Successful recruitment is essential for KTH
Jens Bardarson, member of the SCI School Faculty Board, sees faculty recruitment and development as one of the most important issues for the board right now. During the latest meeting, discussions included improving communication between the Faculty Board and the Faculty Council, as well as decisions to initiate recruitment processes for new positions in advanced light microscopy and biophysics. “It is important that we manage to speed up the recruitment process while at the same time making sure we maintain a high level of quality,” he says.
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SCI Faculty BreakfastWelcome to SCI faculty breakfast on March 19th, 08.00-09.30 at U1 or via Zoom. The
themes for the meeting are: 1. Doctoral studies: latest developments and 2.
First and second cycle education: number of new students, course evaluation and
course analysis.
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Collegial forum: security issues with international cooperationChanges in the world around us have led to an increased focus on export controls and other international sanctions. This in turn means more attention to our international collaborations within academia. How do we maintain the open climate that characterizes knowledge production and dissemination while meeting security requirements? | | | | | | Charging the future: transforming body heat into sustainable energyJose Serrano, a postdoctoral researcher in applied physics, has been awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship* from the EU to develop more sustainable thermoelectric hybrid generators and improve their efficiency. Congratulations! What problem can you solve with your research? Imagine if your smartwatch or phone could charge itself just by using your body heat! Right now, most batteries need to be recharged all the time. My project, SWEET, is about creating special materials that can turn body heat into electricity, which can help to charge the batteries. These materials will be flexible, comfortable to wear, and much better for the environment. Read more | | | | | Mapping unexplored areas in Greenland could provide new insights into ice-melting A recent study published in the scientific journal Nature shows that the world's glaciers are melting at an accelerating rate. Between 2012 and 2023, the world's glaciers lost about 36 per cent more ice compared to the previous decade—a trend that exceeds previous projections by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Against this background, researchers from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), in collaboration with Stockholm University (SU), made a significant discovery during the GEOEO expedition to the Victoria Fjord in Greenland. Read more | | | | | Developing nuclear fuel for future reactorsMaria Giamouridou works with a most interesting material. The PhD student is fabricating the more advanced type of nuclear fuel uranium nitride, which can be used for small modular reactors (SMR). “The most common fuel currently used in conventional reactors is uranium dioxide (UO2). For my PhD, I perform research on uranium nitride (UN). I fabricate the fuel in the lab, starting from uranium metal and then through a process that involves three different gases, I end up with UN powder. The next step is the consolidation of the powder, through a process called Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS), which transforms the powder into a solid pellet using high current, pressure and high temperature,” says Maria Giamouridou. Read more |
Time to answer the doctoral surveyYou have received the KTH doctoral survey in your e-mail. Take the chance to share your views on different areas such as information and introduction, study environment, supervision, courses and third-cycle education. Your answers will be anonymized. Read more | | | | International Internship Program in Informatics
As a doctoral or master’s student at KTH, you can be a guest researcher at the leading institute for informatics in Tokyo, Japan with funding to cover the living costs.
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Apply for scholarshipsAll Scholarships open between 15 February – 15 March.
| Freestanding courses for professionals ST25 and HT25
Don't miss KTH's free courses for professionals! Tell your network, or maybe you want to apply for a course? Registration is open until 17 March for ST25 and between 17 March and 15 April for HT25. See all freestanding courses | | | | |
Fika Chat on KTH Spaces at Campus FlemingsbergAnders Cajander and Linus Remahl show Flemingsberg's open learning environments and fika chat with the pod hosts Marcus Lithander and Joakim Lillliesköld. Watch Fika Chat #54 | | | | |
Last chance to submit your abstract to KTH SoTLIt is now high time to submit your abstract! KTH's
higher education pedagogical conference SoTL is part of Storträffen meet up 20
May 2025, and structured abstracts can be submitted until 17 March. Take the
chance to contribute and join the conversation on pedagogical development! Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) |
Explore AI tools for a limited period KTH Library offers trial periods for three AI tools: Avidnote, Keenious, and Undermind. Could they make your work more efficient? Read more | | | |
Staff training and development
| Conflict handling for managersThe training in preventing and managing disputes provides participants with concrete tools to avoid workgroup conflicts. After the training, participants can assess the severity of a conflict, propose appropriate solutions, and mediate everyday disputes. Register | | | | Best of KTH: an introduction for new employeesWelcoming event for all new staff, regardless of role or position at KTH. Network and mingle, interactive lectures and nice goodie bags for all new staff members of KTH. Register | | | | Introduction to AI for WorkA workshop on generative AI to streamline your tasks, focusing on ChatGPT. Register | | | | KTH Open Lecture: From measurement to improvement: the role of biomechanics in increased mobility
| Speaker:
Lanie Gutierrez-Farewik
Lanie Gutierrez-Farewik will share her knowledge on how to measure and
simulate movement, predict movement performance, and develop active assistive
devices that can increase mobility for people with motor impairments. Movement
is a fundamental part of human life. The ability to move is a complex interplay
between motor skills, perception, cognition and goals, especially in people
with mobility disabilities. In order to develop techniques that predict and
improve movement performance, it is important to understand these relationships.
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lecture is held in Swedish.
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KTH Professor Mats Danielsson has developed groundbreaking medical technology that enables early detection of tumors and faster treatment of inflammatory diseases. Hear his story at KTH Innovation on March 19. The first 50 people to arrive get a lunch wrap. Read more and register | | | |
Pi Day coming upDid you know that Pi Day is celebrated every year on March 14? Vetenskapens Hus is organizing a day for youngsters full of mathematical inspiration when they celebrate this international mathematics day. Pi Day at Vetenskapens Hus
| | | | Public defences of doctoral theses, licenciate seminars and docent lectures
| | | New routine for paper receipts for expensesApplicable on all expenses made after 1 July, 2024. KTH no longer requests original receipts from your expenses. However, the receipt must be scanned, readable and saved in the travel administration system.
- Paper receipts are scanned and attached in KTH-RES by the employee who made the expense.
- Receipts must always be scanned separately, with one receipt per expense.
- The employee must save the receipt until the expense has been approved and reimbursement is received.
- Receipts no longer need to be sent or submitted to the reviewer.
- The reviewer checks and ensures that the scanned receipt is readable. If not, the reviewer asks for the receipt to be re-uploaded.
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Charlotte Holgersson is Associate Professor at INDEK.
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“Both men and women gravitate toward power”
Why do outdated masculine ideals persist in some work places despite a growing awareness about equality? The short answer is "unequal distribution of power," says KTH researcher Charlotte Holgersson, who examines "homosocial cultures" in the research programme Men in Focus.
Charlotte Holgersson about the program Men in Focus | | | |
