• Organisation

Season’s greetings, and thank you for all your efforts in 2022!

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

A productive and intensive year is nearing its end at Karolinska Institutet. As 2022 draws to a close, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the year […]

2022-12-21

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• Academic Freedom
• Nobelpris

Nobel Week: science belongs in the limelight

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

It is Nobel Week here in Stockholm. A time to celebrate science and its achievements, as the Nobel laureates gather in the city to give lectures, answer questions, and last […]

2022-12-09

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• Academic Freedom
• akademisk frihet
• English
• International

Responsible internationalisation is a must for Swedish universities

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

I have returned to the topic of responsible internationalisation here on the blog on several occasions. This topic is now more relevant than ever before. Over the past few years, we have […]

2022-12-06

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• Rankings

Hur går det egentligen för KI i de internationella rankningarna?

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Den senaste tiden har vi kunnat läsa rubriker i pressen som ”Karolinska institutet backar i rankning” och ”KI tappar ytterligare på rankning”. Det finns därför anledning för mig att klargöra […]

2022-11-15

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• International

Uppmaning till svenska regeringen: intensifiera arbetet för Ahmadreza Djalali

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Läget i Iran just nu är djupt oroande. Jag följer händelseutvecklingen nära. I tidigare inlägg på bloggen har jag varit tydlig i mitt fördömande av regimens våldsamma agerande och jag […]

2022-11-03

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• International

An urgent call to the Swedish government: step up your efforts to secure Ahmadreza Djalali’s release

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

The situation in Iran is deeply worrying, and I am following developments closely. In my previous blogs, I’ve been explicit in my denunciation of the regime’s violent conduct and endorse […]

2022-11-03

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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
• 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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• Academic Freedom
• International
• Politik
• samhälle
• Svenska

Sex år sedan Ahmadreza Djalali fängslades

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Om en dryg vecka har det gått sex år sedan KI-alumnen och forskaren i katastrofmedicin, Ahmadreza Djalali, fängslades i samband med en föreläsningsturné i Iran. Som de flesta av er […]

2022-04-12

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• Forskning
• Rankings
• Svenska
• Utbildning

Stark ställning för KI i internationell rankning

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Det här med att ranka och bedöma lärosätens verksamhet, kvalitet och nivå är långt ifrån någon exakt vetenskap. Det finns oerhört många kriterier att ta hänsyn till och det är […]

2022-04-07

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