Blogs, Newsletter & Events

Latest DSA blogs

We keep our website up-to-date with our activities. Surveys, seminars, the annual PhD Conference, and others are always posted here.

Update 2: Still fighting for fairer salaries
Join the Organising Team for the 2027 PhD Conference
How are doctoral students doing mentally across Sweden?
How do you use AI as a doctoral student?
Feedback needed on migration law changes
Yes, you too can vote
Internship programs by KI Career Service – Spring 2026 Call – Mingle Event​
PhD Connect – Find your people
DSA Doctoral Education workgroup needs YOU!
KI Digital Infastructure: Opinion letter from DSA
Update 1: Work Environment and Salaries
Change in rules to receive unemployment benefits
New opportunities to learn Swedish
Governmental Investigation on Migration rights
Writing Accountability Group
Free HPV vaccination
Join the Organising Team for the PhD Conference 2025! 
Are you satisfied with your salary?
Lecture with the Trade Union
DSA Elections 2025

How it started This is for the new PhD Students that started in the last year. DSA ran a survey in early 2025 and asked doctoral students what they thought

October 13, 2026

Are you passionate about event planning and bringing people together around important topics? We are seeking dedicated individuals to join the organising team for the 2027 PhD Conference, taking place

October 12, 2026

Summary in English The report "How are doctoral students doing?" is a cooperation between Fackförbundet ST, the union of civil servants, the biggest union within the state sector with over

October 2, 2026

How do you use AI as a doctoral student? The DSA Doctoral Education Work Group would like to know more about how doctoral students at KI are using AI tools

October 1, 2026

Background Those of you that have been around for a while might remember how the Swedish government had launched a whole investigation on migration rights back in 2025. We had

September 28, 2026

WHO and WHERE can vote? WHY should you care? HOW can you vote?

September 3, 2026

Are you interested in gaining experience in Life Sciences in a company or organisation in the public private sector? KI Career Service offers PhD students the possibility to conduct a

March 5, 2026

DSA is pleased to introduce the PhD Buddy & Community Program, a new initiative designed to help PhD students connect with one another based on shared interests, hobbies, and the

February 19, 2026

Do you care about the quality of your doctoral education? Do you want to help us improve it?Then we have three open positions that might interest you: Clinical PhD student

February 5, 2026

The letter we sent It is news to no-one that the world we live in has changed a lot over the past year. After discussions at the January DSA Board

January 30, 2026

Where we left you off DSA ran a survey in early 2025 and asked doctoral students what they thought of their employment. After receiving 501 responses across all KI departments,

October 10, 2025

On 1 October 2025, a new law on unemployment insurance will come into force. The main changes are that you will qualify on the basis of your income instead of

September 19, 2025

Exciting New Opportunities for Learning Swedish KI, in collaboration with Folkuniversitetet, is expanding its Swedish language course offerings for international doctoral students and postdocs. This initiative aims to enhance the

June 17, 2025

Premise In order to meet the societal challenges of the future, it is important that Sweden remains a strong research nation that can assert itself in competition with other countries.

February 13, 2025

Are you a postdoc (or a doctoral student in this case) looking to make consistent progress on your writing goals? Join our supportive and focused accountability group! Here's what you'll

January 16, 2025

We here at Gynaecology Karolinska Huddinge would like to inform you that we now offer HPV vaccination within the framework of RCC's HPV eradication project. This means that those who

January 16, 2025

Are you passionate about event planning and bringing people together around important topics? We are seeking dedicated individuals to join the organising team for the PhD Conference 2025, taking place

November 24, 2024

Link to the survey: KI PhD Job and Salary satisfaction survey

November 24, 2024

Attention PhD Students!  Are you unsure about your rights and responsibilities as a doctoral researcher? Join us for an informative seminar hosted by SULF (The Swedish Association of University Teachers

November 15, 2024

It is time to elect the new generation of doctoral student representatives! As the DSA, we never stopped taking care of our community. Thanks to the network of departmental doctoral student representatives, over the past two years we were able

October 6, 2024

DSA newsletter

Option 1

You automatically start receiving our newsletter and other emails after you have taken the “Introduction to doctoral education at KI” course. The course is mandatory to all doctoral students starting their PhD at KI and is recommended to take it as soon as possible. 

Option 2

Alternatively, feel free to sign-up for our newsletter and other communication immediately, by filling in your KI email address down below. Note that you will have to confirm it by clicking a link in the email you will receive.


I agree to the processing of my personal data

Career newsletter

KI Career Service offers career support and information about our activities through many different channels. One good way to get updates is through newsletters. These newsletters are targeted towards doctoral and post-doctoral researchers. Read more and sign-up on their website.

DSA and other Events

Are you a doctoral student that wants to be added to the DSA Social Events WhatsApp community? Then email us at [email protected]

November 2026
Nov 05
05 November 2026
On November 5th, we will hold the DSA Annual General Meeting, which will be held in hybrid format. All doctoral students at KI with a valid MF membership can attend the event, express their opinions, and vote for their favourite candidate for each position. Remember, voting is a right and a duty, especially...
Nov 11
11 November 2026
FuM room,
Nobels väg 10
Solna, Sweden
All DSA Board Meetings are open to any doctoral student that wants to participate. We meet once a month cover a variety of topics, from planned events to KI leadership.The meetings are attended by the DSA Board, doctoral student representatives at all levels of KI, KI Career Service, and MF's...
Nov 13
13 November 2026
Gasque Pub,
Nobels väg 10
Solna, 17165 Sweden
Join DSA and PrU for a Karaoke Pub on 13 November from 17:00 at Medicinska Föreningen, Nobels väg 10, Solna. Come sing, unwind, and connect with fellow PhD students!
December 2026
Dec 08
08 December 2026
FuM room,
Nobels väg 10
Solna, Sweden
All DSA Board Meetings are open to any doctoral student that wants to participate. We meet once a month cover a variety of topics, from planned events to KI leadership.The meetings are attended by the DSA Board, doctoral student representatives at all levels of KI, KI Career Service, and MF's...

DSA Instagram