How can gifted students be both challenged and supported in developing their skills in technology studies? A new study at Karlstad University shows that the subject of technology has strong potential to meet gifted students’ needs through modeling using digital tools.
Recently, two successful trials were conducted within the 6G-PATH research project, where nursing students and ambulance personnel tested a new form of remote healthcare education.
The aim was to investigate how next-generation communication technologies such as 5G, future 6G networks, edge computing, and cloud services can be used to create realistic and accessible learning environments for healthcare professionals.During the trials, students participated in simulated e
This autumn, Sweden will hold elections, and it is time for the country’s citizens to take part in one of the privileges of living in a democracy. This is especially true for young people who may have the opportunity to vote for the first time. However, leading discussions in a classroom within the subject of social studies can be challenging in a turbulent political climate marked by increasing polarization.
How can apps and digital health services become easier to use for older adults and people with motor impairments? In his doctoral thesis, Bilal Maqbool in Computer Science has developed an AI-based method that can imitate user interactions and has investigated why usability testing is often a challenge.
”To create user-friendly systems, developers need to test their products with real users.
What can ghosts tell us about justice, history and the future? This is what Judith Tesfaye Kiros, PhD in English, has explored in her thesis Ghosts of the Black Atlantic: Hauntology and the Temporality of Justice in Black British Poetry.
Judith Tesfaye Kiros has analysed the work of four black British poets in relation to haunting as both a theme and an ethical concept.
Karlstad University has been awarded continued funding to further develop and expand the Swedish Graduate School for Cybersecurity (SIGS-CyberSec).
The initiative is one of three industrial graduate schools receiving support from the Knowledge Foundation (KK Foundation).
– The new funding will enable the graduate school to recruit seven additional industrial doctoral students.
The EU-funded project PIONEERS-6G (Platform and Device Innovations for Energy-Efficient, Resilient, and Secure 6G IoT Systems), coordinated by Karlstad University, has officially kicked off.
Over two days, all project partners gathered at Karlstad University to establish the framework for the work ahead.
– It was very valuable to meet all the partners and get to know each other better.
Organic solar cells are highlighted as a promising future technology. They are flexible, lightweight and can be manufactured at low cost in large volumes. In recent years, their efficiency has surpassed 20 per cent. However, despite this progress, a crucial challenge remains: lifetime.
In a new doctoral thesis at Karlstad University, Suraj Prasad shows why the materials degrade and how the problem can be addressed.
“We already have high efficiency.
Time constraints, inadequate organizational conditions and insufficient collaboration create challenges for nurses leading the care of older adults in municipal home healthcare. This is shown in new research from Karlstad University.
In her doctoral thesis, Erica Lillsjö explored nurses’ patient-centred leadership in municipal home healthcare for older people.
In early summer, the Ingesund School of Music welcomes a new doctoral student in music education. Her name is Stina Wennberg, and she is passionate about music in preschool – an area that will form the basis of her dissertation, with a focus on the musical aspects of singing sessions.
Can you tell us about your background and education?
“I’m from Värmland and grew up on a farm in Väse.
Through green chemistry and smart processing, cellulose can be given new properties that result in stronger paper and improved barrier materials. This is demonstrated in a new doctoral thesis from Karlstad University.
Plastic is currently widely used in paper‑based packaging, such as milk and food cartons, to protect against air and moisture. However, plastic is fossil‑based and difficult to recycle together with paper.
On 5 May, MAX IV visited Karlstad University as part of the MAX IV Roadshow. During the visit, both current research opportunities and future plans for the world leading synchrotron radiation facility in Lund were presented.
As more households and buildings both produce and consume energy, for example through solar panels and electric vehicles, energy systems require flexible solutions. This is what Amal Nammouchi has explored in her dissertation, where the research lies at the intersection of artificial intelligence and energy.
What is AI for applied energy? “AI in applied energy is about the challenge of operating power systems reliably as they become increasingly decentralized.
A new doctoral thesis at Karlstad University provides increased understanding of how medicines can be analysed more reliably and safely. The research focuses on fundamental investigations of liquid chromatography, one of the most important analytical techniques used in the pharmaceutical industry.
