Vetenskapsrådet

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Vetenskapsrådet is based in Stockholm

Vetenskapsrådet (German: Science Council) is an administrative authority in Sweden . It is subordinate to the Ministry of Education and Research ( Utbildningsdepartementet ).

Since the 1940s, Sweden had four scientific councils covering medicine , engineering , natural sciences, and social sciences and humanities . The law on amalgamation to Vetenskapsrådet came into force on January 1, 2001. The research budget for 2019 is around 6.7 billion Swedish kronor . Its tasks are the promotion of research and research infrastructure , science communication and the analysis and evaluation of Swedish science policy .

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  1. ↑ a b The Swedish Research Council , as of May 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ M. Benner, S. Sörlin: Shaping strategic research: power, resources, and interests in Swedish research policy . In: Minerva , 45 (1), 2007, pp. 31-48, doi: 10.1007 / s11024-006-9019-6 .
  3. ↑ Lag (2000: 662) om Vetenskapsrådet , Utbildningsdepartment, published July 6, 2000.