SEK 620 million for eleven research centres

Eleven research centres have been awarded grants in Forte’s call Research centre grants 2025. Research centre grants run for ten years, but this funding decision covers the centres’ first six years.

– Strong research environments require predictable and stable funding. We are now investing more than SEK 600 million in research centres that will conduct outstanding research with great societal relevance, says Jonas Björck, Director General.

– It is very gratifying that we are able to grant these centres. They have both the breadth and the high scientific quality needed to meet society’s knowledge needs, says Johan Söderlind, Coordinating Senior Research Officer.

The call was open to Swedish higher education institutions to apply. Each institution could submit only one application per area, and extensive preparation and coordination were required to meet the high requirements of the call.

– A total of 29 applications were submitted from twelve higher education institutions. They were assessed by international researchers and Swedish community representatives with high levels of expertise in the call’s areas. We now look forward to following the research in the years to come, says Tove Janzon, Coordinating Research Officer.

Granted research centres

Severe mental illnesses

• Uppsala Centre for Preventive Psychiatry - A National Centre for Research on Early Identification and Intervention in Severe Mental Illness
  Simon Cervenka, Uppsala University
• Centre for Applied Psychiatric Research and Innovation (CAPRI)
  Christian Rück, Karolinska Institutet
• Centre for Mental Health and Recovery across the Life Course for persons with Serious Mental Illness
  Ulrika Bejerholm, Lund University

Women’s health and diseases (co-funded by the Swedish Research Council External link.)

• MAMA Research Hub for Multidisciplinary Approaches to Maternity Advancement - Towards personalized care models, evidence-based use of medical interventions, and a seamless postpartum follow-up
  Marie Blomberg, Linköpings universitet
• WHOLE - Interdisciplinary Centre for Women’s Health Over the LifecoursE- at the intersection of reproductive transitions, mental health and pain
  Alkistis Skalkidou, Uppsala University
• CIRCE – Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Cancer and Equity in Women
  Lao Saal, Lund University

Return to work

• The RELATE Research Centre - REturn-to-Work in LATEr Stages of Working Life: Person-Centred Participatory Health Interventions for Sustainable Future Work
  Mathilda Björk, Linköping University
• University of Gothenburg Center for Interdisciplinary Return-to-Work Studies in Primary Care - UGOT-ReWork
  Maria Åberg, University of Gothenburg
• Stockholm Center for Return to Work
  Theo Bodin, Karolinska Institutet

Health care and social care for people living with dementia

• DEMSAM Centre for a DEMentia-friendly Society with A person-centred Mindset
  Helle Wijk, University of Gothenburg
• KI Transdisciplinary Research Center for Personalized Dementia Prevention & Care (TraCeDem)
  Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga, Karolinska Institutet

See the list of granted applications, including awarded amounts on the call’s webpage