NASP and The Swedish Suicide Research Conference (SSRC) is excited to announce the recipients of its early-career researcher scholarships. These scholarships aim to support promising researchers by providing financial assistance to attend the conference and present their work.
In 2025, ten scholarships were awarded to outstanding candidates from Sweden, Belgium and the United Kingdom. The selection process was competitive, with applications evaluated based on their scientific quality, novelty and relevance to the conference.
"We hope that the support and visibility this scholarship offers to young researchers will enable them to make impactful contributions to the field of suicidology and suicide prevention", says Sara Sütori , project manager for the SSRC.
Scholarship recipients
| Name | Affiliation | Title of presentation |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud Azzam | Lund University, The Region Skåne Committee on Psychiatry | Experiences of Self-Stigma Among Individuals Who Have Attempted Suicide |
| Benjamin Claréus | Kristianstad University | Do Time Trends Appear in Specific Non-Suicidal Self-Injurious Behaviors and Their Psychological Correlates Among Adolescents Across Two Decades? |
| Fredrik Johansson | Karolinska Institutet | Sex- and age-specific risk indicators of suicide: occurrence and association with suicide across the life course |
| Tyra Lagerberg | University of Oxford | External validation of the Oxford Suicide Assessment Tool for Self-harm (OxSATS) |
| My Lindberg | The Region Skåne Committee on Psychiatry | Inpatient Suicides in Swedish Psychiatric Settings - A Retrospective Exploratory Study from a Nursing Perspective |
| Alicia Nevriana | Karolinska Institutet | The association between perimenopausal depression and suicidal behaviours |
| Thi Thuy Dung Nguyen | Karolinska Institutet | Investigating the genetics of sex difference in Medically Serious Suicide Attempt |
| Beau Michele Nieuwenhuijs | Vrije Universiteit Brussel | Identifying subgroups of older men and women at high risk of suicide: a latent class analysis by gender |
| Christina Nilsson | Örebro University | Loss of human life - lived experiences of suicide survivors and professionals: a phenomenological and participatory action research study |
| Säidi Margot Idun Ovox | Linköping University | Peering into the deadliness of suicidality through life-world research |
"We are thrilled to support these researchers at the start of their careers," says Sara Sütori. "Their innovative work and dedication to advancing knowledge are inspiring."
Swedish Suicide Research Conference
The SSRC is organised by the National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention (NASP), at the Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics (LIME) and Region Stockholm, with financial support from Forte.
The conference will take place May 6-7, 2025 at World Trade Center Stockholm. The SSRC aims to establish a new scientific platform where researchers from various fields with a shared interest in suicide research can exchange knowledge, discuss scientific methods, build networks, initiate collaborative projects, develop their skills, and influence evidence-based policy.
