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The economy heading in the right direction
"We have come through the worst cost crisis and can now see the light at the end of the tunnel." That’s how Anders Söderholm, President of KTH, describes the university’s recently adopted budget, which indicates a cautiously optimistic outlook. In the budget document you can also find proposals to the government on education, research, infrastructure and premises, including a new model for the rental of premises by Akademiska Hus. Anders Söderholm about the budget | | | Fredrik Asplund blogs in his role as Deputy GA (Director of First and Second Cycle Education) at ITM | | "At last, we can shut down the Mechatronics programme"
| Well, maybe not, as a former programme director for Mechatronics it is not at the top of my priority list, but in my new role as Deputy GA, I’ve begun reviewing ITM’s educational portfolio. Together with me many people across the departments are interested in looking further ahead than the next course start.
Fredrik Asplund's blog post
| | | | Greta Lindwall is Associate professor at MSE | Prestigious funding to Lindwall
A big salute to Greta Lindwall, the PI for the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network that was just awarded. This MSCA Doctoral Network will include nine PhD students and is called ElectronsMatter: Scientific Basis for Tungsten and Tungsten Alloys Tailored for Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing. | | Pernilla Ulfvengren spoke at the Parliament |
Ulfvengren talks aviation at the Swedish parliament
When the Swedish Parliament hosted its annual Research Day, KTH was among the invited participants. Pernilla Ulfvengren, researcher at INDEK, was invited to speak about future aviation. Read more on Resarch focus (kth.se)
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Mikael Ersson is new Professor at MSE | Mikael Ersson new Professor
Mikael Ersson is appointed professor in the emerging field of "Modeling of Metallurgical Processes." In this role, he looks forward to contributing to the green transition of the Swedish steel industry and increasing young people's interest in materials science.
More on the MSE website | | | | | ITM to map fire risk at the
square meter level
Researchers at ITM are working to reduce the risk of grass and forest fires. As part of the FIRE project, they are developing a sensor platform for forestry machines that will generate high-resolution fire risk maps, providing insights at the square-meter level.
Interview with Filip Strand, MMK
| | | Anders Houltz and Ewa Rönndahl. Photo: KTH. | | | | | KTH produces anniversary book
"The upcoming anniversary 2027 is an excellent opportunity to take a collective approach to KTH's history and document it," says Ewa Rönndahl, project manager for the communication. Do you have suggestions for the book? Get in touch with the project team. Read more
| | | | | A new caretaker at ITMThe Service Center has a new caretaker after a period of vacancies. We welcome Hans Wacklin to our corridors!
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Tyck till om nyhetsartiklarna på KTH:s intranät
Vill du vara med och göra KTH:s interna nyheter ännu bättre? Gå med i vår läsarpanel och dela dina synpunkter på allt från rubriker och bilder till innehåll och tydlighet. Uppdraget pågår i två månader från den 15 april.
Anmäl dig till läsarpanelen | Match your passport name before travelIf you are traveling abroad for business, your name in the BIG Travel booking portal must match the name in your passport. Once the update is completed, your traveler profile will be synchronized automatically overnight, and the change will take effect the next business day. Wait to book your trip until the change has been processed.
You need to update your passport name if: - You are going on a business trip where the tickets must match your passport name.
- Your registered name at KTH differs from your passport name.
Guide to registering your passport name | KTH's externa miljörevision
KTH genomför en extern miljörevision 12 och 13 maj. Det är en viktig del av vårt miljöledningsarbete för att säkerställa att KTH uppfyller kraven enligt ISO 14001:2015 och
miljöledningsförordningen. Välkommen på öppna möten där du kan lära sig mer om KTH:s
miljöarbete och bidra till diskussionen (för alla):
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Anders Johansson. Photo: Sabina Fabrizi, KTH | | Increased demand for Lifelong learning courses
There is a great deal of interest in attending KTH's independent courses for professionals. Over the past year, the number of registered participants has doubled and the number of applications has increased. Read more | | | | Learning environments
– a wicked problem (?)Meet Daniel Koch, the new assistant programme manager. Who is he, and how does he view wicked problems and learning environments, a challenge we at KTH need to tackle together? Find links to Daniel’s Fika Chat #56
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Photo: Kaleidico/Unsplash
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Participate in the 2025 pedagogical survey
Every three years, a survey is conducted among KTH's teaching staff. If you belong to the them, you will receive an invitation by e-mail. Your answers are important to deepen our common understanding of teaching and learning practices.
Pedagogical survey 2025
| | | | | PhD Impact, new workshop! | PhD Impact: Psychological safety |
The Coaching in Science Initiative - a grassroots initiative at Scilife lab at KTH offers a workshop about Psychological safety.
This workshop will explore what psychological safety means in academia – how it supports an open environment, risk-taking, and a culture where everyone feels valued and heard.
Read more about PhD Impact
| | | | | | | | Food science conference: Crisis-resilient food systemsThe theme of this year’s Food Science Sweden Conference 2025 focuses on active strategies and pathways towards crisis-resilient food systems. When: 23 April, 10.00–16.00
Where: AlbaNova Read more and register | | | | | Biomass fans – here's a program for youAs a doctoral students you can join the 2025 edition of U! Bio Stockholm, a programme for students interested in Biomass. It aims to introduce doctoral students to innovation and start-ups focusing on forest-based and sustainable materials.
Read more and register | | | | | Workshops by the KTH Library | 12.00–13.30 | Making your computational research presentableAre you writing research software or using data? Do you want others to get value out of it? There are common practices that work and some that don’t. Learn to create presentable computational research in this workshop. Workshop – computational research presentable | | | | 13.15-15.00 | Searching for patents
Searching in patent databases can be challenging. Maybe you have an idea that you want to patent, or maybe you are just interested in exploring patents in your field. Join our workshop to learn more about patents.
Workshop – Searching for patents | | | | | | Marie Ideström är VD och grundare av stiftelsen Womengineer och medlem i Fakultetsnämnd ITM. |
Equality Forum: "Womengineer – för en jämställd ingenjörskår"
Välkommen till Equality Forum den 23 april då Womengineer’s grundare
berättar om stiftelsen som strävar mot att det ska utbildas lika många
kvinnliga ingenjörer som manliga. Equality Forum är ett kunskapshöjande KTH-övergripande
initiativ kring jämställdhet, mångfald och lika villkor. Samordnat av Equality
Office och den här gången arrangerat av ITM-skolan för alla på KTH. Gratis
lunch! På svenska.
Tid: 23 april kl 12:00–13:00 Plats: Gradängsalen,
Teknikringen 1
Anmäl dig här senast 14 april
| | | KTH's collegial forum: Externally funded research, what agency do we have?Research at major Swedish universities is externally funded to an increased degree, and he focus and timetable of the calls guide researchers. In the latest research bill, research funding is also targeted at specific areas. Possible effects on academic freedom and agency should be discussed.
Ulrika Bjare, who has investigated external research funding together with Pam Fredman on behalf of SUHF, participates together with president Anders Söderholm.
When: 6 May, 11.30–13.00
Where: Zoom (in Swedish) Read the reports and export to calendar | Exhibition: The Role of Nuclear Energy in decarbonising our societyWelcome to KTH Library's new exhibition that explains and explores the role of nuclear energy in our energy system. Vernissage 15 April at 13.00. Read more and register for the vernissage | | | | |
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