Since 2002, Public & Science Sweden has conducted an annual Science Barometer to investigate the Swedish public’s views on science and researchers.
As in previous years, the Swedish public’s confidence in research and researchers is high. Almost nine in ten (87 percent) report a high level of confidence in researchers at universities, while eight in ten (79 percent) express high confidence in research in general.
The results of the Science Barometer 2025/26 are based on 1,014 telephone interviews with a random sample of Sweden’s population aged 16–74 years, representative in terms of gender, age and place of residence. The interviews were conducted between 11 August and 28 September 2025. This is the 24th survey carried out since the non-profit association Public & Science Sweden was founded in 2002.
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Report 2005:4
Authors: Åsa Johansson Palmkvist, David Borgström, Ulrika Björkstén and Kjell Bolmgren at Public & Science Sweden.
Published: January 2026
Number of Pages: 26
