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Career Development Lecture 3
Workshop: Academic Productivity – From Efficiency to Effectiveness
Mark your calendar for the third lecture of Career development series. Register here: https://survey.ki.se/Survey/42308

KIPA DSA AfterWork March2025
It is the time for our monthly KIPA&DSA Afterwork! 🥳
Come, bring your friends and have some great fun with us!🍻🍹
This time we are meeting in Big Ben Pub in Södermalm. Start around 18:00🕕
Celebrate the beginning of the spring

Spring Party
Contact person: Silvia Angori, Anna bergonzini
Location: Nobels väg 10, Medicinska Föreningen, 171 65 Solna
Date: 09/05/2025
Text: Join us for this semester’s BIG party on May 9th from 20:00 onwards!
Links: https://www.phdsa.se/spring-party-2025/
Additional information:
Early bird tickets available until 28/03/2025 at 6pm --> 65 kr

KIPA & DSA Afterwork
🎉We continue with our monthly tradition of the KIPA&DSA Afterwork!
Take a deserved break and have some chill time with your friends or meet the new ones in the Liffey- Irish Pub and Restaurant in Gamla Stan!☘️🍺
Next Friday (28.02.2025) we start at 18:00! 🥳
Psst. Every Friday at 21:00 there is karaoke 🧑🎤💃🕺
See you !
@kipa_postdocs @dsa.karolinska

Career Development Lecture Series
Join the second event of 2025 of Career Development Series and learn the skills of negotiations.
The Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOU7g6PAvOqQuDTqJKvzhU7ahTo-m9ep7OuAPweM2A_UDl3w/viewform?usp=dialog

Cultural International PotLuck
Join us for Cultural Day tomorrow from 17:00!
Share a traditional dish, taste global flavors, and connect with fellow PhD students and postdocs in a celebration of diversity. Drinks will be provided 🥤 for all participants.
Mark your calendars—we can’t wait to see you there! 🌍🍽️✨

Board Game Night
We are happy to share with you that DSA is organizing a board games night together with KIPA 😃🧩🎲We will provide snacks 🥪 and drinks 🥤for all our participants. Pick your favourite Board game and get to know fellow PhD students and post-docs through some friendly competition.

AfterWork Meet: KIPA & DSA
KIPA together with DSA invites you for the first afterwork meeting in 2025!🎉
We are meeting next Friday, 31.01.2025 in Baras Imperium in Södermalm (Medborgarplatsen 25) starting at 18:00!
Whether you're looking to connect, have fun or just take a break from your experiments, this is the perfect way to recharge! 🍻🍹😁

Academic Crossroads: Stay or Stray?
Join this exciting career development series lectures by KIPA! Academic Crossroads: Stay or Stray? Prof. Harris and Dr. Oliveira will share their experience with us about ways to survive and thrive in academics! Information on the flyer! Register here - https://forms.gle/iFEztgWzC2i2gXog6


Annual General Meeting Info Session
Join us for KIPA Annual Update, Board Elections, Job responsibilities, Joining KIPA volunteer or member, Fika
Friday 6th December, 16.15 - 17.30.
Biomedicum 3rd floor (room Peter Richard): No card access needed & via Zoom

Career Development Brunch Series
Join this Career Event in the Flemingsberg campus. Two speakers of the day will guide us how they navigate their ways in academia.
Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvy0bJ1mGyQsOXVQrT6FzhJBdabuOo8r_h0FHxkur63rhK2Q/viewform…

Winter Party 2024
Register here
Looking for Volunteers. Interested candidates please contact us.


From academia to industry: sharing our experience
Location: Room D1012 at Biomedicum, Solna campus
Register here:


Beer Tasting Event
Join us behind the curtains at the brewery where we'll taste and smell the ingredients and stand among the fermentation tanks. We will discover the wonderful world of beer with a private tour of the brewery and a tasting of 4 selected beers from the Nya Carnegiebryggeriet in the authentic German-style!
WHEN: Tuesday 01 October - From 19.00 to 21.00.
MAX 25 people - Postdocs have priority, but everyone is welcome!
PRICE: 320 SEK. Because this is a ticketed event, registration is required by Friday 27th September in order for us to communicate the exact number of attendees.
LOCATION: Nya Carnebryggeriet


Unlocking the Door to Grant Success: My story on securing funding
Struggling to secure funding for your research? Curious about how to craft a grant proposal that gets noticed by reviewers? Want to boost your chances of success with strategies that actually work?
In this talk, Martyna Lukoseviciute, a fellow postdoc researcher, will share the essential tools and insights needed to write winning grant proposals. Drawing from personal experience and lessons learned through successful applications, Martyna will break down the key components of effective grant writing. You’ll learn how to present your research compellingly, avoid common mistakes, and tailor your proposal to different funding bodies. Real-world examples and actionable strategies will equip you to write with clarity, confidence, and impact.
For more information contact: francisco.pena@ki.se


Career Development Brunch Series
Unvelling the Secrets of Masterful Negotiation
Hi everyone! We have a new lunch talk coming soon as part of our monthly Career Development Brunch Series. Francisco (Head of KIPA board) will give some insights about strategies to negotiate salary and how to successfully promote yourself for job interviews and so on!

