s issue … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, Science, Sweden
Tagged air pollution from China, Atmospheric Brown Clouds, carbon dioxide, carbon-14 method, Chinese Academy of Sciences, city traffic, coal briquettes, household cooking, Particulate air pollution, Particulate air pollution from incomplete combustion, Professor Ke Du, Professor Örjan Gustafsson, respiratory tract, Severe air pollution, South and East Asia air pollution, Stockholm University, Xiamen
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