WISE events
Stay updated on WISE events, including retreats, career development activities, seminars and webinars designed to connect, inspire and support women academics at KI.
Upcoming WISE events 2026
Bring your dreams and goals and join us at Sånga Säby at beautiful Färingsö on November 30-December 1. This year’s theme is From Time Management to High Impact.
Previous events
An inspiring and important afternoon dedicated to menopause and women’s health!
A spotlight on menopause, a life phase that affects half the population, yet is still surrounded by silence and stigma. During the event, representatives from Socialstyrelsen and leading women’s health researchers joined and shared insights, perspectives, and discussed what these new guidelines mean in practice.
The WISE Retreat 2025 organized an interdisciplinary networking and skill-building event to bring women academics together from all-over KI, including professors.
Highlights included effective communication skills, speed-dating, new funding opportunities and a joint 3-course dinner.
WISE organised a seminar by Dr. Yulin Hswen from University of California San Francisco, the youngest female Associate Editor at JAMA and the founding editor of JAMA+ AI.
Dr. Hswen gave a special WISE talk on artificial intelligence, health, and equity, offering new insights into how societal values are shaped online.
WISE organized an event to commemorate International Women's Day. The interactive event featured WISEpro career advice from female professors at KI and leadership training session.
WISE organised a career event where KI’s top management representatives discussed career progression for WISE and reflected on effective processes and strategies.
WISE organised a 24-h career retreat to level up your academic career:
- Learn about the structure of the academic career ladder and recruitment process at KI
- Get hands-on training by a presentation coach to create the perfect pitch for your research
- Hotel and meals are included
Retreat programme (pdf)
Recorded webinars
WISE talk & mingle with:
2023-09-01 Ewa Ehrenborg: Empowering Researchers - Unleashing the Pedagogical Potential
WISE Pro with:
2024-06-03 Kamila Czene
2023-11-28 Nagihan Bostanci
2023-05-23 Annika Östman Wernerson
2023-02-21 Kristina Gemzell Danielsson
2023-02-02 Elisabet Stener-Victorin
2022-12-12 Eleni Aklillu
2022-12-05 Maria Eriksson
2022-10-03 Anna Mia Ekström
2022-05-23 Kristina Haugaa
2022-03-28 Fang Fang
