Basic research

Source: https://www.su.se/english/research/basic-research Parent: https://www.su.se/english/about-the-university/in-an-emergency

Basic research is a systematic and methodical curiosity-driven search for new knowledge and new ideas without any predetermined application. At Stockholm University, outstanding basic research is conducted within our four faculties. Here you will find examples of our basic research.

[## Old aerial photos

provide a new outlook on 20th century history](https://www.su.se/english/news/articles/2024-12-05-old-aerial-photos-provide-a-new-outlook-on-20th-century-history)

[## New drug

for diabetes and obesity shows promising results](https://www.su.se/english/news/articles/2025-06-23-new-drug-for-diabetes-and-obesity-shows-promising-results)

[## New discovery

The ship Vasa's little sister Falken found](https://www.su.se/english/news/articles/2025-06-11-the-ship-vasas-little-sister-falken-found)

[## Basic research

expanding the boundaries of our knowledge](https://www.su.se/english/research/basic-research/basic-research---expanding-the-boundaries-of-our-knowledge)

[## New research on ALS

opens up for early treatment](https://www.su.se/english/news/articles/2025-05-19-new-research-on-als-opens-up-for-early-treatment)

[## Norwegian lemming

one of the youngest mammal species](https://www.su.se/english/news/articles/2025-07-01-genomes-reveal-the-norwegian-lemming-as-one-of-the-youngest-mammal-species)

[## You don’t lose

if you snooze](https://www.su.se/english/news/articles/2023-10-23-you-dont-lose-if-you-snooze)

[## the ‘Ormulum’

“A book you can be single-mindedly obsessed with”](https://www.su.se/english/news/articles/2023-04-03-a-book-you-can-be-single-mindedly-obsessed-with)

[## How wild yeast

was turned into a new kind of beer](https://www.su.se/english/news/articles/2025-05-07-how-rike-stelkens-turned-wild-yeast-into-a-new-kind-of-beer)