Hi, , two ITM researchers in Swedish TV, and workshops that doctoral students don't want to miss. |
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For one month, a family lived basically without plastic. Sara Ilstedt explained the experiment in TV4.
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Eva Björndal, Head of the ITM School’s Office. | |
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Signs of
change
In her
latest blog post, Eva Björndal reflects on the subtle
signs that brighter days are coming – both in nature and in KTH’s ongoing
development efforts. “Change often comes in small steps, yet still moves us forward,” she
writes.
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Sabina Du Rietz Dahlström and Maxim Miterev are two of ITM's new docents. | Two new docents at INDEKSabina du Rietz Dahlström became a docent earlier this year and gave a lecture on "The Sustainable Company: Measurement and Reporting of Sustainability Aspects."
Maxim Miterev became a docent in January and gave a lecture on "Project-based
organizing for enabling socio-technical transformations." Congratulations to both! | |
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| Björn Hedin, Lecturer at the department of Learning in TV4's morning news. |
From side project to national TV
What started as lecturer Björn Hedin’s personal curiosity about energy literacy, suddenly caught the media’s eye. After sharing his visual tools on everyday energy use, his work spread from Facebook forums to Dagens PS, Realtid to a TV4 News interview.
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From your representatives in the Faculty Board | Notes from the last meeting
- Decision to appoint
Malvina Roci as an affiliate faculty member in circular manufacturing systems.
- Decision to apply for discontinuation of the doctoral program in economics.
- Decision to establish a number of courses.
- Discussion on how the action plan for broadened recruitment and participation will be taken forward.
Faculty Board ITM: members and notes
| | | | | School meeting about financeCurious on KTH's financial challenges and how financial management at KTH is structured? What does contribution margin means and what components are included? Meet Finance Director Susanne Odung and Planning Director Anna Aminoff and get a clearer picture. 10 March, 12:30–14:00 | | | | | | |
Three more years for the Vice Presidents"In both of these areas, KTH has made significant progress in recent years, and I am looking forward to our ongoing collaboration." Anders Söderholm made this statement when extending the appointments of Vice Presidents Annika Borgenstam (Research) and Stefan Östlund (International Relations) for another three years. Read more | | | | |
She put Sweden on the global space map
As one of Sweden’s leading figures in the space sector, Anna Rathsman has played a key role in shaping space policy, research, and international cooperation for many years. KTH has now awarded her an honorary doctorate.
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Get an industry mentor
KTH Innovation has a network of over 100 experienced professionals who want to help ideas and research from KTH create impact and reach a market. Do you want a mentor this fall? Apply by 20 February! Read more | | | | |
Top universities launch network for aspiring entrepreneurs
KTH Innovation joins forces with leading European universities to connect the continent’s top entrepreneurial students and PhDs. During a three-day trip, they will build their networks, explore potential co-founder relationships, and become part of a curated community
Read more | | | | | Time to vote to the University Board The term of office for the current three members appointed by teachers and researchers expires on 30 April 2026. New teachers’ representatives are to be elected for the period 1 May 2026
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30 April 2029. These shall be appointed by election by KTH’s eligible teaching staff. The election will be performed electronically during the period 2–8 March 2026. Information about the voting procedure will be sent to those who are entitled to vote on 19 February 2026. View presentations of the candidates | | |
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Reminder! New login routine for all employees and affiliatesThe new login procedure for KTH's services and systems is called Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and it will become mandatory from 24 February 2026. To do: | |
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Staff training and developmentHere are some of the courses offered by KTH in spring 2026. The list will be expanded throughout the year with both leadership and personnel training.
| Best of KTH, welcoming day for all new employeesRegister | | | | | | New course: Generative AI for teaching and learningGenerative AI is increasingly influencing how we can deliver education. This new course, starting on 29 April, gives you as a teacher the tools to take a critical approach to AI and responsibly apply AI tools in your own teaching.
Read about the course Register your interest in the course
| | | | | Fika chat on Vision 2027/2028 One year left until the future is here – how close can a fictional 10-year education catalogue be to reality? In episode 73, the catalogue's initiator, Gunnar Karlsson, and Sverker Janson (RISE) discuss with Joakim Lilliesköld and Marcus Lithander. Live Fika chat podcast #73 on 18 February at 15:00 | | | | | Workshop: Course-specific information on generative AIEvery course at KTH must have course-specific information about generative AI, both in Canvas and in the course memo. To support this, ready-made templates are available. This workshop aims to help teachers and other teaching staff use the templates to develop relevant course information and communicate it clearly to students. | | | | | | Doctoral student, learn how to work smarter
Want to level up your academic workflow? This spring, you can join a series of hands‑on workshops designed to boost your productivity, sharpen your writing and help you build sustainable working habits.
You’ll meet other students from ITM, CBH and ABE, share real experiences and pick up practical tools you can use right away. - 11 March: From efficiency to effectiveness
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15 April: From perfectionism and procrastination to flow
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5 May: Sustainable work methods
Register now and secure your spot | | | | Literature search for your thesis or next publication
Welcome to a workshop on how to conduct structured literature searches
in databases to find articles for your doctoral thesis or research
project. Friday 20 Feb 10.15 - 12.00
| | | | | | Take control of your research data – get started with a data management plan
Welcome to this introduction to EndNote. Using EndNote will save you time, help you keep your references organised, and to cite them correctly. Friday 4 Mar 12.15 - 13.00
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