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At the start of each semester, the library organises introductory sessions for new programme students. We will tell you about how the library works and about different services that will help you in your studies. Here you can see the schedule of the sessions that will be held in English.

We will show you how iThenticate works, how to upload a document and give you tips on how to interpret the results in the report. The workshop has a software-oriented perspective.

This KIB Talk shows why we need clear, honest visuals and how this accelerates understanding and impact – on both the lab bench and the news site. Drawing on Matthias' path from academia to the German news outlet DER SPIEGEL, we'll explore how to tailor graphics to different audiences, communicate uncertainty without eroding trust, and use reader feedback to refine designs. You'll eventually get a glimpse into SPIEGEL's visual newsroom and learn about storytelling techniques.

Want your research to reach further and have greater impact? By choosing an open Creative Commons license for your comprehensive summary, you increase the visibility of your research, while clearly communicating how others may use your work.

Studying at a Swedish university can feel disorienting and confusing, and your professors may have expectations of you that are different from those found in your home country. This short workshop will introduce you to the conventions of university study in Sweden, allow you to ask questions and provide you with tools and concrete tips that will help you succeed in your studies at KI. 

AI in Academia is a forum for keeping updated on recent developments, exploring together, and discussing generative AI in research, teaching, and learning. Each session focuses on a different topic. Would you like to update your knowledge on AI and/or discuss with others in the academic community? Then KIB’s “AI in academia” is the place for you!

Are you in the process of creating data visualisation figures for your next paper or thesis? Or do you simply want to get some helpful advice on the topic? This lunch webinar will provide you with some useful tips that aim to help you create better figures with a more efficient workflow.

Are you about to start – or already working on - a systematic or scoping review and feeling overwhelmed? Join us for this webinar where we’ll walk through key considerations when planning and conducting a review.

Questionable or predatory journals charge authors publication fees without providing the rigorous peer review and editorial standards expected in scholarly publishing. They often lack transparency and quality control. These journals can undermine your credibility and the impact of your research, so it is important to avoid publishing in them.

As a Master’s student, you are expected to find, integrate and correctly cite scientific sources in your own writing. The KI library allows you to access thousands of scientific journals and a variety of comprehensive databases. During this workshop, you will learn how to use these resources effectively in order to find the articles you need.

This lunch webinar will introduce you to graphical abstracts and how researchers might use graphical abstracts to summarise their papers visually.

Managing your profile page on ki.se and keeping your CV updated is easier than ever, using KI RIMS. We will show you how KI RIMS can help you manage and reuse information about your publications, professional activities, research grants, to populate your CV and more! This workshop will give you a hands-on demonstration and explore best practices on how to use the system. There will be time for questions at the end.

Reference management programs help you collect, format and organize your sources. Learn how to use either Endnote Online or Zotero.

This session focuses on the literature review, an important part of your half-time review (and of your thesis). You have the literature sources you need, but how will you write the review? 

In order to communicate your research to others (and pass your courses), you need to understand and master the conventions of academic writing. This workshop will introduce you to those conventions and provide you with strategies for writing clear and well-structured academic texts. The workshop will include hands-on writing activities.

As a Master’s student, you are expected to read and comprehend complex academic texts. During this workshop, you will learn techniques and strategies for doing so. In addition, you will practice reading strategically, that is, reading to improve critical thinking, to build vocabulary, and to improve academic writing skills. 

Does visualising your research often end up at the bottom of the to-do list? If you're finding it hard to find the time or motivation, why not try this two-hour virtual visualisation retreat via Zoom? This retreat is not a workshop or lecture; it's an opportunity to work on your own project. 

During this webinar you will learn about open science and open access publishing, with a specific focus on the European Union research funding programmes (eg. Horizon Europe, The European Research Council, The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions,  etc.).

We will show you how iThenticate works, how to upload a document and give you tips on how to interpret the results in the report. The workshop has a software-oriented perspective.

Are you conducting a sturctured liteature review for your thesis? Maybe you have started searching and wonder how to efficiently screen all references? Through Karolinska Institutet University Library you have access to the screening tool Covidence. Join this webinar and learn more! 

