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An English version follows below
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Doktorandnytt skickas till KI:s doktorander samt institutionernas studierektorer och administratörer för forskarutbildning. Övriga intresserade (exempelvis forskarhandledare) kan prenumerera på Doktorandnytt genom att anmäla sig som prenumerant på medarbetarportalen.
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Dags att söka forskarutbildningskurser
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Kurskatalogen för VT21 är öppen för ansökan fram till 16 november. Postdoktorer är, liksom tidigare, också välkomna att söka och antas i mån av plats.
Till kurskatalogen VT21 samt lediga platser HT20
Tänk på att uppdatera din profil om någon förändring har skett sedan du senast sökte kurser.
Viktig information för dig som ska söka forskarutbildningskurser:
Den automatiska mejlaviseringen från KIWAS (kurskatalogen) i samband med antagning har stängts av för att undvika överbelastning av systemet. Mejlbekräftelsen vid inskickad ansökan kvarstår.
Mer information om vad detta innebär för dig som sökande
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Dags att söka till Forskarskolan i allmänvetenskap för kliniker VT21/HT21
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Forskarskolan är kliniskt inriktad och vänder sig till doktorander vid KI, tidigt i forskarutbildningen, som är verksamma inom en vårdenhet inom Region Stockholm (olika yrkesgrupper). Ansvarig institution är Institutionen för klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset.
Ansök senast 1:a november
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Konsekvenser av COVID-19-pandemin på KI:s forskarutbildning
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Informationen avseende konsekvenser av COVID-19-pandemin på KI:s forskarutbildning på medarbetarportalen uppdateras löpande.
Tills annat meddelas gäller följande:
| • | Teoretiska forskarutbildningskurser genomförs på distans, med några få undantag, medan praktiska kurser/kursmoment är prioriterade att genomföras i KI:s lokaler. | | • | Vid disputationer kan doktorand, opponent, betygsnämnd, handledare och disputationsordförande delta på distans efter kontakt med KI:s disputationskommitté. Disputationer tillgängliggörs via webbsändningar. |
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Nya anvisningar för utformningen av en licentiat- och doktorsavhandling
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Kommittén för utbildning på forskarnivå har tagit fram anvisningar för innehållet i avhandlingar vid KI. Avhandlingsmallen har uppdaterats i enlighet med de nya anvisningarna och tillhandahålls av det upphandlade tryckeriet Universitetsservice US-AB.
Anvisning för avhandlingens upplägg och innehåll
Formgivning och tryck av avhandling
Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning på engelska och etisk reflektion
Det rekommenderas starkt att inkludera en populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning på engelska samt en etisk reflektion i avhandlingar tryckta från år 2021.
En digital workshop om författande av populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning till avhandlingen anordnas av KIB måndagen den 7 december kl. 13.00 – 15.00. Fler workshops kommer erbjudas till våren och annonseras i KIB:s kalender och Doktorandnytt framgent.
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Förtydligande avseende systematisk översiktsartikel i avhandlingen
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Delarbetena i en sammanläggningsavhandling ska vara originalarbeten. En översiktsartikel kan ingå som ett delarbete om det är en systematisk översiktsartikel (systematic review) som inkluderar en metaanalys eller annan uttömmande kvalitativ eller kvantitativ syntes. Kravet på sådan artikel är att etablerade riktlinjer för rapportering har följts.
Läs mer i regler för utbildning på forskarnivå
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Regler för utbildning på forskarnivå
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Visst vet du att det finns ett dokument där alla regler som styr forskarutbildningen är samlade? Dokumentet uppdateras ett par gånger per år med de förändringar som skett sedan förra versionen.
Det finns också många informativa webbsidor på medarbetarportalen som vänder sig till doktorander och handledare. Spara gärna forskarutbildningens startsida på medarbetarportalen som ett bokmärke i din webbläsare.
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Det finns olika sorters stödfunktioner för doktorander på KI. Du hittar information om detta på medarbetarportalen.
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UKÄ ställer in utvärderingen av forskarutbildning inom omvårdnad
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Seminarier, workshops och symposier
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NYHETER FRÅN DOKTORANDSEKTIONEN (DSA) VID MEDICINSKA FÖRENINGEN (KÅREN)
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Annual General Meeting and Elections
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On 24 October 2020, the DSA will hold its Annual General Meeting and elect new representatives for the upcoming academic year. Keeping in mind the current scenario, this will be organised online for the first time. All doctoral students at KI with a valid MF membership can attend the event, express their opinions and vote for their favorite candidates. The DSA invites you to submit your candidature for positions of interest, latest by 16 October 2020. To know more about the available positions and how to apply, visit their website.
