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Time to reflect on our international collaborations

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

This is an English version of a blog post previously published in Swedish (March 3, 2022) A few days ago, the Swedish government – via Minister for Education Anna Ekström […]

2022-03-05

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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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EU must protect the funding of the ERC

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

In May, I published an article in the Swedish journal Curie on how important it is that we do not jeopardize one of the greatest European success stories in the last decade, […]

2020-09-02

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• Research

European Commission recognizes KI with the HR Excellence in Research Award

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

The European Commission recognizes Karolinska Institutet with the HR Excellence in Research Award. This is a clear indication that KI is on the right track when it comes to implementing […]

2020-06-24

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The Open Access Brain Atlas

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

An international team of scientists led by researchers here at Karolinska Institutet and Science for Life Laboratory in Sweden has now launched a comprehensive overview of all proteins expressed in […]

2020-03-12

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• Funding
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Cuts in Horizon Europe will have serious consequences

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

“Academia in uproar over ‘planned €12bn cut’ to EU R&D“ The title of an article published in Research Professional, Friday, pretty much sums it up. It is deeply disturbing and worrying […]

2019-11-20

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• Forskningspolitik

Särskilda satsningsområden som bör lyftas i forsknings­propositionen

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Förra veckan publicerade jag här på bloggen några inledande perspektiv inför det kommande arbetet med forskningsproposition 2020. Bland annat refererade jag till ett antal områden, som vi på KI menar […]

2019-11-11

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Open access: reflections on revised Plan S

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

I have previously discussed open access and Plan S in my blog, and in our Lancet commission on Global Governance for Health we argue that knowledge must be available to […]

2019-07-01

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ANA Futura – sharing infrastructure and joining forces for translational research and education

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Svensk version nedan Today we inaugurate ANA Futura in Flemingsberg, a building that has been revamped for the purpose of ground-breaking research and research-based education. Thanks to all of you […]

2019-05-20

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WHO:s generaldirektör besöker Karolinska Institutet

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

English version below Tisdagen den 9 april har jag den stora äran att välkomna Världshälsoorganisationens generaldirektör, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, hit till Karolinska Institutet. Dr. Tedros är på ett kort besök […]

2019-03-29

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