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News from KTH Sustainability Office

MARCH 2023

Debattartikel: Arbetet med hållbar utveckling är inte färdigt!


​I en intervju på KTH:s Intranät om ny organisation kommenterar vår rektor Anders Söderholm kortfattat det fortsatta arbetet för hållbar utveckling (HU). Han säger att det nu är starkt integrerat och ingår ”i våra gener”. Men stämmer det? Vad säger de utvärderingar som gjorts under de senaste åren?


Läs debatten här (KTH Intranät)

Call: Environment and sustainability without boundaries

Apply now for funding to enhance transdisciplinary collaborations in environment and sustainable development (ESD) at KTH. KTH Sustainability Office iwelcomes project applications that support multidisciplinary collaborations within KTH with relevance to environment and sustainable development. Funding is normally of maximum SEK 100 000 per project, but can in some cases be larger. Proposals targeting collaboration with small or medium sized enterprises (SME:s) can also apply for additionally SEK 50 000 for developing the collaboration.Funding will be disbursed during 2023.


For more information and to apply


500 KSEK Innovation Award open for nomination

We are looking for someone with connection to KTH who have contributed to a better society with their innovations. Who do you want to recognize?

Nominate them here: www.kth.se/innovationaward.


The climate contract - From the EU level, to the national, to the municipality, 22 March

Making the transition to climate-neutral and sustainable cities requires cooperation between citizens, politicians, businesses and civil servants on a scale never seen before. National, regional and local levels must work collectively in new ways, in the same direction to achieve climate-neutral cities.

More information (viablecities.se)


Brown Bag Seminar, Intersection of digitalisation and climate change, 22 March


Francesca Larosa, post-doc at KTH Climate Action Centre will host the first Brown Bag Seminar with a discussion about the intersection of digitalisation and climate change.

Read more: Brown Bag Seminar with Francesca Larosa (kth.se)


PriU group meetings on education and sustainability, 31 March, 27 April, and 1 June

Anyone interested in discussing education and sustainability at KTH are welcome to join the three spring meetings with the PriU (Prioritized Educational Issues) group on education and sustainability. There will be guests presenting their work, as well as open discussions of current issues regarding sustainable development and education.


Save the dates in your calendar! All meetings will be at 13:15-15:00 on zoom, https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/67244386822


Stockholm Trio (KTH): Research workshop on Developing Sustainable Cities Climate and Health, 17-18 April

A two-day research workshop in Stockholm on sustainable city development – focusing on climate change and health challenges, arranged by Stockholm Trio and University College London with the aim to further deepen the research collaborations between the institutions.

More information and registration (KTH Intranet)


KTH Materials Platform Day 2023: Energy Materials, 4 May

Energy Materials is the topic of the next KTH Materials Platform Day organised on 4 May 2023. This annual event is for materials-related research at KTH, including scientific presentations and policy information. The workshop is intended for a general audience.

More information (kth.se)