In the Research Podcast "Forskningspodden" you will meet researchers from Karlstad University who recently presented their dissertation. Most episodes are in Swedish but on this page you can listen to the episodes that are recorded in English.
Avsnitt 131: Auditing in transitionIn this episode of Forskningspodden, we sit down with Lazarus Fotoh, researcher at Karlstad University, to talk about how technology is starting to change the way audits are done.
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In the Research Podcast "Forskningspodden" you will meet researchers from Karlstad University who recently presented their dissertation. Most episodes are in Swedish but on this page you can listen to the episodes that are recorded in English.
Avsnitt 131: Auditing in transitionIn this episode of Forskningspodden, we sit down with Lazarus Fotoh, researcher at Karlstad University, to talk about how technology is starting to change the way audits are done.
On June 12-15 researchers from CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, Sweden, gathered in Porto for the QUIS15 symposium. The symposium is held every other year and attracts around 250 leading researchers and executives from all over the world.
CTF researchers Per Skålén, Carolina Camén and Bo Edvardsson participated in a workshop on Transformative service research.
Robotics is multidisciplinary research field involving topics including mechanical, control and electrical engineering as well as computer science and artificial intelligence.
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Pay the tuition feeIf you have a citizenship in a country not within the EU/EEA, or Switzerland, you normally have to pay a tuition fee to be able to start your studies. You will receive an e-mail with a link to your invoice and information on how to pay the tuition fee a couple of days after the admissions results are published.The payment deadline is June 9 for the autumn semester for all student´s applying in the first admissions round.
Solar cell researchers from Karlstad University have once again conducted experiments in zero gravity during parabolic flights in Bordeaux, France. The aim is to study how the structure of the active layer of the polymer solar cell is formed, to thereby be able to increase its efficiency.
– This is the second time we have conducted experiments during parabolic flights, says Jan van Stam, Professor of Physical Chemistry at Karlstad University.
Materials Research at Karlstad University has a long tradition as a strong research group. The core of Materials Research are scientists in Materials Engineering, Materials Physics, Physical Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. Collaborations and cooperations with other Universities, research institutes and companies are important and intense.
In all, there are around 40 persons active in Materials Research.
How does organic, small-scale food production relate to the preservation of our biocultural heritage? Is the biocultural heritage an obstacle or an opportunity? What affects the conditions to run small-scale, local food production?
2019-04-18
Service innovation is a concept that, for the last decade, has received increased attention both among academics as well as practitioners. But it is not easy to understand what the concept means, and why it is important.
2018-10-16
PhD Student Jana Huck studies patient and employee involvement during the refinement of ideas for improving the Swedish Public Healthcare Service.
The Swedish public healthcare sector is under immense pressure to innovate in order to adjust to major challenges. These challenges not only relate to a lack of resources and medical staff, but also to the demographic change towards an aging society and increasingly unhealthy society.
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YOUTUBE AND UNESCO’S SAFEGUARDING OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE: INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN DIGITAL HERITAGE AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION
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The Centre for Gender Studies (CGF) at Karlstad University has had a long standing focus upon investigating and practically developing different change processes in organisations of various kinds from a feminist perspective. This focus on “Action for Organisational Change” involves analyzing, enabling, and generating social change.
After giving a speech on “Human Aspects of Security” at the Computer Science department in the morning of February 20th, 2015, Prof. Dr. Melanie Volkamer visited the usability lab to exchange experiences of usability experiments. Malin Wik demonstrated the Ozlab system.
2021-12-13
2021 is soon coming to and end. In this Christmas greeting, the director sums up some highlights of the past year.
Christmas and New Year approaches, and soon we can put another eventful and challenging year behind us. When I look back and sum up the past year, there are, despite the pandemic, several important achievements and positive happenings.
The Centre for Research on the Mental Health and Life Circumstances of Children and Youth is a multidisciplinary research environment comprising staff from Psychology, Social Work, Public Health Science, Nursing, and Educational Work.
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A communications plan is the fundamental document that will guide and shape your internal and public communications activities and your public profile. A good communications plan to announce the results of a project will give you and your team the focus it needs to have clear messages about the project, while at the same time, build both visibility and credibility for your organization.
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This page includes instructions for what students at Karlstad University need to consider in order to process personal data as part of their education in a secure way.
Karlstad University is responsible for the processing of personal data conducted by students within their education. When a student processes personal data under supervision of the University, the student acts as a representative of the University.
An international perspective is a given in the media industry. Using your elective term to study abroad is not only a smart thing to do, but also an adventure which will prepare you for a future career and life in general.
A broad general education, personal motivation, and an ability to understand people and contexts related to different cultures are all important traits for a media career. This is true for both private and public employers.
How can business models extend the lifespan of trucks and make them circular? What requirements do different stakeholders have, and how are business models, service design, and product design affected? These questions are the focus of the research project Re:Value – a collaboration between industry and academia.
For future circular offerings to be accepted in the transport industry, they must meet the industry's challenges and expectations.
2025-06-10
Concert pianist Aristo Sham, 29, from Hong Kong, alumnus and faculty member at Ingesund School of Music and resident of Arvika, Sweden, has won the gold medal at the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Texas.
After intense performances viewed by a global audience of over 20 million, he was awarded first prize, which includes over one million SEK in prize money, international tours, a recording contract, and the audience award.
In the final, he perf
2021-05-03
The EU have created definitions and pilot projects based on smart villages – a concept that has emerged to shift the focus on development from cities to rural areas and small towns. Interest from community stakeholders is immense.
In the last decades, smart cities have increasingly been hailed as an urban development ideal and a solution to current and future environmental and climate-related challenges.
Doctoral programme in English at Karlstad University.
PhD studies in English may be pursued with a specialisation in linguistics or literature, and admitted PhD candidates have the opportunity to design their dissertation projects within either of these subject areas. Thirteen PhD degrees have been awarded since 1999, when English was approved as a doctoral discipline.
The PhD programme in English is largely designed individually.
Professor Stephen L. Vargo, Ander Visiting Professor at Service Research Center (CTF) at Karlstad University, is once again named among the world´s most influential researchers as he appears on prestigious lists published by Clarivate Analytics and Stanford University.
Stephen L. Vargo is for the ninth consecutive year named to Clarivate´s Highly Cited Researchers list for 2022 in the business and economics discipline.
Between 2017 - 2022 researchers at Karlstad University could apply for funding from the university library for open access publishing. Following vice chancellor decision Rb 126/22 this funding opportunity has been cancelled from 1 January 2023.
