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:
- 2024: SEK 63 milliion
- 2023: SEK 58 million
- 2022: SEK 50 million
- 2021: SEK 40 million
- 2020: SEK 33 million
The figures are from Uppsala University’s annual report for 2024.
Forte's website (the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare)
Examples of research funded by Forte
International project on social robots and child mental health
One moment, Ginevra Castellano, Professor of Intelligent Interactive Systems and Director of the Upp...
“Fantastic to be a part of Uppsala University's history”
Seven years ago, Micheline van Riemsdijk moved from the US to take up her position as a human geogra...
Testing gender-based violence support in open preschools
A new model has been developed to support refugees who are subjected to gender-based violence. This ...
