The Anders Sandrew Institute inauguration with art and music
The Anders Sandrew Institute is physically located on the English Park Campus, but the official opening ceremony will take place in the Orangery in the Linnaeus Garden, a part of the Linnaean Gardens of Uppsala. Photo: Tobias Sterner, Bildbyrån.
The Anders Sandrew Institute for Culture and Creativity will be inaugurated on 30 September 2026. The inauguration will bring together representatives from the University, the Anders Sandrew Foundation, the research community, the cultural sector and other actors.
Johan Jansson. Photo: Meli Petersson Ellafi, Bildbyrån.
Johan Jansson, senior lecturer at the Department of Human Geography and Director of the Anders Sandrew Institute, explains how they are working to improve knowledge sharing internally as well as with the broader community.
“The goal of the Institute’s work is to pool and strengthen the University's research in the humanities and social sciences. We also work to promote innovative and interdisciplinary research on the importance of culture and creativity for society, entrepreneurship and artistic development,” says Johan Jansson.
The Anders Sandrew Institute is physically located on the English Park Campus, but the official opening ceremony will take place in the Orangery in the Linnaeus Garden, a part of the Linnaean Gardens of Uppsala. Jansson says the inauguration will feature not only interesting speeches and musical performances, but will also serve as a venue for various forms of artistic expression that reflect the creative and interdisciplinary spirit that characterises the Institute’s work.
“Our hope is that this will inspire new connections, conversations and collaborations, while also marking the beginning of a long-term effort to strengthen the role of culture and creativity in research, education and social development.”
Both internal and external collaborations
In collaboration with Uppsala University’s collaboration platform UU Culture & Creativity, funding is also being made available for further development in culture-driven place-making. The call will be co-funded by Region Uppsala and Uppsala Municipality/Kulturlyftet.
“This call for proposals exclusively targets project consortia that have already been awarded funding for preliminary studies through the AIMday on culture-driven placemaking, which was organised by UU Culture & Creativity in November of last year. The deadline for applications is now 2 October,” he stresses.
During the 2026–27 academic year, an artist-in-residence programme will also be organised in which the artist duo Goldin+Senneby will work on the project ‘Lucs darrningar’ (Luc’s tremors) together with researchers at the University and the Centre for Medical Humanities (CMH).
Another recent collaboration involves the Gothenburg Book Fair, which will take place from 24–27 September.
“One of this year’s themes at the Book Fair is games – a theme that highlights games as a form of storytelling, language, and creativity through interactions between players, game developers, courses and the cultural sector. Through this, we aim to stimulate interest in and knowledge about the Institute and to develop relationships with relevant stakeholders at Uppsala University as well as externally,” says Johan.
Chair in Digital Art History
The appointment of a professorial Chair in Digital Art History affiliated with the Institute is still ongoing.
“The external experts are expected to submit their opinions in the autumn. We’re very much looking forward to seeing who will be appointed as Chair and what their research profile will be,” says Jansson.
Johan Ahlenius
The Anders Sandrew Institute
The Anders Sandrew Institute for Culture and Creativity is a centre in the humanities and social sciences and is funded by a donation from the Anders Sandrew Foundation.