News archive for "Forskning"

2025-02-11
You are currently at UC Berkeley in California. What are you doing there? – Thanks to Fulbright, an exchange program funded by the U.S. Department of State, the Jane and Dan Olsson foundation and the Sixten Gemzeus foundation, I have the opportunity to spend a year here and collaborate with researchers at the Department of Linguistics. I arrived in the autumn of 2024 and will stay until July 2025.
2025-02-10
A new research project at the Centre for Service Research (CTF) at Karlstad University explores how innovation policy can be improved to address societal challenges and the transition to more sustainable societies. "We will explore how innovation commons can be integrated into the design of transformative innovation policy as a governance mechanism to address complex societal challenges and support societal transitions in line with Agenda 2030," says project leader Jakob
2025-02-04
There is a preconceived notion that working-class boys and men in rural areas are less keen and less qualified readers than other groups. Through his research, Stig-Börje Asplund, newly appointed professor of educational work, paints a more nuanced picture. Stig-Börje Asplund’s research is interdisciplinary and his research interests include boys and men in rural areas and their relationship to reading.
2025-01-30
This is one of the questions that Anna-Lena Almqvist, Professor of Social Work at Karlstad University, is exploring. Her current research focuses on the participation of children and young people in foster placements and how safer relationships can be created in vulnerable life situations. Hello Anna-Lena! Can you tell us about your research?  "My main research areas are child welfare, men's work against violence, and LGBTQI-related issues.
2025-01-07
On 1 November 2024, Karlstad University welcomed a new professor as Sofia Wijkmark was appointed professor of comparative literature. "It feels very exciting! I’m mostly looking forward to having more time for research," she says. "There are a number of projects that I would like to dedicate more time to, and now I finally have the opportunity to do so," says Sofia.
2024-12-18
Over Christmas and New Year, as well as during other big holidays, food takes centre stage and Swedish households tend to buy and prepare large quantities of food. Despite the fact that large sums are spent on food this time of year, a large part ends up being thrown away. "Reflect, plan and buy smart!
2024-12-11
Collaboration with regional and municipal actors are crucial for triggering social innovation – says sustainability scientist Avit Bhowmik. He was awarded with two research grants from Vinnova and Swedish Energy Agency for collaboratively driving sustainability transformation in Värmland. Research has to break boundaries and engage in collboration with regional and local actors to make societal impacts, particularly for navigating sustainability transformation.
2024-12-03

Kau Science Week on Instagram

News » 2024-12-03
Kauresearch is the university’s Instagram account dedicated to research information. For the second year in a row, the themed week Kau Science Week is held at the same time as the Nobel Week. Kau Science Week is mainly featured on the Kauresearch account. A post will be published every day throughout the week, drawing attention to researchers and research at Karlstad University. The posts will be accompanied by stories and hashtags for further reading or listening.
2024-11-15
Andrea Schalley, professor of English, has received funding from Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (RJ) to conduct full-time research in 2025-2026. She will complete a monograph on language maintenance, synthesising and contextualising a decade of research. “I am extremely grateful for the RJ sabbatical and the opportunity to focus exclusively on my research,” says Andrea Schalley.
2024-11-04
Teachers across the Nordic countries are happy to include literature in their teaching. But what they want their pupils to learn from the literature differs between the countries. This is one of the findings of a doctoral thesis by Anna Nissen at Karlstad University. "I hope my research offers teachers new insights, helping them identify areas for improvement in their teaching as well as what they are already doing successfully.