Life as a student at Karolinska Institutet

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On the new global health cohort: Meet Goodluck

If you’ve been reading my blogs (have you?), then you may have noticed that I’ve mentioned quite a few times that my cohort represents the first-ever 2 year programme within […]

Posted by Luis - Global Health

Global Health

30 September, 2026

“Absolut Gotland”: A weekend on an island partying with students from all of Sweden

To all of you who are still not convinced that there’s any student life in Sweden, it’s time I present to you: Absolut Gotland (also known as AG). It is […]

Posted by Julia - Biomedicine (BSc)

Student life

30 September, 2026

Quarnevalen: A large student carnival every 3 years since 1910!

It’s a random sunny Saturday in May and several main roads in central Stockholm are closed only for students to parade their week-long impressive and funny builds. There’s cheers from […]

Posted by Julia - Biomedicine (BSc)

Student life

30 September, 2026

FAQs on the bachelor’s programme in biomedicine (part 2)

This is part 2 of my blog where I am answering frequently asked questions from prospective students. You’ll find answers to the following questions: 6. How many points do I […]

Posted by Julia - Biomedicine (BSc)

Biomedicine (BSc)

30 September, 2026

A look into my Swedish summer

Well, that went by fast! I’m back, and it feels like yesterday that I was saying goodbye to my friends and classmates for the summer and bitter-sweetly coming to terms […]

Posted by Luis - Global Health

Life in Sweden

15 September, 2026

Group of students and professors in front of a yellow house

BalticSeaBioMed: A summer school at and about the Baltic sea

This summer, I was one of the 6 students from Karolinska Institutet who got to participate in the BalticSeaBioMed Summer School. It was a wonderful week: the days were filled […]

Posted by Linnea - Toxicology

Studying at KI

3 September, 2026

A girl stands in front of a TV screen displaying a powerpoint presentation of her Master's thesis title.

Tips for doing a Master’s thesis at KI

The short summary of my thesis experience is this: it will not go as planned. Despite your plans possibly derailing, I wanted to offer some insight into the overall experience […]

Posted by Kai-Lin - Molecular Techniques in Life Sciences

Academics

25 June, 2026

grass in front of brick houses on KI campus Solna

My 1st year in the Toxicology Master’s

“Who’s John?” someone asked me in September last year. Me and my friends from class had been mentioning him a lot; he seemed to be a legend. I laughed. “That’s […]

Posted by Linnea - Toxicology

Toxicology

2 June, 2026

students looking at a presentation slide

Study visits in the Toxicology Master’s

During my current course in the Master’s in Toxicology, we visited several Swedish public agencies and got to know how they work. The study visits connected the things we learn […]

Posted by Linnea - Toxicology

31 May, 2026

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Life as a student at Karolinska Institutet

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Blog post

On the new global health cohort: Meet Goodluck

“Absolut Gotland”: A weekend on an island partying with students from all of Sweden

Quarnevalen: A large student carnival every 3 years since 1910!

FAQs on the bachelor’s programme in biomedicine (part 2)

A look into my Swedish summer

BalticSeaBioMed: A summer school at and about the Baltic sea

Tips for doing a Master’s thesis at KI

My 1st year in the Toxicology Master’s

Study visits in the Toxicology Master’s