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  • Design researcher receives the President’s Equality and Diversity Award

    Madeline Balaam
    Published Mar 08, 2022

    The recipient of the President’s Equality and Diversity Award for employees 2021 is KTH Associate Professor Madeline Balaam. Within the newly established research field of interaction design and women...

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  • “We must support those who are affected"

    Portrait of Sigbritt Karlsson, President of KTH.
    Sigbritt Karlsson, President of KTH.
    Published Mar 07, 2022

    Last week, the government called on all universities to discontinue their collaborations with state institutions in Russia and Belarus. What does it look like at KTH?

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  • If a situation feels threatening at work, what should you do?

    Woman holding up her hand with the word "stop"
    Published Feb 28, 2022

    Which situations can be perceived as threatening in a meeting with other individuals varies from person to person. “Our general advice is that if you feel threatened, you should not simply let it pas...

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  • "The mix between research and enterprise is unique"

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    The Electrum lab has been around for 35 years. Photo: Fredrik Persson
    Published Feb 25, 2022

    The Electrum Laboratory is on the KTH campus in Kista. It has been serving both higher education and industry with first class knowledge and technology for 35 years. Electrum Lab Director Nils Nordell...

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  • Latest annual report for reading

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    KTH's students are about as many as last year and the number who have graduated has increased according to the annual report for 2021.
    Published Feb 22, 2022

    Åsa Gustafson, Head of the University Management Office, and responsible for the KTH Annual Report that has now been completed. Why should we read it?

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  • “The Tale Of The Big Computer” will be staged as an opera in the Reactor Hall

    KTH Reactor Hall, R1 with Leif Handberg upper middle in the picture.
    KTH Reactor Hall, R1. Leif Handberg, Associate Professor in Media Technology and Director of R1, the KTH Reactor Hall, upper middle in the picture. Photo: Jann Lipka.
    Published Feb 08, 2022

    A funding campaign is soon to be launched, with ads in social media soliciting contributions for an opera based on Hannes Alfvén’s book, “The Tale Of The Big Computer”. Leif Handberg, Associate Profes...

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  • Time to nominate honorary doctors

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    Doctor's hats, rings and diplomas looking for new honoraray doctors. (Photo: Studio Slakthuset)
    Published Feb 01, 2022

    Anders Forsgren, Dean of Faculty and Chair of the Faculty Council. It is now time to submit names for prospective honorary doctorates. Why should we do this?

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  • Slack channel at EECS an immediate success

    Sonja Berlijn portrait
    "A great value with Slack for me as school principal is to be able to reach out quickly with uniform information", says Sonja Berlijn, Head of School at EECS.
    Published Jan 19, 2022

    Since the 2021 spring semester, the entire School of Engineering and Computer Science, EECS, has communicated internally via Slack.

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  • Great interest in next president

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    Pia Sandvik is leading the work of recruiting the next president and the number of nominations indicates great interest (Photo: Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin)
    Published Jan 18, 2022

    Around 50 individuals have been nominated, recommended for or have applied to become the next KTH president. “ The large number of nominations shows what great engagement and interest there is for th...

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  • New model for speeding up IT development

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    Hans Wohlfarth, Head of IT, coordinates the development work, according to a new model - so-called portfolio management . (Photo: Fredrik Persson)
    Published Jan 18, 2022

    You can have any number of IT-systems that are as good as any you could ask for in an organisation. But that will be of little benefit if IT development as a whole is not managed in a long-term, coord...

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  • Thanks for this year!

    Published Dec 14, 2021

    In this year's Christmas greeting from Sigbritt Karlsson, President and Kerstin Jacobsson, University Director, they look back on an eventful year. And look forward to KTH´s further dynamic developmen...

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  • Focus on more diversity in the technology sector

    Group picture of Tonima Afroze, Karin Ask, Tahani Kaldéus, Elina Kabir and Sandra Thengius.
    The five alumni in the campaign: Tonima Afroze, Karin Ask, Tahani Kaldéus, Elina Kabir and Sandra Thengius.
    Published Dec 10, 2021

    What can you work with and how can you influence societal development as an engineer? Why is more diversity in the technology sector important? These are some of the questions raised in the new KTH ca...

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  • KTH at the forefront in the U.S.

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    New York is one cities that the KTH-delegation will visit as part of the initiative in the U.S.
    Published Dec 10, 2021

    Tina Murray, Advisor International Strategies, who is project managing KTH’s new U.S. initiative. What does this entail?

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  • Structure and energy in place to develop support services

    Portrait of Kerstin Jacobsson.
    University Director Kerstin Jacobsson is in charge of the analysis of the support services.
    Published Dec 07, 2021

    Kerstin Jacobsson, University Director, you are heading the work to develop KTH support services. The work started in April. How is it going?

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  • How the RAE 2021 findings will help KTH’s development

    Published Nov 30, 2021

    In August, a large number of invited international experts made digital visits to KTH, in order to review and evaluate KTH research. Their recommendations have been compiled in a series of twelve repo...

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  • Campus2030 is a testbed for sustainable transport solutions

    A QR code at the KTH House at Brinellvägen that you can scan to access the Campus2030 app.
    At the KTH House at Brinellvägen there is a QR-code that you can scan to access the Campus2030 app. Photo: David Callahan
    Published Nov 24, 2021

    A digital twin of the campus where researchers and students collaborate to test sustainable transport solutions at systems level. An app where the KTH logo shows where you can find various holograms o...

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  • Reporting incidents, risks and injuries made easier

    Poster with QR-code for reporting accidents digitally
    Published Oct 29, 2021

    The process for reporting incidents, risks and occupational injuries at KTH is now simpler. In the new IA-system (Information System about Work Environment), the previous manual system is replaced wit...

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  • Canvas courses help KTH researchers progress in their roles

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    This is what the introduction of KTH's canvas course on communication looks like. The purpose of the course programs is to create greater insights about KTH's activities in general and as a university and authority. The collaboration leader training is aimed at interested researchers and leaders of major strategic research initiatives at KTH. Illustration: Louise Gustafsson
    Published Oct 25, 2021

    Canvas Research Collaboration Competence courses are now offered to KTH researchers to help them deepen their knowledge and progress in their professional roles. Annika Stensson Trigell, Vice Presiden...

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  • Hello there Master of Ceremonies Hanna Sundelin!

    Portrait photo: A woman with brown hair, round glasses, and blue scarf against a green background.
    Hanna Sundelin
    Published Oct 18, 2021

    The president of KTH has decided on three changes for KTH’s academic ceremonies going forward. The biggest change concerns the academic ceremony in November – can you tell us more about it?

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  • School faculty assemblies at KTH show tremendous engagement in KTH’s development

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    KTH's faculty is spread over five campuses. The schools are also located on several campuses. Meeting digitally is an effective solution.
    Published Oct 12, 2021

    Eighteen months ago, the Faculty Assembly was replaced by two other forums for faculty influence: five independent school faculty assemblies and the KTH collegial forum. During the pandemic, these mee...

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