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Published: 2026-11-13

More than 21 million SEK to researchers associated to CEDAR

NEWS Two researchers at CEDAR were granted over 9 million SEK for their research projects, with CEDAR as the grant-holding department. Additionally, three of CEDAR’s associated researchers have been granted over 11 million SEK for their research projects.

We say congratulations to five researchers with connection to CEDAR who have been granted 21,103,923 SEK for their research projects.

9,392,000 to two research projects with CEDAR as grant-holding department

Liselotte Eriksson, Umeå Centre for Gender Studies (UCGS), Unit of Economic History  and Centre for Demographic and Ageing Research (CEDAR) was granted 5,644,000 SEK from Swedigh Research Council for her project “The Origins of the Gender Health Gap: Unpaid Care Work and the Transition from Private to Public Insurance in Sweden, 1945–1970”.

Emma Landby, Centre for Demographic and Ageing Research (CEDAR) was granted 3,748,000 SEK from FORTE for her project ”The role of place in school (in)accessibility and spatial adaptation strategies among families with neurodivergent children.”

… and an additional 11,711,923 SEK to researchers associated with CEDAR

Björn Högberg, Department of Social Work and Centre for Demographic and Ageing Research (CEDAR) was awarded 4,940,000 SEK from FORTE for his project ”Adolescent self-harm over the school term: Mechanisms, neurodevelopmental disorders, and education policy”. Grant-holding department is Department of Social Work.

Glenn Sandström, Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies and Centre for Demographic and Ageing Research (CEDAR) was awarded 4,999,600 SEK as participator in the project ”New perspectives on Swedish fertility dynamics”. Project leader is Gunnar Andersson at Stockholm University. Grant-holding university Stockholm University.

Maria Josefsson, Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics and Centre for Demographic and Ageing Research (CEDAR) was awarded a sabbatical grant from Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (RJ) of 1,771,923 SEK for her project ”Truncation by death i studier av åldrande: en metodologisk syntes och praktisk tillämpning”. Grant-holding department is Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics.

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Liselotte Eriksson
Associate professor, research fellow
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Emma Landby
Postdoctoral fellow
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Glenn Sandström
Associate professor, research fellow
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Maria Josefsson
Associate professor, research fellow
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