Opportunities to do research at Swedish HEIs
Laboratories at several Swedish higher education institutions are offering various types of support to researchers from Ukraine, including laboratory time. The open laboratories are registered on the research organisation EMBO’s website – filter using “Sweden”. External link.
At present, laboratories at the following higher education institutions have opened up to receive researchers: University of Gothenburg, Karolinska Institutet, Lund University, Malmö University, SciLifeLab, Uppsala University and Umeå University.
Global Young Academy is also putting together initiatives from different laboratories; among these are laboratories at Karolinska Institutet, ScieLifeLab, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Lund University, Stockholm University and Umeå University. All initiatives are gathered together in a list in Google Docs. External link.
Ukrainian researchers are welcome to contact Mid Sweden University if they are interested in continuing their research there.
Ukrainian researchers interested in continuing their research at a Swedish university are welcome to contact Karlstad University.
The Ukrainian Research Fellowship Programme (URFP) is a visiting research initiative hosted by Södertörn University. The programme is aimed at scholars affiliated with Ukrainian universities and research institutions who are physically based in Ukraine.
Read more on the website for Södertörn University External link.
Funding for Swedish HEIs for employing researchers
The Swedish Association of Higher Education (SUHF) appointed a working group to coordinate efforts to identify the needs of higher education institutions in dealing with the refugee situation.
The working group drew up proposals for measures for the entire sector and a PDF document with answers to questions received from higher education institutions. The working group has completed its work and SUHF has archived the page, but it remains available for reference.
Funding for researchers in Sweden offering work
The Swedish Society for Medical Research, SSMF, is allocating 10 million SEK to support Ukrainian citizens active in medical research.
Researchers in Sweden who have ongoing research grants from SSMF can apply, and the support will be paid out in the form of scholarships to students, doctoral students and postdocs who have come to Sweden from Ukraine after the outbreak of war in 2022.
The Swedish Research Council is issuing a call for recruiting visiting researchers from Ukraine within the infection area. The grant can only be applied for by organisations, and the last day for application is 29 September 2026.
Other initiatives from Swedish HEIs
Fundraising at Linköping University
Linköping University has started a fundraiser to collect funds for employments of researchers on the run.
Read more about the fund at liu.se (in Swedish) External link.
International initiatives
The European Research council´s (ERC) mentoring initiative connects Ukrainian researchers with experienced mentors who provide guidance on preparing and submitting high-quality grant applications.
Read more about the ERC mentoring initiative at the ERC website External link.
Scholars at Risk (SAR) is an international network of institutions and individuals. The purpose of the network is to offer protection for researchers who are fleeing or live under the threat of persecution, and to promote academic freedom.
Researchers can apply for protection via SAR's website. SAR then assesses the application based on how the network can best support the at-risk researcher. Some researchers are offered support and guidance, while others proceed to be matched with an institution for a temporary placement as a SAR scholar.
Several Swedish organisations and higher education institutions are members, and the Swedish Research Council, Formas and Riksbankens Jubileumsfond contribute funding to the network. SAR’s Swedish section is led by the University of Gothenburg.
See all the Swedish members on SAR’s website External link.
Read more about how researchers can receive help from SAR External link.
The European Commission is gathering together all the ongoing initiatives by EU member states to support researchers from Ukraine. The website includes information about where researchers can find information about housing, work and recognition of educational degrees.
Science for Ukraine is an initiative run by the student and researcher community globally, gathering together opportunities for researchers from Ukraine. All initiatives are gathered together and can be searched via their website External link.
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