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Meeting Notes: April 2025

Place: Freja, Teknikringen 8

Time: Monday, 25-04-28, 12:15- 13:15

Opening formalities (5 min)

  • Meeting opening

  • Choice of meeting chairperson – board suggests: Maria

  • Choice of meeting secretary – board suggests: Nils

  • Choice of meeting minutes checker – board suggests: Sai

  • Approval of agenda and meeting procedures.

    • The council approved the agenda and meeting procedures. 

Reports & updates (20 min)

  • Update from PADs

    • Mathematics reported discussion regarding learning about booking systems etc is not part of the start-up meeting and this should be included.

    • Applied physics have decided the format of their JML equality workshop that will be held in autumn this year. The workshop will be based upon PhD students previous discussions. The workshop will be made mandatory for faculty.

    • Physics will also have a JML workshop, probably on the same format as applied physics in autumn this year. Physics have also discussed the salary ladder and that it should not be affected by performance and be decided purely on time basis.

    •  Engineering mechanics have been preparing the TekMek Research Case event, which is open application.

    • The board discussed that the JML equality workshop and salary ladder should be decided on a KTH level, not in individual departments.

  • Borelius medal commitee (5 min) (Maria)

    • PAD’s forward the e-mail sent by Maria to advertise the Borelius Medal.

  • FOA interviews (5 min)

    • No applicants for mathematics that filled the criteria, therefore the meetings have not been held. Biophysics and applied physics have decided upon final candidates.

  • PhD Chapter website (5 min)

    • The PhD Chapter will provide the SCI school with a website. The council discussed what should be presented there.

  • PhD Chapter meeting (5 min)

    • Sai kindly invited anyone interested to attend the next PhD Chapter meeting, as it is was very interesting and a good opportunity to meet other councils.

    • Discussion regarding the transfer of credits from master to PhD. There are no clear rules and they differ between schools. This should be brought up to the ledningsgruppsmöte.

Discussion points (25 min)

  • Travel Policy (5 min)

    • The council discussed the travel policies which do not exist/are informed to new employees.

  • Recurring points: (12 min)

    •  FA-PA meeting

      • The FA-PA meeting has not been held due to new structure of schools.

    • FN meeting

      •  The council said that discussion regarding the JML workshop should be held at the next meeting.

    •  Equality at KTH

      • PAD’s presented data on the distribution of women/men in the different departments. With this data the council plans to have an equality based event in June.

Development of Current Events/Initiatives (5 min)

  • Next Event Ideas (Contact Maria)

    • Maria informed the council of the upcoming events and that no event will be held in July as many people are on holiday then.

Additional issues and information (5 min)

  • Next Meeting Location and Date

    • Next meeting is at AlbaNova on 26th May at 12:00.

Actions required

  • PAD’s forward e-mail regarding the Borelius Medal

  • The council should consider what should be published on the PhD Chapter website and inform Ozan about this.

  • PAD’s should bring up the travel policy with the division meeting.

Meeting closed

  • Meeting closed at 13:15