Kindly observe that a revised version of Formas' Handbook, Formas Handbook 2012, is available here on the website on 1 March (when the call opens).
2012-01-16: Last year filmmaker Folke Rydén made his film Livsviktigt (Vital). The film demonstrated the importance of R&D and innovation and was funded by the Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research, the Swedish Research Council Formas, the Swedish Research Council and VINNOVA. Rydén also produced some fascinating profiles of researchers in various fields. Some of these can be seen on the YouTube Channel of forskning.se »
2012-01-01: The Swedish Research Council for the Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (Formas), the Swedish Research Council (VR) and the Swedish Research Council for Working Life and Social Science (FAS) announce on behalf of the Swedish Government that research funding is available for research projects and strong research environments with a focus on the indigenous Sámi people, Sámi-related activities, health, working and living conditions. Read the call for applications »
The 2012 international Planet Under Pressure conference will provide a comprehensive update of the pressure planet Earth is now under. The conference will discuss solutions at all scales to move societies on to a sustainable pathway. Read more about the conference »
The event will bring together 6,000 scientists, business leaders, government officials and international media to discuss the best of European science and to address all of the major global challenges, including Energy, Climate Change, Food and Health. Read more about the conference »
