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KTH President Anders Söderholm and Tom Eriksson, Head of R&D at Alleima. Photo: Magnus Glans.
| A partnership to boost materials technology
KTH and Alleima AB have entered a strategic partnership to deepen cooperation in education, research and innovation, and materials and chemical engineering.
“We hope to strengthen our research collaborations even more and perhaps inspire more students to study in programs relevant to us and our field,” says Tom Eriksson, Head of Research and Development at Alleima.
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Welcome ITM's new employees!
| What we look forward to
this semester
| Curious about how the ITM staff will improve their summer holiday for 2025? And what they look forward to this semester? Check out some of the results from the Menti questionnaire from the summer party. Read Pär Jönsson's blog post | | | | Fire safety course
for all employees
| Do you feel confident about what to do in the event of a fire at KTH? Now there's a new training in Canvas on KTH's fire procedures and is to be generally used in our office environment. It only takes 30 min to complete.
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| | Photo: Cristian Dina on Pexels
| Time for the employee survey – now with comment fields
Comment fields will be introduced for certain questions in the next employee pulse on 3 September. “We hope that this will lead to a greater sense of participation, a higher response rate, and even better discussions at workplace meetings,“ says Mikael Visén, HR specialist. Read more | | | |
Maryna Henrysson, in the middle, is one of the ITM staff who went to Tokyo last semester.
| ITM researchers
to Tokyo for exchange
Two ITM researchers, Jamie Rinder and Maryna Henrysson, went to University of Tokyo last semester to to develop teaching and research – and build relations. One of them within language teaching and the other within climate policy and circular economy.
Read about the exchange
| | | | | Career paths are being analyzed
"Staff are our most important asset and the goal is a system based on meritocracy that is attractive, long-term and transparent to create a better working environment for our researchers and teachers," says Nina Wormbs, Vice Dean of Faculty at KTH. Read more | | | | | German exchange student bikes 1,800 kilometres to KTH
He bicycled all the way from Karlsruhe, Germany, to Stockholm and KTH in just under two weeks, arriving in Stockholm 6 kilograms lighter.
"A bike ride of this length helps you realise how little you actually need in life,” Hanisch says.
Read the interview Arnd Hanisch
| | | | | KTH research behind the hexagonal table tennis racket
The eyes of the world were on the hexagonal table tennis racket when Truls Möregårdh won Olympic silver in 2024. Behind the initiative for the new design is KTH alum Andreas Zandrén, CEO of Stiga Sports, who developed the racket in collaboration with KTH researcher Mikael Karlsson. Read more | | | | |
Nominate for KTH's pedagogical prize
You are welcome to nominate teachers who you think should receive KTH's pedagogical prize in 2024. The last day for nominations is 24 September.
Read more and nominate | | | | | Help needed in maths anxiety evaluation
A project within Unite! is dedicated to investigating the reasons and the general awareness of maths anxiety among students. The project is now looking for lecturers and other staff to help promote the survey among students. Read more | | | | | Nominate your project for
an important report
Nominate projects, cases, and activities for the KTH SDG Report 2023, which highlights
our contributions to the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals. This
annual report is crucial for showcasing KTH's commitment to sustainability and
plays a significant role in our global rankings.
Why nominate your project?* Enhance visibility
and recognition for your work
* Demonstrate
your projects' contribution with broader sustainability goals
* Unlock new
opportunities for collaboration and funding
*Contribute
to KTH's sustainability efforts and improve our global standing. Nominate here by 20 September | | | New semester – new workshop programmeKTH Library organises workshops and lectures every semester, focusing on publishing, information retrieval, research communication, research data, analysing research impact, and much more. Most workshops are held via Zoom. See the full workshop schedule | | | | | Online course for master's studentsA new online course from the KTHB helps students enhance their abilities to find, critically evaluate, and reference sources in their thesis work and other assignments. If you are a teacher, you can integrate the course, or parts of it, into your own course. The course is in English. Read more about Find and cite | | | | | APPLY: Olle Eriksson Foundation for Materials Engineering
Are you active in
research or education in Material Design and Engineering/Material
Engineering? Apply for travel scholarship from Olle Eriksson Foundation.
Decisions made four times per year. Olle Eriksson Foundation | | | Welcome to KTH's staff choir | KTH's staff choir is open to everyone working at KTH, and the choir welcomes both experienced singers and beginners. The next choir meeting is on 2 September at the KTH Campus. Location:
Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8
Time: Mondays at
16:30–18:30
- September 2, 16 and 30
- Oktober 14 (28 – autumn break)
- November 4, 11 and 25
- December 2 and 9
Sing with the staff choir | | | | | | | | | | | | Listen up – the lunch concerts are back
The KTH’s lunch concerts is about to start again. The first takes place 11 September and offers Baroque music with Ensemble Spirituel. Bring your own lunch and enjoy the music. Location: Ångdomen, Biblioteket,Time: 12.10–12.50
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