Promobilia MoveAbility Lab relaunchedKTH and the Promobilia Foundation celebrated the revitalization of the Promobilia MoveAbility Lab with a dynamic event attended by over 90 guests. Featuring speeches from KTH President Anders Söderholm, Promobilia Chairman Jan Bernard Waage and lab director Lanie Gutierrez Farewik
the collaboration aims to leverage research to enhance the lives of individuals with motor disabilities. The event also showcased cutting-edge research projects with live demonstrations, offering a glimpse into the lab's groundbreaking work. Celebrating the new investment in Promobilia MoveAbility Lab
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6 SCI researchers are chosen Wallenberg Scholars
The Wallenberg Scholars program provides leading researchers in Sweden with grants for independent research for five years of up to 20 million crowns each.
Special congratulations to the researchers at the SCI school, Ilaria Tesla, Petter Brändén, Hans Herts, Kurt Johansson, Josefin Larsson and Fredrik Wiklund. Latest Wallenberg Scholars at KTH
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Mathematician receives Swedish Foundation's Starting Grant 2024
Kathlén Kohn is one of the four outstanding young researchers who will share 60 million SEK through the Swedish Foundations Starting Grant call.
Kathlen receives funding from the Ragnar Söderberg Foundation for the project "Algebraic Vision". Kathlén Kohn receives SFSG 2024 (in Swedish)
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Tage Elander Prize to SCI researcher
Lilian Matthiesen has been awarded the Tage Erlander Prize in 2024 "for having solved several important problems in diophantine geometry with new methods from higher Fourier analysis". The Tage Erlander Prize is awarded annually to support Swedish research in science, technology and mathematics and to honour the memory of Prime Minister Tage Erlander. Read the announcement (in Swedish)
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Starting grant for Junior researchersThis career support within the Natural and Engineering Sciences aims to assist Junior researchers in Sweden to establish themselves as independent researchers. To be eligible for a starting grant, the doctoral degree must have been conferred between 9 April 2017 and 9 April 2022. Email Viktoria Halltell, RSO, to obtain a support letter template. Apply before 9 April
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Discuss generative AI in education
Come discuss generative AI in education 12 April at 13.05–14.30 via Zoom. The
Priority group for Digitalisation is hosting the meeting. Meet up on generative AI in education | | | | | Learn the leadership method Art of hosting
Learn about the Art of Hosting, an approach to leadership that addresses complex challenges, in a meeting by the priority group on sustainability and equality 22 April at 15-17. Meet up on the Art of hosting | | | | | Vote for topics at StorträffenWhat would you like to discuss, listen to and experience on the Storträffen meetup this spring semester? Lifelong Learning, Future Education, online pedagogy, examination or something entirely different? Suggest topics | | | | Fika Chat about KTH's mission to train cyber soldiers
KTH has a mission to train conscripted cyber soldiers. Professor Gunnar Karlsson plays a key role in this work and talks about it in this episode.
The latest episode of Fika Chat
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Sign up for the autumn higher education courses
Register for courses in higher education pedagogy given by KTH or continuing courses by SU and KI. First come, first served, but register by 31 May at the latest. Sign up for the autumn higher education courses
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Wanted: KTH researchers' view on education in data analysis for life scienceThe Life Science platform surveys the educational efforts at KTH within life science, with a specific focus on data handling and analysis. All KTH researchers who recruit students for master's projects or doctoral positions are invited to answer a short questionnaire. Please answer no later than April 15
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A new seminar series – Science impact talks – aims to inspire, provide practical tips and strengthen the skills of KTH staff in communicating research. Katarina Larsen, researcher at the Department of Philosophy and History at ABE, is project manager for the new seminar series shares plans for the initiative in an interview. Read the interview with Katarina | FIRST SEMINAR: Reach out with art and digital visualisations
| In this first Science Impact Talk, Professor Nicole Kringos shares her experience of creating impact ‘outside of the box’, especially from the Campus 2030 project. 12:00-13:00, Salongen, KTH Library | | | | | | | | | |
15.00 - 16.30 | Status and trends of the global nuclear industry | | | | | | Public defences of doctoral theses, licenciate seminars and docent lectures
| | | | | New step in the development of UA
Kerstin Jacobsson, University Director has decided how employees in HR, finance and communication will be organized from 1 April as part of the development of the University Administration “It is crucial that we base our development on co-operation," Jacobsson says. Interview with Kerstin Jacobsson and Head of department Maria Håkansson
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KTH research committee works broadly and welcomes inputMeeting once a month, the new research committee at KTH has started its work. "We look at a number of issues without prejudice and address them gradually," says Annika Borgenstam, Vice President for Research and chair of the research committee. Interview with Borgenstam
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New local collective agreements are now in place
The teacher, flexitime, and TA agreements have been revised jointly between the HR department and the trade unions. The aim has been to clarify what applies to working hours. New agreements clarify working time concepts
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