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Bibliotek
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Copyright is the legal right that the creator(s) of a work have, i.e., the right to determine how the work may be used. Copyright applies automatically and no registration is required. Virtually all material used in teaching or research is protected by copyright.
In the interdisciplinary research project DHINO, Digital Health Innovation, Karlstad University and Region Värmland are working together to develop new knowledge that will promote increased digitalisation of the healthcare services in Värmland.
Statsvetenskapliga förbundets årsmöte 2017
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The bulk of the conference program takes place at Karlstad University campus, which is located about 8 km out side of the city center. The easiest way to travel between accommodation down town and the university campus is by bus.
Accommodation
We have reserved a number of rooms at two centrally located hotels in down town Karlstad.
Data-driven systems require a massive amount of data to be processed in order to make intelligent decisions. The focus area “Infrastructure” addresses research the is required in order to make intelligent decisions at scale where needed.
This requires research and developments in the area of Cloud Computing for scalability and elasticity in order to process large volumes of data.
On 1 February this year, Adrian Sangfelt moved from Uppsala to Karlstad to begin work as an associate senior lecturer in Swedish with a specialisation in didactics.
– It’s a great job. I can’t really think of another job I’d rather have, he says.
We meet in his office in House 12 where he is preparing for the autumn term.
– During the spring, I was a supervisor for students on the Early Years Education programme.
Doctoral programme in Media and Communication Studies at Karlstad University.
In Media and Communication Studies the focus is on the role of media in society and the conditions of media production, content and audience.
The Royal Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) has now revealed this year’s 100 List, consisting of research projects that are deemed to have great potential to create value through commercialisation, business and method development, or societal impact.
2018-10-03
The book ”Arbete & Välfärd” (Work & Welfare) will be out in February 2019, but has already been awarded one on of the honorary awards of Kurslitteraturpriset – Sweden's highest award to authors of new course literature.
Many financiers have contributed to the development of today's research in forest-based bioeconomics.
The KK Foundation and EU Framework Programs have been important sponsors for our initiatives, but also other funding agencies such as Vinnova, the Energy Agency, Swedish Agency for Growth and the ÅF Research Foundation have invested our research.
CS
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At Karlstad University, there has been a deeply developed collaboration for many years between the IT industry and researchers, teachers, and students in the fields of computer science and informatics.
178 ideas on how health care can be better. This is the result so far from the research project “User oriented innovation in Primary Care” conducted by CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University in collaboration with the County Council of Värmland, Sweden. On May 7th, a closing seminar was held where project’s innovation group work was presented for patients and staff at the County Council and Vinnova.
Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap
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Karlstad University actively engages in and commits to constructive cooperation for the good of the individual and society.
The Faculty of Health, Science and Technology is involved in many forms of cooperation with external partners and organisations. Our doors are open to the world and we welcome innovative collaboration beyond traditional patterns.
The risk management discipline at Karlstad University welcomed this years new students of its master program Risk management in society to the first campus assembly by arranging a "Risk-walk" in Karlstad.
The Centre for Climate and Safety has arranged a number of "Flood-walks" over the years as part of our work with development of pedagogic tools.
Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap
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» Samverkan
MIRAI is a collaborative project between seventeen Swedish and Japanese universities, aiming to strengthen cooperation in education, research, and innovation. The goal is to increase collaboration across disciplines and sectors, focusing on addressing societal challenges such as climate crises, pandemics, and an aging population.
The third phase of MIRAI (2024-2026) focuses on global challenges, which will be addressed in collaboration (Project Plan 2024-2026).
Charlotte Bäccman and Alexandre Sukhov have been appointed associate professors at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Karlstad University.
2016-10-05
For some, anonymity on the internet is a necessity. Researchers at Karlstad University, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and Princeton University have discovered a new attack against the Tor anonymity network that uses the Domain Name System (DNS).
Tor is the world’s largest anonymity network with around two million daily users, and it is used to avoid surveillance and to circumvent censorship online.
2024-01-17
Neither academics nor managers need convincing regarding the urgent need to pursue environmental sustainability. Worldwide, nations are committed to advancing the circular economy through resource reduction, reuse, and recycling. Despite these efforts, the recent Circularity Gap Report (2023) reveals a stark reality—the global economy is only 7.2% circular, and this situation worsens year by year.
2025-01-07
On 1 November 2024, Karlstad University welcomed a new professor as Sofia Wijkmark was appointed professor of comparative literature.
"It feels very exciting! I’m mostly looking forward to having more time for research," she says.
"There are a number of projects that I would like to dedicate more time to, and now I finally have the opportunity to do so," says Sofia.
2025-06-04
The summer holidays are approaching, and with that perhaps also the realisation that our choices as tourists matter. Responsible tourism is not just about travelling – it is about doing so in a mindful way.
2015-06-29
Anna Brunstrom, professor in Computer Science at KAU, arranges a special session on Reducing Internet Latency at the upcoming European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC 2015) in Paris.
The special session is organized as part of the work within the EU FP7 project RITE, where KAU is one of the partners.
Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap
» Om fakulteten
Karlstad University is a committed actor for the benefit of the individual and the common good.
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is involved in many forms of external activities and partnerships. Our doors are open to the world and we welcome innovative and unconventional cooperation. Cooperation is an inherent part of education and research.
Our degree programmes regularly organise activities to create meeting places for students and employers.
Om universitetet
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Niklas Gericke studied to be a teacher of mathematics and natural science at the former Karlstad University College at the beginning of the 1990s. His majors were biology and chemistry.
