--- title: "Home" description: "Welcome to the Doctoral Students’ Association We are here to make your PhD journey easier enjoyable manageable | DSA is an active and dynamic group of students that represents the interests of doctoral students from all departments at Karolinska Institutet. We are here to help you, to make your PhD more manageable, and to make your time at KI more enjoyable. New PhD Student? Then make sure to have a look at our PhD Information Booklet; the single document you will need during your PhD. Everything you might want to know from the ISP to the defence, and everything in between. PhD Information Booklet Who represents me? It is important to know where to reach out in case you need help with something. Do you have a question or an idea related to your department? Maybe you are frustrated about your experience at KI at large. These doctoral student representatives can help. Who is my current Doctoral Student Representative? Organise the PhD Conference 2026! Want to get involved? Are you interested in planning events? Are you passionate about fighting for the rights of other PhD students? Or do you maybe have an idea that would benefit all PhD students? We are always looking for more people to join us!  Become a Doctoral Student Representative Our Workgroups Join our events! What is the best way to get to know about our events? Monitor your inbox or follow us on instagram. We also update our website whenever we have something planned. Instagram Upcoming events Latest DSA blogs Internship programs by KI Career Service – Spring 2026 Call – Mingle Event Are you interested in gaining experience in Life Sciences in a company or organisation in the public private sector? KI Career Service offers PhD students the possibility to conduct a March 5, 2026 PhD Connect – Find your people DSA is pleased to introduce the PhD Buddy & Community Program, a new initiative designed to help PhD students connect with one another based on shared interests, hobbies, and the February 19, 2026 DSA Doctoral Education workgroup needs YOU! Do you care about the quality of your doctoral education? Do you want to help us improve it?Then we have three open positions that might interest you: Clinical PhD student February 5, 2026 PhD Support How to report harassment and discrimination Many doctoral students experience difficulties during their PhD. An experiment failing, a submission to a journal rejected, and a presentation being frustrating are normal and expected during your journey. Being bullied and hating every minute that you spend at work is not normal though. No-one should feel that way and there is help available. Help us make KI a safe environment by taking action!   Read more BLOGS Researcher blogs in collaboration with KI Career Service The point of this blog is to help prospective students and researchers get an idea of what studying and doing research at Karolinska Institutet is like. Our bloggers provide an inside perspective on everyday life, even if it is not directly career related, as life as an academic can be both challenging and exciting! KI Career Service also contributes with posts on career advice for careers inside or outside academia and stories from inspiring career events. Read our blogs Meet our bloggers News & Events PhD Conference 2026 Thesis to Tomorrow: Skills Beyond the Lab The only conference relevant to all PhD students, no matter their field of study. Make sure to join us for an exciting two day event about disseminating research results to the public, securing research visits, writing grant applications, and much more. The 2026 edition of the PhD Conference will take place at Djurönäset soon May 18-19. Read more SOCIAL PhD Connect – Find your people A new initiative designed to help PhD students connect with one another based on shared interests, hobbies, and the kind of community they are looking for. Sign up Events to look out for X Read More All upcoming Events Read more about DSA Board Meetings External events to look out for April 2026 Apr 18 18 April 2026 TEDxKI: MOMENTUM – Ideas in Motion Aula of MF, Nobels väg 10 Solna, 17165 Sweden Find out more Apr 23 23 April 2026 Meet your Core Facility: Poster Lunch Event 2026 Neo building, main hall, Blickagången 16 Huddinge, 141 52 Sweden Find out more Any Questions? Are you curious about something? Or maybe concerned about an aspect of your PhD? Contact us" url: "https://www.phdsa.se/" date_modified: "2026-04-16T16:05:25+02:00" --- ## Welcome to the Doctoral Students' Association We are here to make your PhD journey easier enjoyable manageable | --- DSA is an active and dynamic group of students that represents the interests of doctoral students from all departments at Karolinska Institutet. We are here to help *you*, to make *your *PhD more manageable, and to make *your* time at KI more enjoyable. --- New PhD Student? Then make sure to have a look at our PhD Information Booklet; the single document you will