The Stockholm Trio University Alliance has taken further steps in its development – not least in the European arena. We three, Stockholm University, the Karolinska Institute and KTH who make up the the Stockholm Trio University Alliance, have consolidated our collaboration and our visibility over the past year as an internationally competitive higher education environment … Continue reading “Stockholm Trio inspiring in European context”
That researchers should be teachers and vice versa is important for both cross fertilisation between the different skills sets along with mobility and clarity at a university. This not only benefits students but also young researchers when building a career. It is clear from the report (in Swedish) on the reality for young researchers published … Continue reading “Uncertain conditions for young researchers can slow down research”
As parliament,last week on April 21, voted in favour of the government research bill recently presented, I feel compelled to return to my old hobby horse: Increase basic funding instead. What worries me is the new model for allocating resources for research that will come into force in two years where strategic profiling will make … Continue reading “Resource model misses the mark”
Each October, for a moment, the world of science holds its breath. Who will it be and for what? The Nobel Prize has a special aura, not just for the prize recipients, but also for the patient researcher who refuses to give up. And naturally for their university. KTH has one Nobel laureate to date; … Continue reading “How can we get more Nobel laureates?”
Just over 15 years ago, several professor colleagues and I successfully applied for money for a mass spectrometer. It has proved to be of tremendous benefit – in this particular case, within polymer materials. This is what good research infrastructure is all about. To both stimulate and generate new and practical research results. MALDI, Matrix … Continue reading “Modern infrastructure a necessity”
