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2026-04-23
Dissertation explores how the earliest history of the Nordic region is taught in schools
How is prehistory taught in schools, and to what extent does classroom teaching reflect current archaeological research? These are the questions explored by Lena Almqvist Nielsen in her dissertation, “Prehistory in Schools: Historical, Archaeological and Didactic Perspectives on Textbooks, Educational Films and Site Visits, circa 1900–2020”, which she defended in spring 2025.
Lena Almqvist Nielsen’s interest in prehistory began during her Master’s studies in archaeology. After graduating, she worked as a substitute teacher at a lower secondary school, where she soon discovered a strong interest in teaching as well. This led her to teacher education and, eventually, to a career that has brought archaeology and education together – most recently through the graduate school Käkk.
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2026-04-13
Major investment in school teaching
Karlstad University and the University of Gothenburg are proposed to receive SEK 37.5 million from the Swedish Research Council within the strategic research area Excellence in School. The initiative is one of the largest in Sweden in practice-oriented school research. Its purpose is to develop teaching with the aim of improving student outcomes and increasing equitable learning.
“It is incredibly exciting and a great honor, and a strong recognition of the expertise within the subject-didactic research environment at Karlstad University,” says Christina Olin-Scheller, professor of Comparative literature in Education and professor in Pedagogical Work at Karlstad University. “It is significant for our institution and especially important for teacher education, which is the foundation of this initiative.
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2025-10-16
Honorary Doctor Brian Hudson lectured on knowledge-led teacher education
On October 15, Karlstad University was visited by Brian Hudson, newly appointed Honorary Doctor of Education. Brian is Emeritus Professor of Education and former Head of the School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sussex. During his visit, he delivered a lecture titled “A critical knowledge-led approach to curriculum research and teacher education across school subjects”, followed by a reception where participants had the opportunity to discuss his research and experiences further.
Since 2015, Brian Hudson has been actively involved in teacher education research at Karlstad University, particularly within the interdisciplinary research environment Rose. His broad expertise in subject didactics and extensive international experience have been of great importance to the development of the research community. His research has primarily focused on mathematics education and the use of digital tools, as well as how these influence curricula, teacher education, and teachers’ professional development.
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2025-10-07
New professors and new honorary doctor
Karlstad University celebrates Academic Celebration on 17 October. Four of the professors being inaugurated and one of the honorary doctors being conferred are affiliated with Rose.
– The scientific competence within Rose has been significantly strengthened since its inception as a strong group, says Christina Olin-Scheller, Professor in Literature Didactics and Educational Work at Karlstad University. Our long-term work on building an environment that welcomes and systematically supports junior researchers has yielded results.Collaboration within Rose has generated competitive research projects with external funding from a range of different research funders.
– An important aspect of this collaboration is the inclusion of researchers at all levels and national and international network-building activities focused on strengthening the field of educational research. Through a shared focus on supporting conference participation, project applications and academic publications, career paths and credentials have become both visible and accessible to many.
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2025-09-15
Two awards for former student and researcher in mathematics
Two prestigious awards granted to former student and researcher for contributions to mathematics and mathematics education.
Minh Phuong Bui, postdoctoral researcher in mathematics and part of the research environment ROSE (which focuses on what happens in the classroom and the interaction between teachers and students in the learning process), has been awarded the Future Education Early Career Award in the category STEM+ for the Sustainable Development of Our Society.
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2025-04-09
Brian Hudson new honorary doctor
Karlstad University has appointed three new honorary doctors. One of them is Brian Hudson, Emeritus Professor of Education and former head of The School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sussex. He has worked closely with teacher education-related research at Karlstad University since 2015, particularly with the strong research group Rose, a multidisciplinary research environment with a special interest in subject didactics – learning and teaching in subjects. Brian Hudson's broad scientific subject didactic competence and long experience in leading research groups focused on teacher education have been crucial in the development of Rose.