A man standing in front of a spectactular building

Photo: Sasan Sadrizadeh

Why your building is often too hot, or cold – and the simple fix

Not happy with the heating in your office, or your apartment building? A new study shows that complicated “smart building” technology isn’t the only answer for spaces that feel too hot after lunch, or too cold in the morning.

Alltid fel temperatur på kontoret? Ny studie visar en enkel lösning

Photo: KTH

Ten upper secondary school projects were honoured in this year's Sustainable Generation Awards

For the fourth year running, the Sustainable Generation competition was organised, an initiative by the School of Architecture and the Built Environment at KTH and the Företagsam Foundation. The competition, which focuses on the year’s best upper secondary school projects inspired by Agenda 2030, aims to increase young people’s interest in key issues for the future, strengthen their commitment to a sustainable society and inspire schools to teach sustainable development.

Tio gymnasiearbeten prisades i årets Ung Hållbarhet

Diploma Days at KTH Architecture

1-5 June

Bringing together graduating students from KTH School of Architecture and its associated programmes, the Diploma Days showcase thesis projects spanning architecture, lighting design, urbanism, and related fields.During the summer sessions, the School opens to both the public and the wider KTH community, offering access to the full range of thesis work. Invited jury members, students, and staff come together for presentations and discussions addressing contemporary topics in architecture.

See programme here

Opening ceremony of poster exhibition

On Monday 25 May, the doctoral students in the ABE School’s special initiative Digitalisation and Sustainability met up for the opening ceremony of a poster exhibition in the entrance hall of the KTH Library. During the opening ceremony, Björn Berggren and the KTH president Anders Söderholm held short speeches, followed by presentations by the doctoral students.

Take the chance to see the poster exhibition in the KTH Library before it ends on Friday, 5 June.

Invigning av posterutställning

On 28 May, ABE researchers gathered to present and discuss research with impact. During parallel sessions, 12 research initiatives were presented to more than 40 participants.

Workshops for doctoral students, autumn 2026

We are pleased to offer a new series of workshops for doctoral students at the ABE school, wishing to enhance their skills in academic productivity, writing and sustainable working methods. During the autumn of 2026, one group will be meeting for a series of three interconnected workshops to acquire useful tools in these areas, while sharing experiences of academic life with each other in an interactive learning environment.

Faculty Board May meeting

At the Faculty Board’s most recent meeting, several issues related to educational development, quality assurance, and future competence provision were discussed. Among other things, a review of inactive courses is currently underway, and discussions regarding both a new master’s programme and KTH’s employment regulations continue.

Fakultetsnämndens majmöte

Deadlines inför sommaren

HR

15 juni: sista dag att skicka kompletta underlag till för utlysning av anställning under sommaren
8 juli: sista dag för förfrågan om förlängd annonsering under sommaren

Kontakta HR-stöd

Forskarutbildning

23 juni: sista dag för doktorand att ansöka om licentiat- eller doktorsexamen för att den ska ufärdas före sista juni

Kontakta forskarutbildningsadministration

News from KTH

Photo: Mikael Sjöberg

Rising costs of facilities in focus

In his latest blog post, President Anders Söderholm highlights the growing financial pressure caused by rising rental costs at KTH and calls for targeted government support. While recent funding for the Royal Institute of Art is a welcome step, more action is needed to address the structural challenges facing universities in Stockholm.

Read Anders Söderholm's blog

Höga hyror hotar Stockholms lärosäten

Project update: Neighborhood-based support

A project is underway to develop a proposal for organising support for facilities, security, and related services in a more neighbourhood-based structure at KTH. The aim is also to clarify and coordinate other day-to-day services, making them easier to use and more consistent across KTH.

By 30 June, the project will give a proposal for further review before a decision is made.

About the project (in Swedish)

KTH at Almedalsveckan

KTH is organising and participating in numerous panel discussions and other events during Almedalsveckan (Almedalen Week), which takes place in Visby June 22–26. At least 30 KTH representatives, including President Anders Söderholm, researchers and other staff, will be present to contribute to the public debate.

KTH på Almedalsveckan 2026

Magnus Breitholtz, professor at SU

Mapping: Potential for more interdisciplinary sustainability research

A mapping of publications from KTH , Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University shows a broad range of research linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The results also show how the universities complement one another — and point to opportunities for further collaboration.

Communicate your research to young people: ForskarFredag and Forskar Grand Prix

Inspire young people to engage with research and innovation while also developing your skills in communicating research. Register by 30 June.

Kommunicera din forskning till unga personer

Standardisation of the KTH.se email domain begins

KTH is phasing out the use of so-called email aliases, i.e. username@xxx.kth.se and firstname.lastname@xxx.kth.se. Affected users will receive direct email with detailed information.

Standardisering av KTH.se e-postdomän till en enhetlig domän

Event support

Do you need support with planning or executing a conference or an event? In addition to the service functions available locally, KTH also has contracted suppliers within the event and conference area.

Evenemang och konferenser på KTH

Guidelines on meetings & travel

Since 5 May, new guidelines on meetings and travel have been adopted, which are both clearer and easier for managers and employees to apply. When planning business travel, cost, operational impact and carbon footprint need to be taken into account. Use the new guidelines when planning your next trip.

Read the guideline (Swe. Eng coming soon)

Business trip step by step

Registration open: Unite! Widening Staff Week at KTH

Technical and administrative staff working in research and innovation support are invited to participate in this five-day event focusing on proposal and project support within Horizon Europe.

The Staff Week will take place at KTH on 5 – 9 October, 2026, and will bring together participants from the Unite! alliance.

Library services during the summer

KTH Library has limited opening hours and services during the summer holidays, but our digital support is open on weekdays all summer. From 27 May you can borrow books until 17 August.

Information for teaching staff

Picture: KTH

Fika Chat from Diploma Days of KTH Architecture

What does Diploma Days (1-5 June) say about the future of architectural education? Daniel Koch and Marcus Lithander will chat with guests afterwards over coffee about the event, the future of architectural education, and what others can learn from the pedagogy practised at the architecture programme.

Join live Fika chat #81, 10 June at 15:00

Fikasnack om arkitektutbildningens Diploma Days

A teacher and a student are sitting by a laptop.

Photo: Magnus Glans

Recorded webinar: Course evaluation and course analysis – one year with the new system

How is the new system for course evaluation and course analysis used, and what have we learned after the first year? In this recorded webinar, statistics and experiences are presented to give a clear picture of how students and teachers are using the system today, as well as the opportunities and challenges in working with course development.

Lunch 'n' Learn: Kursvärdering och kursanalys – ett år med nytt system

MFA will become mandatory for students on 1 September, 2026

MFA (multi-factor authentication) remains the single most important security measure to protect KTH’s IT systems against various types of attacks or intrusions. KTH is now taking the next step by introducing MFA for all students starting 1 September, 2026.

Information to new and current students will be sent at the end of week 23. When selecting the date for mandatory MFA, consideration was given to programme students’ course registration period, which closes on 31 August.

During this past spring, the Examination Administration has tested procedures for exams in computer labs and will provide additional staffing during the digital examinations in the autumn.

KTH inför multifaktorautentisering, MFA för den centrala inloggningstjänsten

Extended deadline for course analyses over the summer

To allow more people to do course analysis during the summer, the time before automatic publication is extended.

For the vast majority of courses, this means that the deadline will be 21 August. Some courses, with a different end date than 1 June, need to be a little extra aware of when the actual deadline is.

Förlängd deadline för kursanalyser över sommaren