Swedish Research Council’s Board

The Swedish Research Council’s Board has ultimate responsibility to the Government for our activities. The Board consists of nine members. Six are appointed by researchers at higher education institutions, and three are appointed by the Government.

Board members 2025–2027

Name

Title

Organisation

Irene Wennemo (chair, appointed by the government))

Doctor of sociology and Drector General of the National Mediation Office

The National Mediation Office

Niklas Arnberg

Professor of virology

Umeå University

Katarina Bjelke (appointed by the government)

Director General

Swedish Research Council

Susanna Fellman

Professor of business history

University of Gothenburg

Dag Hanstorp

Professor of Physics

University of Gothenburg

Pontus Johnson (appointed by the government)

Professor at the division of network and systems engineering

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Folke Tersman

Professor of practical philosophy

Uppsala University

Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson

Professor of lung biology

Lund University


PublISHED ON

UpDATED ON

Pdf / Printout

Contact

Swedish Research Council

vetenskapsradet@vr.se

MORE WITHIN THE SAME SUBJECT AREA

  1. Joakim Malmström appointed new Executive director of the Swedish Research Council

    The Swedish Research Council has recruited Joakim Malmström as its new Executive director. He joins us from the National Agency for Education, where he is Director general.

  2. 2025: Sharp increase in both applications and research funding

    This year, the Swedish Research Council has received many more applications for research grants than in previous years: just over 7,400 applications. Of these, 1,043 have been approved. In total, we have awarded 5.62 billion SEK to research at Swedis...

  3. Members appointed to the Council for Research Infrastructure

    The Swedish Research Council’s Board has appointed members to the Council for Research Infrastructure for the period 2026–2028.