Our research
Our researchers cover the military and civilian aspects of defence, crisis management and security. Their research ranges from security policy, civilian crisis management and leadership to war, defence and military operations.
Spotlight on research
Why do soldiers stick together in battle?
How do soldiers manage to cooperate and make decisions in the chaos of the battlefield? A doctoral thesis by Daniel Smith, captain and affiliated researcher in war studies, takes the soldiers’ own stories as starting point and challenges previous research on combat cohesion.
Our subjects
Publications
At the Swedish Defence University, basic research and applied research are conducted with great relevance to the societal security. The research covers both military and civilian aspects of...
Research projects
Here you can learn more about ongoing research projects at the Swedish Defence University.
Commissioned research
A large part of the Swedish Defence University's research consists of commissioned research for the Swedish Armed Forces, the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) and the Ministry of Def...
Meet some of our researchers
Do you want to learn more about our researchers and what we do at the Swedish Defence University? Here you will find interviews with some of the researchers at the Swedish Defence University...
Networks and cooperative efforts
The Swedish Defence University cooperates with several national and international higher education institutions, organisations and companies.
Doctoral studies
The Swedish Defence University has degree-awarding powers to issue doctoral degrees in the field of defence, crisis management, and security . So far, four doctoral programmes have been es...
RESEARCH NEWS
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Nearly SEK 10 million for two research projects on wartime preparedness and total defence24 Nov 2025The Swedish Research Council has awarded nearly SEK 10 million to two new research projects at the Swedish Defence University, both of which will deepen knowledge of total defence, wartime p...
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New research project maps the early modern roots of Swedish intelligence20 Nov 2025Martin Neuding Skoog, Senior Lecturer in military history at the Swedish Defence University, has been granted SEK 2,105,000 by the Torsten Söderberg Foundation for the research project Stat...
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The Swedish Defence University signs the Magna Charta Universitatum17 Nov 2025On 13 November 2025, the Swedish Defence University signed the Magna Charta Universitatum during a formal ceremony at King's College in London.