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The pandemic isn’t over, but let’s rejoice at the lifting of restrictions

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

English version of this published blog post in Swedish Today, most of the containment restrictions and measures imposed will be lifted. It is of course a huge relief that the […]

2022-02-09

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• Academic Freedom
• English

Message to Iran on the occasion of Ahmadreza Djalali´s 50th birthday: Release him from prison and let him return to his family in Sweden

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Svensk version nedan The Karolinska Institute alumnus, Swedish citizen, and researcher in disaster medicine, Ahmadreza Djalali, turns 50 years today. He spends his birthday in prison in Iran, incarcerated under […]

2022-01-14

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• Internt
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Tack för alla insatser 2021 – thank you for all your efforts 2021

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

English version below Vid den här tiden är det tradition att summera året som gått och blicka framåt för att se vad nästa år kan tänkas bära med sig. Det […]

2021-12-21

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• Academic Freedom
• English
• International

Research belongs in the spotlight, not in prison

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

In the Nobel week, the world´s attention is focused on science, medicine, literature, peace, and economics, inspired by Alfred Nobel’s belief in the power of knowledge to benefit humankind. This […]

2021-12-10

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• English
• Nobelpris
• Research

The Nobel Prize as a catalyst for progress on the Sustainable Development Goals

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry is shared by Benjamin List of the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research in Germany and David MacMillan of Princeton University for their independent […]

2021-12-08

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• Global health
• International
• Nobelpris

Decades of research must be translated into better health for all

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

We have entered the Nobel week and even if the pandemic has forced us to forgo most of the celebratory events the core remains: it is a week of pride […]

2021-12-07

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• Collaboration
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• International
• Samverkan

International academic collaboration in an era of geopolitical turbulence calls for competent and responsible navigation

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Earlier this year we established KI Advisory Group for Global Engagement. As I wrote a couple of months ago, one important question for discussion is how  Karolinska Institutet should develop its relations […]

2021-11-26

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• Academic Freedom
• English

SAR’s Courage to Think Award 2021 to Ahmadreza Djalali

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

In 2011 the organization Scholars at Risk (SAR) celebrated its 10th anniversery by setting up The Courage to Think Award, which “recognizes individuals, groups, or institutions that have demonstrated an exemplary […]

2021-11-10

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• Cultural heritage
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• Ethics
• Historia

Decision on names and memorials at Karolinska Institutet

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Please also watch the video published at the bottom of this blog post. Following a thorough investigation and an intense debate I have now made a formal decision on names […]

2021-11-03

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