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Incoming students 2027: SCI application trends, stability, and what AI might change
Each spring, the first-choice application numbers give us an early signal about the next cohort of students. They are not the whole story - final admissions depend on capacity, eligibility, selection groups and final choices - but they are a useful indicator of attractiveness and long-term positioning.
SCI: a stable portfolio, with a clear upward signal in two programmes. A common question right now is whether the rapid spread of AI is already reshaping how young people choose what to study. Read Sandra's blog post | | | Postdoctoral researcher Qirui Cui, the lead author of the study, and Professor Anna Delin. Photo: David Callahan | Twisting atom thin materials reveals new way to save computing energyA recent study, published in Nano Letters, shows a new and potentially more energy efficient way to transmit information inside electronic systems, including computers and phones, without relying on electric currents or external magnetic fields.
Today’s electronics transmit information by moving electrons through circuits, where ones and zeros are represented by high or low electrical signals. This movement of electrical charge generates heat, causing energy loss and limiting how much devices can be miniaturized and improved.
Researchers at KTH and international collaborators demonstrate that twisting two layers of certain atom thin magnetic materials allows magnetic signals, known as altermagnetic magnons, to carry information instead of electrical currents. Read the article | | | Publish in Open Research Europe
From autumn 2026 publishing in Open Research Europe (ORE) is open for all Swedish researchers. Up to now it has been open only for research funded by EU. Please contact KTH Library if you have any questions.
Read more about the news Publish in ORE | | | | Open Call: Unite! Visiting Professorships at TU Darmstadt
TU Darmstadt invites applications for two Unite! Visiting Professorships for the winter semester 2026/27 (or alternatively summer 2027). The programme offers a six‑month full‑time appointment for researchers and lecturers from Unite! partner universities, with a focus on innovative, interdisciplinary and internationally oriented teaching. Expression of interest deadline: 15 May 2026. Learn more and apply (PDF) | | | Fika Chat ahead of the Quarneval paradeIn what ways do student-led activities such as Quarnevalen promote learning for future engineers at KTH? Podcast host Marcus Lithander meets parade teams on the construction site and discuss afterwards live in the Maxistudio KTHB with Quarneval staff "PRatare" Iris Callerholm and Gustav Heldt ahead of the Quarneval parade on 16 May 2026. Join live Fika chat #79, 13 May at 15:00
| | | | | Recorded webinar: KTH Survey on Assessment in the Age of AI How do KTH students and teachers use AI in their studies and teaching, and what questions does this raise about cheating, legal certainty, and
pedagogy? In this recorded webinar, research findings are presented that
provide a unique insight into how AI is used at KTH and how generative
AI is already changing assessment, teaching, and ways of working. Assessment in the Age of AI: Teachers Adapt, Students React - A KTH survey
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AI and digital competence in schools
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Welcome to the first webinar in a free training series on AI, digitalisation and the future of learning, organised by KTH and the Swedish Internet Foundation.
In this first session, you will meet researchers, teachers and experts who take a closer look at questions related to AI and source criticism. You will gain insights into how students actually use AI today, as well as concrete examples of how you can work with these issues in the classroom.
The webinar will be held in Swedish.
| | | | | | Lunch 'n' Learn: Course evaluation and Course analysis – one year with the new systemJoin a lunch seminar at 12.15–13.00 on course evaluation and course analysis, which got a new IT system support around a year ago. Course evaluation and course development
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Why Does AI Work? A Lecture on the Geometry Behind the Technology Why is AI able to do things we once thought were impossible, while other seemingly simple problems remain difficult?
Welcome to an open lecture with Kathlén Kohn, Associate Professor of Mathematics. Kathlén will talk about how we can understand AI through the world of mathematics: geometry and algebra. By looking at the “shape” of the technology, we can form a clearer and more logical picture of how deep learning actually works and what strengths different AI models have.
Although AI and deep learning are now present throughout society, we still do not fully understand why the technology works as well as it does. Development is moving at great speed, but the theory behind it does not always keep pace.
| | | | | | “Illiberal threats to academic freedom and international collaboration”, 11 June 2026This webinar will describe the growing threats to academic activities posed by illiberal actors, policies, and other factors and discuss the role of university staff and institutions in recognising these threats and ideas on how to protect academic freedom. Keynote:
Andrea Pető, professor at the Department of Gender Studies at Central European University, Vienna, Austria. The webinar is arranged by the SAR Sweden network and the CASI-project. Read more and register | | |
Book discussion about Wuthering heights
Welcome to KTH Library’s book discussion on Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë – a novel about love and passion on the British moors.
Wednesday 20 May, 16:15–17:30 | | | | Public defences of doctoral theses, licenciate seminars and docent lectures
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15 May is the last day to request to save vacation days. You must take at least 20 vacation days per year but you may save any remaining days, up to a maximum of 30 saved days in total. This applies if you have vacation by the form method. Request to save vacation days | | | | | |
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