Call for Nominations

The Center for Photon Science at Uppsala University awards the "Uppsala Photon Science Award", which we colloquially call the "Årets Ljushuvud-priset", to reward doctoral theses with particularly innovative use, development of photon science or particularly outstanding research results with photon science methods. Candidates for "Årets Ljushuvud" are recent PhDs from Uppsala University who completed their dissertation in the previous calendar year. For the 2026 award, the dissertation must have taken place in 2025.

The nomination deadline has now been extended by two weeks. Nominations for the award are to be submitted as one PDF file to the Director of the Center for Photon Science, Olle Björneholm, no later than March 14, 2026. The nomination must contain a letter of motivation (maximum 1 page), the thesis, and the nominee’s CV and contact details.

The award winner will be selected by the Board of the Center for Photon Science. The award ceremony will take place in connection with Photon Day later in the spring, and the award consists of a diploma and a stipend.*

*The scholarship may be taxable depending on the award winner's form of employment.