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New Publication: Investigating potential effects of mobility and accessibility services using the avoid-shift-improve framework

Division researcher Katarina Larsen has published a new article together with her co-authors Hampus Berg Mårtensson and Mattias Höjer, both from the Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering (SEED) at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The text with the title “Investigating potential effects of mobility and accessibility services using the avoid-shift-improve framework” is … Continue reading “New Publication: Investigating potential effects of mobility and accessibility services using the avoid-shift-improve framework”

“I Still Do a Lot of Good” by Nina Wormbs

Division professor in history of technology Nina Wormbs has written the very interesting essay “I Still Do a Lot of Good” for the Rachel Carson Center Review on 23 May 2023. In this piece, Nina discusses the frequently occurring instances of cognitive dissonance that emerge once one does critically engage with the climate crisis we … Continue reading ““I Still Do a Lot of Good” by Nina Wormbs”

Upcoming Final seminar: Streams, Steams, and Steels: A History of Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Risk Governance (1850-1990)

A warm welcome to another upcoming final seminar at the division! Doctoral Student: Siegfried Evens, Doctoral Student, Division of History of Science, Technology and Environment Supervisor: Per Högselius, Kati Lindström, Anna Storm Opponent: Markku Lehtonen, Social Scientist, University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona Time: Tuesday 2023-06-13 13.15 – 15.00 Location: Big seminar room, Teknikringen 74D (floor … Continue reading “Upcoming Final seminar: Streams, Steams, and Steels: A History of Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Risk Governance (1850-1990)”

Upcoming Events in Doctoral Education

On 30 May, 1.15-2.45 pm, Alicia Gutting will have her final seminar with the title “The Nuclear Rhine” in her doctoral education. It will take place at the division, in the big seminar room. Alicia’s discussant is Timothy Moss, Senior Researcher at the Integrative Research Institute on Transformations of Human-Environment Systems (IRI THESys), based at … Continue reading “Upcoming Events in Doctoral Education”

Interview with Tirza Meyer: The Ocean – a contemporary history

Tirza Meyer is a contemporary historian and a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Philosophy and History, who has come to devote her work to the ocean. After studying how the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea was negotiated, she is now dedicating her time to the question of how we have … Continue reading “Interview with Tirza Meyer: The Ocean – a contemporary history”

Mid-Seminar: The Qualitization of the Humanities: Changing Articulations of Research Quality

Please be warmly welcome to attend Klara Müller’s mid-seminar in doctoral education, here at KTH Campus on Monday April 24. The Qualitization of the Humanities: Changing Articulations of Research Quality “Placed at the intersection between research policy, STS and the history of humanities, the project aims to analyze quality articulations on both the micro-level and … Continue reading “Mid-Seminar: The Qualitization of the Humanities: Changing Articulations of Research Quality”

Glad påsk with a new travelogue!

Right before the Easter holidays, Siegfried Evens, PhD-candidate in the NUCLEARWATERS-project, has written an exciting travelogue about his stay at Virginia Tech in the USA. Enjoy!   Looking back on four months in Washington, D.C. By Siegfried Evens It has been a few months since I came back from my stay in the U.S. And … Continue reading “Glad påsk with a new travelogue!”

Performing my ecopoem Dia do Não [Day of No] – Nuno Marques

Nuna Marques, postdoctor at the Division and the KTH Centre EHL, attended a eco poetry reading during the Ecopoetry Workshop at  the #APHELEIA 2023 seminar on Adaptation and Transformation: Community-based Practices in Mação, Portugal. Read his full performance below. at an ecopoetry workshop I was invited to say something about this poem as ecopoem. Here … Continue reading “Performing my ecopoem Dia do Não [Day of No] – Nuno Marques”

Upcoming Mid-Seminar: Domingos Langa on Universities and Innovation in Africa

Mid-Seminar: Universities and innovation in Africa: Contemporary histories of innovation policy and practice in a selection of African universities Doctoral student: Domingos Langa Supervisors: Sverker Sörlin, KTH; Urban Lundberg, Dalarna University College; Erik Arnold, Technopolis; Teboho Moja, New York University Opponent: Charles Edquist, researcher and Holder of the Ruben Rausing Chair in Innovation Research at … Continue reading “Upcoming Mid-Seminar: Domingos Langa on Universities and Innovation in Africa”

Transdisciplinary co-creation on the river in search for more sustainable futures – fieldwork experiences with local fishing communities in Colombia

By Gauri Salunkhe & Katarina Larsen This text was first published on the WaterBlog@KTH on 10 March 2023. The sun setting on our right in beautiful orange hues, water flowing calmly and gentle breeze on our faces. This was the tranquil atmosphere on Río Guapi on a Saturday evening in early October 2022, as we … Continue reading “Transdisciplinary co-creation on the river in search for more sustainable futures – fieldwork experiences with local fishing communities in Colombia”