When a video call stutters, an online game lags, or a webpage feels slow, internet speed is not always the problem. More often, the issue is network delays, known as latency. In his doctoral thesis, Simon Sundberg investigates how such delays arise and develops new methods for measuring them.
Most people associate network performance with bandwidth, that is, the amount of data that can be transferred per second.
Karlstad University has been awarded SEK 11.5 million from the Swedish Energy Agency and Region Värmland as the SOLVE research centre enters a new five-year phase. The investment will contribute to the development of future solar energy systems and support Sweden’s transition towards a more sustainable energy system.
SOLVE brings together universities, businesses and public-sector organisations in research aimed at enabling a faster expansion of solar energy in Sweden.
On 7 September, representatives from the Knowledge Foundation (KK-stiftelsen) visited Karlstad University to gain deeper insight into how the university collaborates with industry in research and education.
When you enter a web address into your browser and arrive at the correct website a second later, a process takes place that most people never notice. Behind the scenes, one of the internet's most important systems is at work: DNS, the Domain Name System.
Fredrik Sjølin grew up in Trondheim and is today one of Scandinavia’s most sought-after cellists and chamber musicians of his generation. For more than twenty years, he has been a member of the Danish String Quartet, which continues to be the main focus of his professional career. The quartet also serves as Quartet in Residence at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, where Fredrik has taught both cello and chamber music since 2021.
I juni disputerade Mario Setta vid Karlstads universitet med sin doktorsavhandling i matematik: Boundary-Aware and Multiscale Methods for Topology Optimization.
In the special issue The Touristification of Work in the Post-Digital City, two major societal trends are brought together: the “touristification” of work and the “post-digital” city.
– The six articles in this issue explore how these dynamics are reshaping cities around the world, says André Jansson, Professor of Media and Communication at Karlstad University, who served as editor together with Karin Fast of Karlstad University and Magnus Andersson of Malmö University.
On Thursday, 3 September, representatives from the political parties will visit Karlstad University to meet students, staff and visitors in the foyer outside Aula Magna to discuss their policies ahead of the elections to the Swedish Parliament, the Regional Council and the Municipal Council.
During the day, representatives of the eight parties represented in the Swedish Parliament will also take part in panel discussions in Gläntan.
On Tuesday, Vice-Chancellor Jerker Moodysson and President and CEO Görgen Johansson signed a cooperation agreement between Karlstad University and Saab Dynamics AB.
The purpose of the agreement is to strengthen the strategic partnership in education, research and innovation over the long term.
It has now been decided which innovators will represent Värmland at the national SKAPA Award ceremony in Stockholm in November. Birgitta Persdotter, a researcher in social work and creator of Vaves®, has been named the winner of the 2026 SKAPA Award Värmland.
Many companies in Sweden and Norway are already testing circular solutions such as take-back systems, repair and reuse, but few succeed in scaling them up. A new project at the Service Research Center (CTF) at Karlstad University will help companies move from pilot initiatives to viable business models.
– What is missing today is not technology, but workable business arrangements around it.
How does theory become real competence? During a teaching assignment in China, the classroom was transformed into an engaging and participatory learning environment. Through prototyping and active collaboration, students developed both knowledge and confidence.
– At Karlstad Business School we put the same approach at the centre of learning.
Late on the evening of Tuesday, 14 July, a fire broke out in an apartment building in the Kronoparken area, near the University. The fire affected a student accommodation building and also impacted several other flats in the property.
Karlstad University will continue to train principals on behalf of the Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket). The new assignment runs for six years starting in 2027.
Karlstad University is launching a new Robot Camp for children this summer – an initiative that quickly became fully booked. Over two weeks, participants get to explore the possibilities of technology by building and programming their own robots in a creative and collaborative environment.
The Robot Camp combines technology, programming, collaboration, and problem-solving and is part of Teknikerjakten (The Technology Hunt).
You, as a student at Karlstad University, can now apply for online courses for the academic year 2026/27 through Eunice*. Choose from 119 courses that will give your education additional depth and international experience.
Each year, Eunice offers a wide range of courses for all students studying at one of the partner universities.
