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Doctoral Students’ Association (DSA)

Behind the Scenes of the Students’ Nobel Nightcap

On a dark night in 1978, an idea was born. How strange that one of the world’s most esteemed events, the Nobel Prize award ceremony, ended abruptly at midnight without a shred of proper festivities?. In 2019 I joined the Students’ Nobel Nightcap (SNNC) as an Attachée Manager, a journey that was both exhilarating and full of responsibilities.

Posted by hagersaleh

9 April, 2024

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Beyond the bench

PhD students and postdocs are busy bees, but what do they do to relax their brains? In this post some of the bloggers share their activities beyond the bench.
Spoiler alert: this post contains cute cats

Posted by natalievonderlehr

25 March, 2024

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Meet the Blogger – Hager Saleh

Hello, curious minds! I’m Hager Saleh, and I’m thrilled to be here. I am PhD student, while also working as a pharmacovigilance professional at a company in Stockholm. My PhD studies at Karolinska Institute focus on improving medicine usage focusing on antibiotics resistance.

Posted by hagersaleh

26 February, 2024

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Open Access Publishing: An Unexpectedly Hard Challenge

Open access publishing is the simple idea that publicly funded published science is accessible for free by anyone with an internet connection.

Posted by lucaloveki

25 February, 2024

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The pathway to the realm of Pharma

Delve into Hani´s career path and get an in-depth insight into her journey from PhD student to Medical manager for Sanofi in Northern Europe. This narrative showcases her successful strategy to embark into the world of Pharma.

Posted by Joana Menezes

8 February, 2024

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Peer review – a system that needs revision

Peer review benefits science, but the system needs revision

Posted by lucaloveki

20 January, 2024

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Dear Santa,

the bloggers have been good PhD students and postdocs this year. They all wish to spend with their family and friends, maybe you can help some of them. Comfy clothes, books, and a bit of magic will also be appreciated.

Posted by natalievonderlehr

3 December, 2023

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Meet the blogger – Tracer Yong

Hi there, my name is Tracer Yong, I am a second-year PhD student studying tumour immunology at KI. It is truly an honour to meet you, and I will tell you a short story of mine.

Posted by tracery

30 November, 2023

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Meet the blogger – Luca Love

Hello! I’m Luca Love (yes this is my real surname) and I’m a 4th year British/Italian PhD student. I research HIV-1 latency from an epigenetics perspective at the NEO building […]

Posted by lucaloveki

23 November, 2023

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Science and Law: The Path to Becoming a Patent Attorney

It is a Friday afternoon at Norens’ patent office in central Stockholm. The employees exude a calm yet unwavering focus. This is where Anders Bratt works as a patent attorney […]

Posted by Zerina Kurtovic

23 October, 2023

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Money, money, money, must be funny, in the rich grant’s world

Money is the answer to everything. Want to add fancy new experiments to your research project? Money. Want to attend that Conference is an exotic looking place? Money.

Posted by libevilela

17 October, 2023

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Meet the blogger – Libe Vilela

Never knew that writing my first blog ever would feel like stage fright, but here I am. Am I a little intimidated? Yes. Am I also excited to start a new chapter? Also Yes.

Posted by libevilela

7 June, 2023

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Scientists are unsupported and let down by bad management

Researchers are hired because they are proven researchers, publishers and grant winners. People who can lead research projects and make breakthroughs. However they quickly find themselves with several extra tasks. […]

Posted by lucaloveki

6 May, 2023

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Fundamental and translational research are interdependent

Both fundamental and translational science is needed for progress.

Posted by lucaloveki

6 May, 2023

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