Stockholm University is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden. It was founded as a college in 1878 and received university status in 1960, which makes it the fourth-oldest Swedish university. More than 33,000 students study in its four faculties of law, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences, and it is one of the largest universities in Scandinavia. As with other public universities in Sweden, its mission includes teaching and research anchored in society at large.
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Stockholm University (SU) (Swedish: Stockholms universitet) is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960.
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Stockholm University (SU) (Swedish: Stockholms universitet) is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960.
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is a public research university
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"established": 1878
Ulf Hannerz (Wikipedia)
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He is currently professor emeritus of Social Anthropology at Stockholm University.
Gunnar Myrdal (Wikipedia)
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Between 1960 and 1967, he was a professor of international economics at Stockholm University.
Dorothy Swaine Thomas (Wikipedia)
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the Institute of Social Science at the Stockholm University
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