In 1878, Stockholms Högskola (today Stockholm University) was founded to promote scientific research and ensure that Sweden did not fall behind in this field. The old state universities were considered to be engaged in very traditional subjects, such as the humanities and theology. Inspiration for the university was taken from France and England. Initially, education in mathematics, physics, chemistry and geology, was given, but soon zoology and botany were added to that list.

The fact that the institution was called Stockholms Högskola was a sign that the university differed from the other state universities, that it was an independent institution primarily focused on natural sciences. Its uniqueness was further marked by hiring Sweden's, and probably Europe's, first female professor of mathematics, Sonja Kovalevsky.

As early as the 1890s, students founded a student union. Its members and leaders were, of course, natural science students as these were the only students at the university. At the beginning of the 20th century, the university’s program catalogue was expanded to also include law and the humanities. As humanists and lawyers started at the university, the student body became mixed, and a power struggle flared up: the natural science students believed that the jurists engaged in "fruitless discussions and dialectal exercises". After a few years, the lawyers lead the student union. As a result, the natural scientists and humanists broke out of the student union in 1914 and formed their own faculties, today the Natural Sciences Faculty Club and the Humanities Faculty Club. The frog became NF's symbol when a man named Ebbe Linde started singing "Små grodorna" as a chant during a Christmas party in the newly started department. "Små grodorna" also became our battle song.

At this time, Stockholms Högskola was spread out in central Stockholm. As the university grew, a search for a place to gather the institution at began. The university also began to have financial problems as the number of students and the demand for expensive equipment for research increased. In 1960, it was decided that Stockholms Högskola would become Stockholm University, and that it would be run by the state. It also started planning for a move to Frescati, where the former agricultural academy had its premises.

The Natural Sciences Faculty Club also grew during these years, with the exception of a few years in the stormy 70s when the Natural Sciences Faculty Club's activities were almost null. At this time, unfortunately, most of the Natural Sciences Faculty Club's archives also disappeared, and NF led a dwindling existence until some zealots started the association again in the early 80's.

Over the years, the faculty club has been located in a number of different places around Stockholm, including at Observatoriekullen by the City Library where we stayed until 1992 when the move out to Frescati was made. Here, the faculty was first housed in the upstairs of Gula Villan. In 2005, we took over our current premises, Gréen's Villa.

  • The Natural Sciences Faculty Club has a number of honorary awards that are aimed towards highlighting members, and nonmembers, who have helped the faculty in especially honorable ways. The faculty’s honor awards are regulated by The Regulation for Honor Awards.

    HONORARY MEMBERS

    Honorary members, without the right to vote and obligation to pay the membership fee, can be appointed at a faculty meeting. Honorary membership means to feature people outside of the faculty who have greatly contributed to the faculty during a long time span. By tradition, honorary membership should be tried for those who have been Inspector for longer than 5 years, when they choose to leave the position.

    The faculty club’s honorary members are:

    Henrik Mickos

    Håkan Ottosson

    Patrik Dinnetz

    André Mabande

    Stefan Nordlund (2021)

    CRUX RANA

    This award is the faculty club’s most prestigious honorary award. Recipients are those whose contributions to the faculty have been long lasting, all-encompassing, and invaluable. The award can only be granted to members, previous members, the Inspector, and previous Inspectors.

    Recipients of the Crux Rana are:

    2023 - Nicklas Österlund

    “Nicklas is given this award because he has always stood up for the association and always assisted NF in every possible way. Everything from helping to build the bar to holding several positions for the last 10 years. The association is what it is today thanks to Nicklas and his work, and the association is eternally grateful to him for all the work he has put into it.”

    HONORARY AWARD RUBEN G. OCH EMMA LINDQUISTS MINNE

    The award was established in 2019 to highlight those who have, for a longer or shorter period, carried out invaluable work for the benefit of the faculty club. It can be awarded to members as well as non-members who have contributed to the faculty in virtuous ways. Work outside of formal positions of responsibility may also be awarded.

    Recipients of Ruben G och Emmas Minne are:

    2020 - Viveka Rangne and Lauge Gregers Hedegaard

    For their invaluable work handling the faculty’s economy.

    2020 - Eleonora Olanders

    For her invaluable work in several of the faculty club’s sections.

    2021 - Erik Mårtensson

    For his invaluable work in the faculty’s Club Mastery.

    2021 - Sara Grönqvist

    For her invaluable work in arranging the 2020 Insparque.

    2022 - Amanda Nygren

    For her valuable contributions to the faculty club’s House Commitee.

    2022 - Markus Karlgren Johansson

    For his valuable contributions to the faculty club’s House Commitee.

    2023 - Nicklas Österlund

    For his valuable work as speaker.

