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.
New professors
Rose Professorship has grown significantly and now 12 professors belong to the interdisciplinary research environment with a special interest in subject didactics – learning and teaching in subjects. The new professors at Karlstad University associated with Rose and being installed at this year's Academic Celebration are:
Stig-Börje Asplund, Professor of Educational Work
Jorryt van Bommel, Professor of Mathematics Education
Marie Nilsberth, Professor of Educational Work
Sofia Wijkmark, Professor of Comparative Literature
New honorary doctor
During the Academic Ceremony, three new honorary doctors are also conferred. 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. Since 2015, he has been involved in research related to teacher education at Karlstad University, particularly contributing to the multidisciplinary research environment Rose. His broad scientific and subject-didactic expertise and long experience have been crucial in the development of Rose.
Read more about Brian Hudson, honorary doctor of the board of the teacher education
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