Which databases should I bother with? What do they do that PubMed doesn’t? How are the dependent on PubMed? Or not at all? What options are there and how do they work? What does KIB have and what else is there?

To communicate your research to others, your writing needs to be clear and well-structured. This applies not just to the overall structure of your text, but also to your sentences. In this workshop, you will receive hands-on tips and techniques for writing the kind of clear, concise and well-structured English-language sentences that will help you both succeed in your studies and effectively communicate your research to others. 

Reference management programs help you collect, format and organize your sources. Learn how to use either Endnote Online or Zotero.

Data tells stories, but only if we know how to listen—and more importantly, how to share what we hear. In this seminar, you'll learn how principles from journalism, comic book design, and visual communication can transform your scientific data into clear, engaging narratives that effectively communicate your research findings.

The ability to write about your research in a manner that is understandable and interesting to the public is an essential skill for any scientist. KI guidelines for writing the doctoral thesis also strongly recommend that you write a popular science summary in English. This workshop will provide you with models for and hands-on practice in adapting content, structure and style when writing the popular science summary in English for your doctoral thesis.

Are you about to start – or are already working on – a systematic review and are curious about how AI tools can be used to facilitate the work? Welcome to this webinar! We will go through some examples and discuss in what way and in what parts AI can be used as a valuable tool, and where its usefulness is more limited. 

Reference management programs help you collect, format and organise your sources. During this workshop, you will learn how to use either Endnote Online or Zotero. 

Do you need to publish your data? During this lunch webinar, you will get an overview of what to do.  We will cover the process of how to publish your data if it will be available as open access, as well as what to do if you have sensitive data which cannot be made openly available. We will also discuss your options regarding where to store and share your data when publishing.

It can seem daunting to visualise something! You don’t want to lose the message of your data and you want to reach your goal, as well as being visually appealing! During this short lunch seminar we will provide you with the right questions to ask yourselves, which will provide clear guidelines to get started on the right track.

Managing your profile page on ki.se and keeping your CV updated is easier than ever, using KI RIMS. We will show you how KI RIMS can help you manage and reuse information about your publications, professional activities, research grants, to populate your CV and more! This workshop will give you a hands-on demonstration and explore best practices on how to use the system. There will be time for questions at the end.

Artificial intelligence is transforming how we discover, analyze, and synthesize scientific literature. In this session, we will demonstrate the latest AI-powered tools for scientific searching.

Giving oral presentations is an important part of scholarly exchange. During this workshop, you will learn how to plan, prepare for, structure and deliver an effective oral presentation. We will also discuss how to deal with being nervous.

Do you want to make your research paper stand out? Do you want to provide your readers with an effective and visually appealing summary of your key findings? Then join this hands-on workshop (at Campus Solna) to learn how to turn your manuscript into a graphical abstract! 

Writing the comprehensive summary or “kappa” for your thesis will be different from anything you have written before, not least because you are writing for a different purpose and different audience than a research article. Additionally, you will be writing the kappa on your own, not with your research group as co-authors. So, what do you need to think about when you write your comprehensive summary? Join us for a hands-on workshop during which we discuss structure, synthesis and writing techniques for the kappa. 

During this session, you will receive hands-on advice on how you may generally use AI in your writing process, how you should not use it, and why. You will also get tips on how to construct prompts to ensure that you truly improve your text while learning more.

This session focuses on the literature review, an important part of your half-time review (and of your thesis). You have the literature sources you need, but how will you write the review? 

Reference management programs help you collect, format and organize your sources. Learn how to use either Endnote Online or Zotero.

Choosing the right type of figure to visualise a dataset can be challenging. It will depend on both the nature of your data, and what message you want to communicate to your audience. In this lunch webinar, we will go through the most common graphs used to visualise biological and medical datasets.

This workshop will help you write a clear, well-structured research plan for your Master’s thesis. 

Have you visualised your research in any way and would now like some feedback on your work? Bring along your creations, whether it's an illustration, a graph or a presentation, and share it with other researchers!