Strategy and purpose

Our mission. The Foundation promotes socially relevant research, knowledge dissemination and education on issues related to media and communication and their impact on democracy and social development.  

Our vision. We develop the issues that move society forward.

The purpose of the Foundation shall be to promote applied scientific research into mass media, language and communication, their production, content, socio-political effects and technological possibilities.

The Foundation pursues its purpose by awarding grants to individuals, research groups, institutions or similar. Grants may be awarded for the planning of research projects or for the implementation of planned research and development projects.

We fulfill our purpose by actively participating in or creating the conditions for interdisciplinary projects that advance academia, industry and society. We are committed to talent and excellence, where relationships, trust and having fun together form the basis of everything we do.

The Hamrin Foundation should be able to contribute to social benefit and new imagination. Preferably in areas that have found their truth or gone into lockdown. We focus our collaborations, projects and grants around our focus areas; Media, Democracy and Communication and Arts, Academia and Industry. 

•  Media, democracy and communication
• Art, academia and industry

A focus area should have the ability to address major societal challenges that affect many people. We are looking for interdisciplinary projects that open up perspectives and attract researchers from different activities and disciplines.

Our partners are universities, research groups or institutions that want to contribute to societal benefit and new imagination while challenging the status quo. 

We are looking for interdisciplinary projects that open up perspectives and attract researchers from different activities and disciplines.

We are genuine and passionate. This means quick decisions with a high degree of personal involvement in everything we do. We are always looking for a deeper meaning - a why - things are about to happen with special attention to the individuals we meet and work with.

Rooted in local publishing. Here in Småland, small ideas become big successes and the world is held together by small but significant initiatives. Our heritage is rooted in running and developing local newspapers since the late 19th century. Today, we remain committed to finding new forms and channels to communicate facts, insights, alternative perspectives and thus promote the space for free expression. 

We focus our resources only on excellent individuals. For us, this means a great deal of freedom of action that favors the talent, flexibility and integrity of the individual, rather than established institutions and bureaucracies. We particularly encourage interdisciplinary and humanistic approaches as we believe these enable bridges between academia, society and industry, both in our region and internationally.

We combine integrity with fun. We are serious, while not taking ourselves too seriously. We value the journey as much as the destination. Life is short and the quality of relationships gives meaning to life!