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New initiatives in the Government’s research bill that relate to the Swedish Research Council
The Government’s research bill for 2021–2024 proposes major investments in research. For the Swedish Research Council, this involves increased funding for research infrastructure and undirected research, as well as initiatives within a number of specific research fields.
Six new ten-year national research programmes will be established. The Swedish Research Council will be responsible for four of these: viruses and pandemics, the consequences of digitisation, criminality, and segregation. In addition to this, the Government wishes to make additional investments in research in a number of areas.
“I think that the bill that has been proposed is both insightful and comprehensive, with a clear investment in research for societal development,” says Sven Stafström, Director General of the Swedish Research Council.
He is particularly pleased with the increased support for research infrastructure, which we have long highlighted as a priority area.
“The fact that the Government is now also emphasising undirected research as an important part of the support for research is also gratifying. We have received an increase that in practice means that by the end of the funding period, we will have supported around 200 additional projects where the researchers themselves have chosen the research question. The investment in a new national research programme relating to viruses and pandemics is also important, and in line with our wish for a continuation of last year’s Government assignment relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, but with a wider scope. Here, the pandemic has shown the importance of research, both for existing societal challenges, but also for preparedness for future challenges.
The Government is proposing a framework for new initiatives covering just over 1.1 billion SEK per year for 2021 to 2024. The way the funding is divided up is shown below. In addition to increased research funding, the Government bill also includes proposals for other assignments to the Swedish Research Council.
Investments (in million SEK) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Graduate schools for humanities and social sciences | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Educational boost – reinforcement of humanities | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Undirected research | 40 | 40 | 80 | 215 |
Centres of excellence | 40 | 40 | 40 | 140 |
Investments (in million SEK) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Research infrastructure | 400 | 450 | 450 | 450 |
ESS | 340 | 225 | 120 | 120 |
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Within the framework for the Swedish Research Council’s research appropriation, 50 million SEK shall be allocated in 2021, 55 million SEK in 2022, 70 million SEK in 2023 and 80 million SEK in 2024.
Research ship Oden
Within the framework for the Swedish Research Council’s research appropriation, 17 million SEK shall be allocated per year during 2021–2024 to the research ship Oden.
Investments (in million SEK) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Research competence in primary care | 35 | 35 | 60 | 60 |
Precision medicine | 30 | 30 | 45 | 45 |
Health data | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
National research programme in viruses and pandemics | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Psychiatry research initiative | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
The Government also proposes that the Swedish Research Council shall allocate 75 million per year for four years within its existing framework to the national research programme in antibiotics resistance
Investments (in million SEK) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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National research programme in the consequences of digitalisation | 0 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Cyber and information security | 5 | 15 | 35 | 35 |
Investments (in million SEK) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Graduate schools for teacher education | 35 | 40 | 50 | 50 |
Graduate schools for healthcare education | 0 | 55 | 65 | 65 |
Investments (in million SEK) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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National research programme in criminality | 10 | 24 | 45 | 45 |
National research programme in segregation | 10 | 10 | 10* | 10* |
Secure societies | 25 | 30 | 55 | 55 |
Artistic research | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 |
* Existing funding from the Swedish Research Council’s research funding of 20 million SEK for research into equal conditions will be transferred to this programme as from 2023.
Views on the Government’s research bill in the Swedish Research Council’s podcast
Sven Stafström, Director General of the Swedish Research Council, discusses the content of the Government’s research bill with Astrid Söderbergh Widding, Vice Chancellor of Stockholm University, in the Swedish Research Council’s new podcast: For a wiser world.
Listen to the episode on Spotify (in Swedish) External link.
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