Research centres

A centre at Karolinska Institutet is a targeted initiative focusing on a specific research area, organised as a time‑limited and flexible structure. Its purpose is to promote collaboration across disciplinary, departmental and organisational boundaries, both nationally and internationally.

A KI-governed research centre may be established at the initiative of one or more of the university’s departments. Such initiatives are guided by the rules and criteria for the establishment, monitoring and discontinuation of centres, as decided by the Committee for Research. Responsibility for a centre of this type rests with a designated host department at KI.

Decisions concerning broader strategic centre initiatives in partnership with external organisations are generally taken by the President. A research centre at KI may also be created through targeted external funding, for example from national research councils.

National and international centres at KI

Centres in collaboration with other stakeholders

Centres set up by targeted external funding

Centres within KI

Research networks at KI

KI has a number of research networks, which is a more loose collaboration form than a formal research centre. The puropse of these networks is to promote knowledge exchange and collaboration within each research area, regardless of location or organisational affiliation. The networks gather both preclinical and clinical researchers. Some of the networks are to a certain extent faculty funded, others are not. There are also regional and national networks that are coordinated by researchers at KI. 

A list of research networks