Summer BBQ 2024
Hi PostDoc! KIPA here!
Summer is finally here and what's the best way to celebrate? Obviously by having a bbq and spending an afternoon outdoors with old and new friends!
We are waiting for you on Saturday, June 15th from 1pm!
There will be food, drinks, games and..a lot more!
Event Timing: June 15th, 2024, 1-6 pm
Event Address: Wenner-Gren foundation, Sveavägen 166, 113 46 Stockholm
If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to reach out: silvia.angori@ki.se, anna.bergonzini@ki.se
Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSebueFoPhuPmN0pBfTKMd-lugsgqoQ8NVszmbZTpDAYya4nwA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Barmedicum
Hej everyone!! Summer has definitely come, so how about a cold beer (or maybe 2 ahah) together to refresh our minds!!! KIPA in collaboration with DSA is resuming the BarMedicum events, the afterwork at 10th floor of BioMedicum. We plan to have these events routinarly later on, but we were too enthusiastic to wait until August/September... so we'll start with a kickoff next Wednesday, the 12 of June .... you are all welcome to join us!!!

Looking for a new place to stay?
Difficulty in finding good accommodation? Join us in this exciting event and learn about exciting opportunities..

How to empower your career development: transferable skills, insights and resources
Do you sometimes wonder where you can find helpful resources in planning and building up your career inside or outside of academia?
Then join us for our next event , in which Ana Oliveira Osorio from the KI Career Service will give us helpful information on providing support in career related topics such as grant writing, networking, CV and interview training.
Shuffleboard Game Night
Hej hej guys, A SUPER HEADS UP FOR THE NEXT KIPA SOCIAL EVENT!! 🍻
The event will happen at O’Learys, Nortull, Sveavägen 143, Stockholm on 26th April, 2024 (Friday) from 6PM to 8PM.
The idea would be to gather together over a drink and play shuffleblard, in a very friendly competition (or maybe not, if there are professionists among us 😏).
We will cover the price for the game and for some snacks during the night!
Join us FRIDAY 26TH, will be a good chance to meet eacher and kick off the new series of social events in the coming months 🔥 STAY TUNED!!!

KIPA Lunch Meeting @Solna
Come!!! meet us for Lunch
or join Online ZOOM meeting ID 66170290268
Venue: Campus Solna, Room C0335 Biomedicum Floor3

KIPA Lunch meeting @Huddinge
Come have lunch with Us
or join Online ZOOM meeting ID 66170290268
Venue: Campus Flemingsberg, Room Benacerraf, Ana Futura, Floor9

Christmas Party 🎅 🎄
Location: Medicinska Föreningen building, Solna
Price: from 55 sek (billetto fee included)
Get ready to jingle and mingle, because our annual Christmas party is back! KIPA and DSA once again are here offer you a spectacular party as the previous ones!
If you joined us at the Summer Party and last year's Christmas bash, you already know what to expect 😎, so save the date as we gather once again to revel in the most magical time of the year! Stay tuned for more details and ticket information – it's coming your way soon!
Get your tickets here, pre-sale available!!! KIPA x DSA Christmas Party
For further information or details contact: Martina Bonatti

Climbing Enthusiasts
BLX Climbing Gymat the Mall of Scandinavia is offering a fantastic deal for KI people, including postdocs (our volunteers made sure of it 😉)! Every Friday, from 16:00 to 19:00, enjoy a jaw-dropping 50% off the regular entry fee using the code KIMMDD, where 'MMDD' represents the date (e.g., 'KI0818' for August 18th).
But wait, there's more! We've launched a WhatsApp group for KIPA climbers. Join us to stay updated on upcoming events, connect with fellow climbers, and keep your climbing spirit soaring!

Climbing Enthusiasts
BLX Climbing Gymat the Mall of Scandinavia is offering a fantastic deal for KI people, including postdocs (our volunteers made sure of it 😉)! Every Friday, from 16:00 to 19:00, enjoy a jaw-dropping 50% off the regular entry fee using the code KIMMDD, where 'MMDD' represents the date (e.g., 'KI0818' for August 18th).
But wait, there's more! We've launched a WhatsApp group for KIPA climbers. Join us to stay updated on upcoming events, connect with fellow climbers, and keep your climbing spirit soaring!

KIPA Postdoc Symposium
Submit your abstract to the KIPA Postdoc Symposium!
Hej fellow postdocs! Here’s an exciting opportunity to share your work at the KIPA Postdoc Symposium!
We are thrilled to announce that we will be organising a symposium for postdocs at KI, which will take place along with KIPA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the 30th of November (Thursday) between 17.00 - 21.00 at the Solna Campus. This is an opportunity to give a short oral presentation about your research, disseminating your work beyond the disciplinary border, gaining transdisciplinary insights, learning about the exciting works being done in other parts of KI, meeting your fellow KI postdocs, and expanding your academic network. Each speaker will be given 15 minutes for their talk, but we reserve the right to adjust this in order to accommodate as many speakers as we can.
Register your interest to be a speaker with this link.
Contact Kai-Yuan Cheng for more information or queries.

Barmedicum afterwork 🍻🍷
BARMEDICUM is making a triumphant return! 🎉 Join us for KIPA's fabulous afterwork gathering!
Indulge in some well-deserved relaxation and mingle with an incredible community of postdocs and colleagues at our rejuvenating afterwork event. But that's not all – just like before, each Barmedicum night will be adorned with a captivating theme! Stay tuned for more enchanting details in our upcoming newsletter.
This Barmedicum is Halloween Quiz Night in collaboration with DSA!! 🎃 Trick or treat your way through our mysterious rounds, and may the most haunted team win! Prizes and Halloween decorations will be provided, so don't forget to bring your ghostly enthusiasm and unearthly spirit for a chance to win and immerse yourself in the chilling atmosphere. Quiz starts at 18.00!!
No access to Biomedicum? No worries! We will share our contact details in the WhatsApp group on the day and someone will scan you in. You can join the WhatsApp here! All postdocs are welcome!
For further information or details contact: Francesco Righetti and Martina Bonatti