Research on social innovation

Ph.D. course in social innovation enhances the knowledge of future researchers

In the spring of 2025, Forum for Social Innovation Sweden once again offered a doctoral course in social innovation, this time in collaboration with Uppsala University. The course helps prepare future researchers.

Marine culture project concludes, but its results live on

Researchers at the Department of Art, Culture, and Communication at Malmö University, together with Forum for Social Innovation Sweden and the Marine Knowledge Center, celebrated the conclusion of the three-year “Bauhaus of the Seas Sails” project in November 2025. The project is part of the EU’s New European Bauhaus initiative. 

Learning process aims to increase knowledge about co-creation in research

In January 2025, researchers involved in Forte-funded projects and community stakeholders met to share their experiences with co-creation. The meeting is part of a learning process led by Forte in collaboration with Forum for Social Innovation Sweden at Malmö University. 

Her research turns conventional views of work on their head

Why do we work outdoors so rarely? Despite clear benefits for health, learning, and creativity, office work usually remains a sedentary indoor activity. Researcher Charlotte Peterson Troije wants to change that.

Here's how to foster social innovation in academia

The capacity for innovation in academia needs to be expanded so that research findings, knowledge, and expertise can benefit society. With its Social Impact Lab, Örebro University is a pioneer in Sweden when it comes to strengthening knowledge of methods and approaches for social innovation in academia. Now, more universities are following suit.

Collaborative research on what it takes to feel like a human being

Sound artist Anna Haglund has created an electroacoustic composition in collaboration with the Child Health and Parenting research group at Uppsala University.

A cold climate does not prevent nature from having positive health effects  

Spending time in nature has a positive effect on people with stress-related health issues. A new nursing dissertation shows that nature-based interventions are effective even in cold climates. 

How social innovations help save the environment

Most social innovations focus on social inequalities and labor market inclusion. Initiatives that address environmental and climate issues are less common—what sets them apart?

Places that provide space for people's experiences

In a new thesis on design by Minna Eronen at Luleå University of Technology, place-oriented and people-oriented perspectives are brought together using tools designed to raise awareness of how different stakeholders can collaborate in the creative process.