Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study - SCAS

04/09/2026

At a session this morning, all Pro Futura Scientia Fellows gathered in the Thunberg Hall for lectures and discussions on research, teaching and leadership.

The afternoon is devoted to a session within the SCAS Academic Leadership Programme (SALP) for those Pro Futura Fellows participating in the second round of this tailor-made leadership course.

03/09/2026

Congratulations to the recently admitted Pro Futura Scientia XX Fellows, who received their diplomas at a ceremony at the Collegium this afternoon.

Welcome to the SCAS Community Victoria Gierok, Fredrik Renard, Alezini Loxa, Sandra Håkansson (pictured here) and Siska De Baerdemaeker (in absentia).

03/09/2026

The introduction week at SCAS continues. This morning all Fellows gathered in the Thunberg Hall for short 3 minute presentations of the research projects that they will now embark upon. The presentations make a good starting point for new discussions across the disciplines.

01/09/2026

Today we welcome the Fellow cohort of 2026-27 to the Collegium!

Read more: https://www.swedishcollegium.se/archives/news/2026/2026-09-01-scas-welcomes-the-2026-27-fellows

01/09/2026

The deadline for applications for the Constructive Advanced Thinking (CAT) Programme 2027-29 is approaching!

Read more and apply here: https://netias.science/calls-for-applications/constructive-advanced-thinking-cat/open-call-constructive-advanced-thinking

Deadline: 13 September 2026

Call for Applications:
- Constructive Advanced Thinking (CAT) Programme 2027–2029 -

The CAT programme supports small, interdisciplinary teams of early-career researchers working collaboratively on current or emerging societal challenges through a series of short, funded stays at Institutes for Advanced Study (IASs) across Europe. The programme is designed to provide time, space, and intellectual exchange for the development of innovative ideas, interdisciplinary collaboration, and potential future research initiatives and funding applications.

The primary target group are early-career researchers based at universities or research institutions who work collaboratively in small interdisciplinary teams on current or emerging societal challenges.

Application deadline: 13 September 2026

This is an initiative of the Network of European Institutes for Advanced Study (NetIAS).

Read more: https://netias.science/calls-for-applications/constructive-advanced-thinking-cat/open-call-constructive-advanced-thinking

31/08/2026

Do you have an idea for a research project that will explore innovative solutions to challenges in health and sustainability?

The deadline for applications to the new NNF-IAS Fellowship Programme on Health and Sustainability 2027-29, is approaching quickly (1 Oct 2026).

The programme is a collaboration between the eight Institutes for Advanced Studies in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, and is supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

READ MORE & APPLY here: https://www.swedishcollegium.se/fellowships/nnf-ias-fellowship-programme-on-health-and-sustainability

-Call for Applications -

Do you have an idea for a research project that will explore innovative solutions to challenges in health and sustainability?

The new NNF-IAS Fellowship Programme on Health and Sustainability, which is a collaboration between the eight Institutes for Advanced Studies in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, invites talented, curiosity-driven researchers to apply for fellowships in an interdisciplinary and international setting.

In its first round, the programme offers five fully-funded two-year residential fellowships, and the first sub-theme is “Inequity in Health”.

The programme welcomes applications from researchers of any nationality and from all academic disciplines with research profiles within the thematic scope of the call, and at a career stage between two to ten years after completion of their PhD.

Deadline for applications: 1 October 2026 at 12.00 (noon) CEST.

See the full call for applications here: https://www.swedishcollegium.se/fellowships/nnf-ias-fellowship-programme-on-health-and-sustainability

The Fellowship programme is generously supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.



The eight NNF-IAS partners are:

- Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS) - Aarhus University, Denmark

- Centre for Advanced Study - CAS, Norway

- Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS), Denmark

- Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies (HCAS), Finland

- Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies - Lund University, Sweden

- Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS), Sweden

- Tampere Institute for Advanced Study, Finland

- Turku Institute for Advanced Studies, Finland

28/08/2026

New episode of the SCAS Talks Podcast:

Egil Asprem:
"Selling the Supernatural: Prejudice, Profit, and Romani Practices"

Keywords: Romani minorities, magic, esotericism, conspiracy theories, history of religion

Theme: Religion & Religious Studies Keywords: Romani minorities, magic, esotericism, conspiracy theories, history of religion

27/08/2026

SCAS Principal Christina Garsten on new fellows, new questions and a clearer direction for the next chapter in "Renewing Curiosity – Shaping the Future":

New Fellows, new questions, a clearer vision

01/07/2026

New episode of the SCAS Talks Podcast:

Pasi Ihalainen & Paul Seaward:
"Parliaments as Living Forums: Debate, Democracy and Change"

Keywords: Parliaments, democracy, participatory democracy, referendums, history of parliaments, debate

Theme: Parliaments and Constitutions Keywords: Parliaments, democracy, participatory democracy, referendums, history of parliaments, debate

23/06/2026

-Call for Applications -

Do you have an idea for a research project that will explore innovative solutions to challenges in health and sustainability?

The new NNF-IAS Fellowship Programme on Health and Sustainability, which is a collaboration between the eight Institutes for Advanced Studies in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, invites talented, curiosity-driven researchers to apply for fellowships in an interdisciplinary and international setting.

In its first round, the programme offers five fully-funded two-year residential fellowships, and the first sub-theme is “Inequity in Health”.

The programme welcomes applications from researchers of any nationality and from all academic disciplines with research profiles within the thematic scope of the call, and at a career stage between two to ten years after completion of their PhD.

Deadline for applications: 1 October 2026 at 12.00 (noon) CEST.

See the full call for applications here: https://www.swedishcollegium.se/fellowships/nnf-ias-fellowship-programme-on-health-and-sustainability

The Fellowship programme is generously supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.



The eight NNF-IAS partners are:

- Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS) - Aarhus University, Denmark

- Centre for Advanced Study - CAS, Norway

- Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS), Denmark

- Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies (HCAS), Finland

- Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies - Lund University, Sweden

- Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS), Sweden

- Tampere Institute for Advanced Study, Finland

- Turku Institute for Advanced Studies, Finland