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2014-11-20

CCS Board meeting

News » 2014-11-20
This fall's board meeting for CCS took place at Karlstad University on the 12 November. CCS board cosists of people that work with disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation; from academy and from private and public sectors. The role of CCS board is to work in a wide manner with quality assurance and to safeguard that our work is relevant for society.
2014-11-19

Test

News » 2014-11-19
Datavetenskap vid Karlstads universitet har tillsammans med internationella partners i projektet RITE, Reducing Internet Transport Latency, lanserat en film som på ett enkelt sätt förklarar de faktiska problemen bakom fördröjningar på Internet. Videon visar varför mer bandbredd inte är en ensam lösning till ett snabbare internet. En generell missuppfattning är ofta att bandbredd är lösningen på alla problem vad gäller hastighet på internet.
2014-11-19

Test

News » 2014-11-19
Datavetenskap vid Karlstads universitet har tillsammans med internationella partners i projektet RITE, Reducing Internet Transport Latency, lanserat en film som på ett enkelt sätt förklarar de faktiska problemen bakom fördröjningar på Internet. Videon visar varför mer bandbredd inte är en ensam lösning till ett snabbare internet. En generell missuppfattning är ofta att bandbredd är lösningen på alla problem vad gäller hastighet på internet.
2014-11-19
On November 13-14, the IBS Conference, 3rd International Conference on Business Servitization, was held in Bilbao, Spain. Servitization, which was the theme of the conference, is what happens when manufacturing companies start focusing on services. At the conference CTF was represented by researchers Nina Löfberg, Lars Witell and Maria åkesson.
2014-11-19
On November 13-14, the IBS Conference, 3rd International Conference on Business Servitization, was held in Bilbao, Spain. Servitization, which was the theme of the conference, is what happens when manufacturing companies start focusing on services. At the conference CTF was represented by researchers Nina Löfberg, Lars Witell and Maria åkesson.
2014-11-05
Monday 10 November we will change server for the library system. To system will be down during Monday afternoon and evening starting 16.30. During this time it will not be possible to borrow books in the self check out stations or to renew your loans. If you urgently need to borrow something, please turn to staff at the issue desk.
2014-11-05
Monday 10 November we will change server for the library system. To system will be down during Monday afternoon and evening starting 16.30. During this time it will not be possible to borrow books in the self check out stations or to renew your loans. If you urgently need to borrow something, please turn to staff at the issue desk.
2014-10-31
Welcome to a workshop at Karlstad university, November 25, where we address sustainability and resilience aspects of the interesting city of Baltimore, US. You will meet Kristin Baja, Climate and Resilience Planner at the Baltimore Office of Sustainability. The workshop includes presentations and discussions around how to include and integrate climate adaptation, disaster risk-reduction, energy saving, and empowerment of marginal neighbourhoods in the city planning.
2014-10-31
Welcome to a workshop at Karlstad university, November 25, where we address sustainability and resilience aspects of the interesting city of Baltimore, US. You will meet Kristin Baja, Climate and Resilience Planner at the Baltimore Office of Sustainability. The workshop includes presentations and discussions around how to include and integrate climate adaptation, disaster risk-reduction, energy saving, and empowerment of marginal neighbourhoods in the city planning.
2014-10-21
In order to grow and to survive, a firm must create value with consumers in ways that both fit in with consumer demands and stand out from competitors. In a new doctoral thesis from CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, Claes Högström describes different approaches to accomplishing this from a consumer experience perspective. - In my dissertation I examine how value is created in the interactions between consumers and businesses.
2014-10-21
In order to grow and to survive, a firm must create value with consumers in ways that both fit in with consumer demands and stand out from competitors. In a new doctoral thesis from CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, Claes Högström describes different approaches to accomplishing this from a consumer experience perspective. - In my dissertation I examine how value is created in the interactions between consumers and businesses.
2014-10-14

Welcome Frida Skarin!

News » 2014-10-14
We welcome Frida Skarin, new Ph D Student in Psychology at Samot. She will conduct her Ph D studies within the research area Transformative Service Research, and her supervisor is Associate Professor Lars E Olsson. Frida Skarin has a Master's Degree in Applied Positive Psychology from University of East London. She has previously worked as a teacher in mental coaching and conflict management at the Swedish National Police Academy.
2014-10-14

Welcome Frida Skarin!

News » 2014-10-14
We welcome Frida Skarin, new Ph D Student in Psychology at Samot. She will conduct her Ph D studies within the research area Transformative Service Research, and her supervisor is Associate Professor Lars E Olsson. Frida Skarin has a Master's Degree in Applied Positive Psychology from University of East London. She has previously worked as a teacher in mental coaching and conflict management at the Swedish National Police Academy.
2014-10-14

Welcome Alexandre Sukhov

News » 2014-10-14
We welcome Alexandre Sukhov, new Ph. D student in Business Administration. He has an interest in the methodologies for service innovations, and is studying the impact of idea refinement and its implications in the idea assessment process. The purpose is to find ways of generating and selecting ideas that lead to an increased rate of product and service innovations.
2014-10-14

Welcome Alexandre Sukhov

News » 2014-10-14
We welcome Alexandre Sukhov, new Ph. D student in Business Administration. He has an interest in the methodologies for service innovations, and is studying the impact of idea refinement and its implications in the idea assessment process. The purpose is to find ways of generating and selecting ideas that lead to an increased rate of product and service innovations.
2014-10-14
Anne-Maria and Gustaf Ander Foundation for Media Research continues to support CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University. The research center will receive 1,3 million SEK for the period 2014-2017. The money will be used to fund two Visiting Professorships during the next three years at CTF. The Visiting Professors are: Thorsten Gruber, Loughborough University, UK, and Stephen L.
2014-10-14
Anne-Maria and Gustaf Ander Foundation for Media Research continues to support CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University. The research center will receive 1,3 million SEK for the period 2014-2017. The money will be used to fund two Visiting Professorships during the next three years at CTF. The Visiting Professors are: Thorsten Gruber, Loughborough University, UK, and Stephen L.
2014-10-08

IP access to Dawsonera ebooks

News » 2014-10-08
We now have IP access to Dawsonera ebooks You will need to  accept the ”Terms of conditions” when accessing the database. Please scroll down to see the accept button Reading and downloading no longer requires a login while on campus. For more fuctionality and for off campus access it is possible to create a personal log in through the "sign in" option. To get access off campus you must login with your student account through the proxy or with a previously created personal log in.
2014-10-08

IP access to Dawsonera ebooks

News » 2014-10-08
We now have IP access to Dawsonera ebooks You will need to  accept the ”Terms of conditions” when accessing the database. Please scroll down to see the accept button Reading and downloading no longer requires a login while on campus. For more fuctionality and for off campus access it is possible to create a personal log in through the "sign in" option. To get access off campus you must login with your student account through the proxy or with a previously created personal log in.
2014-10-08
During this fall, CTF will be holding webinars within service innovation. The first webinar will be held by Professor Per Kristensson who will talk about Service Logic on October 10th.