Sociologi
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Kinneret Lahad, an associate professor of Women’s Studies at Tel Aviv University, is internationally recognized for her sociological research on singlehood and temporality. Her influential work includes the book A table for one: A critical reading of singlehood, gender, and time (2017), where she notably challenges the heteronormative conventions about singlehood and time.
People who own or have access to a holiday home are called “the invisible population” because they can be difficult to reach in the event of a crisis. Geomedia researchers at Karlstad University emphasise the importance of increasing the knowledge regarding how crisis communication from authorities needs to reach temporary populations.
Holiday homes are a significant part of Swedish tourism.
2015-10-25
Joeri van Laere from Univeristy College Skövde is visiting the Information Systems group this Wednesday and will make to presentations within Centre for HumanIT's seminar series.
14:15-15:00
The first seminar has the theme "Socio-technology, socio-materiality: are we still lost?" Joeri makes an account of his search for concrete design themes in works from Ciborra, Orlikowski, Weick, Argyris, Quinn et cetera.
2017-04-04
According to a study by computer science researchers at Karlstad University, few people know how their personal data are collected, used, shared and accessed. The new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), coming into effect in 2018, will include higher demands on the possibility for users to access their own personal information.
Within a year the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), will be applied.
A great deal of exciting research is being done at Karlstad University, and we would like to tell you about it. If you are 8-12 years old, you can find out about cool research at the university.
It is the 12th year in a row that we arrange Children’s University, where you get to meet researchers who give inspiring presentations on specific topic areas. Six new sessions have been scheduled for Mondays this autumn.
The research on more energy efficient paper manufacturing processes – headed by Björn Sjöstrand – was selected for the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences’ (IVA) the 100 list of 2023.
2020-12-09
Bibliotek
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As off campus students at Karlstad University, you are able to use library services even if you are unable to visit the library in person. On this page, you can find information on how the library can be of help in your studies. You are considered an off campus student if a majority of your courses are held off campus.
Library card / KAU card
If you want to borrow books, you need to be registered to our library system.
Akademisk högtid
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» Akademisk högtid 2023
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Erica Sandlund grew up in Norrbotten and began her studies at Luleå University of Technology, and later transferred and completed her studies at Karlstad University and the University of Tennessee.
CS
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The goal of this project is to initiate and develop a research collaboration and an exchange program between the Dipartimento di Informatica e Sistemistica at Università di Napoli, the Network Research Lab at UCLA, USA and the Department of Computer Science at Karlstads Universitet, Sweden.
The program involves the entire spectrum of researchers, from graduate students to senior researchers, in the areas of Peer-to-Peer and Overlay Networks (primarily from UCLA), Channel
Digitalisation and Key Enabling Techniques such as Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics and Software Engineering have a tremendous potential to change industries.
CTF’s efforts to develop groundbreaking theoretical knowledge has resulted in multidisciplinary research themes: Service Innovation, Service Management, and Service Experience. Based on these themes CTF is now developing a crosscutting theme on Transformative Service Research, TSR. It is a relatively new field in service research and is increasingly getting more attention in academia.
2023-09-04
More climate neutral e-commerce in rural areas is the focus of a new research project at the Service Research Center (CTF) at Karlstad University starting this autumn. Packaging systems, returns management and delivery locations are some of the issues addressed.
E-commerce is a complex societal challenge. Turning e-commerce into a sustainable system requires a comprehensive system change where innovation and knowledge development are crucial.
2025-03-27
Saga Haglund sees being a professional songwriter and music producer as a personal profession because you share a lot of yourself through your creations. It requires courage, even during weeks when you don't feel at your best. By believing in yourself and your craft, the following week can be a completely different story.
Saga Haglund grew up in Arvika and had her sights set on music from an early age.
Towards a public value-based media policy for the datafied Swedish welfare state.
The Swedish government's Digital Strategy (2017) outlines plans to use digital technology to create a sustainable society, but digitalization and datafication of economic, political, and social processes widely rely on resources of private companies whose commercial priorities may not align with universal values.
This project aims to analyze how the digital media infrastructure affects the
... who recently participated in the Thredbo16, International Conference Series on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport, in Singapore. Why were you there?
"I presented a conference paper with focus on perceived accessibility in daily travel and how it deteriorates in situations where the private car is not available as a mean for daily travel.
2016-06-22
The synchrotron radiation facility MAXIV in Lund is now officially open. The facility is financed and used by twelve Swedish universities, and one of them is Karlstad University.
On 21 June at 13:08:55, with the sun in zenith, the greatest Swedish investment in the research infrastructure ever was inaugurated, the MAX IV Laboratory in Lund.
2025-04-09
Karlstad University has appointed three new honorary doctors. They work within sports science, educational science, and health science. All three will receive their awards on October 17th when the university celebrates its Academic Ceremony.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Professor Alan L. Smith, an internationally recognized researcher in sports science, has led research programs at several prominent American universities.
Welcome to an open seminar with Professor Manoj Mishra from Banaras Hindu University on the effects of global warming and climate change on India, with a specific focus on food and water security.
Professor Manoj Mishra is one of the four guest researchers from India that the Department of Political, Historical, Religious and Cultural Studies is hosting this autumn. He is a professor in Peace and Conflict Studies at Banaras Hindu University.
Over the next two years, a new research project at Karlstad University is going to develop concrete resources to increase user influence in mental health services.
Doctoral programme in History at Karlstad University.
History is an academic discipline about human beings and society through centuries. The core of historical study of continuity and change at the local, national and international levels is empirical analysis and source critical awareness.
Eventually all petroleum-based material in food packaging will have to be replaced with bio-based material. Research done at Karlstad University shows that a mixture of starch and other polymers forms an equally effective protective barrier.
“Food packaging has to protect and extend the shelf life of food, and should also work during transport,” says Asif Javed, doctor in Chemical Engineering at Karlstad University.
