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  • KTH's Alum of the Year 2024 wants to engage Swedish households in the energy transition

    Portrait of Tanmoy Bari
    “At a time when we charge our cars the same way we charge our phones, and private households can produce their own electricity, households can become part of a common energy solution for the whole society. My goal is for all of Europe's electricity consumers to have access to each other's surplus electricity. We should be able to move the supply of electricity between countries," says Tanmoy Bari, co-founder of Greenely and KTH's Alum of the Year 2024.
    Published May 07, 2024

    He is the co-creator of a digital platform developed to give private households full control over their energy consumption. The vision is to connect electricity consumers to a virtual power plant for ...

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  • New exhibition: An exhibition on building bridges in society

    Published Apr 26, 2024

    Bridges connect people. They take us across geographical barriers, they connect neighbourhoods, districts and continents. At KTH, we have devoted ourselves to the fine art of bridge building for almos...

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  • Drop-in consultations in May

    Published Apr 25, 2024

    Do you need help finding those final references for your degree project? Or do you need to fine-tune the reference list before submission? Then you're in luck, as KTH Library offers drop-in consultati...

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  • An AI friend for improved mental health

    Portrait of Selina and Barbora
    Selina is currently finishing her master's degree in Global Health at Karolinska Institutet, and Barbora recently finished her architecture studies at KTH. Together they are developing Clara, an AI-based friend for improved mental health.
    Published Apr 24, 2024

    A spontaneous meeting and a common interest in promoting mental health among young people was the start for Selina Noe och Barbora Havelcová. They met for the first time at the event KTH Innovation Co...

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  • From student assistant to instrument maker

    Portait photo Maria Svahn
    Funki has received good help from KTH Innovation. Photo: Peter Asplund
    Published Apr 24, 2024

    Maria Svahn entered KTH with a background as a student assistant - She leaves the university with a technical innovation that she and fellow student Josefine Hölling created together. The importance o...

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  • The KTH website has a new look

    Published Apr 18, 2024

    Due to KTH's updated graphic profile, the website has undergone a series of design changes.

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  • 15 new teams enter the pre-incubator program

    En kvinna tar en selfie med en man och en annan kvinna
    Yanmiao Fan, a researcher at the KTH Department of Fiber and Polymer Technology has teamed up with KTH alumnus Yizhou Zhang to launch Vasol Tech, a solar power unit with innovative design. Here seen taking a selfie with their business development coach Eva Halén.
    Published Apr 18, 2024

    Fifteen new teams have started their year in the KTH Innovation pre-incubator program. From a marketplace for recycled building materials to the treatment of autoimmune diseases: here is Batch 19!

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  • Apply for the Stockholm Student Academy program

    Four students discussing in a staircase.
    Published Apr 11, 2024

    Are you an international student who is interested in staying in Sweden and the Swedish labour market after graduation? As a KTH student, you now have an exclusive opportunity to take part in the Stoc...

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  • How you can prevent theft at KTH

    KTH:s new "Dare to ask" campaign, and Christina Boman, KTH's head of security.
    KTH:s new "Dare to ask" campaign, and Christina Boman, KTH's head of security. Photo: Magnus Glans.
    Published Apr 10, 2024

    All around KTH, you will find new stickers next to card readers, urging you to keep track of who you let in past locked doors. Here you will get some tips on how to act and avoid being exposed for the...

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  • QS ranks KTH 37th globally in engineering and tech, 64th in natural science

    KTH:s campus
    In Engineering & Technology, KTH is ranked 7th among universities in the EU; and in Natural Sciences, KTH is 14th among universities in the EU.
    Published Apr 10, 2024

    KTH Royal Institute of Technology is now ranked among the top 100 universities worldwide in engineering, technology and natural sciences, according to the latest QS World University Rankings by Subjec...

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  • New study spaces and group rooms at the library

    Published Mar 21, 2024

    On 11 April we will open up the new study area and five new bookable group rooms at KTH Library. The area is located behind Arkaden on the entrance floor and will be named Arcade Hall.

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  • Updated rules for parking discs at the library

    Published Mar 13, 2024

    From Monday, 18 March, we will introduce changed rules for the parking discs at the library. The parking discs will only be available 11–17 on weekdays.

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  • They compete in rocket launching

    group picture, KTH students with rocket
    KTH students dream of a career in the space industry, engineering or defence. Image: ÆSIR.
    Published Mar 13, 2024

    The ÆSIR student organisation at KTH builds rockets in their spare time. As the first Swedish team ever, they recently participated in a European rocket launch competition. With their self-designed Si...

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  • Karin and Edka found a degree project at KTH Innovation

    Portrait of Karin Bodin and Edka Coronado Omana
    Karin Bodin and Edka Coronado Omana dream of designing products that support people in their everyday life and contribute to a better future for everyone. This semester, they are doing their degree project with the startup Rebaba.
    Published Mar 08, 2024

    Karin Bodin and Edka Coronado Omana are studying a master's degree in Integrated Product Design at KTH. By posting on a notice board at KTH Innovation, they got in touch with Rebaba, a startup creatin...

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  • Hello there alum Malte Gleim...

    Portrait Malte Gleim
    Published Mar 01, 2024

    ...who, with funding from KTH and others, was able to realise the Boomerang rocket project. “I want to thank the Opportunities Fund and all donors for their generous support. It has been crucial in ...

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  • Hello there alum Elsa Arksand!

    Portrait of Elsa Arksand
    Thanks to support from the KTH Opportunities Fund, Elsa Arksand's team was able to participate in the iGEM 2021 competition. For a year, the team in Albanova worked on the Mikroskin project, in collaboration with experts from all over the world. The project was awarded the gold medal of the competition. "We focused on acne in our project. Through Mikroskin, we wanted to shed light on different skin diseases, to break the stigma often associated with them and to find new treatment methods."
    Published Mar 01, 2024

    You led the team that won gold in iGEM Stockholm, one of the world's largest student competitions in the field of synthetic biology. How would you describe the societal problem the team tackled?

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  • Winners decided for the competition on climate and health  

    Competition winners.
    Then winners and runners up in the competition on climate and health visited KTH Climate Action Centre for the award ceremony.
    Published Feb 28, 2024

    KTH, SU, and KI, also called the Stockholm Trio, have joined forces for climate action. Part of this collaboration has been a student competition with the overarching theme ”Climate and Health.” Over ...

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  • Q&A: Students take second in ‘intense’ cybersecurity competition

    Five people with bouquets of flowers standing next to each other looking at the camera.
    Left to right: Roberto Guanciale, senior lecturer at KTH and the students' coach, and Ludwig Kristoffersson, Elin Granstedt, Hampus Carlens and Gustaf Zachrisson. Photo: Anders G Warne.
    Published Feb 21, 2024

    Elin Granstedt was on the KTH student team that recently made it all the way to the final of Cyber Challenge 2024, which is held by the Swedish Defence University and the National Cyber Security Cente...

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  • Marcus Wandt landed at KTH

    Two men in front of an auditorium.
    The astronaut Marcus Wandt told a packed auditorium at KTH about his space adventures. Christer Fuglesang, Director of the KTH Space Centre and an astronaut too, was also present.
    Published Feb 20, 2024

    After 22 days in space, astronaut Marcus Wandt has landed at KTH. In front of a packed auditorium, he talked about his journey before, after and during the space flight. “It's so fascinating that you...

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  • Maggan Hub Pilot

    Published Feb 13, 2024

    The Maggan Hub pilot offers engaged students a unique opportunity to work with societal challenges for a more just and sustainable society. Are you one of the students we are seeking for this summer...

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