need during your PhD. Everything you might want to know from the ISP to the defence, and everything in between. [PhD Information Booklet](https://www.phdsa.se/phd-information-booklet/) Who represents me? It is important to know where to reach out in case you need help with something. Do you have a question or an idea related to your department? Maybe you are frustrated about your experience at KI at large. These doctoral student representatives can help. [Who is my current Doctoral Student Representative?](https://www.phdsa.se/doctoral-student-representatives-list/) ##### Organise the PhD Conference 2026! Want to get involved? Are you interested in planning events? Are you passionate about fighting for the rights of other PhD students? Or do you maybe have an idea that would benefit all PhD students? We are always looking for more people to join us!  [Become a Doctoral Student Representative](https://www.phdsa.se/become-a-doctoral-student-representative/) [Our Workgroups](https://www.phdsa.se/our-workgroups/) Join our events! What is the best way to get to know about our events? Monitor your inbox or follow us on instagram. We also update our website whenever we have something planned. [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/dsa.karolinska/) [Upcoming events](https://www.phdsa.se/news-and-events/#dsa-social-events) --- ## Latest DSA blogs --- Yes, you too can vote WHO and WHERE can vote? WHY should you care? HOW can you vote? September 3, 2026 Internship programs by KI Career Service – Spring 2026 Call – Mingle Event​ Are you interested in gaining experience in Life Sciences in a company or organisation in the public private sector? KI Career Service offers PhD students the possibility to conduct a March 5, 2026 PhD Connect – Find your people DSA is pleased to introduce the PhD Buddy & Community Program, a new initiative designed to help PhD students connect with one another based on shared interests, hobbies, and the February 19, 2026 --- ## PhD Support ## How to report harassment and discrimination Many doctoral students experience difficulties during their PhD. An experiment failing, a submission to a journal rejected, and a presentation being frustrating are normal and expected during your journey. Being bullied and hating every minute that you spend at work is not normal though. No-one should feel that way and there is help available. Help us make KI a safe environment by **taking action**!   [Read more](https://www.phdsa.se/how-to-report-harassment-and-discrimination/) ![Skärmavbild 2025-01-16 kl. 09.05.01](https://www.phdsa.se/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Skarmavbild-2025-01-16-kl.-09.05.01.png) --- ![Skärmavbild 2025-01-08 kl. 09.05.12](https://www.phdsa.se/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Skarmavbild-2025-01-08-kl.-09.05.12.png) ## BLOGS ## Researcher blogs in collaboration with KI Career Service The point of this blog is to help prospective students and researchers get an idea of what studying and doing research at Karolinska Institutet is like. Our bloggers provide an inside perspective on everyday life, even if it is not directly career related, as life as an academic can be both challenging and exciting! KI Career Service also contributes with posts on career advice for careers inside or outside academia and stories from inspiring career events. [Read our blogs](https://researcherblogs.ki.se/category/doctoral-students-association-dsa/) [Meet our bloggers](https://researcherblogs.ki.se/category/meet-the-bloggers/) --- ## News & Events ## PhD Conference 2026 **Thesis to Tomorrow: Skills Beyond the Lab** The only conference relevant to all PhD students, no matter their field of study. Make sure to join us for an exciting two day event about disseminating research results to the public, securing research visits, writing grant applications, and much more. The 2026 edition of the PhD Conference will take place at Djurönäset soon May 18-19. [Read more](https://www.phdsa.se/phd-conference-2026/) ![WRK2159-1-49075402612](https://www.phdsa.se/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WRK2159-1-49075402612.png) --- ## SOCIAL ## PhD Connect - Find your people A new initiative designed to help PhD students connect with one another based on shared interests, hobbies, and the kind of community they are looking for. [Sign up](https://forms.office.com/e/ZwFuPaAjYX) ![2026-02-11_670c94f2-169f-432d-b918-6d78aff8ea4f](https://www.phdsa.se/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-11_670c94f2-169f-432d-b918-6d78aff8ea4f.jpg) --- # Events to look out for X Read More [All upcoming Events](https://www.phdsa.se/news-and-events/#all-events) [Read more about DSA Board Meetings](https://www.phdsa.se/dsa-board-meetings/) --- # External events to look out for There is no Event --- ## Any Questions? --- Are you curious about something? Or maybe concerned about an aspect of your PhD? [Contact us](https://www.phdsa.se/contact-us/)