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The Faculty of Science at Stockholm University is the largest science faculty in Sweden and is among the top hundred science faculties in the world on the Shanghai ranking. The Faculty offers top-class education in a number of programmes and courses, at Master´s level more than 30 study programmes are given in English.

Study opens for extended use of lignin in sustainable chemistry

Researchers at Stockholm University have found a new cheap and environmentally-friendly oxidant that is highly efficient in cleaving bonds in lignin at low temperatures. Extended use of lignin has the potential to replace many chemicals that we today get from fossil sources.

Reports from SAS polar expedition 2021

Read the reports from the SAS polar expedition 2021 by Sonja Murto

Sara Blichner, Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University. Photo: Private

Aerosols and climate modelling – meet new Bolin member Sara Blichner

Post-doctoral researcher Sara Blichner has contributed to the latest IPCC report and is now involved in EU’s FORCeS project.

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Suvasthika Indrajith works in experimental physics with atomic and molecular ions at DESIREE

- I started here in January as a post-doc and I won the thesis prize this year from the Chemistry-Physics Division of the French Chemical Society (SCF) and the French Society of Physic (SFP).

Suvasthika Indrajith works in experimental physics with atomic and molecular ions at DESIREE

Science news published by the Faculty of Science

The new preconditions for the educational activities, where do we stand and where are we going? 2021-06-10
A new film about sustainable development in the Nordic Arctic 2021-05-11
Mechanical workshop services at the Faculty of Science 2021-06-18
New discovery on how genes are activated 2021-02-24
They raise awareness of the conditions for early career researchers 2021-01-13

Science news published by Stockholm University

Reports from SAS polar expedition 2021 2021-09-14
Structure of the native pyruvate dehydrogenase complex reveals the mechanism of substrate insertion 2021-09-08
Aerosols and climate modelling – meet new Bolin member Sara Blichner 2021-09-03
Ultrafast light control of magnetism via the magnetoelastic effect 2021-09-02
New outdoor gym at Kräftriket 2021-08-25

Events calendar

29 Sep Introduction to Data Management Practices
13 Oct Software Carpentry workshops October 13-19
18 Nov Bolin Days 2021

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Stockholm University Young Faculty

Photo from a National Junior Faculty meeting held at SU in February 2020

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