Research at Karolinska Institutet

Karolinska Institutet has 22 departments, devided into three department groups: North, Solna, and South.Our research spans the entire medical field,from basic experimental research to nursing and patient-oriented sciences.

A centre at Karolinska Institutet is a focused concentration in a certain research or educational area which is flexible in its organisation and limited in time. The centres aim to create a dynamic collaboration. A common characteristic is that centres consist of research teams sharing equipment and premises.

A national node for molecular biosciences with focus on health and environmental research. SciLifeLab combines frontline technical expertise with advanced knowledge of translational medicine and molecular bioscience.

A hub for Karolinska Institutet’s education and research related to the new coronavirus, which causes COVID-19. Staff and students within KI will find important information and recommendations updates throughout the ongoing pandemic.

Through our eating habits, we can influence how both we ourselves and the planet can thrive. More plant-based and less meat would be good for health, the environment and resources, according to most researchers. But can we acquire a taste for just about anything?

Several hundred million containers are transported across the world's oceans every year. But opening the load can be dangerous – every eighth container that arrives in Sweden has levels of chemical substances in the air that exceed the limit for the work environment, according to research from Karolinska Institutet.

Most people know what jealousy feels like. But science has not given this feeling much attention. There is an almost total lack of research on jealousy in clinical psychology, says researcher Johan Åhlén, who has now started an exploratory study on the subject.

Research into psychedelic substances has taken off. Now researchers will look more closely at whether therapy together with the substance psilocybin can help with treatment-resistant depression.