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The agenda included a presentation of the educational support office and the new student recruitment strategy, as well as the next steps in the review of operational support. An analysis of what the government's budget proposal means for KI was also carried out.

Infective endocarditis following valve surgery is a rare but life-threatening infection. In a new doctoral thesis from Karolinska Institutet, PhD student Lisa Bearpark from the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery investigates which patient groups are at particular risk for infective endocarditis.

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The 2025 Nobel prizes in Chemistry and Physics both have medical implications. While the former rewards versatile molecular frameworks able to combine treatment and diagnosis, the latter concerns discoveries that can provide tools like quantum computers and quantum sensors. Applications in health and life science are being explored at a national collaboration centre based at Karolinska Institutet.

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KI continues its work towards more coordinated and effective operational support. A project involving representatives from both departments and the Professional Services (GVS) is now reviewing support functions, working methods and coordination in order to better meet the demands of core activities and the surrounding world.

A new strategy for student recruitment will help more prospective students discover KI and receive support in finding the programme that suits them best. The strategy sets out the direction and process for the work going forward.

The motivation from the jury: "For identifying key viral mechanisms used by hantaviruses and SARS-CoV-2 to disrupt cellular functions, thereby laying the foundation for the development of new antiviral drugs."

Access to cervical cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries can be improved with the help of AI, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet, Uppsala University and the University of Helsinki, published in The BMJ. However, the technology requires support from functioning healthcare systems to be effective.

Tilen Trselic, a doctoral student at the Department of Medicine, Solna, has been awarded the 2025 Cilla Weigelt Prize for his research on Sjögren’s syndrome, a rare rheumatic disease that primarily affects women. The prize includes a personal scholarship and a research grant to promote scientific exchange.

Eating a healthy plant-based diet may lower the risk of dementia in older people with cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, or stroke. This is shown by a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in JACC: Advances.

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Sergiu Catrina, associate professor of endocrinology at Karolinska Institutet and medical director at the Center for diabetes, has been awarded a three-year research grant of just over USD 1 million from the American organisation Breakthrough T1D. The grant funds a study investigating the effect of the drug roxadustat on kidney oxygenation in individuals with type 1 diabetes.

Researchers from Karolinska Institutet and Albert Einstein College of Medicine have shown that glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of brain cancer, not only affects the brain but also erodes the skull and alters the immune system in the bone marrow. The findings are published in Nature Neuroscience.

AI can be an excellent tool to use in your studies, but you need to stay alert as to how it’s affecting your learning – and to where it crosses over into plagiarism or other forms of cheating. The KI University Library (KIB) has lots of tips on the effective and responsible use of AI and real examples of what is not acceptable.

When Times Higher Education (THE) in the UK publishes its ranking of the world's best universities regardless of specialisation, KI lands in 53rd place among more than 2,000 higher education institutions in 115 countries. In the EU, KI ranks 6th and is the foremost place among higher education institutions in the Nordic region.

Pregnant women who use proton pump inhibitors, a common medicine for heartburn, run a slightly higher risk of developing infections during pregnancy and after childbirth. This is shown in a new registry study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the journal The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Women’s Health.

On 1 October, over 200 dedicated employees from Karolinska Institutet and Region Stockholm gathered for this year's Educators' Day at the Flemingsberg campus. The participants came from different parts of the organisation with teaching assignments or involvement in educational issues, and the day offered lectures, workshops, discussions and networking.

On Wednesday 8 October, The Swedish Armed Forces and Karolinska Institutet signed a declaration of intent to strengthen and broaden their collaboration in research and education in the field of defence-related medicine. The two organisations have a long history of collaboration in commissioned medical research, and in light of a changing global security situation and the expanding concept of total defence, they are now taking the next step.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with colleagues in South Africa, have investigated whether tuberculosis can be traced in exhaled air. The results, published in the scientific journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases, show that a new method may help identify people with infectious tuberculosis directly in primary care.

The year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine rewards discoveries that reveal how our immune system is kept in check – in other words, how the body protects itself from attack by its own immune cells. The discoveries pave the way for possible new therapies for many conditions, including autoimmune diseases like type 1 diabetes, MS and cancer.

Welcome to Linus Wiklunds presentation of his thesis ”Advancing assessments of endocrine disruptors using adverse outcome pathways and novel methodologies”.