    2023 - Max Bergdahl

    For his valuable work as a member of the presidium and contributions to the faculty club’s sections.

    2023 - Alexander Gustafsson

    For his valuable contributions to the faculty club’s sections and House Committee.

    2024 - Emilia Sjögren

    For her invaluable work in Naturvetarspexet.

    2024 - Stefanie Tagesson

    For her work to strengthen the student life and relationships between the associations.

    2024 - Tove Sefyrin

    For her revolutionary work as head of PR- and iNFormation.

  • 1914 Gerard de Geer, professor in Geology

    1924 Percy Quensel, professor in Mineralogy och Petrography

    1930 Hans W:son Ahlmann, professor in Geography

    1950 Oscar Klein, professor in Theoretical Physics

    1959 Lars Silén, professor in Zoology

    1973 Per-Olof Lindblad, professor in Astronomy

    1995 Leif Wastensson, professor in Remote sensing

    1999 Barbara Cannon, professor in Physiology

    2009 Anders Karlhede, professor in Physics

    2013 Stefan Nordlund, professor in Biochemistry

    2022 Alasdair Skelton, professor in Geochemistry och Petrology

  • 1914 Nils Holmgren

    1918 Gregori Aminoff

    1920 Harald Cramér

    1922 Arvid Hedelius

    1924 Knut Sjöberg

    1925 Håkan Prawitz

    1926 Helmuth Jacobson

    1927 Carl Leissner

    1927 Börje Beskow

    1931 Sten Florin

    1932 Sture Landergren

    1933 Birger Rudebeck

    1934 Harry Arnfelt

    1936 Åke Lennerstrand

    1939 Karl-Gustaf Kökeritz

    1939 Paul Lange

    1941 Holger Nyström

    1942 Nils Linnman

    1943 Carl C. Wallén

    1945 Nils Blomquist

    1946 Jan Jung

    1947 Olof Hanner

    1948 Tord Ganelius

    1949 Bo Aler

    1950 Björn Afzelius

    1951 Hans Löw

    1952 Bartel Laurent

    1953 Martin Beyer

    1953 Per Hakon Frölén

    1954 Lars Frank

    1955 Ulla Welinder Frank

    1956 Sven Westman

    1957 Lennart Danielsson

    1959 Per Lundberg

    1960 Ivar Vallin

    1961 Jan-Erik Tillberg

    1962 Anders Bergendorff

    1963 C-A Staël von Holstein

    1964 Klaus Vesterberg

    1965 Lars Söderström

    1966 Margareta Bäckman

    1967 Lars Hansén

    1968 Björn Becker

    1969 Lena Svanborg

    1970 Per Ornstedt

    1971 Lena Elfman

    1972 Christer Alm

    1973 Andrzej Wolinski

    1974 Sven Åhrling

    1975 Torkel Notini

    1976 Maria Björkman

    1977 Annika Grindborg

    1978 Olof Revestad

    1979 Richard Ledin

    1980 Viveka Hillergaart

    1981 Håkan Ottosson

    1985 Henrik Mickos

    1986 Patrik Dinnetz

    1987 Anna Börje

    1988 Jonas Mölsä

    1989 Peter Hasselbom

    1990 Maria Anckarcrona

    1990 Patriq Fagerstedt

    1991 Mattias Hartikainen

    1992 Pontus Larsson

    1993 Maria Zetterström

    1994 Henrik Hansson

    1995 Petra Nordberg

    1996 Fredrik Qvarnström

    1997 Peter Käll

    1998 Mikaela Berglund

    1999 Love Dahlén

    2000 Stina Lundgren

    2001 André Johnson

    2002 Anna Lindström

    2003 Michael Lindh

    2004 Livia Tabanyi

    2005 Lina Söderlind

    2006 Henrik Jonsson

    2007 Per Marcus

    2008 Maarja Undrits

    2009 Maria Tham

    2010 Sandra Engbom

    2011 Björn Schrammel

    2012 Elis Erbing

    2013 Maria Österlund

    2014 Martin Vercouter

    2015 Nicklas Österlund

    2016 Lina Larsson

    2017 Ann-Christine Troberg

    2018 Anton Öberg Sysojev

    2019 Daria Medvedeva

    2020 Miro Jääskeläinen

    2021 Markus Karlgren Johansson

    2022 Simon Tufvesson

    2022 Miro Jääskeläinen

    2023 Molly Jansson

    2024 Nathalie Lindell

  • 2017 Axel Dellenby

    2018 Andreas Novotny

    2019 Anton Öberg Sysojev

    2020 Nicklas Österlund

    2023 Ariane Öhman Wiberg

    2024 Molly Jansson