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Higher ed institutions’ climate initiative awarded
The Climate Framework adopted by 37 institutions of higher education in Sweden is meant to permeate all operations of the university. Published Apr 17, 2020The 37 Swedish universities and colleges that have signed the Climate Framework have been awarded for their systematic work on driving the climate change adaptation while also reducing their own emiss...
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Researchers sample sewage to measure infections in six European countries
From two Stockholm water treatment plants, samples of sewage are collected at KTH Royal Institute of Technology for tracking the coronavirus and measuring the spread of COVID-19 in communities. KTH is also collecting samples in Italy, Spain, India, Netherlands and Turkey. Published Apr 16, 2020The spread of the coronavirus in Stockholm and in six European countries is being tracked through sewage samples by a research group at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, which will repor...
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Many KTH research projects in IVA's 100 list 2020
Seafarm (Watercentre@KTH/KTH) Published Mar 10, 2020The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences' (IVA) latest 100 list highlights a variety of research projects from Swedish universities in the area of sustainability. The focus is on current re...
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KTH behind 17 of Sweden's 100 most innovative research projects
Anna Kramers is Program Director of Mista SAMS, one of the projects on IVA's 100-list Published Mar 02, 2020Seventeen of the most innovative research projects in Sweden have KTH origins. Today, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) published their list of projects with large potential of c...
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Sustainable mobility in rural areas
Published Feb 07, 2020Data gathered by Elisabeth Ekener and Niccolas Albiz through surveys and interviews with members of the online group "Bensinupproret 3.0", which gathers residents of rural areas who want to see an inc...
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KTH takes a lead in climate change
UN´s Sustainable Development Goals. Published Jan 24, 2020KTH is taking the lead in climate change via its new climate targets and determination to be climate neutral by 2045. “KTH has made the assessment that the rate of change in climate work must be incr...
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The climate fund in practical
Published Dec 17, 2019Cutting back on air travel and with it carbon dioxide emissions is an issue KTH is continuously addressing to help sustainable development and is one of KTH's general sustainability goals. “Reducin...
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Tougher actions imperative to reduce aviation emissions
The climate impact of high altitude emissions can be significantly reduced by changing flight routes. (Photo: Unsplash) Published Dec 06, 2019Carbon offsets, emission allowances and environment taxes – these current instruments are not enough to reduce airline climate emissions. A broad mix of tougher measures are needed according to transp...
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Spotlight on Research
Published Oct 15, 2019Who has been granted funding and from whom? Who has received an award? Who has had their work published – and in which publication? "Spotlight on Research" presents a selection of news items about t...
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KTH paper won TU Delft Global Drinking Water Best Paper Award 2019
Graphical abstract (From Sediment color tool for targeting arsenic-safe aquifers for the installation of shallow drinking water tubewells) Published Sep 19, 2019Prosun Bhattacharya and Mohammed Hossain have been awarded the TU Delft Global Drinking Water Best Paper Award 2019.
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Spotlight on Research
Published Sep 16, 2019Who has received what when it comes to funding? What findings and results are being published in academic journals? Under the heading Spotlight on Research, we present the latest news about KTH resear...
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An international VIP visit from young innovators focuses on water
Students representing 35 countries got to meet KTH researchers and students during the Stockholm Junior Water Prize on Wednesday, August 28. (Photos by David Callahan) Published Aug 29, 2019KTH’s Water Centre hosted finalists in the Stockholm Junior Water Prize on Wednesday, August 28, for a full day of innovation coaching and discussions with leading researchers.
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Swedish universities develop comprehensive framework for their climate work
Published Jun 26, 2019A collection of 36 Swedish universities and colleges have created a combined climate framework to serve as the basis for individual climate strategies, with the goal of coming into line with the Paris...
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Funding for marine research and developing of marine infrastructure
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Who owns the Brazilian carbon?
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Researchers aim to reduce food waste
Annika Carlsson Kanyama and Greger Henriksson inspect waste storage rooms at KTH Campus. (Photo: Marc Femenia) Published Dec 08, 2017Deal with the food that is discarded but ensure less food is wasted in the first place. Researchers Greger Henriksson and Annika Carlsson-Kanyama have lots of ideas about how KTH Royal Institute of Te...
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Trade-off analysis of forest ecosystem services – A modelling approach
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KTH Tech Talks: Algae farming – a sustainable solution
Published Jun 09, 2017In this episode of KTH Tech Talks, Fredrik Gröndahl from the department of Sustainable development, Environmental science and Engineering (SEED) and Fredrika Gullfot, founder of Simris Alg, discuss gr...
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Brazilian land use policies and the development of ecosystem services
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Seminar: Urban systems science - from theory to applications
Published May 11, 2017Seminar by Professor Brian Deal, Urban and Regional Planing, University of Illinois, USA
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