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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has as its aim to promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society.

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The focus of this seminar is to look at the ways that plastic can potentially break down in the ocean and what science knows about toxicity, for example.
Leif G. Anderson, member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
– Sweden is falling behind in scientific competitiveness and decisive measures are required to make sure that the country remains at the scientific cutting edge. If the country’s most prominent, young researchers are given the possibility to develop into successful, top scientists, Sweden may well remain a scientific nation in the future
Staffan Normark, Permanent secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
The prize money will primarily go towards financing further studies of MDS stem cells, for instance, studies carried out after stem cell transplants.Transplantation of stem cells is currently the only therapy able to cure MDS, but the relapse frequency after transplant is still very high. Although we now know which cells cause the development of MDS and later on leukaemia, we still do not understand why these stem cells are so good at resisting various kinds of treatment. If we can identify new “therapeutic targets” in the MDS stem cells, we hope to be able to find a cure for MDS.
Professor Sten Eirik W. Jacobsen
In total, the program will provide funding for 24 Swedish postdoctoral researchers to go abroad. Additionally, by means of international recruitment, 35 foreign postdoctoral researchers and 25 guest professors will be given the opportunity to come to Swedish institutions. The program also includes SEK 40 million in support to the Institut Mittag-Leffler
Göran Sandberg, Executive director of the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
A broad and comprehensive endeavour is called for in order to recover a position at the top. For instance, more Swedish postdoctoral researchers will be given the opportunity to work abroad. Being part of a dynamic environment that spans all fields of mathematics will give them a broader view of the subject. They will also develop an international network that will be beneficial to them for the duration of their careers
Staffan Normark, Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
The aim of the endeavour is for Sweden to recover a position at the international cutting edge. Mathematics is one of the largest subjects at Swedish universities. It is also a subject of utmost importance for the future development of Sweden since it constitutes the basis for many medical and virtually all scientific and technical applications
Peter Wallenberg Jr., Vice-chairman of the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS promotes the sciences and strengthen their influence in society.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS promotes the sciences and strengthen their influence in society.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
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Studies of enzyme systems rewarded with the Aminoff Prize

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is now recognising outstanding research into two enzyme systems that are of vital importance to life on Earth. Jian-Ren Shen has studied a photosynthesis enzyme in plants and bacteria, while Douglas Rees has studied nitrogenases, which fix nitrogen. The two researchers are to receive this year’s Gregori Aminoff Prize for their work.Enzymes are protein molecules that drive the chemical reactions found in all living things. They are the foundation for the chemistry of life. Jian-Ren Shen has studied a photosynthesis enzyme in plants and photosynthetic

Meet the Crafoord Laureate in Geosciences in Stockholm and Lund

Welcome to book an interview with this years Crafoord Laureate in Geosciences, Peter Molnar. He has contributed ground-breaking knowledge about the driving forces behind plate motions and the place of continents in the plate tectonic model of Earth’s evolution. The Laureate has also paved the way to a new understanding of the formation of mountain ranges and their role in global tectonics.Crafoord Days 2014 in Stockholm, KVA5 May 8:45 am–6 pm, pre-registration is requiredCrafoord Prize Symposium Mountain belt dynamicsThe Laureate and leading scientists like Jean-Pierre Burg, Joann M.

Meet the Crafoord Laureate in Geosciences in Stockholm and Lund

Welcome to book an interview with this years Crafoord Laureate in Geosciences, Peter Molnar. He has contributed ground-breaking knowledge about the driving forces behind plate motions and the place of continents in the plate tectonic model of Earth’s evolution. The Laureate has also paved the way to a new understanding of the formation of mountain ranges and their role in global tectonics.Crafoord Days 2014 in Stockholm, KVA5 May 8:45 am–6 pm, pre-registration is requiredCrafoord Prize Symposium Mountain belt dynamicsThe Laureate and leading scientists like Jean-Pierre Burg, Joann M.

The Crafoord Prize in Geosciences 2014

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Crafoord Prize in Geosciences 2014 to Peter MolnarUniversity of Colorado Boulder, CO, USA   “for his ground-breaking contribution to the understanding of global tectonics, in particular the deformation of continents and the structure and evolution of mountain ranges, as well as the impact of tectonic processes on ocean-atmosphere circulation and climate.”When continents collideWhy do continents move? How are mountain ranges like the Himalayas and vast elevated regions like the Tibetan Plateau formed? During the 20th

Press Conference with this years Nobel Laureates in Physics and Chemistry, and the Laureates in Economic Sciences.

