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

Ellen Moons

Professor of Physics

Karlstad University

Folke Tersman

Professor of practical philosophy

Uppsala University

Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson

Professor of lung biology

Lund University


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