Karolinska Institutet
As one of the world’s foremost medical universities, KI accounts for the single largest share of all academic medical research conducted in Sweden. KI also offers the country’s broadest range of education in medicine and health sciences.
Live stream the doctoral conferment ceremony on 13 November
The atmospheric autumn conferement ceremony will soon take place in the Blue Hall at Stockholm City Hall. Find more information here, along with a link to the live broadcast, which begins at 5.30 pm. Welcome to one of the highlights of the academic year.
The discovery sheds light on the brain’s mysteries: “There is a before and an after”
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries behind optogenetics, a method that makes it possible to switch nerve cells in the brain on and off using light. The technique has given researchers new tools to understand how specific nerve cells contribute to memories, emotions and behaviour.
Welcome to the Nobel Lectures in Physiology or Medicine on 7 December
Welcome to the Nobel Lectures in Aula Medica, where the 2026 Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel and Karl Deisseroth will talk about their fields of research.
KI celebrated this year’s master’s scholarship recipients at a ceremony
On 15 October, 17 new master’s students who have been awarded scholarships for their studies at KI were recognised. At a joint ceremony, they received their awards from KI President Annika Östman Wernerson and celebrated with friends and family.