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Theme: Tech & Democracy

How does technological progress affect our democracy? In a series of interviews, we meet KTH researchers who are examining the risks, opportunities and future power dynamics in an increasingly digitalised world. The topics range from AI-generated lies and cyber threats to citizens’ councils and new electoral systems.

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Joakim Lundeberg’s innovative method for spatial transcriptomics has become a global standard tool in life sciences and is of particular significance in cancer research. Photo: Tomas Johansson, IVA

Joakim Lundeberg receives IVA's Gold Medal

Joakim Lundeberg, professor of molecular biotechnology at KTH, has been awarded the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences’ (IVA) Gold Medal 2026 for his pioneering work in molecular biotechno...

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Minanda Fritz and Zhe Xu
Master’s student Zhe Xu has participated in KTH’s mentoring program over the past year. “During the mentoring period, I was going through a difficult time in my life. My mentor, Minanda, was incredibly patient in her communication with me, listened to my concerns and insecurities, and offered me both psychological insights and practical advice,” she says. Mentor Minanda’s top advice to KTH students who want to succeed in their studies is to dare to explore, and learn by trial and error.

The mentorship gave KTH student Zhe the tools to succeed in her studies

KTH alumn Minanda Fritz, a licensed psychotherapist and entrepreneur for over 30 years, has served as a mentor to master’s student Zhe Xu during the past academic year. “I usually tell my mentees tha...

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Makerspaces will better prepare the students for working life by ensuring that theory and practice go hand in hand, according to KTH’s president Anders Söderholm. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH

Makerspaces: crucial step towards a future-oriented engineering education

Over time, engineering degree programmes have become increasingly theoretical. This is something KTH aims to remedy. A network of makerspaces will give all students the chance to build, experiment, an...

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University alliance Stockholm Trio

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University work together to strengthen collaboration, promote interdisciplinary research and education, and act jointly in Sweden, the EU and globally.

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RESEARCH FOCUS
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Four crucial components for the new Atomfab: Adrian Iovan, Vladislav Korenivski, Erik Holmgren and the ALD financed by WISE (Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustain-ability).

New lab for building materials at the atomic scale

Materials built up layer by layer, with a thickness of just a few atomic layers. It may sound impossible, but researchers at KTH now have new capabilities for this kind of materials research.

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KTH researcher Tor Blomqvist talks about the future of space food at the Nobel Prize Museum. Photo: Per Larsson, SU

Space food: Beyond survival

A round trip to Mars takes several years. What will the astronauts eat when they cannot replenish their supplies along the way? KTH researcher Tor Blomqvist is studying the food systems that will be n...

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“This award is a tribute to the whole research team,” says Johan Rockberg, who received the news whilst on his sailing boat this summer. Photo: private

Johan Rockberg honoured by the Novo Nordisk Foundation

KTH researcher Johan Rockberg has been awarded the title of “Distinguished Innovator” by the Novo Nordisk Foundation along with 11 million Swedish kronor in research funding. The money will go towards...

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