Karolinska Institutet - Forskarutbildningsnytt

Nr 8, 18 november 2020

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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.

 

VICEREKTOR HAR ORDET

To all KI doctoral students and supervisors,

We are writing to you in view of the continued Covid-19 pandemic. The KI recommendations follow the national and regional recommendations, and these will continue until further notice. Please make sure that you follow these explicitly and keep yourself updated!

The recommendations for activities within doctoral education are also updated as required and continue until further notice, as described at the webpage Consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on KI’s doctoral education. Basically, halftime reviews, attendance at thesis defences, theoretical courses and educational activities should primarily be conducted digitally, and work within KI premises should be conducted in accordance with physical distance recommendations. If you can work effectively at home, please do that, but make sure that effective supervisor-doctoral student dialogue continues.

This information is nothing new, but the real reason for writing is the following. We urge you to take an interest in each-other, not only at the workplace, but also digitally. It is stressful for us all to adapt to self-imposed isolation, and many of us miss the daily contact with colleagues that we are used to. It is important that everyone takes an interest in their nearest colleagues at all times, as we know that the nature of our chosen profession is challenging and stressful at the best of times, but even more so now. Make sure that no one is left without some form of regular contact. Most importantly, we are soon approaching the Christmas holiday season, a time when social isolation can be hardest to cope with. Please be aware that some of your colleagues, especially international masters, doctoral students and postdocs, might find themselves ‘stranded’ in Sweden and unable to join their families in their home countries. Even within Sweden, meeting friends and family might also be limited. If you have the possibility to include your colleagues at any time in activities (especially outdoors or digitally) during the festive season, please consider doing that.

So we urge you to show an interest – dare to ask instead of not daring to. While the KI leadership naturally cares about the well-being of its staff and students, can’t we use the ‘season of good will’ to show that we ALL care?

Kind regards,
Robert Harris, Academic vice president for doctoral education
Erika Franzén, Deputy-chairperson in the Committee for doctoral education

AKTUELLT

 

Introduktion för doktorander

Samtliga doktorander ska genomgå KI:s introduktion till utbildning på forskarnivå under första året. Observera att doktoranden själv måste gå in och anmäla sig.

Mer information om introduktionen samt anmälan till vårens introduktionstillfällen

 

Det nyrenoverade universitetsbiblioteket i Solna öppnar

Det tillfälliga popup-biblioteket i Solna har stängt och det nya biblioteket smygöppnar den 23 november.

För dig som ska offentliggöra din avhandling, notera att bokinkastet där du lämnar pliktexemplaren av din avhandling i Solna har flyttat till Berzelius väg 7A.

 

KI:s tematiska forskarutbildningsprogram

KI:s tematiska forskarutbildningsprogram erbjuder ett övergripande utbud av kurser och lärandeaktiviteter för doktorander inom olika forskningsområden:

Allergi, immunologi och inflammation
Cellbiologi och genetik
Epidemiologi
Folkhälsovetenskap
Infektionsbiologi och global hälsa
Kardiovaskulär forskning
Metabolism och endokrinologi
Neurovetenskap
Tumörbiologi och onkologi
Utveckling och regeneration
Vårdvetenskap


Doktorander kan när som helst anmäla sitt intresse för ett program för att få information om kurser och aktiviteter inom forskningsområdet.

 

Nordisk forskarutbildningskonferens “Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Career Development” på Köpenhamns universitet 19 – 20 augusti 2021

Välkommen till Nordic PhD Summit i Köpenhamn som i år fokuserar på innovation, entreprenörskap och karriärutveckling. I anslutning till konferensen arrangeras flera forskarutbildningskurser och workshops. Om konferensen inte kan hållas på plats på grund av covid-19-pandemin kommer konferensen istället att anordnas digitalt.

Mer information om konferensen och anmälan

 

Nationell enkätstudie om sexuella trakasserier

KI leder en nationell forskningsstudie om sexuella trakasserier och genusbaserad utsatthet i akademin som ska genomföras våren 2021. För att säkerställa kvaliteten på studien pågår nu en pilotundersökning som omfattar 8000 personer. Om just du får möjlighet att delta i pilotenkäten är ditt bidrag viktigt för forskningsstudiens kvalitet!

Mer information om den nationella forskningsstudien om sexuella trakasserier i akademin

 

KALENDERHÄNDELSER

 

Seminarier, workshops och symposier

Digital workshop: EndNote X9 – hantera dina referenser torsdag den 19 november kl. 13.00 – 15.30.

