Portrait of two persons, a man and a woman. — Peter Scholten, professor in the governance of migration and diversity at Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Marie-Louise Kristola, host of Science Radio and former climate correspondent for Swedish Radio, are new honorary doctors at the Faculty.

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Climate journalist and Erasmus professor new honorary doctorates

Published

15 April 2025

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The board of the Faculty of Social Sciences has appointed Marie-Louise Kristola, host of Science Radio and former climate correspondent for Swedish Radio, and Peter Scholten, professor in the governance of migration and diversity at Erasmus University Rotterdam as new honorary doctors at the faculty.

Motivation, honorary doctors,

"Marie-Louise Kristola has for several decades made invaluable contributions to public education, not least as a presenter and global climate correspondent at Sveriges Radio's environmental program, Klotet. Kristola has a unique ability to popularize science by finding her own angles to reach out to a wide audience. She combines good pedagogy and strong storytelling with a critically scrutinizing approach. In recent years, she has examined the conditions for a socially just climate transition in several reports, showing that the social sciences are absolutely central to understanding and dealing with environmental and climate problems."

"Peter Scholten has a leading position in the internationalization and growing interdisciplinary orientation of migration studies. He is the author behind several seminal texts, and his research has had a strong influence on theoretical developments within and beyond the field. In addition to research, he has a leading role in one of the largest international research networks, IMISCOE. Moreover, Scholten have long-standing collaborations with scholars from different research milieus at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gothenburg, within both research and graduate studies."

Facts

The purpose of the honorary doctorate is to recognise, honour/reward external persons, academics or others, who in their work have made significant contributions to the research, education or other work developed at the university's subjects and departments. Honorary doctorates are appointed by each faculty in the Faculty Board, following proposals from the faculty's departments.

Area

Sustainability and environment Society and economy