Medals
Karolinska Institutet awards medals to people who have made special contributions to support KI. The medals are available in three categories: gold medal, grand silver medal and silver medal.
The medals may be awarded to a person who has made contributions to KI in one or more of the areas of:
- education
- doctoral education
- research
- collaboration with the surrounding community
- work environment/core values.
Medals should not be awarded exclusively as a counter-performance for financial contributions, gifts, or similar.
The medals are awarded to individuals who are at the end of their careers or no longer active.
The nominations are reviewed by the President, the Vice President, the University Director, the Academic Vice President for Research, the Academic Vice President for Doctoral Education, and the Academic Vice President for Higher Education.
Medals 2024
Medals 2010-2023
Gold Medal
2016 - Torsten Wiesel and Rune Fransson
2015 - Harriet Wallberg
2012 - Lennart Nilsson
Grand Silver Medal
2023 - Göran K Hansson and Jan-Inge Henter
2022 - Jan Andersson, Stefan Einhorn and Ingrid Lundberg
2021 - Gunnar Grant and Rune Toftgård
2020 - Ove Hagelin, Richard J. Heald, Hans Jörnvall, Lars Olson and Nancy Pedersen
2019 - Anita Aperia, Sten Grillner, Bertil Hamberger and Mai-Lis Hellénius
2018 - Laura Fratiglioni, Håkan Eriksson and Bertil Fredholm
2017 - Marc Bygdeman and Tore Curstedt
2016 - Anders Ekbom, Ingemar Ernberg, Agneta Nordberg, Bengt Norrving and Elisabeth Olsson
2015 - Gunnel Biberfeld, Britta Wahren and SGO Johansson
2014 - Staffan Normark, Lars Klareskog and Hans Rosling
2013 - Gösta Gahrton, Folke Sjöqvist and Bengt Winblad
2012 - Peter Aspelin, Dimitris N. Chorafas, Suad Efendic and Nina Rehnqvist Ahlberg
2011 - Hans-Olov Adami, Lars Ekholm, Jan-Åke Gustafsson, Kerstin Hall and Tomas Hökfelt
2010 - Margareta Almling, Margareta Blombäck, Kerstin Hagenfeldt, Ulf Hjertonsson, Gunnar Höglund, Eva Klein, Georg Klein, Sten Linder-Aronson, Jan Lindsten, Anna-Stina Malmborg, Erling Norrby, Sten Orrenius, Nelson Sewankambo, Göran Stiernstedt and Yi-Xin Zeng
Silver Medal
2023 - Gunnar Nilsson and John Skår
2022 - Lena Borell, Göran Dahllöf, Rolf Kiessling and Marianne Schultzberg
2021 - Maria Masucci, Christina Helging Opava, Åke Rökaeus and Jan Ygge
2020 - Kristina Alexandersson and Roland Möllby
2019 - Lena von Koch and Björn Klinge
2018 - Fredrik Brolund and Lotta Widén Holmqvist
2017 - Lars-Olof Wahlund and Eva Mattsson
2016 - Gunnar Lennerstrand and Elisabeth Kjellén
2014 - Outi Hovatta and Björn Vennström
2013 - Hugo Lagercrantz, Sten Lindahl and Marie Åsberg
2012 - Kerstin Brismar, Bertil Daneholt, Johan Forsslöf and Karin Harms-Ringdahl
2011 - Agneta von Bahr, Inger Huldt, Kerstin Lagerström and Arne Öhman
2010 - Tomas Cronholm, Staffan Cullheim, Marja Lind Tuomela, Ester Mogensen, Per Olsson and Birger Winbladh
The Silver Medal
The Silver Medal may be awarded to a person who has made excellent efforts to support the activities of KI. The medal is primarily awarded to internal recipients, but also to external recipients. The Silver Medals are awarded in conjunction with the ceremony for Diligence and Devotion in February each year.
The Gold Medal
The Gold Medal can be awarded to a person who has made unparalleled efforts to support the activities of KI. It is awarded primarily to external recipients, but in special cases also to internal recipients. The Gold Medal is awarded once a year at a time determined by the President. Recipients of the Gold Medal cannot be appointed honorary doctor at KI at the same time, but a previously appointed honorary doctor at KI can receive the Gold Medal.
The Grand Silver Medal
The Grand Silver Medal may be awarded to a person who has made tremendous efforts to support the activities of KI. The recipient of the Grand Silver Medal should demonstrate a greater breadth in their contributions compared to the recipient of the Silver Medal. The Grand Silver Medal can be awarded to external or internal recipients. The Grand Silver Medal is awarded every autumn in connection with the installation ceremony.