Digital workshop: Open science – Dela dina artiklar och dina data fredag den 20 november kl. 09.00 – 12.00.

Webbinarium på barnkonventionens dag: En framtid för världens barn? fredag den 20 november kl. 09.00 – 11.30.

Digital workshop: Forskningsdokumentation: varför, vad och var! måndag den 23 november kl. 10.00 – 12.00.

Digital karriärmässa anordnad av Medicinska Föreningen vid KI: Careers in Health and Science Exposition (CHaSE) måndag den 23 november.

Digital workshop: Att skriva litteraturöversikten till din halvtidskontroll tisdag den 24 november kl. 13.00 – 16.00.

Digital workshop: Aktivera din publikationslista och utforska dina publikationsindikatorer torsdag den 26 november kl. 10.00 – 11.30.

Öppen föreläsning om rasism och hälsa i kölvattnet av Black Lives Matter måndag den 30 november kl. 17.00 – 20.00.

Digitalt event: MAXIV new possibilities for breakthrough research fredag den 27 november, kl. 9.00 – 15.15.

Digital presentation: Find your protein localization with the Human Cell Atlas and SubCellBarCode tisdag den 1 december kl. 12.00 – 12.30.

Digital workshop: Writing the popular science summary of your thesis måndag den 7 december kl. 13.00 – 15.00.

 

NYHETER FRÅN DOKTORANDSEKTIONEN (DSA) VID MEDICINSKA FÖRENINGEN (KÅREN)

 

Introducing the DSA board – 2021

On 24 October 2020, the DSA held its Annual General Meeting and elected new representatives for the upcoming academic year. This was organised online for the first time in the history of the DSA! The present DSA board congratulates and welcomes the incoming board members:

ChairpersonSebastian Ols (MedS), TreasurerLeonie Vetter (MTC), SecretaryRoberto Ballarino (MBB), Board MembersJan Philip Reising (KBH), Valeria Messina (KBH), Dina Dabaghie (LabMed), Yangjun Liu (MMK), Lea Van Husen (NVS), Weiyingqi Cui (OnkPat) and Jessica Gracias Lekander (FyFa).

 

Challenging Climate Change

The Climate Association is a student organisation and a part of Medicinska Föreningen (MF). They strive to increase climate awareness and improve environment related work at KI. The association is now looking for new board members as well as voluntary members. Read more, apply, and make a difference here!

 

Mindworkout for doctoral students

Many doctoral students won’t realize their mental health is at risk until reaching a crisis. How we react to adversity and stress strongly affects how we succeed – having a resilient mindset is more so important. The DSA has partnered with the company Mindworkout to provide mental health training to doctoral students at KI. The DSA is initially trialling 100 spots and the program started with a Kick Off webinar on 11 November, 2020. The success of this partnership will help the DSA in considering its future utility.

 

DSA communications

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.

 

DSA on Twitter and Instagram!

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.

 

Join a DSA workgroup

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
 

FORSKARUTBILDNING PÅ WEBBEN

 

Du hittar viktig information om KI:s forskarutbildning på medarbetarportalen.
Ha gärna som vana att kontinuerligt surfa in på
forskarutbildningssidorna på webben.

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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Karolinska Institutet - Doctoral Education News

No 8, 18 November 2020

 

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A WORD FROM THE ACADEMIC VICE PRESIDENT

 

To all KI doctoral students and supervisors,

We are writing to you in view of the continued Covid-19 pandemic. The KI recommendations follow the national and regional recommendations, and these will continue until further notice. Please make sure that you follow these explicitly and keep yourself updated.

The recommendations for activities within doctoral education are also updated as required and continue until further notice, as described at the webpage Consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on KI’s doctoral education. Basically, halftime reviews, attendance at thesis defences, theoretical courses and educational activities should primarily be conducted digitally, and work within KI premises should be conducted in accordance with physical distance recommendations. If you can work effectively at home, please do that, but make sure that effective supervisor-doctoral student dialogue continues.

This information is nothing new, but the real reason for writing is the following. We urge you to take an interest in each-other, not only at the workplace, but also digitally. It is stressful for us all to adapt to self-imposed isolation, and many of us miss the daily contact with colleagues that we are used to. It is important that everyone takes an interest in their nearest colleagues at all times, as we know that the nature of our chosen profession is challenging and stressful at the best of times, but even more so now. Make sure that no one is left without some form of regular contact. Most importantly, we are soon approaching the Christmas holiday season, a time when social isolation can be hardest to cope with. Please be aware that some of your colleagues, especially international masters, doctoral students and postdocs, might find themselves ‘stranded’ in Sweden and unable to join their families in their home countries. Even within Sweden, meeting friends and family might also be limited. If you have the possibility to include your colleagues at any time in activities (especially outdoors or digitally) during the festive season, please consider doing that.