A previously unknown group of nerve cells in the brain has been shown to play a crucial role in aggressive behaviour among mothers. The study, led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet, SciLifeLab, and Stockholm University and published in Nature Communications, demonstrates that these "silent" nerve cells can be activated to influence how a mother defends her offspring.

Hi Kajsa Söderhielm, dcotoral student at the Division of Occupational therapy. On October 24 oktober you will defend your thesis ”Supporting person-centred, team-based stroke rehabilitation with ICT : implementation and evaluation of F@ce 2.0”. What is the main focus of the thesis?

KI Health Hub has introduced a new space for students and staff who enjoy running or want to stay active. Whether you’re a beginner, an experienced runner, or simply curious, this initiative is designed to help you connect with others, find running buddies, and make movement part of everyday life.

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The medical programme and the Bachelor’s programme in biomedicine had the fourth and fifth highest first-choice admission points this autumn, according to the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR).

Infections in the risk and prognosis of multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

KI–Brazil Collaborative Grants. Application period is open!

Welcome to the annual KI-CAMS joint symposia on Respiratory Medicine, Cardiovascular Research and Population Medicine.

Many young people in Sweden do not get enough sleep – a factor that can affect both health and academic performance. A study conducted by the National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention has explored how schools and students in Stockholm County view the possibility of starting the school day slightly later in the morning.

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has decided to award the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.

On Friday, September 26, StratNeuro and StratRegen proudly took part in ForskarFredag in Stockholm, held at AlbaNova and Vetenskapens Hus

On 29 September 2025, Isabelle von Saenger, postdoctoral researcher at the Aging Research Center (ARC) at Karolinska Institutet, had the opportunity to share key insights from her thesis examining the evolution of care provision for older people in Sweden over the past three decades. The event, coordinated by Omsorgsforum, brought together an influential group of stakeholders committed to shaping the future of elderly care.

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On 1 October, researchers, decision-makers and representatives from industry and international organisations gathered at KI for the high-level meeting Vaccines for All: Health. Security. Growth. Benjamin Dousa, Sweden's Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, participated in the important meeting, organised by Karolinska Institutet and the Stockholm School of Economics in collabotation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Four junior researchers at the Department of Medicine, Solna, have each been awarded a three-year research grant from the Swedish Rheumatism Association as part of a special initiative focusing on rheumatic systemic diseases.

A new thesis from Karolinska Institutet studied how mental health problems run in families. Using nationwide Swedish registers, the researchers followed millions of parents and their children over decades, revealing several important findings about how and why mental health problems pass from parents to children, and importantly, how to interrupt this cycle.

Professor Emerita Sigbritt Werner has died at the age of 86. Sigbritt Werner was known as a highly skilled clinician and appreciated teacher. Between 2001 and 2003, she was KI's first female vice president.

A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that an heart rhythm disorder, POTS, is particularly common in people with long COVID. The majority of those affected are middle-aged women. The study has been published in the scientific journal Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology.

During the autumn term, KI employees have been targeted by attempted fraud via telephone and text message, which is currently on the rise both in Sweden and internationally. There are a few things to keep in mind to reduce the risk of becoming a victim.

Karolinska Institutet, KTH and Stockholm University (SU) are launching a new investment fund through their respective holding companies for early-stage deep tech ventures. The fund, Trio Impact Invest, is co-financed by the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth (Tillväxtverket), the European Regional Development Fund and private investors, and will address a critical financing gap for research-intensive ventures based in Sweden.

Knut Steffensen heads up the newly opened Karolinska ATMP Centre, which has been established to convert research on cell and gene therapy into actual treatments. Equipped with experience from both academia and the pharmaceutical industry, he wants to combine the best of both worlds.

Meet Nick Tobin, lecturer, principal researcher and docent at the Department of Oncology and Pathology at KI. Nick teaches in the subject area of Bioinformatics, but also runs seminars on various aspects of cancer including its hallmarks and the utility of cancer gene expression signatures in a clinical setting. Nick is one of Clinicum's advisors within Bioinformatics.

KI has signed an agreement with the Public Health Agency of Sweden that enables the lending of personnel between the authorities. Personnel loans (secondments) can be utilised both during peacetime crises and in normal situations to assist each other when there is a temporary need for specific expertise.

When children are diagnosed with cancer, it is not only the disease itself that poses a threat. During treatment, the immune system becomes weakened, and infections can become life-threatening. To better understand why some children are more severely affected, researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital are working together with colleagues at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda.