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Get on top of KTH's sustainability effort
The staff training programme has been developed by the Sustainability Office. The aim is for everyone to gain basic knowledge to be able to contribute in their daily work to achieve KTH's sustainability and climate goals. Photo: Magnus Glans Published Nov 17, 2023A new sustainability course for staff is available in Canvas. The aim is to help them contribute to reach KTH's sustainability and climate goals. "I am impressed by how much is being done and that th...
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Researchers are granted 2.6 million SEK for project on recycling systems for solar panels
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"We Swedes need to get our house in order"
Floods in Sweden are causing more and more damage. The picture shows an incident in Hallsberg in August this year (Photo: Mostphotos). Published Nov 10, 2023Embankments and motorways collapse. Damage from extreme weather events is getting worse while knowledge of how to protect ourselves from them is lagging behind. Johan Silfwerbrand, professor in concre...
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Funding boost on blood clot prevention
Members of the project team. From left to right: Saul Rodriguez (KTH), Johanna Flodin (Muscle Matrix Support AB - MMS), Paul Ackermann (MMS), Malin Otter (KTH, degree project at MMS), Robin Juthberg (MMS), Nelida Aliaga (MMS), Jafeth Lizana (MMS), Bashar Jamal Pati (KTH - degree project at MMS). Published Nov 08, 2023Vinnova grants 4 MSEK for the development of next-generation Venous Thromboembolism prevention.
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Ericsson, Scania, and Volvo discussed circular economy transition challenges during KTH event
Photo: Magnus Glans Published Nov 08, 2023At KTH Transformation Day 2023 in October, KTH welcomed senior figures from some of Sweden’s largest international companies, professors and other interested parties to discuss how the industry can tr...
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KTH Railway Group's goal: Increase train traffic in Sweden
As the number of train journeys on several high-traffic railway lines through the country is reduced due to maintenance work, the KTH Railway Group is working to get more traffic on the available railways. “This can be done, for example, by increasing the speed of some freight trains to 140 km per hour, with the help of technological improvements, and by introducing new signaling systems, the trains will be able to follow each other more closely," says Sebastian Stichel, director of the KTH Rail Published Nov 06, 2023One of the goals of ongoing research projects within the KTH Railway Group is to densify train traffic on Sweden's existing railways. "The biggest problem for the country's train traffic is the limit...
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MULTICLIMACT: A European initiative to protect built environment against natural and climate threats
Published Nov 01, 202325th of October 2023 marks the unveiling of an ambitious and innovative European project, MULTICLIMACT, designed to revolutionize the protection of the built environment against locally relevant natur...
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KTH Transformation Day tackled Circular Economy
Barry Waddilove, Electrolux Group, during the first session. Photo: Magnus Glans Published Nov 01, 2023On 19 October 2023, KTH’s Transformation Day “Industry transforms towards circular economy” addressed the subject of the Circular Economy. The aim of the event was to bring together leading industry p...
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Stockholm first to get the EU Mission Label
Photo: bruev / iStock Published Oct 31, 2023In October, it was announced that Stockholm is one of the cities to have its climate plan approved by the EU, making it the first city to receive the EU Mission Label. KTH was one of the organisations...
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INDEK and EGI launch new PhD course on sustainable energy transitions
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Six routes for the future of car transport
If Sweden is to meet its climate targets, car traffic must be reduced significantly, according to a study at KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Photo: Mostphotos). Published Oct 25, 2023Introducing electric cars and biofuels is not enough. Passenger car traffic must be reduced by at least 20 per cent if Sweden is to meet its climate targets. This is according to a study by environmen...
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New master's programme in sustainable digitalisation
Published Oct 24, 2023High requests from both students and staff at KTH resulted in the new master's programme being established at record speed. It is now open for applications, with study start in August 2024.
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KTH Energy Dialogue to focus on energy and cybersecurity to strengthen society’s resilience
KTH Energy Dialogue brings together representatives from academia, business, and politics to share knowledge and experience. Published Oct 24, 2023This year’s KTH Energy Dialogue, which will focus on energy security and resilience, will be held on November 30th. During a packed half day in Nymble, participants from academia, business and politic...
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Climate change on equal terms?
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Workshop formed bridge between energy and digitalisation research disciplines
KTH Energy Platform and KTH Digitalisation Platform had a joint workshop with G. Kumar Venayagamoorthy, Professor at Clemson University, among the invited speakers. Photo: Fredrik Persson Published Oct 23, 2023In September, KTH Energy Platform and KTH Digitalisation Platform held a joint half-day workshop entitled ‘Data-driven methods with energy applications’, which drew together experts and researchers fr...
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IVA's Royal Technology Tour focused on electrification and skills supply
Some 28 participants joined the Royal Technology Tour, including Tuula Teeri, CEO IVA (left), with Lina Bertling Tjernberg, Director KTH Energy Platform, and Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn, Vice-Chancellor at Luleå University of Technology. Photo: Staffan Eriksson, IVA Published Oct 23, 2023Focused on the theme of sustainable transition and development, this year’s IVA Royal Technology Tour travelled to Västerbotten and Norrbotten in northern Sweden. KTH Energy Platform’s Lina Bertling T...
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STRC 2023 Brought Together Transport Researchers from Across Sweden
Johan Olstam, VTI & Erik Jenelius, KTH. Photo: Albania Nissan, KTH Published Oct 19, 2023Since 2012, the Swedish Transport Research Conference (STRC) has been an annual gathering for transport researchers from all over Sweden. Participants have had the opportunity to gain insights into on...
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Electrically-powered boat motor showcased for KTH Energy Platform
Nicholas Honeth, Lina Bertling Tjernberg, and Christophe Duwig inspect the lightweight pod motor. Photo: Magnus Glans Published Oct 18, 2023KTH spin-out Zparq is set to launch its first electric motor for leisure boats next year. The technology, which is being refined in collaboration with KTH’s Division of Electric Power and Energy Syste...
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Transforming Science and Technology Education for the Anthropocene Era
Published Oct 18, 2023Anne-Kathrin Peters, Associate Professor at KTH, has secured funding through the national HP-lyftet, funds for projects aimed at stimulating development and new knowledge nationally in the practice of...
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“Knowledge and energy are needed to address the climate crisis”
Guests Nate Hagens, Olivia Lazard beside Christophe Duwig, Francesco Fuso Nerini and Kerstin Forsberg co-organizers of the event. Photo: Helena Glisén Published Oct 18, 2023In September, KTH Energy Platform, together with KTH’s Industrial Transformation Platform, KTH Climate Action Center and NAVET hosted a dialogue about the impact of ongoing climate change on people an...
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