{"id":2768,"date":"2025-02-18T10:33:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T09:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/?p=2768"},"modified":"2025-05-27T10:53:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T08:53:38","slug":"mattias-jakobsson-elected-a-new-board-member-of-the-royal-swedish-academy-of-sciences-class-for-biosciences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2025\/02\/18\/mattias-jakobsson-elected-a-new-board-member-of-the-royal-swedish-academy-of-sciences-class-for-biosciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Mattias Jakobsson elected a new member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Class for biosciences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Big congratulations, Mattias!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien<\/em>) was founded on 2 June 1739. It is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special responsibility for promoting natural sciences and mathematics and strengthening their influence in society whilst endeavouring to promote the exchange of ideas between various disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every year, the academy awards the Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry, the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, the Crafoord Prize, the Sj\u00f6berg Prize and several other awards. The academy maintains close relations with foreign academies, learned societies and international scientific organizations and also promotes international scientific cooperation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The academy has elected about 1,700 Swedish and 1,200 foreign members since it was founded in 1739. Today, the academy has about 470 Swedish and 175 foreign members which are divided into ten “classes”, representing ten various scientific disciplines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n