Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability

Eight collaborative research projects joining quantum technology and materials science have been approved funding. Together, the projects receive 1 MSEK each.

WASP and WISE hereby announce the WASP–WISE 2026 call for NEST 2 (Novelty, Excellence, Synergy, and Teams) is open.

WISE Dialogue 2026 is approaching – the major annual gathering for the entire WISE community!

Don’t miss the chance to hear from two internationally renowned researchers in an upcoming digital seminar on February 5, 2026, from 3-4 pm CET.

WISE is preparing its 3rd Academic Project Call (WISE-ap3) to fund PhD and postdoc research advancing sustainable, eco-friendly materials and manufacturing processes.

“Sustainability is at the center of everything we do. Our research focuses on some of the greatest challenges of our time – such as how we extract raw materials, use energy, deal with emissions and reduce waste.”

Photo credit: Thor Balkhed, Linköping University

Research on organic solar cells at Karlstad University is advancing with support from WISE.

On February 2, 2026, WASP and WISE will launch a joint call for proposals for five-year NEST projects.

“Ce-based systems continues to surprise us in their unique physical and chemical properties, and the current discovery certainly should be placed under WISE thematic area Discovery, with hope to become a key ingredient in applications for sustainability”, says Prof. Eriksson from Uppsala University and WISE co-director.

“For us it is important to work with sustainable materials and make sure that we manufacture them employing low-energy processes. We think from the beginning what elements we are going to use -their availability, price, recycling possibilities, etc.”, says Professor Thelakkat.