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Karolinska Institutet, Hong Kong

Posted by Karin Dahlman-Wright

Friday was a historic day for Karolinska Institutet. As the first public university in Sweden we officially opened a research centre outside of Sweden. Establishing activities abroad is a clear […]

2016-10-10

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From Danderyd to Japan

Posted by Karin Dahlman-Wright

First of all it was with great excitement I learnt that Dr Yoshinori Ohsumi from Japan was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine by the Nobel Assembly […]

2016-10-04

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Interesting budget day at Rosenbad and a pleasant run at KI-Loppet

Posted by Karin Dahlman-Wright

Karolinska Institutet’s vision is to make a significant contribution to the improvement of human health. In relation to this, it was fantastic to see the campus in Solna filled with […]

2016-09-25

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Swetox – 11 universities collaborating for a chemical-free world

Posted by Karin Dahlman-Wright

On Tuesday, I visited Swetox together with the Chairman of the Swetox board, Lisa Sennerby Forsse, the Governor of Stockholm Chris Heister and Maria Lönn from the Stockholm County Administrative […]

2016-08-29

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Back in business – lecture for masters students and meeting with rectors

Posted by Karin Dahlman-Wright

Summer break is over and like most of you I am back in business, and so is the acting vice-chancellor’s blog. Last week, I had a soft start to the […]

2016-08-14

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• Education
• Health care
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The new hospital – an important platform for break-through research

Posted by Karin Dahlman-Wright

On Thursday June 2nd, the keys to the first part of the new Karolinska University Hospital, usually called the New Karolinska Solna (NKS), was handed over to the hospital director, […]

2016-06-06

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The Ming Wai Lau Center – getting plans into action

Posted by Karin Dahlman-Wright

A very important and so far unique enterprise for KI is the establishment of an actual research hub outside of Sweden – The Ming Wai Lau Center for Regenerative Medicine […]

2016-05-29

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• Research

KI agerar efter kritik mot biobankssatsning

Posted by Karin Dahlman-Wright

KI har senaste veckan fått kritik för hur vi har skött vårt uppdrag som värduniversitet för den storskaliga biobankssatsningen BBMRI.se. Det är ett samarbete med totalt åtta universitet med finansiering […]

2016-04-30

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Ethical values at the heart of Karolinska Institutet

Posted by Karin Dahlman-Wright

With a lot of work ahead of us to restore KI confidence, including many activities that need to be initiated and successfully concluded, I am very happy to from Monday […]

2016-03-05

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