Stockholm University College was founded in 1878 as a radical alternative to the traditional educational establishment. Then as now, the university stands for openness and accessibility with an active role in society. Stockholm University College gained the right to grant degrees in 1904. Stockholm University College was granted university status in 1960 and thereby became a part of the general movement toward education and research that characterized the post-war years.
Today the university has more than 27,000 students, 1,400 doctoral students, and 5,700 members of staff active in the scientific areas of human science and science. We offer 300 programmes and 1,700 courses in science and human science, including 75 master’s programmes taught in English. The university has a total revenue of SEK 5.3 billion.
Stockholm University contributes to the development of a sustainable democratic society through knowledge, enlightenment and the pursuit of truth; conduct research and education in human science and natural science.
Main research areas:
Worlds & Conditions of Children and Youth
Internationalisation & Migration
Cultural Heritage & Historical Process
Power, Democracy & Welfare
Norms, Law & Ethics
Society, Organisations & Individuals
Language & Learning
Visual Representations & Interface
Astrophysics, Cosmology & Particle Physics
Atomic, Molecular and Complex Quantum System Physics
Biological Membranes
Catalysis in Organic Chemistry
Climate, Seas & Environment
Mathematical Theory Development & Modelling
Materials Chemistry
Gene-Environment Interactions
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