Strategic research – research-based knowledge for society

The Strategic Research Council (SRC) funds high-quality research with great societal relevance and impact. SRC-funded research seeks concrete solutions to grand challenges that require multidisciplinary approaches.

The Strategic Research Council (SRC) is an independent body established within the Academy of Finland. The Academy of Finland promotes excellent, responsible and high-impact research and ensures that society can make the best possible use of the results of the research.

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Strategic Research Council grants significant funding to support research into security and children and young people

SRC has granted a total of 28 million euros in funding to nine consortia in two new research programmes (YOUNG and SHIELD). The selected consortia focus on long-term research aimed at identifying solutions to major societal challenges.

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Release 13 Sep 2022

Strategic Research Council grants significant funding to support research into security and children and young people

News 2 Aug 2022

New Nordic cooperation in child and youth research: Programme Director Marjo Kurki named chair of NordForsk research programme

Release 22 Jun 2022

SRC selects new programme directors for strategic research programmes

7 Jun 2022

Multidisciplinary network provides climate change researchers with support and impact expertise

20 May 2022

Climate-Synergy programme package pools together broad spectrum of climate change research

18 May 2022

Programme Director: Multi-faceted literacy

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Policy briefs

Policy briefs offer research-based information to support decision-making. SRC-funded projects produce a huge amount of research knowledge about Finnish society, and this knowledge should be passed on to policymakers so that it can be used, for example, in the preparation of legislation. A policy brief is a good tool for supporting science communication and promoting the social impact of research.

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RatkaisujaTieteesta.fi

The digital solutions cards on the website Ratkaisuja tieteestä (“Solutions from Science”) provide a new pathway to results and solutions produced in SRC-funded research. The site helps policymakers and rapporteurs to find the latest research results, policy briefs and experts.

Go to RatkaisujaTieteesta website (in Finnish)