KIRI activities & events
KIRI, the KI Research Incubator, organises a number of different events and activities every year. Below you can find recent and upcoming activities within the KIRI network.
Upcoming events 2025
26 May: Welcome session & dinner for new KIRI Fellows
3 June: Postdoc Summer activity
24-25 September: Annual KIRI Conference
2025
April
Guided visit to the Cell – experiencing art in an interplay with science.
March
KIRI Fellows and postdocs were invited to learn more about SciLife Lab and its infrastructure and services for researchers, including guided visits to several labs, such as the spatial and clinical proteomics Labs.
2024
December
18 December: Christmas lunch
November
28 November: Scientific Mingle
The KIRI mingle was very well attended and featured a visit by KI Innovations who presented their activities and scope. Two KIRI Fellows, Björn Reinius and Vicente Pelechano Garcia, gave talks about how they had worked with KI Innovations and benefited from their services to researchers.
September
16 September - Scientific mingle
The scientific mingle for the upcoming collaborative KIRI postdoc project call was held at Svarta Räfven with a small and engaged group of KIRI Fellows.
5 September - Annual meeting & poster presentations
The KIRI Annual Meeting was held at Life City with an attendance of KIRI Fellows, KIRI postdocs and external guests. The day featured lectures, presentations, interactive sessions, and a poster presentation. In addition, there were plenty of opportunities to mingle, meet and talk. The day resulted in renewed inspiration and ideas for future KIRI activities and collaborations.
June
4 June - Summer lunch and get-together KIRI postdocs.
The summer get-together included a game of boule with no less than two winning teams! The KIRI postdocs made a good effort and had a lot of fun!
May
28 May - KIRI mingle to welcome the new KIRI Fellows 2024. Both old and new fellows attended the mingle which offered interesting and thought-provoking presentation from 11 of the new KIRI Fellows.
March
19 March - KIRI Postdoc fika & information session.
26 March - KIRI mingle: KI:s research agenda & other insights from the KI management, visit by KI Vice President Martin Bergö
February
13 February - KIRI mingle: Grant writing stories & Pathways to impact.
The mingle was well-attended and included three presentations. The Research Support Office (RSO) participated with several experts sharing valuable insights about the theme of grant writing and impact dimensions. Two KIRI Fellows then shared personal insights and highlights from their working processes leading up to receiving large grants (WAF) and (ERC Synergy Grant).
2023
December
A well-attended Christmas lunch was held for the KIRI postdocs.
December
KIRI postdoc joint grants with multidisciplinary focus were distributed. Seven projects were awarded, where a joint postdoc will work for 2 years under the co-supervision of two KIRI Fellows. Read more here
November
A mingle for scientific exchange and interaction was held for KIRI fellows in the Faculty Club, Biomedicum. During the mingle, representatives of the Development Office and the International Office gave presentations about their work which was followed by a Q&A session.
October
Deadline for KIRI joint postdoc grant application.
September
KIRI joint postdoc grant application opened.
August & September
Two mingles for scientific exchange and interaction were held for KIRI fellows in the Faculty Club, Biomedicum.
May
KIRI Annual Meeting took place in Biomedicum on May 26th 2023 where the new KIRI Fellows had the chance to present themselves and their research. There was also a session with members of Research Support Office at KI and a debate session where a panel of representatives from different sectors discussed about the collaboration landscape at KI.
April
16 new KIRI Fellows have been recruited. Warm welcome to our network!
2022
December
A scientific meeting within the KIRI network took place at the Faculty Club at Biomedicum, where the newly granted collaborative projects were introduced. KIRI Fellows discussed their plans and explained the nature of their interdisciplinary collaboration.
KI President, Ole Petter Ottersen, participated in the event and shared his vision on ground breaking research and the importance of KIRI, and discussed how to strengthen research with the KIRI Fellows.
October
KIRI postdoc joint grants with multidisciplinary focus were distributed. 11 projects were awarded, where a joint postdoc will work for 2 years under the co-supervision of two KIRI Fellows. Read more here
September
Deadline for application for the collaborative KIRI postdoc grants with multidisciplinary focus.
May & August
Two KIRI Scientific Mingles were held at Biomedicum to promote scientific exchange and interaction among KIRI Fellows.
April
KIRI kick-off meeting was held at Elite Hotel Carolina Tower, where KIRI network was formally launched.
KIRI Fellows had the opportunity to exchange ideas and participate in the planning of future activities.
February
KIRI network is established. KIRI Fellows are expected to interact and collaborate in multidisciplinary projects, apply for collaborative postdoc grants with multidisciplinary focus and participate in the planning and organising of KIRI activities. The assignment lasts 4 years.
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