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Taking Humour Seriously in Graduate Training
Published Sep 24, 2025For nearly two decades, Benoit Baudry (Université de Montréal) and Martin Monperrus (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) have supervised master’s and PhD students. Along the way, they’ve drawn a perhap...
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KTH researcher receives the Leonardo da Vinci Medal 2025
Arnold Pears, Professor and Head of the Department of Learning. Photo: Anneli Nygårds Published Sep 24, 2025Arnold Pears, professor at the Department of Learning, is this year's recipient of the Leonardo da Vinci Medal, the highest award presented by SEFI – European Society of Engineering Education.
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Johan Håstad honoured with the Royal Society Milner Award 2026
Professor Johan Håstad. A pioneer in areas such as circuit complexity, cryptography, parallel computing and optimisation. Published Sep 23, 2025Professor Johan Håstad, of KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, has been awarded the Royal Society Milner Award and Lecture 2026 for his sustained and transformational contributions to theo...
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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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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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KTH-developed chatbot makes climate research accessible
Published Sep 01, 2025Qbot is a KTH-developed chatbot that specialises in climate issues. What makes it stand out from similar services is that it relies exclusively on scientific and peer-reviewed sources and can be adapt...
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Plant cell–inspired drug delivery system
Anran Mao, a researcher at KTH who develops new drug delivery systems. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH Published Aug 13, 2025Natural plant cells are excellent drug delivery systems, but they are not straightforward to load. Newly designed synthetic plant cells developed by researchers at KTH may solve this conundrum.
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Two KTH researchers appointed Research Leaders of the Future
Vitaly Petrov and Seraina Dual, Research Leaders of the Future from KTH. Published Jun 26, 2025The Foundation for Strategic Research has appointed the Research Leaders of the Future and among the 16 elected researchers are two from KTH: Vitaly Petrov and Seraina Dual. “I am truly honored to re...
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Trees important for lowering outdoor temperatures in cities
Published Jun 26, 2025Surface temperatures in a city are affected by trees. This is shown by measurements that researchers Ulla Mörtberg, professor of energy systems analysis and environmental assessment, and Elina Merdyms...
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KTH project secures major funding to make climate-neutral cities a reality
Amir Rezvani, Zahra Kalantari and Jessica Page Published Jun 16, 2025Urban areas contribute to more than 60 percent of global greenhouse emissions. With cities around the world tackling climate change and extreme weather events, a research initiative at KTH Royal Insti...
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Entrepreneurship scholarship for more effective skin cream
William Ferreira Andrén has further developed the Rolling spiked microspheres technology. Photo: Patrik Lundmark, KTH Innovation Published May 28, 2025This year, the KTH Innovation & Stockholms Grosshandelssocietet Entrepreneurship scholarship goes to KTH student William Ferreira Andrén. His company has developed a new technology that greatly improv...
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Joint lab to find functional materials of the future
UTokyo professor Junichiro Shiomi and KTH professor Daniel Söderberg. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH Published May 27, 2025KTH Royal Institute of Technology is strengthening its collaboration with Japan. As part of a joint research project on nanomaterials, the University of Tokyo (UTokyo) and KTH are opening a joint lab ...
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Award goes toward study of wood-derived lignin for eco-friendly sunscreen
“I feel truly grateful for the recognition of my work,” Olena Sevastyanova says about receiving the Competence Development Award. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH Published May 21, 2025KTH researcher Olena Sevastyanova believes that trees and plants can serve as a source for sunscreen – an idea she is researching with a recent grant of 700,000 Swedish crowns.
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Thomann in collaboration between Nordic Ministries of Finance and academia
Christian Thomann Published May 07, 2025INDEK’s Christian Thomann will play an important role in a new collaboration between the Nordic Ministries of Finance.
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Kick-starting brain research synergies at KTH
Clever brains gathered from all over KTH for Brain Day. Published Apr 29, 2025On April 29, KTH researchers from a variety of disciplines came together for Brain Day to explore how their collective focus on brain research could spark new collaborations.
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Oestrogen in the gut affects immune response to cancer
Cecilia Williams is a professor in proteomics at KTH. Photo: Jon Lindhe Published Apr 29, 2025According to a recent study published by researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, the effect of oestrogen in the gut affects how immune cells penetrate colon tumors.
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KTH researcher Zahra Kalantari Frontiers Planet Prize 2025 national champion
Photo: Frontier Planet Prize, David Callahan/KTH Published Apr 22, 2025Zahra Kalantari, professor in environmental science and engineering for sustainability in the Anthropocene at KTH, has today on Earth Day 2025 been named Frontiers Planet Prize 2025 national champion....
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Symposium for heat and power collaboration
Heat and power symposium at KTH 2 April 2025Published Apr 17, 2025The Heat and Power Technology (HPT) division at KTH hosted a full-day symposium in April focused on advancing industrial decarbonization. The event brought together researchers, students, industry rep...
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The dream: an economically sustainable fusion reactor
Published Apr 16, 2025Fusion is the sustainable energy source of the future. However, there are still complex obstacles to this technology that can damage reactors. Researcher Mathias Hoppe is developing advanced computati...
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KTH physicists among the winners of the Breakthrough Prize
Published Apr 15, 2025KTH scientists Jonas Strandberg and Christian Ohm are among the group of researchers that have been awarded the prestigious 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, as part of the ATLAS collabo...
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