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Election committees chosen for election of members of the Swedish Research Council’s board and scientific councils

New members are to be appointed to the Swedish Research Council’s board and scientific councils for the period 2019–2021. Electors, appointed by Sweden’s higher education institutions, have now chosen election committees that will propose new members. In December, the electors will then choose the new members.

Election committee – Swedish Research Council’s Board

  • Helena Edlund, Umeå University
  • Margaretha Fahlgren, Uppsala University
  • Peter Lindblad, Uppsala University
  • Freddy Ståhlberg, Lund University
  • Mats Tjernberg, Lunds University
  • Malin Åkermo, KTH Royal College of Technology

Election committee – Scientific Council for Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Margaretha Fahlgren, Uppsala University
  • Agneta Herlitz, Karolinska Institutet
  • Jenny Johannisson, University of Borås
  • Britt-Inger Keisu, Umeå University
  • Johnny Lind, Stockholm School of Economics
  • Mats Tjernberg, Lund University
  • Roine Wiklund, Luleå University of Technology

Election committee – Scientific Council for Medicine and Health

  • Bryndis Birnir, Uppsala University
  • Helena Brisby, University of Gothenburg
  • Helena Edlund, Umeå University
  • Fredrik Elinder, Linköping University
  • Petter Höglund, Karolinska Institutet
  • Freddy Ståhlberg, Lund University
  • Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, Karolinska Institutet

Election committee – Scientific Council for Natural and Engineering Sciences

  • Maria Ask, Luleå University of Technology
  • Elisabeth Sauer Eriksson, Umeå University
  • Hans Hansson, Mälardalen University College
  • Anders Karlhede, Stockholm University
  • Peter Lindblad, Uppsala University
  • Elisabeth Wulcan, Chalmers University of Technology
  • Malin Åkermo, KTH Royal College of Technology

The election process in brief

Every third year, new members of the Swedish Research Council’s board and scientific councils are appointed using an election process. The higher education institutions first appoint 165 electors to represent Sweden’s researchers. The electors (the elector assembly) then chooses election committees that make proposals for new members. Once the proposals have been received, the electors choose who will be the new members. The election takes place on 11 December 2018.

How members of the board and scientific councils are appointed

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