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A message from STINT’s Executive Director October 2020

2020-10-20 | Commentary

We are delighted that Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna were awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry, particularly since STINT funded their research partnership in an early phase, when Charpentier worked at Umeå University. Their collaboration is an...

Focus on geopolitical tensions and global challenges at STINT’s AIEA conference panel in Washington

2020-03-09 | Commentary

On 18 February 2020, STINT organised a panel at the AIEA conference in Washington, DC. The panel focused on international research collaborations in an increasingly complex world and responsible internationalisation. The topic of this year’s conference of the...

STINT’s Chairperson on her role as a member of the National Innovation Council

2019-11-20 | Commentary

Meet Prof. Sylvia Schwaag Serger, Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Lund University, a new member of the National Innovation Council, chaired by Prime Minister Stefan Löfven. In the interview, Prof. Schwaag Serger answers questions about key areas for the council to discuss...

STINT and NSFC’s symposium stimulated dialogue between Chinese and Nordic funding bodies on future research policy

2019-09-09 | China: Commentary, Commentary, Kina: Reportage, STINT i Kina, STINT in China

On 29 and 30 May, STINT and the National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) organised in Beijing the Sino–Nordic Policy Symposium on Research Funding. Some topics discussed included the further development of partnerships between China and the Nordic countries and...

Convincing Results from Projects Funded by STINT and NRF in South Africa

2019-05-17 | Commentary, Joint South Africa-Sweden Research Collaboration, Joint South Africa-Sweden Research Collaboration en

On Monday the 6th of May 2019, STINT and the National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF) arranged a well-attended launching and closing workshop at Stellenbosch University in connection to the SASUF Research and Innovation week in South Africa. The workshop was...