As readers turn their eyes to nominees for both Canada’s Giller Prize and the Nobel Prize in literature, how does Canadian literary recognition translate into international standing?
Stockholm University
In a changing and globalised world, Stockholm University contributes to the development of a sustainable democratic society through knowledge, enlightenment and the pursuit of truth, based on critical thinking.
Ranked among the world’s top 100 universities, Stockholm University is one of Europe’s leading centres for higher education and research in human science and science. With a large number of students, a wide range of education in close interaction with research, and a combination of independent basic research and strong applied research, Stockholm University contributes actively to society – a role that has characterized the University since its inception in 1878.
Currently, the university has 33,000 students, 1,600 doctoral students, and 5,500 members of staff active in the scientific areas of human science and science. We offer 190 programmes and 1,700 courses in science, humanities, social sciences and law, including 75 master’s programmes taught in English. The university has a total revenue of SEK 4.93 billion.
Stockholm University is an international academic environment, which is an integral part of excellence in research and education. As a university in the capital city of Sweden, Stockholm University places special emphasis on offering courses and programmes that meet the needs of the region and society. Collaboration makes Stockholm University’s expertise and results available and promotes quality in education and life-long learning.
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Oluwule faisait face à un double défi: être une philosophe et africaine. Elle devait affronter à la fois le sexisme et les préugés eurocentriques.
Oluwole faced a double challenge: a woman in philosophy and an African, confronting both sexism and Eurocentric bias.
Un dia sembla roja, altra negra i altra té l'aigua clara. Què estan explicant els colors de l'aigua de l'Albufera i d'altres llacunes mediterrànies del canvi climàtic, la seva fauna i el seu futur?
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Professor in Molecular Archaeology, Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Stockholm University
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Director of Centre for Cultural Evolution, Senior Lecturer in Portuguese, Stockholm University
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Associate Professor in English Applied Linguistics, Stockholm University
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Professor, Canadian and Cultural Studies, Stockholm University
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Professor in Department of Culture and Aesthetics, Stockholm University
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Researcher, Stockholm Centre for Global Asia, Stockholm University; Malmö University
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Professor in Stockholm Business School, Stockholm University
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Research Assistant, Climate Resilience, Stockholm University
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Research in Molecular Archaeology, Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Stockholm University, Stockholm University
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Associate Professor in Ocean Stewardship, Stockholm University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Paleogenetics, Stockholm University
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Professor of Climate Science, Stockholm University
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Professor of Practical Philosophy, Stockholm University
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Professor Emerita, Department of Teaching and Learning, Stockholm University
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Estudiante de máster, Stockholm University