Research Initiative on Sustainable Industry and Society (IRIS)
IRIS was an initiative for enabling researchers to work together, across departments at the ITM school, on joint research projects. With the holistic interdisciplinary perspective, the aim was to enhance the impact of KTH's research for more a sustainable industry and society.
Background
The mission of the ITM School is to lead the transition towards a zero-emission industry for a sustainable society characterized by new product and service designs, new materials, new business models, sustainable energy systems, recycling, reuse and remanufacturing. The Research Accessment Exercise (RAE) 2012 identified that ITM had strengths in many of these areas, but could increase its impact by collaborating more across departments.
This led to the formation of the IRIS project in 2019. With a budget of 80 million SEK, IRIS is probably one of the largest single initiatives run by the ITM School. IRIS was an overall school initiative that enabled researchers to work collaboratively across departments at the ITM school, and on joint research projects.
The organizational structure of the IRIS project was designed to facilitate cross-departmental collaboration:
Research areas
