Can a dollar billionaire reshape the Swedish pharmacy market and push medicine prices down by opening a charitable pharmacy? This is the central question in a new legal study by Nick Dimitrievski, Senior Lecturer in Tax Law at the School of Business, Economics and Law.
Dimitrievski has examined how medicine prices are set in Sweden.
Global power dynamics are shifting, and the lines on the world’s maps are beginning to move. Thomas Blom, professor of human geography at Karlstad University, explains the history of borders, the factors that shape them, and how power, identity, and geography are intertwined.
How is a geographical border defined?
– A geographical border is usually defined as a boundary separating one area from another, says Thomas Blom. But geographers rarely see borders as just lines.
Our society has to change. This will require reducing emissions and energy consumption, but also tools to address challenges such as an ageing population and population decline. The conditions for this transition vary from place to place.
Our society has to change. This will require reducing emissions and energy consumption, but also tools to address challenges such as an ageing population and population decline. The conditions for this transition vary from place to place.
Sammankonst is a creative relay involving students of dance and music production at Karlstad University and the Ingesund School of Music. This year’s performance is inspired by the River Klarälven and will be presented on five occasions, Friday and Saturday!
It is a long-standing tradition for dance students and music production students to co-create a public project based on their own creative forms of expression.
Friday, 9 January, marks Quitters Day – the day when most New Year’s resolutions have already fallen apart. According to Per Kristensson, professor of Psychology at Karlstad University, these failures rarely stem from a lack of ability.
– We don’t fail because we are weak, but because we don’t change the situation we’re in, he says.
Friday, 9 January, marks Quitters Day – the day when most New Year’s resolutions have already fallen apart. According to Per Kristensson, professor of Psychology at Karlstad University, these failures rarely stem from a lack of ability.
– We don’t fail because we are weak, but because we don’t change the situation we’re in, he says.
Friday, 9 January, marks Quitters Day – the day when most New Year’s resolutions have already fallen apart. According to Per Kristensson, professor of Psychology at Karlstad University, these failures rarely stem from a lack of ability.
– We don’t fail because we are weak, but because we don’t change the situation we’re in, he says.
Friday, 9 January, marks Quitters Day – the day when most New Year’s resolutions have already fallen apart. According to Per Kristensson, professor of Psychology at Karlstad University, these failures rarely stem from a lack of ability.
– We don’t fail because we are weak, but because we don’t change the situation we’re in, he says.
The collection of data in the project Measuring Mediatisation continues on 1 January 2026.
– A time series covering the period 2017–2030 will give a unique insight into how our lives are affected by different forms of mediatisation and digitalisation, says André Jansson at Karlstad University.
André Jansson, professor of media and communication studies, and director of the Centre for Geomedia Studies, where the project is based, how would you define “mediatisation”, and
The collection of data in the project Measuring Mediatisation continues on 1 January 2026.
– A time series covering the period 2017–2030 will give a unique insight into how our lives are affected by different forms of mediatisation and digitalisation, says André Jansson at Karlstad University.
André Jansson, professor of media and communication studies, and director of the Centre for Geomedia Studies, where the project is based, how would you define “mediatisation”, and
DigitalWell Arena is now taking the next step in its long-term commitment to digital health innovation in Värmland. After several years focused on establishing a platform for research and collaboration, the work is now shifting towards the large-scale implementation and practical use of digital solutions.
Research at Karlstad University has been a central driving force behind DigitalWell Arena since its launch in 2019.
DigitalWell Arena is now taking the next step in its long-term commitment to digital health innovation in Värmland. After several years focused on establishing a platform for research and collaboration, the work is now shifting towards the large-scale implementation and practical use of digital solutions.
Research at Karlstad University has been a central driving force behind DigitalWell Arena since its launch in 2019.
DigitalWell Arena is now taking the next step in its long-term commitment to digital health innovation in Värmland. After several years focused on establishing a platform for research and collaboration, the work is now shifting towards the large-scale implementation and practical use of digital solutions.
Research at Karlstad University has been a central driving force behind DigitalWell Arena since its launch in 2019.
DigitalWell Arena is now taking the next step in its long-term commitment to digital health innovation in Värmland. After several years focused on establishing a platform for research and collaboration, the work is now shifting towards the large-scale implementation and practical use of digital solutions.
Research at Karlstad University has been a central driving force behind DigitalWell Arena since its launch in 2019.