Unpredictability<\/strong><\/h4>\nThis is what I find so fascinating with science. Its unpredictability. Its rollercoaster-like ups and downs. The American Astronomer Carl Sagan once said:\u00a0Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.\u00a0<\/em>This mind-set has inspired and encouraged me through my own career. And I trust it will do the same with many of those who participated at the celebration last Friday: The exhilarating feeling of stumbling across something entirely new \u2013\u00a0of gaining insight nobody has had before you \u2013 is a driving force for science and for society.<\/p>\nScience thrives on a richness of perspectives. Just a few hours before the celebration, I returned to Stockholm from a trip to the University of Washington. Our KI delegation travelled to Seattle with the aim of bolstering the collaboration between our two institutions. Through three intensive days we identified new avenues for future collaboration, based on shared interests and complementary expertise. We discussed basic science, we discussed epidemiology, we discussed implementation research, and we discussed nursing science and education. The discussions were energized by the shared and overriding goal of improving human health. This goal is now firmly embedded in KI\u2019s new vision, as part of our new strategy that will be passed through our board \u2013 the consistorium \u2013 in February next year.<\/p>\n
Better health for all<\/strong><\/h4>\nOur brand new vision says that we should advance knowledge about life and\u00a0that we should strive towards a better health for all. The small word \u201call\u201d is key, It tells us that we \u2013 as a university \u2013 must work across geographical and generational borders; for equity and sustainability in health, in Sweden and worldwide. Our new strategy has 2030 as time horizon \u2013 the same time horizon as UN\u2019s new agenda with its 17 sustainable development goals. This match is not coincidental. It is well thought through and points to the obvious: that the complexity of the challenges ahead is such that universities must contribute across all disciplines and across all domains.<\/p>\n
Indeed, the contribution of universities is essential. The 17 sustainability development goals tell us in no uncertain terms that we need to broaden our perspectives of health. Health is inextricably intertwined with climate, with demography, with the quality of our institutions, with the socioeconomic disparities that continue to haunt us into the 21st<\/sup>\u00a0century, We \u2013 as a medical university \u2013 must be attuned to the fact that health is created and impacted by decisions made in all political arenas \u2013 not only in the health care sector. We \u2013 as a medical university \u2013 must educate leaders that can grapple with the social and political determinants of health.<\/p>\nBreak new ground<\/strong><\/h4>\nKarolinska Institutet is one of the world\u2019s leading medical universities. As such, we must see health in the widest of contexts. We shall break new ground in basic science, to significantly benefit health in the long run, and we shall break new ground in clinical research, to significantly benefit health in the shorter run. In doing so we need to take advantage of the proximity between basic and clinical science in all our campuses. In few other biomedical campuses in the world \u2013 and I have been to many\u00a0\u2013 do we see such a close proximity between basic science and clinical science as we do in Solna and Flemingsberg. It is up to us to draw advantage of this unique opportunity and the new infrastructure. The gains are many. And the gains are substantial.<\/p>\n
When travelling abroad I am struck by the high standing of Karolinska Institutet. Our research and education are held in high esteem internationally. In a recent ranking we were placed number five in the world in the field of public health. We make an impact. With a diploma from Karolinska Institutet our new doctors will make an impact.<\/p>\n
Health inequities<\/strong><\/h4>\nIn my speech on Friday I addressed the new doctors: Your impact on health is sorely needed. Non-communicable diseases are on the rise the world over, and health inequities are profound and prevalent even in parts of our own country. There are enormous challenges ahead of us. We have an ageing population, we are facing diseases coupled to unhealthy lifestyles and governance dysfunctions, and we are seeing how resistant microbes are breaking through the defenses of current antibiotics. Despite large gains in health over the past few decades, the distribution of health risks and access to health care remain extremely unjust. To illustrate this, five billion people or about two-thirds of the world\u2019s population, have no access to safe, affordable surgical and anaesthesia care when needed. These inequalities must be attended to. Medicine is certainly about molecules and cells, but first and foremost it is about our fellow human beings.<\/p>\n
To our new doctors: Congratulations. Your future contributions to health will be most welcome, be it in the realms of basic or clinical science, in industry, or in the public sector.<\/p>\n
This text is based on my opening speech at the conferment ceremony on Friday 9 November 2018. <\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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From the celebration at Stockholm City Hall last Friday. Photo: Erik Cronberg\u00a0
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Science thrives on a richness of perspectives. Just a few hours before the celebration, I returned to Stockholm from a trip to the University of Washington. Our KI delegation travelled to Seattle with the aim of bolstering the collaboration between our two institutions. Through three intensive days we identified new avenues for future collaboration, based on shared interests and complementary expertise. We discussed basic science, we discussed epidemiology, we discussed implementation research, and we discussed nursing science and education. The discussions were energized by the shared and overriding goal of improving human health. This goal is now firmly embedded in KI\u2019s new vision, as part of our new strategy that will be passed through our board \u2013 the consistorium \u2013 in February next year.<\/p>\n
Better health for all<\/strong><\/h4>\nOur brand new vision says that we should advance knowledge about life and\u00a0that we should strive towards a better health for all. The small word \u201call\u201d is key, It tells us that we \u2013 as a university \u2013 must work across geographical and generational borders; for equity and sustainability in health, in Sweden and worldwide. Our new strategy has 2030 as time horizon \u2013 the same time horizon as UN\u2019s new agenda with its 17 sustainable development goals. This match is not coincidental. It is well thought through and points to the obvious: that the complexity of the challenges ahead is such that universities must contribute across all disciplines and across all domains.<\/p>\n
