Nikki started as a postdoc at the OKC early this year. Originally from the Netherlands, she did her PhD at DARK at the University of Copenhagen. She won the prize for best PhD thesis in Danish astronomy in 2021.

Thomas has been with the OKC for a couple of years now. He's originally from London, UK and grew up in an area of London called Greenwich which is known for its association to Greenwich Mean Time. He did his undergraduate degree at Southampton University (UK) and then went on to Cambridge for his Masters. After that, he moved to the University of Amsterdam for his PhD before finally ending up in Stockholm at the OKC.

In its first call for proposals, the EU's Research and Innovation program, Horizon Europe, awarded 619 million euros to early career scientists. Two of the fourteen grants given to researchers in Sweden have gone to OKC scientists. Ragnhild Lunnan will study massive stars at the end of their lives and Jón Gudmundsson will improve the instruments that study radiation from the infant universe.

After more than five years as OKC Director, Hiranya Peiris is stepping down. The OKC welcomes the new Director, Ariel Goobar.