Forte
Forte (the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare) is one of the largest external donors to research at the University. Forte is a government agency under the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs and funds research in the areas of health, working life and welfare.
Funding granted in the past five years:
- 2021: SEK 40 million
- 2020: SEK 33 million
- 2019: SEK 39 million
- 2018: SEK million
- 2017: SEK 33 million
The figures are from Uppsala University’s annual report for 2021.
Forte's website (the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare)

Examples of research funded by Forte
Passionate concern for child and adolescent health
Listen to the young: they are wise. For Anna Sarkadi, this advice and the reason for it are repeated...

Discovering the way to sustainable workplaces
All companies and organisations work towards healthy working environments and employees, but what de...

Research sheds light on digitalisation in daily activities
As in the rest of society, the field of disability saw an increase in digitalisation during the pand...