Indeed, the contribution of universities is essential. The 17 sustainability development goals tell us in no uncertain terms that we need to broaden our perspectives of health. Health is inextricably intertwined with climate, with demography, with the quality of our institutions, with the socioeconomic disparities that continue to haunt us into the 21st<\/sup>\u00a0century, We \u2013 as a medical university \u2013 must be attuned to the fact that health is created and impacted by decisions made in all political arenas \u2013 not only in the health care sector. We \u2013 as a medical university \u2013 must educate leaders that can grapple with the social and political determinants of health.<\/p>\nBreak new ground<\/strong><\/h4>\nKarolinska Institutet is one of the world\u2019s leading medical universities. As such, we must see health in the widest of contexts. We shall break new ground in basic science, to significantly benefit health in the long run, and we shall break new ground in clinical research, to significantly benefit health in the shorter run. In doing so we need to take advantage of the proximity between basic and clinical science in all our campuses. In few other biomedical campuses in the world \u2013 and I have been to many\u00a0\u2013 do we see such a close proximity between basic science and clinical science as we do in Solna and Flemingsberg. It is up to us to draw advantage of this unique opportunity and the new infrastructure. The gains are many. And the gains are substantial.<\/p>\n
When travelling abroad I am struck by the high standing of Karolinska Institutet. Our research and education are held in high esteem internationally. In a recent ranking we were placed number five in the world in the field of public health. We make an impact. With a diploma from Karolinska Institutet our new doctors will make an impact.<\/p>\n
Health inequities<\/strong><\/h4>\nIn my speech on Friday I addressed the new doctors: Your impact on health is sorely needed. Non-communicable diseases are on the rise the world over, and health inequities are profound and prevalent even in parts of our own country. There are enormous challenges ahead of us. We have an ageing population, we are facing diseases coupled to unhealthy lifestyles and governance dysfunctions, and we are seeing how resistant microbes are breaking through the defenses of current antibiotics. Despite large gains in health over the past few decades, the distribution of health risks and access to health care remain extremely unjust. To illustrate this, five billion people or about two-thirds of the world\u2019s population, have no access to safe, affordable surgical and anaesthesia care when needed. These inequalities must be attended to. Medicine is certainly about molecules and cells, but first and foremost it is about our fellow human beings.<\/p>\n
To our new doctors: Congratulations. Your future contributions to health will be most welcome, be it in the realms of basic or clinical science, in industry, or in the public sector.<\/p>\n
This text is based on my opening speech at the conferment ceremony on Friday 9 November 2018. <\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
From the celebration at Stockholm City Hall last Friday. Photo: Erik Cronberg\u00a0
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Break new ground<\/strong><\/h4>\nKarolinska Institutet is one of the world\u2019s leading medical universities. As such, we must see health in the widest of contexts. We shall break new ground in basic science, to significantly benefit health in the long run, and we shall break new ground in clinical research, to significantly benefit health in the shorter run. In doing so we need to take advantage of the proximity between basic and clinical science in all our campuses. In few other biomedical campuses in the world \u2013 and I have been to many\u00a0\u2013 do we see such a close proximity between basic science and clinical science as we do in Solna and Flemingsberg. It is up to us to draw advantage of this unique opportunity and the new infrastructure. The gains are many. And the gains are substantial.<\/p>\n
When travelling abroad I am struck by the high standing of Karolinska Institutet. Our research and education are held in high esteem internationally. In a recent ranking we were placed number five in the world in the field of public health. We make an impact. With a diploma from Karolinska Institutet our new doctors will make an impact.<\/p>\n
Health inequities<\/strong><\/h4>\nIn my speech on Friday I addressed the new doctors: Your impact on health is sorely needed. Non-communicable diseases are on the rise the world over, and health inequities are profound and prevalent even in parts of our own country. There are enormous challenges ahead of us. We have an ageing population, we are facing diseases coupled to unhealthy lifestyles and governance dysfunctions, and we are seeing how resistant microbes are breaking through the defenses of current antibiotics. Despite large gains in health over the past few decades, the distribution of health risks and access to health care remain extremely unjust. To illustrate this, five billion people or about two-thirds of the world\u2019s population, have no access to safe, affordable surgical and anaesthesia care when needed. These inequalities must be attended to. Medicine is certainly about molecules and cells, but first and foremost it is about our fellow human beings.<\/p>\n
To our new doctors: Congratulations. Your future contributions to health will be most welcome, be it in the realms of basic or clinical science, in industry, or in the public sector.<\/p>\n
This text is based on my opening speech at the conferment ceremony on Friday 9 November 2018. <\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
From the celebration at Stockholm City Hall last Friday. Photo: Erik Cronberg\u00a0
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In my speech on Friday I addressed the new doctors: Your impact on health is sorely needed. Non-communicable diseases are on the rise the world over, and health inequities are profound and prevalent even in parts of our own country. There are enormous challenges ahead of us. We have an ageing population, we are facing diseases coupled to unhealthy lifestyles and governance dysfunctions, and we are seeing how resistant microbes are breaking through the defenses of current antibiotics. Despite large gains in health over the past few decades, the distribution of health risks and access to health care remain extremely unjust. To illustrate this, five billion people or about two-thirds of the world\u2019s population, have no access to safe, affordable surgical and anaesthesia care when needed. These inequalities must be attended to. Medicine is certainly about molecules and cells, but first and foremost it is about our fellow human beings.<\/p>\n
To our new doctors: Congratulations. Your future contributions to health will be most welcome, be it in the realms of basic or clinical science, in industry, or in the public sector.<\/p>\n
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