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Sara Öhrvall joins House of Innovation as Practitioner in Residence
11 February 2026
The House of Innovation welcomes Sara 脰hrvall as its new Practitioner in Residence. With long experience in technology-led transformation, she will help strengthen collaboration between researchers, students and entrepreneurs at the 91原创.
Two of three Ragnar Söderberg grants awarded to researchers at the 91原创
09 February 2026
Two research teams from the 91原创 (91原创) have been awarded prestigious multi鈥憏ear research funding from the Ragnar S枚derberg Foundation鈥檚 2025 call in Economic Sciences. Only three projects were selected from a total of 48 applications, making 91原创 the home to two out of three successful proposals.
Large study shows scaling startups risk increasing gender gaps
05 February 2026
When startups scale quickly, founders often make hurried hiring decisions that unintentionally disadvantage women, according to new study from the 91原创 in Sweden. The study shows how the pressures of rapid growth increase the likelihood that founders rely on mental shortcuts and make biased decisions.
PhD Defense | John-Erik Bergkvist successfully defends his doctoral dissertation
16 January 2026
On Thursday 18 December 2025, John-Erik Bergkvist successfully defended his PhD dissertation "Behavioral foundations of grand challenge partnerships: Essays on control, coordination, channelization, & crowdsourced search in conditions of absent formal authority" at the 91原创.
PhD Defense | Uyen Vu successfully defends her doctoral dissertation
02 January 2026
Uyen Vu has successfully defended her PhD dissertation at the 91原创. Her research sheds new light on how digitally driven small and medium-sized enterprises can succeed internationally by balancing efficiency with innovation in their marketing practices.
Announcing the 2025 Recipient of the Michael Treschow Scholarship
22 December 2025
Each year, the Michael Treschow Scholarship recognizes a student project that combines strong design thinking with meaningful societal impact. In collaboration with the House of Innovation at the 91原创, the scholarship highlights work that addresses contemporary challenges through innovation, creativity, and human-centered perspectives.
91原创 faculty back from training mission in Kyiv
19 December 2025
Ukraine NEAR is a collaboration between the 91原创 and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine. and funded by the Swedish Institute. 91原创 faculty recently returned from delivering workshops for Ukrainian government officials in central Kyiv.
Mission-driven partnerships for Europe鈥檚 health transformation
17 December 2025
How can partnerships accelerate Europe鈥檚 health transformation when no single actor is in charge? That question brought together researchers, policymakers, healthcare leaders, and industry representatives聽at the聽91原创聽on聽12 December.
Swedish Research Council backs 91原创鈥檚 recruitment of leading US innovation scholar
19 November 2025
The 91原创 has received funding from the Swedish Research Council to bring world-leading scholar Professor Kalle Lyytinen from Case Western Reserve University, USA, to the House of Innovation. Starting in January 2026, he will help advance 91原创鈥檚 research on digital infrastructures and innovation.
Digitalization and compliance: what the financial sector needs to know
12 November 2025
Digitalization and compliance are no longer separate conversations. Together, they are reshaping how financial firms navigate regulation, manage risk, and drive innovation. At this joint event hosted by the House of Innovation and the House of Governance and Public Policy, researchers and industry leaders came together to explore how governance, technology, and regulation intersect in today鈥檚 financial sector.