Internal courses and training Free doctoral course: Research for societal impact
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The course aims to give doctoral students an opportunity to reflect on the importance of academic research and how this can lead to societal change. Starting from, and building on, the doctoral students existing knowledge, experience and research, the course will lay the foundation for an understanding of factors influencing the societal impact of academic research, improved interdisciplinary collaborations and enhanced communication skills among researchers and with society at large.
PhD students, PhD candidates and postdocs from all universities and disciplines are welcome to apply!
The selection of participants will be based on the relevance of the course for the applicant’s doctoral project and the date for registration as a doctoral student (priority given to earlier registration date).
We will be accepting applications up until 5th of October 2025. Only applications submitted via the link below will be considered.
More information on the course
- KI course catalogue: Research for Societal Impact
- Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship (SSES) website
Course dates
2025-11-03 – 2025-11-07
Structure
The course will be held at the SSES office, Saltmätargatan 9 on all course dates.
Nov 3rd: 9am - 5pm (with optional joint pizza after).
Nov 4th – Nov 7th: 9am – 1pm.
Note: The course is equivalent to one week of full-time studies. Scheduled in-person sessions are shown above. The non scheduled time is planned for self-organised individual or group work, which is to be presented on November 7th.