The Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg

General

The Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg was founded in 1778. It is an independent learned society encompassing different disciplines in Sciences, Arts and Social Sciences. Its general objectives are to promote scientific exchange among different disciplines. The activities are mainly focused on lectures, conferences and publications. Support to researchers is given through grants. In addition, a number of prizes are awarded on a regular basis. New scientific needs, not yet recognized in the regular university system, are identified and promoted.
Members are elected through a dedicated selection procedure and authorized by the Academy's membership. The Academy is legally independent and relies financially on donations without any public support.

News

General meetings in year 2011:

  • Monday, January 24th - annual formal meeting and dinner.
  • Mondays February 14th, March 14th, April 11th, May 9th, September 12th, November 14th and December 12th.
    The conference Människans hälsa och ohälsa (in Swedish) took place on October 6th - October 7th, 2011. Programme can be downloaded as a PDF file:
    Människans hälsa och ohälsa - Program

Lectures during 2011:

  • 2011-02-14: Professor Shinichi Kikuchi (Fukushima Medical University, Japan):
    International Collaboration beyond the Culture Gap (in English)
  • 2011-03-14: Professor Roger Lundén (Railway mechanics, Chalmers University of Technology):  Som på räls - svensk järnvägsforskning (in Swedish)
  • 2011-04-11: Professor Bo Ralph (Nordic languages, University of Gothenburg):Från goter till gåtor - en omtolkning av runinskriften på Rökstenen (in Swedish)
  • 2011-05-09: Professor Lars Arvidsson (Cryptogamic Botany and Nature Conservation, University of Gothenburg): Rödlistning av arter - hur och varför? (in Swedish)
  • 2011-09-12: Riksmarskalken, professor Svante Lindqvist: Hur gestaltar man Nobelprisets historia? Reflektioner vid Nobelmuseets 10-årsjubileum
  • 2011-10-06 - 07: Conference Människans hälsa och ohälsa
  • 2011-11-14: Dr Susan Williams (Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London): Dag Hammarskjöld and the Decolonisation of Africa: Looking through a telescope at Ndola airport, 17-18 September 1961
  • 2011-12-12: Professor Martin Fritz (Economic History, University of Gothenburg) and Gunnar Dahlström, Dr. h.c. (Jonsered Manor, University of Gothenburg): Ostindiska huset - från kommersiellt tempel till kulturell diversehandel (in Swedish)

Addresses

The Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg (KVVS)
P.O. Box 222, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
Tel. +46 (0)31-786 14 00
e-mail: info@kvvs.se
Internet:www.kvvs.se
Secretary General: Professor Birger Karlsson

Localities

General meetings are held in Wallenstamsalen, City Museum of Gothenburg, Norra Hamngatan 12, Gothenburg
Office: Gothenburg University Library, Renströmsparken, Gothenburg. The library and archives of the Academy are held at this office.

Organization

The academy has three categories of members: Honorary members, working members and foreign members. As of January 2011, there are 259 working (Swedish) members, 5 honorary members and 85 foreign members. The academy is organized in classes representing different scientific disciplines. In addition, the academy incorporates leading representatives of jurisprudence, museums and belle lettres.
The academy is governed by a board of 9 members, lead by a chair person elected annually. A secretary general serves as an operative leader of the academy. A number of committees with different responsibilities are constituted.