Nordita is the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics, and its purpose is to carry out research and strengthen the Nordic collaboration within the basic areas of theoretical physics. Reflecting the Nordic background, the institute has an official name in each of the five Nordic languages:
Nordita was founded as the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Atomic Physics in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1957, under the ownership of the Nordic council of Ministers and located at the premises of the Niels Bohr Institute. After the move to Stockholm, Sweden, in 2007, Nordita is run jointly by the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and Stockholm University.
Read more on the purpose and history of Nordita.
NORDITA 50 år - article by Christofer Cronström published in 2008 in Reflexer, the journal of Fysikersamfundet i Finland.
Until 2006, Nordita was funded by the five Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden through the Nordic Council of Ministers. Today the funding is shared between the Council, KTH and Stockholm University.
Nordita has been evaluated by external experts at regular intervals through the years, most recently in the spring of 2009.
Since 1 January 2007, Nordita is housed in one of the buildings of the AlbaNova University Center in Stockholm, Sweden. There are photos of the Nordita building and photos of AlbaNova.
The institute building on the AlbaNova campus
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This page was printed on 2010-09-03
