Gustaf Adolf Medal awarded to Anna Singer

Professor Anna Singer has made significant contributions to Uppsala University in a number of different positions and capacities. Anna Singer earned her Bachelor of Laws degree in 1982, defended her thesis in law in 2000 on the topic of parenthood in the light of the law, was admitted as a docent in 2005, and was installed in 2011 as a professor of private law – all at Uppsala University, where she has been a student, teacher and researcher. Anna Singer has an extensive publication list that includes monographs as well as anthology chapters and articles in scholarly journals published in Sweden and internationally. Her publications deal with key themes in family law such as parenthood, inheritance and, above all, the rights of the child.

As Deputy Vice-Rector of the Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences for six years from 2014 to 2020, she contributed actively and meritoriously, not only to the internationalisation efforts at the University, but also to the establishment of the Centre for Integrated Research on Culture and Society (CIRCUS) which became something of a jewel in the crown of the disciplinary domain. Most recently, Anna Singer has held the position of Dean of the Faculty of Law during the period 2020 to 2026, which may be regarded as very long and entirely in keeping with the description of the Hedlinger Medal’s purpose.

The medal will be awarded on 8 May.