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 autumn semester of 2026 will be open for application during the period 15 April to 5 May, 2026.
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 three weeks, starting 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 spring 2026 with vacancies
Apply via the links or via e-mail where applicable.
3193 The Vascular Brain 2026-05-18 - 2026-05-22. Apply to sebastian.lewandowski@ki.se
Courses autumn 2026 with vacancies
Apply via the links or via e-mail where applicable.
K6F2618 Write Your Research Results and Get Them Published 2026-08-17 - 2026-08-28
K6F2618 Write Your Research Results and Get Them Published 2026-09-28 - 2026-10-09
K6F2618 Write Your Research Results and Get Them Published 2026-10-26 - 2026-11-06
K6F2618 Write Your Research Results and Get Them Published 2026-11-30 - 2026-12-11
H1F2630 Neurodegenerative Disorders II - Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms 2026-11-02 - 2026-11-06
C6F2959 Fundamentals of Statistical Modeling 2026-11-23 - 2026-11-27 Apply to johanna.bergman@ki.se
H5F3080 Gene Regulation in the Early Human Embryo 2026-09-07 - 2026-09-11
K2F3113 Endothelial Cell Function and its Relevance in Cardiovascular Disease 2026-11-09 - 2026-11-13
K1F3121 Experimental Techniques in Study of Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders 2026-10-12 - 2026-10-23
K9F5236 Improving Use of Medicine, Focusing on Antibiotics 2026-09-28 - 2026-10-02
S1F5307 Clinical Trials in Heart Failure Research 2026-09-17 - 2026-09-21
C8F5577 Extensions to the Design and Analysis of Controlled Epidemiological Studies 2026-11-05 - 2026-11-11
K8F5685 Introduction to Image Processing Using MATLAB: with a Focus on Neuroscience 2026-10-05 - 2026-10-09
K9F6005 Sustainable Health and the 2030 Agenda 2026-11-30 - 2026-12-09
K1F6013 Vascular Cell Biology 2026-09-28 - 2026-10-09
K8F6069 Open Science and Reproducible Research 2026-10-19 - 2026-10-23
H1F6107 Occupational Science Conceptual Development and Application on Research 2026-11-16 - 2026-11-27
K8F6108 What Comes After My PhD? Planning and Preparation for Careers Beyond Academia 2026-09-07 - 2026-10-16
K6F6112 Present Your Research 2 2026-11-16 - 2026-11-20
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.