KTH-Sustainability newsletter, May 2014

Akademiska Hus kick-starts energy saving projects at KTH Campus

Akademiska Hus is investing 33 million kronor in a heat pump system that will produce heating and cooling. According to calculations this system could lead to energy savings and cost reductions for KTH Campus equivalent to up to 23,700 megawatt hours, or heating 1,000 homes. Installation of the new heating pumps and connecting the cooling systems on campus will allow KTH to produce heating and cooling at a lower cost compared to district heating and cooling. Read more here (swe): www.energinyheter.se/2014/05/v-rmepumpar-p-kth-campus-ska-spara-energi

Seminar: Beyond recycling in the lunchroom: What does it mean to be a Sustainable Practitioner? And how do we educate for that? - August 28^th:

KTH-Sustainability welcomes Prof. Samuel Mann from Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand to KTH. In 2007, Otago Polytechnic committed to a goal of “every graduate may think and act as a sustainable practitioner”. On August 28th Prof Mann will talk about their progress with the goal of an “every graduate, every discipline” approach and tell us about the range of disciplinary based, cross-discipline, top-down and bottom-up initiatives they have taken to meet this goal. Time and place will be announced shortly at: www.kth.se/om/miljo-hallbar-utveckling

Early Registration: KTH-Sustainability Research Day, October 16^th 

This year’s event will offer you an opportunity to learn more about sustainability research at KTH and how we are addressing a number of our societal challenges. Program and invited speakers will be announced soon at: www.kth.se/om/miljo-hallbar-utveckling

For early registration click here .

Stockholm PhD Student Dialogue, October 24th

This year’s Stockholm PhD Student dialogue will be hosted by Karolinska Institute the 24^th of October. More details will be announced soon at: www.kth.se/en/om/miljo-hallbar-utveckling

Join the KTH Life Cycle Network

Are you working with life cycle studies? Join the KTH Life Cycle Network for the opportunity to meet a multidisciplinary group of researchers and practitioners. Learn more about LC activities on their website www.kth.se/lifecyclenetwork

Or email them at: lcacontact@kth.se  .

Apply now! KTH Opportunities Fund

KTH Opportunities Fund is formed by donations from alumni and is now open for applications from students and early career researchers. KTH Opportunities Fund wants to support activities that develop skills in innovation, teamwork and creativity and help make KTH an even greater place to study. Download an application from ! Deadline for application is May 30^th!

Degree Projects at SME companies

Would you like to do your thesis on sustainability with an innovative SME company? Search for interesting projects  or check out the KTH Ex-jobb portal for students for more information: www.kth.se/en/samverkan/exjobb/studenter

Sustainability-related vacancies at KTH

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Dissertations, seminars and events

June 2, 13.00-16:00: Energy solutions for sustainable development. Register by emailing: brijesh.mainali@energy.kth.se

June 2, 13:00: Dissertation, Sofie Pandis Iveroth , Industrial Ecology in the quest for sustainable urban development: the case of Hammarby sjöstad

June 3 10.00: Dissertation, Pontus Svens,

June 12, 13:00: Dissertation, Maria Fernanda Gómez Galindo, Universal Electricity Access in Remote Areas Building a pathway toward universalization in the Brazilian Amazon

August 24 -27: 2nd International Conference on ICT for Sustainability - ICT4S 2014

September 10, 12,00-16,30: Swedish Life Cycle Center Network Day For more information

KTH in the media

Crosstalks.tv  June 3, 19:00 - How does the hidden underworld of deep web affect society? The dark side of the web - Internet’s parallel universe. Stefan Nilsson, Associate Professor at TCS, KTH

Podcast: Mattias Höjer om hållbara och smarta städer

Debatt DN: Christer Sanne, docent emeritus, KTH, Semida Silveira, professor, KTH Sverker Sörlin, professor, KTH ”Bannlys alla politiska beslut som ger mer klimatutsläpp”

Debatt NyTeknik: Göran Finnveden, ”Stora brister i förslaget om nanosäkerhet”  and Elisabeth Ekener Petersen, ”Ställ krav även på fossila bränslen”