IMS: A Well‑Attended Annual Colloquium 2026
The theme of this year’s Colloquium in Malmö was research applications. The programme offered both dedicated time for individual project development and valuable input from the Grants Innovation Office at Linnaeus University. Around 30 researchers and doctoral students participated in the well‑attended event.
Photo by Dagmar Brunow: Professor Kay O’Halloran, the University of Liverpool.
William Kutz from the Grants Innovation Office at Linnaeus University visited and delivered a talk entitled “Overview of Funding Opportunities and Strategies for Researchers at Different Career Stages”, covering everything from small private funders to large consortium-based EU applications. The programme also included a session on “Looking Up and Ahead: Larger Grant Proposals (e.g., RJ Program, ERC) – Research Ideas and Strategies”, followed by a writing game for developing ideas, group discussions on strategic approaches, and open discussions.
A highlight of the IMS Colloquium was the lecture by Professor Kay O’Halloran from the University of Liverpool. Well known to the centre, she presented “Multimodal AI Approaches to Research” and also offered a masterclass for the doctoral students.