Welcome to the Press Conference with this years Nobel Laureates in Physics and Chemistry, and the Laureates in Economic Sciences Saturday 7 December at 9 am cet. Individual interviews are held after the Press Conference at 9:30 to 10:30 am cet. Preregistration is required.N.B.! The press conference are only for the media. Press ID is required.Limited number of places.Registration for media and booking of interviews with Laureates must be done in advance at:http://www.kva.se/en/Events-List/2013/Pressconference-Nobel-Laureates-2013/Date: Saturday 7 December 2013Time: 9–10.30 am cet

the TOBIAS PRIZE 2014 awards research about blood formation and leukaemic stem cells

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, awarding body of the prize instituted by the Tobias Foundation, has decided to award the prize for 2014 to Sten Eirik Waelgaard Jacobsen, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden and University of Oxford, UK ”for groundbreaking scientific contributions to the field of haematopoiesis, particularly with respect to identifying factors that regulate the maturation process of haematopoietic stem cells, factors of great importance for successfully transplanting stem cells”. Stem cells determine normal or leukaemic blood formation Sten Eirik W. Jacobsen is one

The Prize in Economic Sciences 2013

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2013 to Eugene F. FamaUniversity of Chicago, IL, USA Lars Peter HansenUniversity of Chicago, IL, USA  Robert J. ShillerYale University, New Haven, CT, USA “for their empirical analysis of asset prices”Trendspotting in asset marketsThere is no way to predict the price of stocks and bonds over the next few days or weeks. But it is quite possible to foresee the broad course of these prices over longer periods, such as the next three to

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2013 to Martin KarplusUniversité de Strasbourg, France andHarvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA Michael LevittStanford University School of Medicine,Stanford, CA, USA Arieh WarshelUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA “for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems”The computer — your Virgil in the world of atoms Chemists used to create models of molecules using plastic balls and sticks. Today, the modelling is carried out in computers.

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2013

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2013 to François EnglertUniversité Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium and Peter W. HiggsUniversity of Edinburgh, UK “for the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles, and which recently was confirmed through the discovery of the predicted fundamental particle, by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider”Here, at last!François Englert and Peter W. Higgs are jointly awarded the Nobel

REMINDER: Press conferences for the Nobel Prize in Physics, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Prize in Economic Sciences 2013

Welcome to three press conferences with the announcements of this year’s Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry, and of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.Venue:          Sessionssalen, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences,                      Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm, Sweden.´                      Direction/map: http://kva.se/contact/ PHYSICS – Tue 8 October, 11:45 AM CET (at the earliest)CHEMISTRY – Wed 9 October, 11:45 AM CET (at the earliest)ECONOMIC SCIENCES – Mon 14 October, 1:00 PM CET (at the earliest) NOTE! The press

Press conferences for the Nobel Prize in Physics, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Prize in Economic Sciences 2013

Welcome to the announcements of this year’s Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry, and of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.Note! The press conferences are only for the media. Press ID is required. Limited number of places. Registration for media and booking of interviews with experts must be done at the Academy’s website http://kva.se/pressroom  Times for announcements: PHYSICS – Tue 8 October, 11:45 AM CET (at the earliest) CHEMISTRY – Wed 9 October, 11:45 AM CET (at the earliest) ECONOMIC SCIENCES – Mon 14

The Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis 2013 is announced on Thursday 17 January

On Thursday morning on 17 January, at 08:00 am (Swedish time, CET +1) the Crafoord Prize for 2013 will be announced. This year’s discipline is Polyarthritis (diseases that causes inflammation in several joints, e.g. rheumatoid arthritis).A press release and an illustrated popular science article will be distributed and scientific experts are available on telephone. Hopefully, the Laureate/-s (max. 3 persons) will also be available for interviews. In that case these telephone numbers are handed out by the Press officer or the Editor at the Academy, see below. A video news release will be

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2012

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2012 to Serge HarocheCollège de France andEcole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France and David J. WinelandNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) andUniversity of Colorado Boulder, CO, USA “for ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems”.Particle control in a quantum worldSerge Haroche and David J. Wineland have independently invented and developed methods for measuring and manipulating individual particles

The Aminoff Prize 2013

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS) has awarded the Gregori Aminoff Prize in Crystallography 2013 to: Carlo GattiInstitute of Molecular Sciences and Technology, Italian National Research Council (CNR-ISTM)Milan, Italy and Mark SpackmanUniversity of Western AustraliaCrawley, Australia “for developing experimental and theoretical methods to study electron density in crystals, and using them to determine molecular and crystalline properties”.Nature of crystals measured by X-rays and interpreted in Italy and AustraliaCrystallography is the science of the

Crafoord Days 14–15 May 2012: Meet the Crafoord Laureates in Mathematics and Astronomy in Lund

