Ever wondered how studying at KI is like? Starting a new program at an unknown university is always challenging, and even more if it’s on a new country! Luckily, during my time at Karolinska Institutet I have seen that all my classmates adapted very quickly to this new environment, and the university provides all resources… Read More How does studying at KI usually look like
Most people picture life in Sweden as great: good work-life balance, closeness to nature and a well established wellfare state. However, there is one thing that is always percieved negatively: the weather. I don’t think many people would move to Sweden just to enjoy good weather, but in my opinion it is often described too… Read More The untold story about the Swedish weather
The last semester of the Global Master Programmes at KI is usually centered around the master’s thesis. This is no exception for the second year Molecular Techniques in Life Science students, like me. With half of the semester already over, the toughtest weeks are approaching, which I expect to be pretty busy with finishing results… Read More Tips for writing you master’s thesis from home
If you reading this have just been admitted to KI… congratulations! I remember I was super excited when I read my acceptance letter, but also a bit overwhelmed by the amount of things to prepare and do before arriving to Sweden. I know that it can be hard to know what resources are the most… Read More 12 essential links for newly admitted students
Before moving to Stockholm I had the impression that I would adapt and enjoy living here. After one year and a half as a resident of Sweden’s biggest city, I have to say that I absolutely love it! There are many reasons why I enjoy living here, but here I have summarised my top five… Read More My 5 favourite things about living in Stockholm
It’s not very common that the curriculum of a Master Programme includes the opportunity to perform a part-time internship, apart from the master´s thesis, in a cutting-edge research facility. If this does not sound good enough already, imagine accompanying it by a personalised coaching session to make the most out of your time there. Sounds… Read More How to get an individually-coached research experience during your Master’s
The first semester of the second year of the Molecular Techniques in Life Science Programme (MTLS) has just come to an end, so its time for a course review! In this post I am going to describe my experience in the Systems Biology course, one of the electives taught by KTH. My personal view on… Read More Connecting the dots: Systems Biology course review
As my second year in the Molecular Techniques in Life Science Joint Master Programme (MTLS) is approaching to its end, I thought it would be about time to give a review of the career choices that are available within this Programme. Being coordinated by three universities, the structure and courses of the MTLS Master’s are… Read More A Guide to the elective courses of the Molecular Techniques in Life Science Programme
What to do after the Bachelor’s? I know that many students – me included – struggle a lot with this question. Even if you have a rather clear idea of what you want your career path to be, it can be very overwhelming to choose which Master’s Programmes to apply to. On the one hand,… Read More 10 things to keep in mind when choosing a Master’s Programme
Nowadays the use of computational methods and the production of biological big data is more and more common in the everyday activities of any research lab, and it is very important that new generation of scientists in biological research are comfortable using these technologies and analysing their data. This is one of the reasons why… Read More When Python becomes more than a snake type
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