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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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Doctoral students to be paid under time-based contract
Boel Berg Wincent and Hilma Karlsson. Photo: Sabina Fabrizi Published Apr 20, 2026KTH’s local collective agreement for doctoral students, is being revised and will become time-based. Following many years of discussions, the parties have adopted a proposal that will come into force ...
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New rules of conduct in place for KTH’s physical and digital environments
The new regulations is intended to provide greater clarity on what applies in all physical and digital environments where staff and students are present. Photo: Istock Photo. Published Apr 14, 2026KTH has introduced new, modern rules of conduct that replace the previous framework. Carl Alterbeck, security specialist at KTH, contributed to their development together with the University Managemen...
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New model for research infrastructure
KTH has introduced a new model for managing the research infrastructures. Published Apr 09, 2026KTH is introducing a new model for managing research infrastructure. The model creates a clearer and more long-term structure for how KTH plans, follows up on, and develops its research infrastructure...
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Updated rules for remote working
Published Mar 11, 2026KTH introduces new guidelines on remote working for the university administration staff, as well as for teachers, researchers and doctoral students.
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Doctoral programmes to disappear as an organisational form
Sofia Ritzén, Dean of Faculty and Oscar Tjernberg, Director of Third-Cycle Education at the School of Engineering Sciences. Photo: Sabina Fabrizi Published Mar 09, 2026The Faculty Council proposes that the doctoral programmes at KTH be phased out and replaced with a structure based on research subjects and departments. The change is expected to take effect at the tu...
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Flemingsberg campus with great potential for the future
Campus Flemingsberg has great potential as a strategic part of KTH, according to a report.. (Photo: Fredrik Persson). Published Mar 05, 2026As a melting pot of knowledge, people and universities, KTH's Flemingsberg campus has great potential as a strategically important part of the university. This is one of the key findings of the repor...
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The Eurocard FUP card will be discontinued on February 28, 2026
Published Feb 25, 2026As previously announced, the Eurocard FUP card (company credit card with personal liability) will be discontinued on February 28, 2026 due to SEB deciding to no longer provide this service. This type ...
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The 2025 Annual Report is here
KTH Campus, photo: Fredrik Persson. Published Feb 20, 2026KTH's annual report is now available. Anna Björklund, who led the work on the report, encourages people to read it and answers a few questions.
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In search of risks, improvements and input
Maria Lindencrona, is new Head of internal audit department at KTH. Published Feb 18, 2026Maria Lindencrona, who will take over as head of KTH's internal audit department on 1 March, looks forward to engaging with various areas of KTH's operations. "If you notice any issues or shortcoming...
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Applications and nominations for the IVA List of Research Impact 2026 are now open
Published Feb 04, 2026The IVA List is a development of IVA’s 100 List, which was produced between 2019 and 2024, and aims to highlight current research projects in engineering sciences that demonstrate a clear intention to...
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Vice Presidents for another three years
Published Feb 04, 2026KTH Vice Presidents Annika Borgenstam and Stefan Östlund have both had their appointments extended for another three years, according to a decision by the President of KTH.
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Jaldén appointed as new head of EECS
Joakim Jaldén new Head of EECS. (Photo: Katarina Minnegård) Published Dec 17, 2025Professor of signal processing Joakim Jaldén has been appointed as the new head of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). He will take up his post at the turn of the year, w...
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