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KTH initiative paves the way for new nuclear energy lab
Pär Olsson, Professor of Physics and Nuclear Materials and Head of the Department of Physics at KTH. Photo: Jon Lindhe Published Oct 21, 2025One of KTH's strategic research initiatives has paid off in the form of substantial research grants from the Swedish Energy Agency. Two projects have secured the entire SEK 50 million grant – and a bi...
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The idea that got Sweden moving
Carina Haak, founder of Fritidsbanken, wants to enable more people to find joy in sports and outdoor activities. (Photo: Private) Published Oct 21, 2025From a small premises in Deje to a movement that has spread throughout Sweden. Today, Fritidsbanken lends out millions of sports and leisure items – and has become a natural part of life for many. Now...
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Opinion piece in SvD
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The winner of the Energy Management course project announced
Presenting students, jury members and course teachers. Published Oct 15, 2025KTH students have designed a smarter and more sustainable Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. Team Nyarugenge 3 came through as a winner in the annual competition.
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KTH in three minutes
Published Oct 10, 2025President Anders Söderholm and Dean Sofia Ritzén will provide a snapshot of developments at one of the world's top 100 technical universities. KTH is taking the lead for a sustainable society.
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Film screens: The Future Planet Film Series
Film still from ”Recycling Colony” a film that explores the complex reality of sustainability. © Korean Broadcasting Service Published Oct 09, 2025This autumn, the KTH Climate Action Centre will screen a series of newly produced films from around the world on climate-related themes. The ”Future Planet Film Series” explores the impacts of climate...
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New course on sustainability and gender equality in funding applications
Karin Larsdotter, project manager for research at KTH Sustainability Office, and Klara Folkesson, strategist at KTH Equality Office. Photo: Sabina Fabrizi Published Oct 06, 2025Researchers seeking funding may need to consider both sustainability and gender equality. There is now a course on Canvas that supports KTH researchers in this regard.
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Scania x KTH Research Day
Karl Henrik Johansson, professor at the Division of Decision and Control Systems at KTH, led a workshop at the event. Published Oct 06, 2025On Thursday, October 2, KTH and Scania hosted the Scania x KTH Research Day as part of the strategic partnership. The event brought together researchers, engineers, and strategists from both KTH and S...
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Prosun Bhattacharya awarded by the GSA
Published Sep 29, 2025The award ceremony for the GSA International Distinguished Career Award 2025 will take place during the GSA Connects 2025 event in San Antonio, the United States, on 19 October.
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“We want to develop digital solutions that work for people”
Erik Flores-García. Published Sep 25, 2025How can research help solve real-life problems? Mobility programmes give researchers the opportunity to find out. Working closely with Scania, Erik Flores-García aims for better understanding of trend...
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New grant for establishing a Swedish Citizen Science Lab for Urban Biodiversity
Published Sep 25, 2025How can we work together with citizens, actors from the public sector, civil society organizations, academia and private sector to develop knowledge about citizen science and urban biodiversity? Sara ...
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The bag that carries fruit and conflicts
Nisse Johansson, sustainability researcher, is writing a book about the history of plastic bags. (Photo: Christer Gummeson) Published Sep 24, 2025The controversial plastic bag is to get its own history. Researcher Nisse Johansson delves into the history of the plastic bag, which was invented by a KTH engineer and later criticised as an environm...
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How IRIS strengthened research at ITM
Anna Jerbrant, project manager for IRIS, and Isabel Werner Runebjörk, project manager for the printed report, are delighted to have reached the goal. Published Sep 23, 2025The IRIS research initiative at ITM resulted in cross-disciplinary collaborations and more than SEK 168 million in external funding. A final report, now being released, highlights the many outcomes of...
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Nils Johansson Awarded Natur & Kultur Grant
Nils Johansson, researcher at the Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering (SEED) at KTH. Published Sep 19, 2025Nils Johansson is one of eight recipients of the 2025 Natur & Kultur popular science work grant.
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Climate research projects receive funding for feasibility studies
Grant recipients: Anja Moum Rieser, Katarina Larsen, Sara Borgström, Rebecka Ericsdotter Engström, Jens Ergon, Markus Larsson and Emma Riese, together with Francesco Fuso-Nerini, Director of the KTH Climate Action Centre, and Deputy Director Karin Larsdotter – in front of the Centre’s building (on the left). Photo: Ingenjören. Published Sep 17, 2025Four research groups at KTH have each been awarded SEK 250,000 to carry out feasibility studies for climate-related projects. The funding comes from Engineers of Sweden’s Environmental Fund, which in ...
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Stockholm Water Prize Laureate Günter Blöschl visits KTH
KTH Climate Action Centre's Director Francesco Fuso-Nerini, WaterCentre@KTH's Director Zahra Kalantari, Professor Günter Blöschl and KTH's President Anders Söderholm Published Sep 10, 2025Professor Günter Blöschl, Vienna University of Technology and University of Bologna, held a seminar at KTH Campus on 28 August, the day after he received this year's Stockholm Water Prize from HM the ...
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Where the Wind Blows
Published Sep 08, 2025Thomas Harbøll Schrøder, Division of History of Science, Technology and Environment, will defend his doctoral thesis on Wednesday 10 September 2025.
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Brake Wear – A Hidden Source of Gases
Photo: Pexels Published Sep 08, 2025As exhaust emissions from vehicles have decreased, non-exhaust emissions such as brake wear have become an increasingly important source of particulate pollution. A new study from KTH and Stockholm Un...
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Nordic energy informatics conference in retrospect
Published Sep 08, 2025The Nordic Energy Informatics Academy Summer School and Conference 2025 (EIA Nordic 2025) was hosted by the Division of Sustainable Buildings, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, ABE/KT...
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KTH strengthens its climate profile – Åsa Persson to Climate Action Centre
Åsa Persson is joining KTH to conduct research on solutions to global environmental challenges. “I grew up in Västerås in a typical Asea family, so I think the engineering mindset is part of me, even though I chose to focus my research on policy and governance,” she says. Photo: SEI. Published Sep 04, 2025With experience as Research Director at SEI, Chair of the Swedish Climate Policy Council, and advisor to the UN, Åsa Persson is now joining the KTH Climate Action Centre. In her new role as Strategic ...
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