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  • Awareness is key to equality

    Published Apr 08, 2022

    At the ITM School, more than twenty people engage in gender equality, diversity and equal conditions. Martin Edin Grimheden, JMLA at the School, met Raquel Lizarraga Jurado at the Department of Materi...

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  • "We have come a long way, but the work never ends"

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    Annika Borgenstam points out that more people than managers need to work with the issues. Photo: Anneli Nygårds
    Published Mar 22, 2022

    As a doctoral student, Annika Borgenstam was already involved in gender equality issues and diversity. Today, she is head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and reflects on a journ...

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  • “Impact is the reason for our existence”

    Hatef Madani
    Hatef Madani, puts impact on the agenda.
    Published Mar 16, 2022

    Almost everything we do at KTH lead to societal improvement, or impact. Hatef Madani, impact leader at ITM, wants the concept to be part of our daily mindset and he’s eager to help researchers increas...

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  • A new welcome at ITM

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    Ulrika Georgsson, Communications Officer, and Gabriella Brajkovic from the HR department have worked since August to give all new employees an equal start.
    Published Mar 07, 2022

    A film, a 6-week plan for new employees and an updated welcome folder in two languages. These are some of the results of a major initiative that will introduce new KTH employees to ITM in a profession...

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  • "Now all campus exams can be assessed digitally"

    Published Mar 04, 2022

    Hi Martin Löfgren, at E-learning who’s been responsible for a project aiming to assess scanned exams digitally, what’s the news for the next exam period?

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  • A firm grip on the work environment

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    Head of Department Cali Nuur. Photo: Anna Gullers
    Published Feb 16, 2022

    At the Department of Industrial Economics and Management (INDEK), there are top-class researchers in the fields of gender, organisation, and leadership. But what in theory seems easy, can be difficult...

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  • A new fighter for equality

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    Annika Borgenstam hands over to Martin Edin Grimheden as the ITM School's JMLA. Photo: Anneli Nygårds
    Published Jan 25, 2022

    Annika Borgenstam, Head of Materials Science, hands over the JMLA* role to Martin Edin Grimheden, Machine Design. Among other things, Annika has organized the ITM School's activities for gender equali...

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  • From all of us, to all of you...

    Published Dec 16, 2021

    A Merry Christmas from Head of School Pär Jönsson and Deputy Head Anna Jerbrant in this year's video greeting.

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  • HR gets closer to you

    Portrait of Aleksandar Dimitrijevic.
    Aleksandar Dimitrijevic, HR manager
    Published Dec 08, 2021

    From 1 December, ITM's HR team will work in a new way. The team's different roles become more apparent and the departments get their own HR partner.

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  • Energy Technology wants to attract women with role models

    Published Dec 06, 2021

    At the Department of Energy Technology (EGI), 40% of the students are women, but in the faculty's Tenure Track*, 100% are men. "We have obviously failed to attract important talents," says Head of dep...

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  • The unit for combustion engines closes down

    Published Dec 01, 2021

    The Department of Machin Design (MMK) is closing down the Internal Combustion Engine unit. The underlying reason is that fossil-fueled vehicles are on their way out of society.

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  • Follow, share, love Materials Science

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    Published Nov 23, 2021

    A new LinkedIn page for materials science has quickly gained many followers. The initiative was started by the ITM school and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering six months ago. The pu...

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  • New spark in IRIS at half term

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    IRIS have activities in four different areas.
    Published Nov 17, 2021

    ITM’s flagship project IRIS has reached half term. Has the ambition to create strong multi-disciplinary research environments on “sustainable industry and society” and stimulate new collaborations sur...

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  • A toolbox for spreading science

    Published Nov 16, 2021

    Research Support Office recently launched three new Canvas courses to further train KTH's researchers, one of these with the theme of communication. Hi, Louise Gustafsson, Research Communications Mana...

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  • "An equal engineer is a better engineer"

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    Martin Edin Grimheden. Photo: Anneli Nygårds
    Published Nov 16, 2021

    Can we be best in gender equality and thus deliver better engineers? Martin Edin Grimheden, Head of Department of Machine Design, thinks so. His mission is to make more people realize the same through...

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  • Jernkontorsfonden för Bergsvetenskaplig Forskning - apply by October 22

    Published Oct 06, 2021

    The Jernkontorsfonden för Bergsvetenskaplig Forskning Foundation regularly distributes funds "to promote research activities at KTH, primarily in the metallurgy areas". Now is the time to apply for 20...

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  • Elections for The ITM school faculty assembly

    Published Oct 06, 2021

    Now it is time for the election of members to The school faculty assembly. Read here who is eligible and how to nominate yourself.

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  • Researcher’s Fridays: "We help researchers with what we are good at"

    Published Oct 06, 2021

    Hi Anders Wändahl at the library – KTHB - what does "Researcher’s Friday" mean in your calendar this autumn?

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  • “They’re not with us”

    Photo: Ohmydearlife on Pixabay
    Published Oct 06, 2021

    We all have our prejudices, no matter how hard we try to shake them off . What matters is how we act on them. Ulrika Georgsson, Communications Officer at the School of Industrial Engineering and Manag...

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  • Meet the modern leader

    Group of people discussing. In the middle a gesturing woman, with the surrounding listening to her.
    Today's leader needs to be supportive, present and guided by distinct values, according to Johanna Strömgren. Photo: Antenna on unsplash
    Published Sep 29, 2021

    "A coach with big ears and eyes" could be a somewhat simplified description of the modern leader. Johanna Strömgren, who manages leadership training at KTH Lean Center, talks about leadership as a rol...

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