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12 essential links for newly admitted students

Posted by Ines Rivero - Molecular Techniques in Life Science

If you reading this have just been admitted to KI… congratulations! I remember I was super excited when I read my acceptance letter, but also a bit overwhelmed by the […]

29 March, 2020

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• Biomedicine
• Toxicology

The 3R’s at Karolinska Institutet

Posted by Aline Colonnello - Toxicology

The 3R’s are a concept that was established by Russell and Burch. It encompasses different aspects regarding the use of laboratory animals (rodents and rabbits) in biomedical and toxicological research. […]

12 February, 2020

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• Health and fitness
• Life in Sweden

Migrant depression. Why me?

Posted by Aleksandra Kanina - Public Health Science (Epidemiology)

About one year ago I found myself beginning to enjoy living my new life in Stockholm. But… I expected to love it from the very first day! So, what happened […]

12 February, 2020

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• General
• Orientation
• Pre-arrival

All you need to know about the student cards

Posted by Ines Rivero - Molecular Techniques in Life Science

Who doesn’t like student discounts? To get advantage of the discounts offered by restaurants, shops and Stockholm’s public transport you’ll need to have a Mercenat student card which proves that […]

27 August, 2019

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• Accommodation
• General
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• Travelling

#throwback to being a newbie at KI: some REASSURING TIPS for the nervous freshmen✌️

Posted by Dasha Shvaikovskaya - Nutrition Science (MSc)

Hello everyone! The summer is slowly, but steadily coming to an end (so make sure to make the most of the remaining part of it! ;). Yet, the most interesting […]

12 August, 2019

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• Pre-arrival

3 places that you should visit immediately after arrival

Posted by Winner Ng - Health Informatics

Usually, when we first arrive at a new place, we brought with us the tourist mindset. Maybe we already had some plans, itineraries on which destinations to visit. Museums, palaces, […]

7 August, 2019

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• Pre-arrival

Four tips on how to not be overwhelmed with pre-arrival information

Posted by Winner Ng - Health Informatics

Your departure day is imminent and soon you will start your new life here in Stockholm. You start making plans and checklists. In doing that, you gathered pre-arrival information, more […]

17 July, 2019

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• Life in Sweden
• Pre-arrival

International students with family series – eps.2 : How to enrol your children into the daycare?

Posted by Winner Ng - Health Informatics

Suppose that you have accepted your place, done with the tuition fee payment, finished dealing with the residence permit application steps, and applied for a place through KI Housing. Then […]

21 May, 2019

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• Accommodation
• Life in Sweden
• Pre-arrival

Jägargatan – one year of love

Posted by Aleksandra Kanina - Public Health Science (Epidemiology)

“One year of love is better than a lifetime alone!” Queen As most of you are currently applying for accommodations, I think it would be fun to share my experience […]

9 May, 2019

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• General
• Life in Sweden
• Living costs

Work-life balance: some insights from a Master student with several side-job(s)

Posted by Dasha Shvaikovskaya - Nutrition Science (MSc)

The spring has officially begun in Sweden, meaning that many students both inside & outside the country got some exciting news about being enrolled in their (hopefully!) dream Global Master & […]

4 May, 2019

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