Linnaeus grants allocated

Societal development and environmental problems studied

The range of research questions to be tackled is great – from the migratory patterns of small animals to what the universe consists of. In the field of natural science, several environments are targeting research on environmental and climate change. The environments in medicine may lead to knowledge that enables us to prevent, diagnose, and seek cures for diseases that affect large segments of the population. The humanities and social science environments will illuminate in various ways life situations from the perspective of both the individual and society. In engineering science several environments will be studying how different systems and materials can be exploited and made more efficient.

The twenty environments are guaranteed SEK 5-10 million a year for a maximum of ten years. The budget for this round of grants is SEK 140 million per year. In all, first-rate Swedish research environments will thus share SEK 1.4 billion.

Lund University had six applications funded, while the Karolinska Institute and Uppsala University had three each. Stockholm University and Linköping University both had two environments funded. Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg University, the Royal Institute of Technology, and Umeå University were granted funding for one environment each.

Press conference June 18: Rolf Annerberg, Director General, The Swedish Research Council Formas and Pär Omling Director General, The Swedish Research Council.