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Nobel Week at KTH

As this year's Nobel Prize winners are announced, the world's eyes turn to Stockholm. From 4 to 14 October, the Nobel Prize Museum, KTH and other local social actors, transform the city into a hub for tech, science, and research under the name Nobel Calling. Discover KTH by taking part in our activities!

What's on at KTH

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7 OCTOBER

Cracking the codes - the search for new knowledge

Join us for a conversation about what unites scientists cracking historical ciphers, today's digital ciphers and finding mutations in our genes - as well as the fascination with scientific challenges.

At the Nobelprizemuseum, Beata Megyesi , Professor in Computational Linguistics, Stockholms University, Richard Rosenqvist Brandell , Professor of Clinical Genetics, Karolinska Institutet and David Olgart , Director of Cybercampus Sweden, KTH, will discuss how the search for new knowledge is largely about cracking codes. 

Registration

KTH's Reactor Hall. A large room in cement with a giant hole in the middle.

9 -10 October

Visit world-leading labs- places are still available!

KTH opens the doors to its unique research facilities! During our lab tours, you will visit some of KTH's labs, learn about their research, experience the surroundings, and try hands-on projects. There are tours in English and Swedish, with 20 spots per tour. 

You will have the option to visit: a fusion reactor, a lab for electromagnetic tests, a lab for electric power technology, a lab for future transport, the visualisation studio, Sweden's most powerful supercomputer and KTH's reactor hall.

There are still spots available for the tour (in Swedish) to two mid-size research environments: Smart Mobility Lab/Integrated Transport Research Lab and Sustainable Power Lab.

Visit KTH's labs 9 October 16:30-18:00

Visit KTH's labs 10 October 16:30-18:00

11 October

A world of green nanostructures

3g knot

Our society is today largely built by advanced materials with a large carbon footprint and a much longer life span than the items we make from them. In this talk, I will go through how we can use Nature’s own building blocks, so called cellulose nanofibers, to make new green sustainable materials. 

The seminar takes place between 12:15 - 13:00 in the KTH Library and andvance registration is not neccessary. 

Image: Isabel Romero Calvo, 2020, Morphology LLC

This is Nobel Calling

Nobel Calling is an annual project led by the Nobel Prize Museum. The initiative aims to gather activities within research and science in Stockholm during the week in October when the Nobel prize winners are announced. This year, the event takes place from 4 to 14 October. Visit the Nobel Calling website to see what else is happening in Stockholm during the week.

Nobel Calling: Complete programme

Partners

Logo for the Nobel Prize Museum.
Logo for the City of Stockholm.
Logo for Stockholm University.
Logo for Karolinska Institutet.
Logo for Stockholm City Archive.
Logo for Swedish Red Cross University.
Vetenskapsrådet logotype
Logo for Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank.

Contact

Do you have any questions regarding the programme? Contact the KTH Event Team evenemang@kth.se