As early as possible in your research project, it is wise to consider how you can disseminate your results beyond publishing in scientific journals and books. It is becoming increasingly common for research data to be made publicly available online, when ethically and legally possible.
The library has ended the subscription of e-books from ebrary from 1 january 2015. The ebrary-collection contained approximately 118,000 titles. Instead, we now subscribe to EBSCO eBook Collection containing approximately 130,000 titles.
You can search the new e-books from EBSCO in OneSearch or directly in EBSCO eBook Collection. Soon you will also be able to search them in the library catalog and in Libris.
The old e-books from ebrary has been removed from the library catalog.
In the subject Media and Communication Studies, you can take independent courses or choose one of our degree programmes. Three years of study, 180 credits, will give you a Bachelor’s degree and qualify you for applying to a Master’s programme.
If you are a present or future student and you have questions about choosing degree programmes and courses, studying abroad, scholarships, study plans, or similar, you can turn to a study and career counsellor.
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The library has the books required for all the courses available at the university. There are copies for borrowing and for some titles there is also a reference copy.
Course literature loan
Course literature intended for normal home loan is placed on the same shelves as other literature and borrowed according to the same regulations.
Course reference books
The library holds a reference collection of the most popular course books.
The digitalisation of both industry and the wider society has only just begun. Communication technology and cellular networks are key factors for the digital transformation and will shape our lives in the coming decade. The project DRIVE has just been launched at Karlstad University and it will last eight years.
Latency is the delay that occur in digital services when they are connected online.
2019-04-17
Lars Järnström, professor of coating technology, came to Karlstad University in 1999 and has been involved in building the current strong research environment for fibre-based processes and products. Now retirement is approaching but he will continue working at the university as senior professor.
Lars Järnström's research centres mainly on environment-friendly surface treatment of fibre-based packaging materials.
2019-04-02
As a student at Karlstad University you can study part of your programme abroad through one of our exchange agreements with more than 250 universities across 35 countries. The phases involved in exchange studies are set out below.
Phase 1: Apply for exchange studies1. Gather informationAttend an information meetingThe International Office arranges several information meetings in the months running up to the application deadline.
Our new colleague David Thät will be in a live videoconference with the signers of the FCC letter, and either or both the FCCs head engineer and cto about thenewly proposed FCC rules laid out in ET Docket No. 15-170 for RF Devices such as Wi-Fi routers.
Watch the videoconference in october 16th at 18:00 - 19:00 here:
https://plus.google.com/events/cp7g87eq2g5fde8b8i5bn2p8oo0
2025-01-17
The project “Foundational Algorithms, Protocols, and Systems for Multi-Tier 6G-Non-Terrestrial Networks Integrated Communication and Environmental Sensing (6G-NTN-E),” has been awarded a grant of 28 MSEK by the Swedish Research Council.
The grant extends over a four-year period and is part of the Swedish Research Council's call for grants to support research environments focused on sixth generation wireless systems (6G).
2017-04-26
Through the research profile HITS, High Quality Networked Services in a Mobile World, three students at Karlstad University have the opportunity to see their student projects become a reality as functionality in the systems of a niched technological company.
The students Ricky Andersson, Filip Västlund and Sebastian Salomonsson are in the last semester of their studies towards a Masters degree in Computer Science at Karlstad University.
2019-04-01
The university library have a 3 month trial period of journals from The Royal Society
During the trial it is possible to access the 10 journals in Royal Society Package S:
Philosophical Transactions A
Philosophical Transactions B
Proceedings A
Proceedings B
Biology Letters
Journal of Royal Society Interface
Interface Focus
Notes and Records
Open Biology (Open access)
Royal Society Open Science (Open access)
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What is motivating you to study abroad? Do you want to find a university with courses that offer unique competences? Do you want to travel and see as much as you can during the exchange? Do you want to learn a new language? Regardless of what your motivation is, you can look forward to an exciting and interesting semester. In order for your studies abroad to be as good as possible; invest time when choosing your exchange places for the application.
Björn Smith, tell us about your background
- I spent the most recent years completing a degree in primary education, school years 4–6. I have also been lecturing at Karlstad University - mainly administrative law and local government law as well as jurisprudence and EU law to some extent. I really enjoyed working as a teacher and learned a lot.
At Karlstad University research in materials physics has a focus on experimental investigations of surfaces, interfaces, nanometer-size structures and nanostructured materials.
On October 21, CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University hosted the ninth annual scientific conference, gathering Swedish transport researchers around issues concerning the Swedish transport system. This year’s conference was held virtually via zoom.
"This was the second time CTF hosts the conference which usually is a two-day event.
2020-06-25
CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, is one of the initiators of a new arena for learning and experimentation to support the transition of the health care initiative towards a more person centered and integrated care.
2025-03-13
...Head of the Department of Artistic Studies at Karlstad University, which includes the Ingesund School of Music. The application period for our programs—the Music Teacher Programme, Music Production Programme, and our courses Music 60 and College Year — is approaching.
Why should you apply to Ingesund?
”We offer some really great benefits to our students. We have over 30 grand pianos and fantastic teachers.
2024-12-12
Jenni Koivisto, (Postdoctoral researcher, Karlstad University) and Frederike Albrecht (Senior lecturer, Swedish Defense University) have, within the framework of CNDS Interdisciplinary Grants 2024, conducted a Workshop on The Food Security in the Context of Climate Change and Extreme Weather.
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Cheating is a breach of regulations that Karlstad University takes very seriously. Every year students are warned or suspended for attempts to deceive the examiner.
This information is addressed to students at Karlstad University to inform them about cheating, its definition, consequences, and how to avoid it.Cheating is a form of fraudulent deception and ultimately cheaters deceive themselves.
Reuse and other circular solutions are becoming increasingly common in the retail business to enable more sustainable consumption. To promote this transition requires more knowledge on how companies can create better conditions and customer experiences in relation to circular retail.
Researchers from Karlstad University explored how generative AI search engines, such as Microsoft Copilot, are transforming political news retrieval - and with it, the global flow of information.
The study "Sourcing behavior and the role of news media in AI-powered search engines in the digital media ecosystem: Comparing political news retrieval across five languages" was published in the journal Telecommunications Policy and is co-authored by Professor Cornelia Bra
2016-10-20
Thirty years ago CTF, Service Research Center, was established at Karlstad University. How it happened, success factors and the latest from today’s research were included in the program when CTF held its anniversary celebration on October 6th at Karlstad University.
Martin Löfgren, Deputy Head at Karlstad Business School at Karlstad University, opened the event and welcomed everyone.