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Doctoral education and mental health
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The results from this year‘s Mental Health Survey are in and the DSA would like to share them with you! In total, there were 462 participants, who represent roughly a fifth of all PhD students at KI. If you are interested in finding out more, please have a look at the results for yourself, by visiting this link. If you are interested in finding out more about the situation at your own department, you can do so by visiting this link. The reasons for doctoral students to suffer from mental health issues are diverse, and the DSA will appropriately address them from multiple angles.
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Would you like to share some news about events or initiatives with other doctoral students? Drop the DSA an email at DsaComms@medicinskaforeningen.se, and they can help you out with the outreach.
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DSA on Twitter and Instagram!
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The DSA is live on more social media channels. Follow them on Twitter @DSAkarolinska and Instagram @dsa.karolinska, to get the latest updates from your doctoral student representatives.
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The DSA has multiple workgroups that handle a variety of tasks. They make a difference for doctoral students at all levels. They are always looking to recruit extra help and get new ideas. Check out their different workgroups on their website and get in touch.
| • | Student representation | | • | Doctoral education | | • | Doctoral students' welfare and health | | • | Social events | | • | Public relations | | • | External collaborations |
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FORSKARUTBILDNING PÅ WEBBEN
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Doktorandnytt riktar sig till framförallt till doktorander. Syftet är att informera om nyheter och praktiska detaljer som rör KI:s forskarutbildning.
Doktorandnytt skickas ut ungefär var femte vecka från Fakultetskansliet på Karolinska Institutet.
Redaktör: Clara Ersson
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Primary target groups for Doctoral student news are doctoral students as well as the departmental directors for doctoral studies and administrative officers for doctoral education. These groups receive the letter automatically. Other interested groups (for example doctoral supervisors) can subscribe to the newsletter at the staff portal.
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Time to apply for doctoral courses
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The course catalogue for the spring semester of 2021 is open for application until 16 November. As before, postdocs are also welcome to apply, and will be accepted if space is available.
Course catalogue for the spring 2021 and course vacancies during autumn 2020
Remember to update your profile if there have been any changes since the last time you applied for courses.
Important information when applying for doctoral courses
The automatic e-mail confirmation from KIWAS (the course catalogue) when admitting to courses has been turned off in order to avoid overloading the system. The e-mail confirmation of the submitted application will remain.
Read more about what this means for you as an applicant
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Time to apply to the Research school in general science for clinicians VT21 / HT21
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The research school is clinically oriented and is aimed at doctoral students at KI, early in the doctoral education, who are working for Stockholm County Council (various professional groups). The responsible department is Department of clinical science and education, Södersjukhuset. Deadline for applications: 1 November.
More information about the research school and how to apply
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Consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on KI’s doctoral education
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Information regarding consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on KI’s doctoral education on the staff portal is updated continuously.
Until further notice the following applies:
| • | Theoretical doctoral courses will be given online, with a few exceptions, while practical courses/course modules are prioritized to be held at campus. | | • | During public defences, the doctoral student, opponent, examination board, supervisor and defence chairperson can participate online after informing the Dissertation committee. The public defence shall be accessible to the public via web casts. |
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New instructions for the content of a licentiate and doctoral thesis from KI
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The Committee for doctoral education has produced an instruction for the content of a compilation thesis at KI. The thesis template has been revised in accordance with the new instructions, and is provided by the procured printing house Universitetsservice US-AB.
Instructions for the content of the thesis
Layout and printing thesis
Popular science summary and ethical reflection
It is strongly recommended to include a popular science summary of the thesis in English as well as an ethical reflection in theses printed from the year 2021.
A digital workshop about writing a popular science summary to the thesis is organised by KIB on Monday 7 December, 13.00 – 15.00. More workshops will be offered during the spring semester, and will be announced in the KIB calendar as well as Doctoral students news.
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Clarification regarding systematic review in the thesis
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The constituent papers in the thesis should be original papers. One of the papers can be a systematic review article if it includes a meta-analysis or other comprehensive qualitative or quantitative synthesis. The requirement for such an article is that established reporting guidelines for systematic reviews have been followed.
Read more in the rules for doctoral education
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Rules for doctoral education
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Are you aware that rules concerning doctoral education at KI are compilated in a document? The rule document is updated a couple of times a year to include all new or changed regulations.
You find many informative websites aimed at doctoral students and supervisors on the staff portal. Please save the start page for doctoral education on the staff portal as a bookmark in your browser.
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Support to doctoral students
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There are various kinds of support function for doctoral students at KI. Read about this on the staff portal.
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The Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) cancels evaluation of doctoral education in nursing
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Together with previous information from UKÄ, the decision means that doctoral education at KI will not be evaluated during 2021 or 2022, e.g. the planned evaluations of doctoral education within physiology, surgery, dentistry and nursing have all been cancelled.
More information on UKÄ's website (in Swedish)
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Seminars, workshops and symposiums
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Digital presentation: Find supplementary data through Europe PubMed Central (PMC) and BioStudies on Tuesday 20 October, 12.00 – 12.30.
