SSE PhD graduate Friederike Döbbe has been awarded the prestigious Oscar Sillén award for the best doctoral thesis in business administration. Presented at the annual Fekis conference, the award highlights Döbbe’s research on the complexities of responsibility in climate action – particularly within the sustainable food sector.

The CIVICA Honours Seminars offer an immersive and intensive 3 to 5 days learning experience to master's students across the CIVICA alliance twice a year. SSE was the host of this summer’s seminar with the exciting theme "Changing the World through Negotiations and leadership".

During two intense weekends in August, 256 newly admitted Bachelor students kicked off their academic journey with an intensive course in happiness and wellbeing. Organized by the Center for Wellbeing, Welfare, and Happiness (CWWH), the initiative aims to equip students with a mindset that will enhance their personal and academic lives, both during their time at SSE and in the future. 

Katja Einola is the 2023 recipient of the SSE Partners’ Research Award. Her work on team dynamics and the making and unmaking of teams, as well as her contributions to a vivid conversation on ‘positive’ leadership demonstrate that Katja Einila has the potential to become an impactful international scholar in the future.