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“Students' ideas can become spin-off companies”
“An important component of my teaching is that the students see a common thread in terms of what, why and how it is taught,” says Farazee Asif, winner of KTH's Pedagogical Prize. Photo: Magnus Glans Published Dec 12, 2023The course in Circular Manufacturing Systems (CMS) is described as unique in its kind. Now Farazee Asif, who developed it, has been awarded KTH's Pedagogical Prize 2023. “I feel happy and proud to b...
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New professor improves biomaterials by looking at the nanolevel
Professor Stephan Volker Roth. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH Published Dec 07, 2023Stephan Volker Roth is a new professor for scattering-based characterisation in fibre and polymer technology at KTH. He shares his position between the Division of Fibre Processes at KTH and DESY in H...
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KTH climbs QS sustainability ranking
KTH jumps from 98th place to 58th in the latest QS World University Rankings on sustainability. Photo: M. Glans Published Dec 06, 2023KTH Royal Institute of Technology is now ranked 58th best university in the world in tackling environmental, social and governance issues, according to QS World University Rankings.
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Challenge of living without a car
Electrically powered cargo bikes were used by citizen scientists to replace cars. The picture is from a start-up event organised by the research project (Photo: Magnus Atterfors). Published Dec 04, 2023How hard can it be to live a car-free everyday life? Quite problematic if you have to juggle work and leisure activities. This was demonstrated when a number of households in southern Stockholm were c...
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Report published - KTH and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Published Dec 04, 2023Every year, the KTH Sustainability Office compiles a report with KTH activities that contribute to each of the UN's Sustainabile Development Goals (SDGs). The report is used as a basis for the THE Imp...
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Reduced climate impact on the menu
From next year, KTH will introduce a new food standard for meals ordered through catering (Photo: Mostphotos). Published Nov 28, 2023From next year, the food ordered for meetings, events and representation will have WWF's One Planet Plate labelling as standard - this is to reduce KTH's climate footprint per meal in line with KTH's ...
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New research film highlights the environmental crisis from a post-colonial perspective
Published Nov 23, 2023On 14 November, visitors got a sneak premiere of the film "The Lindeka: When a Book Ate a City" at Accelerator, Stockholms Universty —addressing the environmental crisis through the active remains of ...
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Researchers: Metal extraction in the Baltic Sea inappropriate
ew research from KTH shows that metal extraction in the Baltic Sea is a bad idea from a sustainability perspective. Foto: Foto Irina Shishkina / Unsplash Published Nov 21, 2023As the demand for different metals such as silicon and cobalt increases, so does the need to extract them in different ways. One method is to 'vacuum the seabed'. New research from KTH Royal Institute...
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Get on top of KTH's sustainability effort
The staff training programme has been developed by the Sustainability Office. The aim is for everyone to gain basic knowledge to be able to contribute in their daily work to achieve KTH's sustainability and climate goals. Photo: Magnus Glans Published Nov 17, 2023A new sustainability course for staff is available in Canvas. The aim is to help them contribute to reach KTH's sustainability and climate goals. "I am impressed by how much is being done and that th...
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Researchers are granted 2.6 million SEK for project on recycling systems for solar panels
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"We Swedes need to get our house in order"
Floods in Sweden are causing more and more damage. The picture shows an incident in Hallsberg in August this year (Photo: Mostphotos). Published Nov 10, 2023Embankments and motorways collapse. Damage from extreme weather events is getting worse while knowledge of how to protect ourselves from them is lagging behind. Johan Silfwerbrand, professor in concre...
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Funding boost on blood clot prevention
Members of the project team. From left to right: Saul Rodriguez (KTH), Johanna Flodin (Muscle Matrix Support AB - MMS), Paul Ackermann (MMS), Malin Otter (KTH, degree project at MMS), Robin Juthberg (MMS), Nelida Aliaga (MMS), Jafeth Lizana (MMS), Bashar Jamal Pati (KTH - degree project at MMS). Published Nov 08, 2023Vinnova grants 4 MSEK for the development of next-generation Venous Thromboembolism prevention.
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Ericsson, Scania, and Volvo discussed circular economy transition challenges during KTH event
Photo: Magnus Glans Published Nov 08, 2023At KTH Transformation Day 2023 in October, KTH welcomed senior figures from some of Sweden’s largest international companies, professors and other interested parties to discuss how the industry can tr...
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KTH Railway Group's goal: Increase train traffic in Sweden
As the number of train journeys on several high-traffic railway lines through the country is reduced due to maintenance work, the KTH Railway Group is working to get more traffic on the available railways. “This can be done, for example, by increasing the speed of some freight trains to 140 km per hour, with the help of technological improvements, and by introducing new signaling systems, the trains will be able to follow each other more closely," says Sebastian Stichel, director of the KTH Rail Published Nov 06, 2023One of the goals of ongoing research projects within the KTH Railway Group is to densify train traffic on Sweden's existing railways. "The biggest problem for the country's train traffic is the limit...
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MULTICLIMACT: A European initiative to protect built environment against natural and climate threats
Published Nov 01, 202325th of October 2023 marks the unveiling of an ambitious and innovative European project, MULTICLIMACT, designed to revolutionize the protection of the built environment against locally relevant natur...
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KTH Transformation Day tackled Circular Economy
Barry Waddilove, Electrolux Group, during the first session. Photo: Magnus Glans Published Nov 01, 2023On 19 October 2023, KTH’s Transformation Day “Industry transforms towards circular economy” addressed the subject of the Circular Economy. The aim of the event was to bring together leading industry p...
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Stockholm first to get the EU Mission Label
Photo: bruev / iStock Published Oct 31, 2023In October, it was announced that Stockholm is one of the cities to have its climate plan approved by the EU, making it the first city to receive the EU Mission Label. KTH was one of the organisations...
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INDEK and EGI launch new PhD course on sustainable energy transitions
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Six routes for the future of car transport
If Sweden is to meet its climate targets, car traffic must be reduced significantly, according to a study at KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Photo: Mostphotos). Published Oct 25, 2023Introducing electric cars and biofuels is not enough. Passenger car traffic must be reduced by at least 20 per cent if Sweden is to meet its climate targets. This is according to a study by environmen...
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New master's programme in sustainable digitalisation
Published Oct 24, 2023High requests from both students and staff at KTH resulted in the new master's programme being established at record speed. It is now open for applications, with study start in August 2024.
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