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KTH joins CoARA
Annika Borgenstam and Sofia Ritzén have worked for KTH joining CoARA. Published May 10, 2023On 4 May, KTH joined CoARA, the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment. The coalition, which is run by various European organisations, aims to improve the quality, efficiency and impact of resear...
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KTH takes new steps in US initiative
Stanford University is one of the universities to be visited by KTH's delegation. The picture shows some of the oldest buildings on campus. (Photo: Mostphotos) Published May 03, 2023KTH wants to strengthen its links with universities in the US. In May, the President and around 20 researchers will be off to maintain academic relations, forge new contacts and initiate partnerships....
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Report risk observations for a better working environment
Published Apr 28, 2023It is felt that not enough of the risks and near misses in the working environment at KTH are reported, even though a new system for simple, efficient reporting was introduced in 2021. The hope is tha...
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Next stage in development of support services
University Director Kerstin Jacobsson has decided on an action plan for the continued development of KTH's support servicet. (Photo: Håkan Lindgren) Published Apr 11, 2023Following mapping and analysis, the development of joint, coordinated support services (VS) is now entering the next stage with an action plan. “This will make the process more concrete and operation...
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Research exchange with the University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo. Photo: Sira Anamwong. Published Apr 05, 2023KTH is striving to deepen its collaboration with the University of Tokyo in Japan. Among other things, it is encouraging research visits of one to four months at the university. Younger people in the ...
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Scenarios for KTH's campuses are further investigated
Through five different scenarios, KTH's campuses are to be investigated further. Published Apr 03, 2023Five different scenarios to be investigated and analysed in depth. That was the conclusion drawn from the initial review of KTH’s operations at the various campuses, following a decision taken by the ...
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Employment procedures revised
The KTH University Board has changed the employment procedures concerning nominating professors. Published Mar 28, 2023The KTH University Board decided at an extraordinary meeting on 24 March to revise KTH’s employment procedures. The University Board also decided to submit a report on measures taken to the Swedish Hi...
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New AI tools – threats and opportunities
Published Mar 23, 2023Since ChatGPT was launched on 30 November 2022, there has been intense debate about the risks of new AI tools. What will happen with teaching, homework, reports and home assessment at Sweden’s univers...
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KTH is not meeting its sustainability goals
Compared to 2019, CO2 emissions from business flights, in terms of annual man hours, have risen by 6.4 per cent. Photo: Pascal Meier / Unsplash Published Mar 16, 2023KTH, which has adopted a set of general sustainability goals, reports its environmental management initiatives each year to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. A new follow-up, conducted by K...
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Deputy President believes in broader collaborations
Deputy President Mikael Lindström´s duties include, among other things, overall responsibility for strategic research funding. Published Mar 08, 2023More broad strategic research initiatives, and more collaboration at a national level. These are some of the things on Deputy President Mikael Lindström’s to-do list for the next six years. “I found ...
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Future education - what will it look like?
Joakim Lilliesköld, Filip Axelsson and Anna Burvall with different perspectives on the future of education at KTH. Published Feb 28, 2023What will education at KTH look like in 10 years’ time? How can we make our programmes even more relevant and robust in global competition? Is there a pre-/post-pandemic factor when it comes to new wa...
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Job satisfaction is now checked continuously
Mikael Visén- HR specialist at the Human Resource Department. Published Feb 28, 2023Hello Mikael Visén, HR Specialist at the Human Resources department. You work with KTH’s employee survey, can you tell us about the results of the first one?
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Annual report out now
KTH Campus, photo: Fredrik Persson. Published Feb 27, 2023Hi Åsa Gustafson from the Management Office. You are responsible for KTH’s annual report for 2022, which is now complete. Why should we read it?
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“We need to interlink central and local support”
Joakim Palestro, Åsa Ancarkrona and the communication staff at KTH gathered for a workshop at SciLifeLab to make progress on harmonising communication, support and also gain a little insight into the research being conducted there. Photo: Theresia Köhlin. Published Feb 24, 2023Efforts toward a joint support service organisation at KTH continue. The focus for the communication support area is now the prepared action plan, which indicates priority areas within the communicati...
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New Vice President for Research
Annika Borgenstam will be new Vice President for Research at KTH. Published Feb 20, 2023From the beginning of March, Annika Borgenstam will be KTH’s Vice President for Research. She studied at KTH, is Head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and is Professor of Alloy ...
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Saving energy – a mission for everyone at KTH
Borggården, KTH Campus. Photo: Fredrik Persson. Published Feb 17, 2023KTH needs to save energy. KTH’s energy-saving measures and electricity consumption must also be reported to the Swedish Energy Agency on a regular basis, as per the government’s mandate in October 202...
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Opera in Reactor Hall a great success
The robots Queen (left) and King (right) on the stage floor in the Reactor Hall at KTH, with one of the two artistic directors, Åsa Unander-Scharin, imitating King’s dance moves. Photo: Magnus Glans. Published Feb 15, 2023Seventeen sold-out performances in the Reactor Hall in December. Amazing reviews. KTH’s opera, The Tale of the Great Computing Machine, was a great success with audiences and the media alike.
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Collegial influence is investigated
Principal Anders Söderholm has decided on an inventory of collegial influence and decision-making. Published Feb 08, 2023“A stronger, clearer link between the line and the collegiate organisation is crucial to the development of KTH’s research and education.” So says KTH’s President Anders Söderholm on the decision to ...
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KTH overhauls its finances
KTH is looking into potential cost cutting and streamlining. One issue is the future operational structure on each campus. (Photo: KTH) Published Feb 08, 2023Inflation, higher energy prices, increased rent and other costs are having an impact also for KTH, which therefore needs to take measures to ensure balanced finances. A review will look at potential c...
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“I might prepare a lecture a year in advance”
Tomas Ekholm has been awarded the KTH Pedagogical Prize 2022. Photo: Magnus Glans Published Feb 01, 2023Tomas Ekholm, Associate Professor in Mathematics at the School of School of Engineering Sciences, is convinced that knowledge comes as much from joy as hard work. He has been awarded the KTH Pedagogic...
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