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Thanks for your input this spring term!

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

This coming Sunday, 5 June, is formally the last day of the spring term here at Karolinska Institutet. For the first time in two years, we can look back at […]

2022-06-03

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• English
• Global health
• International
• Vaccin

Formal decision made: International Vaccine Institute (IVI) to establish office in Stockholm

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Last week, the Swedish Riksdag (parliament) made the formal decision that gave the go-ahead for the IVI to set up an office in Stockholm. This is good news and will […]

2022-05-25

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• English
• Life science
• Research policy
• Strategy

Visions for Life Science: reflections after a joint KI-SciLifeLab symposium

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Life Science is about moving effortlessly across disciplines and sectors, about reaping the benefits of excellent research for the betterment of health, and for creating an ecosystem that is attractive […]

2022-05-18

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• Academic Freedom
• English
• International
• Society

The ordeal of Ahmadreza Djalali: a case of hostage taking and extortion

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Two days ago, we arranged an international conference on academic freedom and internationalization, Today, this topic became depressingly relevant. A demonstration in support of Ahmadreza Djalali was held on Sergels […]

2022-05-14

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• Academic Freedom
• Collaboration
• English
• International

How shall Swedish universities remain global when democracy and academic freedom are in decline?

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Below are my reflections after the conference “Academic freedom and international collaboration in a turbulent world”, arranged in KI’s campus in Flemingsberg. How shall Swedish universities remain global when democracy […]

2022-05-12

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• Doctoral education
• English
• International

Swedish Migration Agency announces new residence permit rules for doctoral students

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

At the end of last week, the Swedish Migration Agency announced new residence permit rules for doctoral students. Instead of a maximum of two years, doctoral students can now obtain […]

2022-05-09

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• Academic Freedom
• English
• International

Worrying news about Ahmadreza Djalali

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Wednesday morning we recieved worrying news reports from Iran about the Swedish citizen and KI alumnus Ahmadreza Djalali. According to ISNA, witch is described as a semi-official Iranian news agency, […]

2022-05-06

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• Education
• English
• International
• Research

To my distinguished colleagues at Makerere University in Uganda

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

On behalf of KI, I wish you all a happy anniversary! You are now celebrating your first 100 years. For 20 of these years, you have been one of our […]

2022-04-26

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• English
• International
• Ukraine
• War in Ukraine

We must not let Russia’s aggression give rise to stigmatisation on campus

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

War and conflict often have serious consequences remote from the conflict zones, as countless historical and contemporary examples show. Antipathies, hatred and intimidation are transferred from the theatre of conflict […]

2022-04-22

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• Academic Freedom
• English
• International

Six years since KI alumnus Ahmadreza Djalali was imprisoned in Iran

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

In just over a week, it has been six years since the KI alumnus and researcher in disaster medicine, Ahmadreza Djalali, was arrested in connection with a lecture tour in […]

2022-04-12

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