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 is published once per semester, presenting the courses that are offered the following semester. Application is open for about three weeks, starting approximately on 15 April (for autumn courses) and 15 October (for spring courses). The application is made online via the course catalogue (link above).
The course catalogue for the autumn semester of 2025 will be open for application during the period 15 April to 6 May, 2025.
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.
Applying for doctoral courses
About changes in the application process and other things to consider before submitting your course application.
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 specific links in the list below), unless otherwise stated.
Please note that the 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 2025 with vacancies
Apply via the links or via e-mail where applicable.
2214 Redox Regulation, Oxidative Stress and Selenoproteins 2025-06-08 - 2025-06-14 Please send your application to: Elias Arnér elias.arner@ki.se
2618 Write your research results and get them published (online) 2025-06-02 - 2025-06-13 Send your application to: anna.hildenbrand.michelman@ki.se
2787 Present your research! (online or in-class) 2025-06-09 - 2025-06-13 Send your application to: anna.hildenbrand.michelman@ki.se
5231 Advanced Presentation Techniques: Oral Presentation of Own Research 2025-05-19 - 2025-05-23 Please send your application to: anna.hildenbrand.michelman@ki.se
5254 How to Conduct Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, 2025-05-12 - 2025-05-28. Send your application to anna.sidorchuk@ki.se
5515 Refinement of Minor Procedures on Mice (skills), on demand (practical). Send your application to: las-edu@km.ki.se
5516 Refinement of Minor Procedures on Rats (skills), on demand (practical). Send your application to: las-edu@km.ki.se
6039 Clinical Cancer Genomics 2025-05-12 - 2025-05-23
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.