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KTH's new appointment procedure approved
Anders Söderholm and Sofia Ritzén share the view that the decision is of great significance to our employees and to KTH as a university. Published Oct 07, 2026KTH’s University Board has adopted a new appointment procedure. The regulation will come into force on 1 January 2027, introducing new forms of employment and refined assessment criteria for recruitin...
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New neighbourhood-based organisation for facilities, security and services
Published Oct 06, 2026The University Director has decided to adopt the neighbourhood-based organisational structure proposed in the final report from the project ‘Organisation of support for facilities, security and servic...
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Learn how to manage the administrative aspects of a research project
Daniel Vare, Senior Administrative Project Manager at KTH’s Research Support Office (RSO). Photo: Sabina Fabrizi Published Oct 06, 2026Do you manage the aspects of a research project that go beyond the scientific work itself? Take a course that will give you the tools you need for your role.
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New Director of personnel at KTH
Johanna Bäckström has many years of experience in HR, most recently as HR Director at Karolinska Institutet. (Photo: Christer Gummeson) Published Oct 06, 2026On January 11, Johanna Bäckström will take up her position as Director of personnel and Head of KTH’s HR Department. With extensive experience in HR and higher education, she is looking forward to her...
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An anniversary taking shape
“This is an opportunity to tell people what we have achieved and what we are doing today, and above all to show the importance of KTH to society," says Christina Murray, who is in charge of KTH's 200th anniversary. Photo: Anna Gullers. Published Oct 06, 2026It won’t be long now. In three months’ time, KTH will be celebrating its 200th anniversary, and behind the scenes, intensive work is under way to get everything ready. We caught up with Christina Murr...
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The UKÄ assessment panel asked questions about KTH’s quality system
During its site visit, the UKÄ assessment panel, chaired by Anna-Karin Andershed, a professor at Örebro University (on the left in the photo), interviewed representatives from KTH’s management, research and education departments, as well as operational support. Photo: Jon Lindhe Published Sep 21, 2026On 15 and 16 September, the Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) carried out an on-site visit to KTH as part of its review of higher education institutions’ quality assurance systems for research ...
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Makerspaces unite theory and practice in KTH’s programmes
Students working together at KTH Prototype Center. Photo: Magnus Glans Published Sep 10, 2026KTH is now building a network of makerspace environments designed to give all students the opportunity to build, prototype and solve real-world problems throughout their studies. President Anders Söde...
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KTH takes over the chair of Stockholm Trio
Anders Söderholm, President at KTH. Photo: Magnus Glans. Published Sep 03, 2026Hello, Anders Söderholm, President of KTH. It’s now your turn to take over as Chair of Stockholm Trio.
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Greater clarity with new collaboration agreement
Carolina Öhrn, photo KTH. Published Aug 27, 2026KTH has adopted a new collaboration agreement, which will enter into force November 1, 2026. By limiting negotiation-based collaboration to major decisions and significant organisational changes, the ...
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Fredrik Oldsjö is leaving KTH
Published Aug 18, 2026Fredrik Oldsjö, Deputy University Director, Head of the University Management Office and Acting Head of Human Resources, is leaving KTH to become Chief Executive Director of The Foundation for Baltic ...
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"It is collegiality that makes a university"
Pernilla Hagbert, Researcher and Vice Chair of the School's Faculty Board at the School of Architecture and the Built Environment and Eva Malmström Jonsson, Professor and Vice Chair of the School's Faculty Board at the School of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health. Photo: KTH and Jon Lindhe. Published Jun 26, 2026The Schools' Faculty Boards have now been in operation for almost three years. This autumn, it is once again time to elect new faculty representatives. Eva Malmström and Pernilla Hagbert, both Vice Ch...
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Nomination Committee begins preparations for the autumn elections to the Faculty Boards
Published Jun 16, 2026Preparations for the autumn elections of new teacher representatives to the schools’ Faculty Boards have now begun. More information about the nomination process and the elections will be provided lat...
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Proposed new appointment procedure out for consultation
Cecilia Williams, professor at CBH, and Henrik Artman, professor and head of faculty renewal at EECS, have participated in the working group that developed the proposal for KTH’s new employment regulations. Photo: Anna Clara Stenvall Published Jun 01, 2026New career paths outside the academic career system, the right to apply for promotion to professor, and academic citizenship as a criterion. These are some of the key features of the proposal for KTH’...
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New data hub to facilitate the management of research data
Annika Borgenstam and Sebastiaan Meijer, Photo: KTH. Published Jun 01, 2026“The data hub”, a new cross-functional collaborative organisation at KTH, is now fully operational. Its aim is to improve the conditions in which KTH’s researchers and teachers conduct excellent resea...
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Communicate your research to young people
Published May 22, 2026Inspire young people to engage with research and innovation while also developing your skills in communicating research in an engaging and accessible way.
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Focus on efficient digital collaboration within the university administration
“Once the decision to adopt Teams had been made, I decided to implement the new way of working straight away", says University Director Kerstin Jacobsson. Published May 18, 2026The university administration is introducing Teams as part of an efficient digital way of working. Kerstin Jacobsson talks about the background, the aim and her own experiences after a couple of month...
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Extra monitoring of Canvas
Arnold Pears and Hans Wohlfarth. Photo: Anneli Nygårds and Fredrik Persson. Published May 12, 2026The service disruptions linked to the suspected data breach in the Canvas learning platform have affected teaching and are causing concern among KTH’s teaching staff. The platform’s provider, Instruct...
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Suspected data breach in Canvas
Published May 07, 2026There has been a cybersecurity incident and a probable data breach on the Canvas learning platform. KTH has stepped up monitoring of the system and has implemented technical security measures.
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Fredrik Oldsjö Appointed Acting Director of personnel
Fredrik Oldsjö, photo: Marc Femenia. Published Apr 27, 2026Annica Fröberg will move into part-time retirement on 1 May and will step down from her role as KTH’s Director of personnel. During a transition period, Fredrik Oldsjö, Head of the University Manageme...
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Denial-of-Service attack on KTH's email system
Published Apr 21, 2026On Friday, a Denial-of-Service (DOS) attack was launched against the infrastructure supporting KTH’s email system.
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