{"id":1540,"date":"2025-02-17T12:19:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T11:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centerforthehumanpast.se\/?p=1540"},"modified":"2025-02-26T12:03:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T11:03:06","slug":"mattias-jakobsson-elected-a-new-board-member-of-the-royal-swedish-academy-of-sciences-class-for-biosciences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centerforthehumanpast.se\/index.php\/2025\/02\/17\/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<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-002ffff5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><div class=\"wpcp-wp-lightbox-host 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Sciences&nbsp;(<em>Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien<\/em>) was founded on 2 June 1739. It is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special responsibility for promoting&nbsp;natural sciences&nbsp;and&nbsp;mathematics&nbsp;and strengthening their influence in society whilst endeavouring to promote the exchange of ideas between various disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The goals of the academy are:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To be a forum where researchers meet across subject boundaries,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To offer a unique environment for research,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To provide support to younger researchers,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To reward outstanding research efforts,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To communicate internationally among scientists,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To advance the case for science within society and to influence research policy priorities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To stimulate interest in mathematics and science in school, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To disseminate and popularize scientific information in various forms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every year, the academy awards the&nbsp;Nobel Prizes&nbsp;in&nbsp;physics&nbsp;and&nbsp;chemistry, the&nbsp;Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, the&nbsp;Crafoord Prize, the&nbsp;Sj\u00f6berg Prize&nbsp;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<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 &#8220;classes&#8221;, representing ten various scientific disciplines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-default\">\n<li>Class for mathematics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Class for astronomy and space science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Class for physics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Class for chemistry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Class for geosciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kva.se\/en\/about-us\/members\/list-of-academy-members\/?c=1345\">Class for biosciences<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Class for medical sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Class for engineering sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Class for social sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Class for humanities and for outstanding services to science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the General Meeting on 12 February 2025, Mattias Jakobsson was elected a new Swedish member of the Academy, Class for biosciences.&nbsp;All the members elected in 2025 will be officially recognized as such from 31 March 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warm congratulations!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-secondary-border-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-959aad3a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-max-36-font-size\">Related content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Bensk\u00f6rhet och fossila fiskar intresserar nya ledam\u00f6ter<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kva.se\/nyheter\/benskorhet-och-fossila-fiskar-intresserar-nya-ledamoter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences&nbsp;(Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien) was founded on 2 June 1739. 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