Course catalogue and vacancies – doctoral courses
Karolinska Institutet offers a large number of doctoral courses every semester. Courses are arranged within doctoral programmes, within research schools or as freestanding courses.
All freestanding courses as well as courses within the doctoral programmes are presented in the course catalogue.
Please note that additional courses in laboratory animal science are offered, other than those advertised in the catalogue.
Course catalogue
The course catalogue for the spring semester of 2026 will be open for application during the period 15 October to 5 November, 2025.
The course catalogue is published once per semester, presenting the courses that are offered the following semester. Application is made online via the course catalogue and open for about three weeks, starting approximately on 15 April (for autumn courses) and 15 October (for spring courses).
Before you apply, it is important that you read the information on applying for doctoral courses:
Applying for doctoral courses
Application process and other things to consider before submitting your course application.
KI's doctoral courses are free of charge and open for doctoral students at all higher education institutions, as well as for KI post docs. If space allows other applicants with a PhD may also be accepted. See Eligibility and selection below.
Course vacancies
The list below is continuously updated with the doctoral courses that have vacancies after the application period in the course catalogue has ended. You apply via the course catalogue (see links in the list below), unless otherwise stated.
Please note that the extended application is open until the indicated application deadline for each course, OR until the course is full. The extended application period may thus be shortened.
Courses autumn 2025 with vacancies
Apply via the links or via e-mail where applicable.
2618 Write your research results and get them published 2025-12-01 - 2025-12-12 Apply to anna.hildenbrand.michelman@ki.se
2787 Present your research 2025-12-01 - 2025-12-05 Apply to anna.hildenbrand.michelman@ki.se
6005 Sustainable Health and the 2030 Agenda 2025-12-01 - 2025-12-10
Courses spring 2026 with vacancies
Apply via the links or via e-mail where applicable.
2526 Neuropsychopharmacology 2026-05-25 - 2026-06-02
2537 High Throughput Functional Genomic Technologies in Biomedical Research 2026-04-20 - 2026-04-24
2618 Write Your Research Results and Get Them Published 2026-01-19 - 2026-01-30 Apply to: anna.hildenbrand.michelman@ki.se
2618 Write Your Research Results and Get Them Published 2026-04-13 - 2026-04-24 Apply to: anna.hildenbrand.michelman@ki.se
2618 Write Your Research Results and Get Them Published 2026-06-01 - 2026-06-12 Apply to: anna.hildenbrand.michelman@ki.se
2690 Basic Laboratory Safety 2026-04-13 - 2026-04-24
2870 Microscopy: Improve your Imaging Skills - from Sample Preparation to Image Analysis 2026-01-21 - 2026-02-13
3143 Introductory Course in SAS Programming 2026-05-04 - 2026-05-08
3173 Clinical Trials in Cardiovascular Research 2026-01-19 - 2026-01-23
3232 Developing and Evaluating Complex Interventions: Effective Implementation 2026-04-13 - 2026-04-30
6011 Data Management in Survey Design 2026-04-13 - 2026-04-17
6082 Quantitative Chromosome Biology 2026-03-02 - 2026-03-06
6084 Measuring Cognition in Medical Research 2026-04-21 - 2026-05-19
6088 Implementation Science - Implementation Leadership in Healthcare and Social Services 2026-03-02 - 2026-03-27
6090 Integrating Theory in Health Research 2026-05-25 - 2026-06-05
Doctoral programme courses or freestanding courses
In the course catalogue, most courses are linked to a doctoral programme within which the course is given. Some courses are given in collaboration between two or more programmes.
Go to the overview page to see the doctoral programmes' planned courses for the next years. Please note, though, that there may be changes.
Many courses are freestanding, i e not included in a doctoral programme. These are mainly general science courses and compulsory courses. Read further about course requirements and choice of courses for doctoral students.
Eligibility
If there are special eligibility requirements for a course, these are stated in the syllabus under the heading Prerequisite courses, or equivalent. Otherwise, the general selection criteria for admission to doctoral courses at KI apply, as well as the specific selection criteria listed in the course catalogue.