This year, such was the need for some brightness, we hoped that the 2020 Christmas calendar would be a light in the dark times. Keeping the festive feeling but in virtual platform, Zoomy seasons greetings from the KI Researchers blog team. … Read More Zoomy seasons greetings from the KI Researchers blog team. Bring it on 2021!
A Bright Christmas #13 Screens and keyboards may have taken over, but they still have a long way to catch up with the sentiment of a handwritten card. At least for me. (: Today, technology took over all our communications. How many emails you send everyday? Texts? However, there is still a virtue in connecting… Read More Send a raven
A Bright Christmas #12 What kind of music do you listen to these days? I found out that during the pandemic I had two modes: a) Dance break (swinging between cheesy pop hits to some jazz) b) Instrumental music (preferably piano, if not, Vitamin String Quartet) During one of my late-night thesis writing sessions, I… Read More Spiegel im Spiegel – Infinite reflections
“Social distancing” has become the term of art for the public contribution to the fight against the pandemic. PhD candidates are no stranger to a world with little physical interactions. Here is a little insight from our blog into staying connected despite the physical distancing. … Read More Connected despite the distance
Approximately 30 seconds after we enter the room, we get accustomed to the lack of light. With dark, blackout curtains separating us from the first rays of blooming spring outside. All for a good purpose. All of us will learn something today. We are in the microscope room. The darkness keeps all our attention to… Read More Learning to teach – teaching to learn
Disclaimer: Following the footsteps of Natalie about anti-perfectionism in blog posts, I wrote this post on the fly with the best moments of 2017 in my mind. The absolute highlight of my year was being part of the student magazine Medicor. In case you haven’t heard of it by now, Medicinska Föreningen has a quarterly… Read More #16 Telling a story
What does the word “march” mean? A quick dictionary search reveals: Walk quickly with determination To walk with regular and measured tread, as soldiers on parade; advance in step in an organized body. The steady and inevitable development or progress of something Some people get intimidated by the word but marching on the street is… Read More Forward we march
An innate drive to communicate, resonating with oneself, and a genuine joy in talking about science are defining elements that led Helena Ledmyr throughout her career. Breathing both academic and non-academic air on the way, she stands right in between, bridging them with one foot on each side. As the head of development and communication… Read More Exploring Careers: Building Bridges in Science
To state the obvious, by definition Christmas is a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus. Nearly all Christian households celebrate Christmas. So one would expect that in most non-Christian or non-religious families, Christmas doesn’t really play a big role. But it turns out the Christmas season means different things to some people thinking there… Read More The more the merrier
Can you spot my little helpers for today’s experiments? Christmas tree is set in our lunchroom, we have Christmas lights and advent candles in front of our windows and all around KI. Now my bench joined to the festivities. Ho ho ho! With a colleague of mine, we made these paper cut ornaments for the… Read More Little helpers for Christmas experiments
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