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March has been an active and inspiring month for CIVICA at SSE, marked by international collaboration, student engagement, and new opportunities.

We are looking for a highly motivated predoctoral research assistant to join our international research team. The research assistant will assist in research projects that study healthcare provision and the role of digitization. This is an exciting opportunity to shape new directions for the projects, work with novel microdata, and refine the skills needed for empirical research.

We are now seeking a President to lead Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), one of Europe’s most highly regarded business schools. The role includes serving as the academic leader and chief representative of the School, guiding its continued development in an increasingly international and competitive academic environment.

Disinformation and malign information influence operations can threaten Sweden’s financial stability – from individual savers to the entire economic system. A new research report from the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) shows how these threats operate on several levels and why individuals, companies, and public officials must strengthen their vigilance.

We are currently hiring a Global Outreach Manager to the External Relations Department.

Student Tijmen Duivenvoorden has been awarded the Gun & Einar Larsson Scholarship 2026 (GELS) for his project “Feeding Futures in South Africa.” The project explores how school meal programs affect education, health, and community development in under-resourced areas.

Private markets play a larger role than ever in financing innovation. New research finds that restricted access to private-firm innovation can explain much of the rise in U.S. top wealth inequality since 1980.

Research should not stay within university walls. A new collaboration between the Center for Philosophies of Markets at the Stockholm School of Economics, Art Initiative and Kulturhuset Stadsteatern invites the public to explore research and societal debates through conversation, food and culture. The goal is simple: strengthen democratic dialogue and make research accessible to all.

SSE Business Lab climbs from eighth to seventh place in the Financial Times’ ranking of 180 European startup hubs, remaining the only Nordic hub in the top ten. The move comes as Stockholm draws growing attention as the place to be for tech and AI startups, attracting founders eager to understand what is driving the city’s momentum. 

SSE´s former President, Professor Per-Jonas Eliaeson, passed away on February 8, 2026, at the age of 91, mourned by his wife, children and grandchildren. Per-Jonas was President of SSE between 1970 and 1986.