Ellen Moons, Professor of Physics at Karlstad University, has been elected new Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. She will succeed Professor Hans Ellegren at the beginning of 2026.
– I am very happy for the trust I receive from the members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA) and I look forward to the new role.
How can we get sedentary children to move more? A new research study aims to find out in collaboration with children in grades 2 and 3 in primary school. The idea is to identify alternative activities to traditional sports that can be practiced after school.
Siri Jakobsson Störe has been awarded the Swedish National Committee for Psychological Sciences’ prize for outstanding young researcher in psychology 2025. She receives the award for her research on insomnia and how sleep difficulties can be understood and treated.
– I’m very honoured, says Siri Jakobsson Störe, senior lecturer in psychology at Karlstad University.
In a new project, researcher Nicklas Hållén will map the invisible paths of literature in Nairobi.
The project examines how literary expressions are shaped by people’s movements between different cultural forms – for example, from oral poetry, theater and music to literary publishing. The focus is on how “invisible” cultural practices, such as slam poetry in Nairobi’s less affluent areas, influence the “visible” literature that reaches magazines, bookstores and stages.
Gustav Stenseke Arup, senior lecturer in jurisprudence at Karlstad Business School, has served as guest editor for the Journal of Property, Planning and Environmental Law.
Every year, around 1,500 people take their own lives in Sweden. Behind every statistic is a human being, a family, a community – and a tragedy that affects far more people than the individual who dies.
Suicide is not only a personal tragedy – it is also a socio-economic concern.
In the autumn, several research funding bodies announce their decisions. So far, eight applications from researchers at Karlstad University have been granted a total of close to SEK 36 million.
The Swedish Research Council – Sweden’s largest governmental research funding body – has granted funds to the educational science project “Generationsmöten på svenska folkhögskolan: relationer och lärande för livet”.
On 23 October, international students at Karlstad University gathered for an inspiring lecture with the Värmland Chamber of Commerce. The regional job market, career opportunities and key strengths were presented under the theme “Discover the Future of Work in Värmland”.
– The role of metrics has developed gradually in Swedish newsrooms and has had a big impact on both work practices and perceptions of the journalism profession, says Carina Tenor, who recently completed her PhD in Media and Communication Studies at Karlstad University.
– The title of my doctoral thesis, New(s) metric management, alludes to the more well-known concept of New Public Management, which describes the measurement-based system of management and efficiency intro
What research is being conducted in areas such as preschool, leisure-time centers, giftedness, and special education at Karlstad University? You can learn more on November 6, when the research center Educational and Sports Science Studies of Children and Childhood (UBB) invites you to a research festival.
As world leaders prepare to gather in Belém, Brazil, for COP30, a new scientific assessment paints a stark picture of the planet’s future. The 2025 Global Tipping Points Report warns that the world is rapidly approaching — and in some cases has already crossed — several critical ecological thresholds. Among the contributing scientists is Dr.
Recent studies show that risks related to security, privacy, and transparency are among the main concerns that could slow down the future development of AI.
On October 21, Karlstad University hosted DAMI Day – a day that brought together researchers and companies to explore how digitalization can drive sustainable industrial development. Under the theme “Sustainable Industry Through Innovation Together”, the event offered inspiring presentations, networking opportunities, and discussions about future challenges.
Digitalization is one of the biggest transformations facing industry today.
The theme of the Academic Celebration 2025 was trust, which was evident in both the morning event at Karlstad CCC and the afternoon ceremony in Aula Magna. The ceremony was recorded and is available on the university’s Youtube channel.
The Academic Celebration on Friday 17 October started at Karlstad CCC, where nine newly appointed professors presented their research in the hall Lerinsalen, which was nearly full.
Thursday, 16 October, marked the official opening of the National Research Centre for Youth Sports (NCYS).
– We want to create a knowledge hub for both research and practice, in the form of federations and associations, says Henrik Gustafsson, professor of sports science.
As the director and head of research of NCYS, he hosted the opening ceremony at lunchtime on Thursday, 16 October.
– I want to shed light on the unseen – and the gaze that fails to see, says Markus Lundström, who conducts research on racism, nationalism and political action.
He is looking forward to contributing his expertise in historical sociology at Karlstad University, and dreams about creating an interdisciplinary forum for critical time studies.
Before coming to Karlstad University, Markus Lundström held a position at Mid Sweden University.
The research project Gennovation at Karlstad University aims to provide small and medium-sized enterprises in Värmland with better conditions for growth and enhanced competitiveness.
By integrating gender, equality, and inclusion as strategic tools for business development and innovation, the project seeks to contribute to more sustainable regional development.
Gennovation is a four-year project funded by the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth (Til
In the article “Towards High Circularity: Reconfiguring Firm-level Strategy”, researchers Andrey Abadzhiev and Alexandre Sukhov, both from Karlstad Business School and the Service Research Center, want to inspire hope among companies in conservative industries that are seeking to transition towards more circular and sustainable solutions.
What does circular economy actually mean – and how does it differ from a traditional linear economy?
– Economics is fundamentally abou
In her doctoral thesis, Jana Huck, who recently completed her PhD in Business Administration, seeks to understand what idea development is really about by observing how people in various contexts work to improve an idea and pave the way to make it a reality.
Jana Huck got the impression that everyone talked about idea development as a phenomenon, yet without truly explaining or grasping what it actually involves – or even means.