So we urge you to show an interest – dare to ask instead of not daring to. While the KI leadership naturally cares about the well-being of its staff and students, can’t we use the ‘season of good will’ to show that we ALL care?

Kind regards,
Robert Harris, Academic vice president for doctoral education
Erika Franzén, Deputy-chairperson in the Committee for doctoral education

 

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Introduction to doctoral education

All doctoral students have to participate in an introduction to doctoral education at KI within the first year after admission. The doctoral students have to register to the introduction themselves.

More information about the introduction and registration

 

The newly renovated University Library in Solna opens

The temporary pop-up library in Solna has closed and the new library partly opens on 23 November.

For those who are about to publicly notify (‘spika’) their thesis at Solna, please note that the book slot where the statutory copies should be left has been moved to to Berzelius väg 7A.

 

KI’s thematic doctoral programmes

KI offers a number of thematic doctoral education programmes comprising an overarching range of courses and learning activities in different research fields:

Allergy, immunology and inflammation
Biology of infections and global health
Cardiovascular research
Cell biology and genetics
Development and regeneration
Epidemiology
Health care sciences
Metabolism and endocrinology
Neuroscience
Public health science
Tumor biology and oncology
 

As a doctoral student you can at any time send an email to one or more programmes to be informed about the offered courses and activities.

 

Nordic PhD Summit “Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Career Development” at University of Copenhagen 19 – 20 August 2021

Welcome to the Nordic PhD Summit which this year focuses on innovation, entrepreneurship and career development. Several doctoral courses and workshops are being arranged in connection with the conference. In case the conference cannot be arranged physically in Copenhagen due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will be held digitally instead.

More information about the summit and registration

 

National survey on sexual harassment underway

KI is leading a national research study on sexual harassment and gender-based violence in academia, to be carried out in the spring of 2021. To ensure the quality of the study, a pilot study of 8000 individuals is now underway. It is possible that you get the opportunity to participate in the pilot questionnaire and your contribution is important for the research study to be as good as possible!

More information about the national research study on sexual harassment in the academy

 

CALENDAR EVENTS

 

Seminars, workshops and symposiums

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.

Webinar: A future for the world's children (in Swedish) on Friday 20 November, 09.00 – 11.30.

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.

Open lecture on racism and health in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement on Monday 30 November, 17.00 – 20.00.

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.

 

NEWS FROM THE DOCTORAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION (DSA) AT THE MEDICINSKA FÖRENINGEN (THE STUDENT UNION)

 

Introducing the DSA board – 2021

On 24 October 2020, the DSA held its Annual General Meeting and elected new representatives for the upcoming academic year. This was organised online for the first time in the history of the DSA! The present DSA board congratulates and welcomes the incoming board members:

ChairpersonSebastian Ols (MedS), TreasurerLeonie Vetter (MTC), SecretaryRoberto Ballarino (MBB), Board MembersJan Philip Reising (KBH), Valeria Messina (KBH), Dina Dabaghie (LabMed), Yangjun Liu (MMK), Lea Van Husen (NVS), Weiyingqi Cui (OnkPat), Jessica Gracias Lekander (FyFa).

 

Challenging Climate Change

The Climate Association is a student organisation and a part of Medicinska Föreningen (MF). They strive to increase climate awareness and improve environment related work at KI. The association is now looking for new board members as well as voluntary members. Read more, apply, and make a difference here!

 

Mindworkout for doctoral students

Many doctoral students won’t realize their mental health is at risk until reaching a crisis. How we react to adversity and stress strongly affects how we succeed – having a resilient mindset is more so important. The DSA has partnered with the company Mindworkout to provide mental health training to doctoral students at KI. The DSA is initially trialling 100 spots and the program started with a Kick Off webinar on 11 November, 2020. The success of this partnership will help the DSA in considering its future utility.

 

DSA communications

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.

 

DSA on Twitter and Instagram!

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.

 

Join a DSA workgroup

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
 

DOCTORAL EDUCATION AT THE WEB

 

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.

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

Karolinska Institutet

171 77 Stockholm
Tel: +46 8-524 800 00

 

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