News from KTH-Sustainability, September 2015

KTH är miljöcertifierat
– Det är ett bevis på att det finns kunskap, resurser, motivation och ambition för att jobba med miljöfrågorna på KTH, kommenterar Birgitta

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KTH-Sustainability Research Day, October 21
Framtidens hållbara samhälle har behov av kunskap och konkreta lösningar inom bland annat mobilitet, material och produktion. Utmaningarna är många men möjligheterna är stora. Under dagen möter du framstående forskare från KTH som tillsammans med aktörer från näringsliv, politik och industri diskuterar hur det hållbara samhället kan realiseras. Som avslutning funderar komikern Al Pitcher kring hållbarhet, ny teknik och Sverige. Välkommen! Program och registrering

Call for exhibition material KTH-Sustainability Research Day
KTH -Sustainability Research Day is a yearly event that gathers over 300 participants from industry, organizations and politics. We are looking for interesting examples of sustainability research to display during the breaks and mingle. Do you have a product, prototype or poster related to research in the field of the environment and sustainability? Contact sustainability@kth.se   if you would like to be an exhibitor.

Stockholm PhD Student Dialogue on Sustainability, October 22
Would you like to have more exchange with other doctoral students in your field? Do you know what other research institutions in the Stockholm region work on? Welcome to share your knowledge and experiences and challenge your perspectives on sustainability with doctoral students from the wider Stockholm region. More information and registration here.

Participate in Travelling Without Borders project
Calling all travelers! The Travelling Without Borders project explores how and why we as scientists travel from an environmental and cultural perspective. Later this fall a seminar on this subject will be arranged and you’re all invited to participate. We will also collect confessions. Why do you travel and how do you feel about it? To be a part of the project, please contact Kristoffer Soldal kristoffer.soldal@gmail.com .

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Do you have a groundbreaking idea? Global Change Award(GCA)
H&M Conscious Foundation has launched the Global Change Award. The aim of the challenge is to identify groundbreaking innovations and ideas that will close the loop in fashion. Five winners will share a €1 million grant and receive a tailormade innovation accelerator package from KTH Innovation and Accenture. Read more about the competition and apply here

Energy Dialogue, 26 November
Visionary research and industrial action is required for future energy transitions. KTH’s Energy Dialogue 2015 will address visions for national and global energy technology and how collaboration between academia and strategic industrial partners can set pathways for the development of energy research and technology. More information and registration here.

Sign up for current research calls updates
KTH-Sustainability compiles a list of current research calls from funding agencies in the area related to environment and sustainable development. Please mail us at sustainability@kth.se if you would like to receive update.

Events and Dissertations
1 Oct: Workshop, Horizon 2020 Work programme 2016 – 2017 ’Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy’
18 sept: Licentiate, Marcus Gustafsson Energy efficient and economic renovation of residential buildnings with low-temperature heating and air heat recovery
9 oct: Dissertation, Richard Scharff , Electric Power Systems Design of Electricity Markets for Efficient Balancing of Wind Power Generation
24 nov: Konferens, Digitalisering för trafiksäkerhet, miljö och svensk konkurrenskraft!  

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KTH in the media
Anders Gullbergs i NyTeknik: Digital teknik - blind fläck för Trafikverket
Christina Divne i Extrakt och forskning.se : Genom att kopiera naturen skapar forskare miljövänligt bränsle
/ Kopierar naturen för att skapa miljövänligt bränsle
DN.se: Tio meter hög genomskinlig kupol öppnade i dag på Valhallavägen
Björn Lundgren och Patrik Baard i SVD: Därför bör politiker begränsa vägtrafiken