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2024-08-28
Karlstad University, together with the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and the European Data Protection Supervisor is hosting the hybrid conferences Annual Privacy Forum and IPEN 2024, September 3-5. With over 400 participants, the conferences are expected to bring together privacy experts, engineers, lawyers, researchers, and policymakers from both the private and public sectors. "It is the first time that the conference is being held in Sweden, and we h
2024-08-28
Karlstad University, together with the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and the European Data Protection Supervisor is hosting the hybrid conferences Annual Privacy Forum and IPEN 2024, September 3-5. With over 400 participants, the conferences are expected to bring together privacy experts, engineers, lawyers, researchers, and policymakers from both the private and public sectors. "It is the first time that the conference is being held in Sweden, and we h
2024-08-27
International football legend Sven-Göran "Svennis" Eriksson passed away on Monday. Earlier this year he received the sports leadership scholarship Karlstad Grand Prix Award, established by Karlstad University and the Karlstad Municipality. After 40 years as a professional coach with the entire world as his workplace, Svennis returned to Värmland in 2022.
2024-08-26
– The SASUF funded workshop was highly appreciated and offered valuable insights for the participants, says Katharina Rahnert, Senior Lecturer in Business Administration at Karlstad Business School and one of the initiators. Katharina Rahnert, what was the purpose of the workshop? – We wanted to raise awareness among the participants about the importance of corporate sustainability.
2024-08-26
– The SASUF funded workshop was highly appreciated and offered valuable insights for the participants, says Katharina Rahnert, Senior Lecturer in Business Administration at Karlstad Business School and one of the initiators. Katharina Rahnert, what was the purpose of the workshop? – We wanted to raise awareness among the participants about the importance of corporate sustainability.
2024-08-22
Researchers at Karlstad University have started a 3-year project focusing on greener manufacturing and increased recycling of forest-based materials. They already have extensive knowledge about the chemical processes involved in providing product properties that determine the possibility of recycling.
2024-08-22
Researchers at Karlstad University have started a 3-year project focusing on greener manufacturing and increased recycling of forest-based materials. They already have extensive knowledge about the chemical processes involved in providing product properties that determine the possibility of recycling.
2024-08-22
Researchers at Karlstad University have started a 3-year project focusing on greener manufacturing and increased recycling of forest-based materials. They already have extensive knowledge about the chemical processes involved in providing product properties that determine the possibility of recycling.
2024-08-16
A battery made from zinc and lignin that can be used over 8000 times. This has been developed by researchers at Karlstad University, Linköping University and Chalmers with a vision to provide a cheap and sustainable battery solution for countries where access to electricity is limited.
2024-08-16
A battery made from zinc and lignin that can be used over 8000 times. This has been developed by researchers at Karlstad University, Linköping University and Chalmers with a vision to provide a cheap and sustainable battery solution for countries where access to electricity is limited.
2024-08-16
A battery made from zinc and lignin that can be used over 8000 times. This has been developed by researchers at Karlstad University, Linköping University and Chalmers with a vision to provide a cheap and sustainable battery solution for countries where access to electricity is limited.
2024-08-09
- An important criterion for selecting development projects for the project is that they must be collaboration projects involving several different stakeholders, says Mikael Johnson,Senior Lecturer in Business Administration at Karlstad Business School. What is the aim of the project? – The aim of the research project Innovation and Service Design is to create, advance and test new and established methods, tools and working methods based on service logic and which a
2024-08-09
- An important criterion for selecting development projects for the project is that they must be collaboration projects involving several different stakeholders, says Mikael Johnson,Senior Lecturer in Business Administration at Karlstad Business School. What is the aim of the project? – The aim of the research project Innovation and Service Design is to create, advance and test new and established methods, tools and working methods based on service logic and which a
2024-08-09
Vinnova, Formas and the Swedish Energy Agency say yes to funding for SustainGov, where Samhällsnytta at Karlstad University is one of the partners. The decision means that SustainGov is granted around SEK 11 million in government funding per year for running the programme, which is intended to help the public sector do the right things. – It is important for Karlstad University that we get to be a part of this long-term and strategic initiative, says Johan Quist, Managin