Pages about "Humanities and social sciences"
Four new calls
13 February 2025
In April, we will open four calls for proposals, in addition to those previously announced for 2025.
How the 2024 funding year turned out
30 December 2024
This year, the Swedish Research Council received around 5 800 applications for research grants. 860 of these were awarded funding. In total, 4.55 billion SEK has been awarded to research at Swedish hi...
New members of the Swedish Research Council’s board and scientific councils 2025–2027
17 December 2024
The elector council has now appointed new members of the Swedish Research Council’s board and scientific councils for the period 2025–2027. The mandate period is three years, and members may be reappo...
Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson is the new Secretary General for Humanities and Social Sciences
10 October 2024
He is Professor of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg, and focuses particularly on election research. In his new role, Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson wants to protect academic freedom and re...
Election committees chosen for election of the Swedish Research Council’s board and scientific councils
10 October 2024
New members are to be appointed to the Swedish Research Council’s board and scientific councils for the period 2025–2027. Electors, appointed by Sweden’s higher education institutions, have now chosen...