Research for a wiser world

The Swedish Research Council is Sweden’s largest governmental research funding body and supports research of the highest quality in all scientific fields. We advise the Government on research policy and work to ensure that research benefit society.

Calls and decisions

New process for funding research infrastructure

To achieve a more coherent and long-term approach, the Swedish Research Council is now changing its processes for funding and prioritising research infrastructure. Lisbeth Olsson, Secretary General for Research infrastructures, explains how this development will affect the next call for grants for research infrastructure of national interest.

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News

5 October 2026

New process for funding research infrastructure

News

30 September 2026

We fund five reserves who applied for funding from the EU’s MSCA programme

Activity

2 November 2026

Information meeting about the call for grants for research infrastructure of national interest

Activity

10 November 2026

ESS/MAX IV/SciLifeLab Summit 2026 - AI for Science – Connecting Research, Data and Infrastructure

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Publications

Report

Promoting Science Communication: Strategies and Lessons Learnt from Europe

The Swedish Research Council has investigated how nine European countries and the European...

Report

Analysis of processes for prioritisation and funding of research infrastructure

This report contains an analysis of processes for infrastructure prioritization and fundin...

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