Latest updates from the University Management
News and updates from and about the University Management of Karolinska Institutet: President, Vice President and University Director.
Annika Östman Wernerson: The report on the freezer malfunction uncovers serious problems of organisational clarity and responsibilities
Last Friday, 12 April, the internal investigators looking into the freezer malfunction that occurred in the Neo building at the end of December 2023 presented their report. The overall causes that the report highlights was a chain of coinciding technical events and a lack of organisational clarity as to authorisations and responsibilities.
The university management is now half way through its departmental tour
The university management is spending the spring term visiting KI’s departments to learn more about their various activities and to strengthen internal dialogue. It is now the middle of March, and half of the departments have been visited.
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KI's president - the kidney specialist with a passion for education
KI's president is Annika Östman Wernerson, a professor of kidney and transplant science who is equally passionate about pedagogy research. KI’s internal culture, strengthening the dialogue between management, departments, staff and students, is one of her strongest driving forces.
KI’s vice-president – the cancer researcher with the empirical mindset
KI’s vice-president is Martin Bergö, a professor of molecular medicine whose most significant discovery to date is that antioxidants can accelerate tumour growth. He aims for a research-inspired leadership, and will start by tuning into the voice of the university and channelling the collective wealth of ideas to make KI even better.
KI’s University Director Veronika Sundström: “We depend on each other to succeed”
Veronika Sundström is Karolinska Institutet’s new university director as of 17 April. Her job is to lead KI’s central administration consisting of ten offices and over 500 staff. The president, vice-president and university director together comprise the university’s senior management.