08/04/2013

Melting ices threaten the Arctic ecosystem

Microorganisms in the ice form the basis for all life in the Arctic. The melting of the ice puts not only the polar bears at risk, but also a whole ecosystem. The changes in the Arctic might occur so fast that evolution cannot keep up. The project ”Microbial metabolic processes at Arctic and Antarctic ocean surfaces – differences between…

15/01/2013

Clear connection between micropollutants and widespread diseases

Researchers Monica and Lars Lind in Uppsala have shown that there is a clear connection between endocrine…

03/12/2012

Formas' Scientific Council decides

Today Formas' Scientific council decided to grant funds to projects in the following calls: Formas annual open call 2012, GeoInfra, Urban development:Living Labs and Sustainable development research in the social science and humanities areas See the decisions below: List of granted projects in: Research and development grants List of…

22/11/2012

New conditions for Information projects

From 1st January, 2013, and onwards the conditions regarding applications for Information projects will change. As before, anyone with documented experience in disseminating research-based information is eligible…

14/11/2012

Call for proposals - grants for Swedish-Chinese research cooperation

The Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (FAS), the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (Formas) and the Swedish Research Council will together announce grants for research cooperation between Swedish and Chinese researchers. The call for proposals will take place in two stages, and a central component is that individual applications…

25/09/2012

Researchers funded by Formas are good at publishing results

A publication analysis performed by Ulf Sandström at KTH, on behalf of Formas, has shown that citation levels for researchers funded by Formas are far higher than average for Swedish university researchers. In 2009 Formas introduced a new organisation for the evaluation of grant applications, with a reduction…

18/09/2012

Future call to fund collaborations with China

During 2013 the Swedish Research Council (VR), FAS and Formas plan to announce a call for applications for grants to fund research collaborations with China. The call, which will be coordinated by the Swedish Research Council (VR), has been commissioned by the Swedish Government. Detailed information about the call will be published on the websites of the Swedish Research Council…

30/04/2012

Strengthening research and innovation cooperation with China

China is considered a country of great strategic importance for research collaborations. The government wants to strengthen the development of Swedish knowledge, competitiveness and opportunities for growth. To achive this, Sweden now decided to strengthen a long-term research, innovation and education cooperation with China. In December 2010 the Government requested for VINNOVA, The Swedish Research Council (VR), FAS, Formas…

07/03/2012

Minister for the Environment visits Formas

The Minister for the Environment, Lena Ek, visited Formas on Wednesday the 7th of March. The purpose…

09/01/2012

Funding to support studies of the indigenous Sámi people

The Swedish Research Council for the Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (Formas),…