Textiles – from waste to resource by 2030

The demand for fibres is expected to increase by 150 percent by 2050. This type of increase is not sustainable in the long term, as most of the fibres today are synthetic and come from fossil-based raw materials and water-intensive cotton. This IVA report focuses on the challenges in the textile sector – and on possible pathways forward.

IVA's Great Gold Medal 2024: Anne L'Huillier

Swedish-French Anne L'Huillier is the physicist and Nobel Prize winner who, against all odds, has succeeded in revolutionizing the possibilities of seeing into the world of atoms and molecules.

Innovation the Swedish way

No other country has produced as many revolutionary innovations per capita as Sweden. In the book Innovation the Swedish way, produced at the initiative of IVA, authors Eva Krutmeijer and Henrik Berggren delve into the structures that created Sweden’s favourable innovation climate. Read four of the chapters here!

Textile sustainability from a consumer perspective

This report has been produced as a separate appendix to the earlier report on resource-effective textiles produced within the framework of IVA’s Resource Effectiveness and the Circular Economy project. This report was written by Malin Viola Wennberg in her role as Communications Manager for the eight-year cross-disciplinary research programme called Mistra Future Fashion 2011–2019.

Resource effectiveness through shared space in Sweden

Sharing space and existing offices is necessary in a sustainable society. A sector report from the IVA project Resource Effectiveness and the Circular Economy (ReCE).

The Future of Solar Energy – research and development of Solar Cells

Fellows of IVA

The Business Executives Council’s networks

The Business Executives Council’s networks are active forums where people in leading positions from different parts of the business community have the opportunity to share experience, knowledge and ideas within common areas of interest.

Focus Areas

IVA drives factual, science-based debate in several areas that are important for society. Below you can see what IVA has to say in these areas, in the form of reports from project activities, consultation responses, statements from the President and press releases.

Digitalisation

Sweden’s competitiveness will increase if we can exploit the opportunities offered by digitalisation. The conditions are good, but we need to deal with the challenges, not least by stimulating the digital transformation of companies, strengthening cybersecurity and engaging in a nuanced discussion about digitalisation as an enabler of future welfare.

Addressing global challenges and building sound international partnership

Science diplomacy, the intersection of science and diplomacy in addressing global challenges, has gained prominence on the international stage. While Sweden boasts a long-standing tradition of scientific excellence and international collaboration, it is yet to fully embrace the discourse of Science Diplomacy within its institutional landscape. Join us as we explore the emerging field of science diplomacy and delve into its relevance within the Swedish Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) ecosystem, and whether Sweden measures up to compared to the development in other countries.

R2B Summit & Sessions

IVA’s Research2Business project develops new meeting places and meeting formats for the commercial and social utilisation of research. During the annual national R2B Summit, selected researchers meet decision-makers with responsibility for innovation, research and development at companies and organisations. The R2B Sessions give a small number of researchers per meeting the opportunity to discuss their research with invited participants.

What can Sweden learn from California's innovation system?

California is one of the world's leading regions for innovation and entrepreneurship and has contributed to many of the world's most successful technology companies in recent decades. What makes California's innovation system successful, and how can Sweden learn from their innovation system?

The Academy’s Gold Medals

For more than a century, IVA has celebrated excellence in technology, economics, business and society by awarding Gold Medals to people who, through their outstanding achievements, have helped to create a better society.

IVA's 105th Annual Meeting

Many thanks to all fellows and friends of IVA who contributed to the festivities during this year's evening in honour of the art of engineering sciences!

Namntung urvalskommitté till IVAs 100-lista 2023

Ansökan till IVAs 100-lista, som i år uppmärksammar forskningsprojekt inom klimatomställning, energiförsörjning, välfärdsteknologi, cybersäkerhet och krisberedskap är öppen och årets urvalskommitté står redo att ta sig an bidragen. Urvalskommittén består av 46 kvalificerade personer ur IVAs breda nätverk av representanter från akademi, näringsliv och offentlig verksamhet.

Är dagens skola rustad för att möta klimatkrisen?

Vilka frågor är viktiga att adressera för att den svenska skolan ska vara relevant och möta de stora samhällsförändringarna? Det är frågor som Pia Sandvik, vd RISE, driver tillsammans med arbetsgruppen Skola för en hållbar framtid, inom IVAs projekt Skola i tiden.

Rapport: Naturvetenskaps- och teknikprogrammet – för vem och var?

En jämförelse mellan kommuner och över tid. I rapporten presenteras statistik om elever som läser naturvetenskaps- och teknikprogrammen på gymnasiet. Rapporten återger statistik på nationell, läns- och kommunnivå.

Energisystemet i Europa behöver förändras i grunden för att nå klimatmål

Det finns flera framkomliga vägar mot en koldioxidneutral framtid, och det är möjligt att uppnå den till 2050. Men det kräver omedelbara insatser. Det är budskapet från europeiska vetenskapsakademier, däribland Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien (IVA), som fått i uppdrag av EU-kommissionen att ge råd om energiomställningen i Europa.

Inspel om EUs kommande ramprogram om forskning och innovation (FP9)

Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien (IVA) anser att det kommande ramprogrammet för forskning och innovation (FP9) är av stor vikt för Europas möjligheter för att möta samhällsutmaningar, bidra till vetenskaplig utveckling och stärka konkurrenskraften i en alltmer globaliserad värld.