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The Environmental and sustainability representative at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), Sara, shares some insights from the current work to make MedH a more sustainable department and workplace. One action currently underway is free period products at the department.

In this digital course you´ll get a brief overview of the process and suggestions of how you can structure your dialogues. You´ll also find links to all steering- and supportive documents regarding the process. 

Thank you to all 412 people who participated in this year's "Pepatwork" exercise challenge!

We asked three managers at KI Biobank about the main lessons they take away from last year.

Vice President Anders Gustafsson shares his thoughts on leadership and working methods based on lessons learned from the pandemic.

Mats Engelbrektson, Head of HR-Office, and Torkel Falkenberg, researcher and Chair of Saco-S, share their thoughts about flexible working.

Now both gyms are certified according to "100% Pure Hard Training".

As in previous years, several of Stockholm's academic institutions are joining together with a united theme during Pride week to draw attention to LGBTQI issues. Academic Pride 2022 is organising a seminar on LGBTQI-inclusive work and study environments and joint participation in the Pride Parade. The Pride flag will also be flown at all participating universities throughout the week of this festive week.

On June 7, 2022 all employees will have the opportunity to answer some questions regarding the work environment. The purpose with the questions are to investigate risks in the physical working environment.

The 2022 employee survey, which has now been completed, had a high response frequency amongst the KI staff of 86 per cent. This gives a solid base on which to initiate activities and develop the university’s operations and working environment.

You have initiated an ambitious drive for Karolinska Institutet to further explore the need for inner development as a means to be better prepared and equipped to meet the complex challenges organizations, societies and the world are facing. A point of departure is our engagement in the Inner Development Goals Summit April 29th.

Sofia Vikström, senior lecturer at the Division of Occupational Therapy and deputy Chairman and Departmental Educational Coordinator (GUA) at NVS, is the recipient of KI's Work Environment and Health Award 2019, which is awarded for the fifth year.

Professor Claes Frostell has been named scientific representative at KI for a period of two years starting September 1, 2019.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Umeå University have examined whether it has any significance if employees and managers agree or not at the introduction of a health-promoting operation.