Welcome to a press conference with the world leading mathematicians Jean Bourgain and Terence Tao, and the astronomers Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez which indicated the presence of a supermassive black hole in the centre of our own Galaxy.Press conference with the LaureatesTime: Tuesday 15 May, at 2:00–3:00 pmVenue: The University house, Lund University, Paradisgatan 2, Lund (see signs)NB! Limited amount of places.Mandatory registration onlineat http://kva.se/pressroomDeadline for registration: Friday 11 May Crafoord Days 2012 in Lund14 MayPrize symposium in mathematics

The Crafoord Prize in Mathematics 2012 and The Crafoord Prize in Astronomy 2012

In 2012 the Crafoord prizes in Mathematics and Astronomy are for the first time awarded simultaneously as two separate prizes with a prize amount of SEK 4 million each.THE CRAFOORD PRIZE IN MATHEMATICS 2012 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Crafoord Prize in Mathematics 2012 to Jean BourgainInstitute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA and Terence TaoUniversity of California, Los Angeles, USA, “for their brilliant and groundbreaking work in harmonic analysis, partial differential equations, ergodic theory, number theory, combinatorics, functional

The Crafoord Prize in Mathematics 2012 and The Crafoord Prize in Astronomy 2012 will soon be announced

News this year are that the prize amount is doubled to totally SEK 8 million and that Video News Releases with experts from the prize committees, and newly recorded interviews with chosen Laureates are released with the press material.On early Thursday morning on 19 January, at 01:00 am (Swedish time, CET) the Crafoord Prize for 2012 will be announced for international media. This year’s disciplines are mathematics and astronomy, divided into two separate prizes. A press release and an illustrated popular science article will be published and scientific experts are available on telephone.

REMINDER: Press activities during the Nobel week 2011 at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

NB! Further information and registration to all press activities is available at http://kva.se/en/pressroomLast day for registration to all press activities: SUNDAY 4 DECEMBER 2011The press activities are only for the media. Please bring your press ID (or similar) and a photo ID.PRESS CONFERENCE 7 DECEMBERTime: Wednesday 7 December, at 9:00–10:00. Please be seated in time!Venue: The Beijer hall, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm, Sweden. The press conference will be broadcasted live as web-TV at http://kva.se, and will later be available on

REMINDER: Press conferences for The Nobel Prize in Physics, The Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Prize in Economic Sciences 2011

Welcome to three press conferences with the announcements of this year’s Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry, and of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.Venue: Sessionssalen, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm, SwedenFind the Academy: http://kva.se/en/contact/ PHYSICS Tue 4 October 11:45 AM at the earliest CHEMISTRY Wed 5 October 11:45 AM at the earliest ECONOMIC SCIENCES Mon 10 October 1:00 PM at the earliest NOTE! The press conferences are only for the media.NEW ROUTINES: Press ID – and personal

The Crafoord Prize in Biosciences 2011

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Crafoord Prize in Biosciences 2011 to Ilkka HanskiUniversity of Helsinki, Finland, “for his pioneering studies on how spatial variation affects the dynamics of animaland plant populations”.Patches of diversity in increasingly fragmented habitats This year’s Crafoord Prize Laureate has establishedhimself, in his more than 30-year career, asone of the world’s most eminent ecologists. Hereceives the prize for developing a range of newanalytical methods and mathematical modelsin ecology. These are today widely

The Crafoord Prize in Biosciences 2011 is announced on Thursday 20 January

Biosciences – with emphasis on ecologyOn Thursday morning on 20 January, at 08:00 am (Swedish time, GMT +1) the Crafoord Prize for 2011 will be announced.This year’s discipline is biosciences – the knowledge of life on Earth. A press release and an illustrated popular science article will be sent out and scientific experts are available on telephone. Hopefully, the laureate/-s (max. 3 persons) will also be available for interviews. In that case these telephone numbers are handed out by the Press officer or the Editor at the Academy, see below. Prize amount: SEK 4 million.More

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2010

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2010 to Richard F. HeckUniversity of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA, Ei-ichi NegishiPurdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA and Akira SuzukiHokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan “for palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis”.Great art in a test tube Organic chemistry has developed into an art form where scientists produce marvelous chemical creations in their test tubes. Mankind benefits from this in the form of medicines, ever-more precise electronics and advanced

REMINDER: Press conferences for The Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry and the Prize in Economic Sciences 2010

Welcome to press conferences with the announcements of this year’s Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry, and of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.Venue: Sessionssalen, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm, Sweden PHYSICS Tue 5 October 11:45 AM at the earliest CHEMISTRY Wed 6 October 11:45 AM at the earliest ECONOMIC SCIENCES Mon 11 October 1:00 PM at the earliest NOTE! The press conferences are only for the media. Press ID required. Registration for press must be done at the website http://kva.se/en/

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