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Insights from Master’s Thesis Project Supervision

As we have moved beyond the autumn equinox, the ivy on KI Solna’s brick buildings is turning red, the morning bike commutes become fresh, and a buzzing ‘back-to-school’ atmosphere prevails on campus. And just as the Swedes embark on their mushroom hunts at this time of the year, the second-year Master students, the semester barely kicked off, embark on their hunt for Master thesis projects.

Posted by elodieeiffener

24 September, 2026

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Research and expat life: a positive association? – summer edition

Summer is at the doorstep, and for many Swedes this means, leaving the cities and moving to the countryside into their summer houses, for several weeks of absolute bliss, rest and rehabilitation, in the Swedish wilderness. For expats, summer can mean quite the opposite – stress.

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1 July, 2026

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MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship Tips: Lessons Learned from Successful Applicants

Learn practical tips for a strong MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship application, including feedback strategies, proposal planning, writing tips, and lessons from current fellows.

Posted by AlanaPanzenhagen

9 June, 2026

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Help, I am an influencer!

Yeah, you read right, I am an influencer. But likely so are you. About public outreach, knowledge translation and the impact of scientists on society.

Posted by elodieeiffener

23 April, 2026

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Swedish spring and the sunglass paradox

One might say that you haven’t fully experienced spring – unless you have lived through a full Swedish winter, or winter in a high latitude country for that matter. Once the temperatures venture into the plus area, and you catch the first rays of the non-warming, early spring sun on your face, you know that you have made it. Yet another winter in the books.

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30 March, 2026

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Food Intelligence: the book that reignited my love for science

Science is all about not knowing but still approaching the difficult questions with curiosity, Blogger Alana Panzenhagen writes about a book that reminded her about why she fell in love with science and reclaims the space and support to be utterly wrong.

Posted by AlanaPanzenhagen

12 March, 2026

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Mind the gap

The main mission of a scientist is to find a research gap, and to respond to this gap with your research. Projects, papers and project grant applications – all are centred around and based on the gap. Yet, this blog entry is not dedicated to how to find the gap, but rather, on how to exist and persist in an excellent research gap.

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23 February, 2026

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Meet the blogger – Elodie Eiffener

Hallå! My name is Elodie, originally from Luxembourg, postdoc at the Institute of Environmental Medicine at KI, and I commute by bike (10km). You wonder, ok how strange is this last piece of information in the introduction, but I assure you, it has some relevance.

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21 January, 2026

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“Borrow a Researcher”: A Day of Discovery (for Them and Me!)

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to explain postdoc-level research to a classroom of high-energy teenagers? This month, I had the incredible opportunity to find out! I participated in ‘Borrow a Researcher’, a fantastic initiative designed to bring real-world, working research directly into the classroom.

Posted by AlanaPanzenhagen

27 October, 2025

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Portrait of Marie Curie [1867 - 1934], Polish chemist, wife of Pierre Curie - Wellcome Collection, United Kingdom - CC BY.

5 steps towards preparing your Marie Curie application

This post is about tips on preparing your Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF) application based on my personal experience.

Posted by AlanaPanzenhagen

18 August, 2025

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Meet the blogger – Alana

Hey, all! My name is Alana Castro Panzenhagen (the pronunciation is up to you!). I’ve been a postdoctoral researcher at KI for one year now. My PhD was in biochemistry, […]

Posted by AlanaPanzenhagen

15 May, 2025

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