Webinar: Guidelines for improving the quality of animal research and testing: an overview on Wednesday 21 October, 14.00 – 15.00.
Digital workshop: Advanced searching strategy for systematic reviews on Thursday 22 October, 13.00 – 16.00.
Digital presentation: Researchers – publish open access free of charge! on Friday 23 October 10.00 – 11.00.
Webinar: About trade unions, associations and networks on Friday 23 October 14.00 – 15.30.
Webinar: The value of preclinical systematic reviews on Tuesday 27 October, 11.00 – 12.00.
Digital workshop: Searching the literature for your half-time review, thesis or next publication on Tuesday 27 October, 13.00 – 16.00.
Digital workshop: How to write your half-time report, on 27 – 28 October.
Webinar: Health special (who to contact when, as well as health and safety at work) on Monday 2 November, 13.00 – 15.00.
Digital presentation: Meet a publisher! Taylor & Francis on all you need to know to publish successfully on Tuesday 3 November, 14.00 – 15.30.
Webinar: Useful facts for international staff (Swedish authorities and language courses) on Friday 6 November, 11.00 – 12.30.
Webinar: Researchers – publish open access free of charge! on Tuesday 10 November 13.00 – 14.00.
Digital presentation: Find your drug target with the Open Targets Platform on Tuesday 17 November, 12.00 – 12.30.
KI Conference on Sustainable Development: The health effects of climate change, and how to prevent them on Tuesday 17 November, 13.00 – 18.00.
Digital workshop: EndNote X9 – manage your references on Thursday 19 November, 13.00 – 15.30.
Digital workshop: Open science – Share your articles and your data on Friday 20 November, 09.00 – 12.00.
Digital workshop: Research documentation: why, what and where! on Monday 23 November, 10.00-12.00.
Career fair organised by Medicinska Föreningen at KI: Careers in Health and Science Exposition (CHaSE) on Monday 23 November.
Digital workshop: Writing the literature review for your half-time review on Tuesday 24 November, 13.00 – 16.00.
Digital workshop: Activate your publication list and discover your publication metrics on Thursday 26 November, 10.00 – 11.30.
Online event: MAXIV new possibilities for breakthrough research on Friday 27 November, 9.00 – 15.15.
Digital presentation: Find your protein localization with the Human Cell Atlas and SubCellBarCode on Tuesday 1 December, 12.00 – 12.30.
Digital workshop: Writing the popular science summary of your thesis on Monday 7 December, 13.00 – 15.00.
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NEWS FROM THE DOCTORAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION (DSA) AT THE MEDICINSKA FÖRENINGEN (THE STUDENT UNION)
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Annual General Meeting and Elections
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On 24 October 2020, the DSA will hold its Annual General Meeting and elect new representatives for the upcoming academic year. Keeping in mind the current scenario, this will be organised online for the first time. All doctoral students at KI with a valid MF membership can attend the event, express their opinions and vote for their favorite candidates. The DSA invites you to submit your candidature for positions of interest, latest by 16 October 2020. To know more about the available positions and how to apply, visit their website.
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Doctoral education and mental health
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The results from this year‘s Mental Health Survey are in and the DSA would like to share them with you! In total, there were 462 participants, who represent roughly a fifth of all PhD students at KI. If you are interested in finding out more, please have a look at the results for yourself, by visiting this link. If you are interested in finding out more about the situation at your own department, you can do so by visiting this link. The reasons for doctoral students to suffer from mental health issues are diverse, and the DSA will appropriately address them from multiple angles.
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Would you like to share some news about events or initiatives with other doctoral students? Drop the DSA an email at DsaComms@medicinskaforeningen.se, and they can help you out with the outreach.
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DSA on Twitter and Instagram!
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The DSA is live on more social media channels. Follow them on Twitter @DSAkarolinska and Instagram @dsa.karolinska, to get the latest updates from your doctoral student representatives.
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The DSA has multiple workgroups that handle a variety of tasks. They make a difference for doctoral students at all levels. They are always looking to recruit extra help and get new ideas. Check out their different workgroups on their website and get in touch.
| • | Student representation | | • | Doctoral education | | • | Doctoral students' welfare and health | | • | Social events | | • | Public relations | | • | External collaborations |
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DOCTORAL EDUCATION AT THE WEB
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You will find important information about doctoral education at KI on the staff website.
Please make a habit of visiting the doctoral education web pages regularly.
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This newsletter is primarily addressed to doctoral students. The purpose is to inform about news and practical details regarding doctoral education at KI.
Doctoral Student News is published by the Faculty Office at Karolinska Institutet about every fifth week during the semesters.
Editor: Clara Ersson
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171 77 Stockholm
Tel: +46 8-524 800 00
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Org.nr: 202100-2973
VAT. nr: SE202100297301
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