Management teamChristina Olin-Schellerchristina.olin-scheller@kau.seProfessor of Comparative literature in Education and professor in Pedagogical Work. In her research, she has a specific focus on reading and reading education in the new media landscape.Yvonne Liljekvistyvonne.liljekvist@kau.seProfessor of Mathematics education. In her research, she studies issues related to the conditions for mathematics teaching and learning.Martin StolareMartin.Stolare@kau.seProfessor of History.
Forskning
» Vår forskning
» Natur, teknik och miljövetenskap
Biology is the science about all lifeforms on earth, their structures, functions, interactions and relatedness.
Education
Biology at Karlstad University offer elementary courses in cell biology, genetics, botany, zoology and ecology and advanced studies in mainly ecology, evolution and nature conservation.
Important goals of our courses and programmes are to wake your interest, provide you with knowledge and understanding of biological problems and to cultivate y
CBU organizes various types of seminars and events for other researchers as well as for professionals and the interested public. Keep an eye out here to stay updated on upcoming seminars.
Open Lectures, Autumn 2025:Tuesday, September 16, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Location to be announced. Participation via Zoom will be possible.)Tuesday, October 21, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Room 5A308C at Kau and via Zoom)CBU’s open lectures focus on our own research.
The Supreme Commander’s and the government’s statements regarding the war situation have provoked many reactions. How could alarmist messaging affect the public, how can we manage our fears and anxieties, and could this kind of rhetoric actually be beneficial?
Researchers at Karlstad University can provide some answers.
The recent call for Swedish citizens to prepare for a potential war has caused anxiety and fear in many people.
by John Sören Pettersson (2010, updated 2013, 2019)
The purpose of Ozlab is to provide ways of experimenting with graphical user interfaces to obtain acceptable design solutions. Our way of experimenting allows inexperienced designers – for instance, future users of a system – to be designers on a conceptual stage.
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» Karlstads universitet som arbetsgivare
At Karlstad University, we work actively towards creating a stimulating work environment and good conditions for our researchers. We strive towards fair and transparent recruitment as well as favourable professional development for researchers.
At Karlstad University, we work actively towards creating a stimulating work environment and good conditions for our researchers. We strive towards fair and transparent recruitment as well as favourable professional development for researchers.
Artist 1990: Record an album, book interviews, go on tour.
Artist 2023: Build a brand, get to know your target audience, release a song on digital platforms and make sure to keep the momentum going 24/7.
It doesn’t matter if the artist, the production, or the songs have a classic, vintage feel. Behind most of the active artists today, there is a whole digital ecosystem.
Geomedia
» Konferenser och evenemang
» Geomedia International Conferences
Call for papersTransforming Passions 6th International Geomedia Conference, Karlstad, Sweden, 17–19 September 2025Passion is a multifaceted concept that encompasses not only joy and intense emotional investment but also pain and suffering.
TRANSFORMING PASSIONS 6TH INTERNATIONAL GEOMEDIA CONFERENCE, KARLSTAD, SWEDEN, 17–19 SEPTEMBER 2025Passion is a multifaceted concept that encompasses not only joy and intense emotional investment but also pain and suffering.
2024ArticlesAbascal, A., Georganos, S., Kuffer, M., Vanhuysse, S., Thomson, D., Wang, J., … Wolff, E. (2024). Making Urban Slum Population Visible : Citizens and Satellites to Reinforce Slum Censuses. In Urban Inequalities from Space : Earth Observation Applications in the Majority World (Vol. 26, pp. 287–302). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-49183-2_14Abascal, A., Vanhuysse, S., Grippa, T., Rodriguez-Carreño, I., Georganos, S., Wang, J., … Wolff, E. (2024).
Our research explores the social dynamics of political and economic inclusion and exclusion. Racism, as an ideology and everyday practice, constitutes an integral part of this focus, as do discourses on cultural values in contemporary processes of both conflict and convivial coexistence.
In press or Acceppted for publ.ISD 2025 conference short paper.2025Szüsz, H. & Alaqra, A.S. (2025). User trust and AI-enhanced transparency: A study on cookie banner UI design. In A. Moallem (Ed.), HCI for cybersecurity, privacy and trust. HCII 2025. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 15815. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-92840-6_8Chanda, N. & Alaqra, A.S. (2025). User interface principles for designing virtual showrooms. In M.
In the Geomedia podcast you will hear discussions and interviews with current researchers, visiting speakers, and invited guests on issues relating to this emerging discipline.
Here we list publications in English by CRS researchers.
JOURNAL ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS 2024Grip, L. & Jansson, U. (2024) Genus, arbete och plats. Tidskrift för genusvetenskap, 44(1-2): 4-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.55870/tgv.v44i1-2.24763 Introduktion till temanummer “Genus, plats och arbete”.Braunerhielm, L., Grip, L., Ljungberg, E. and Ryan Bengtsson, L.
Besides publication of scientific results in various journals we also publish our research in other formats, to situate it in a wider context or to reach a wider target group.
Centrum för genusforskning
» Evenemang och seminarier
» Evenemang vid CGF
» ÄLDRE EVENEMANG
23 February, kl.15.00-16.00
Hélène Ohlsson, universitetslektor i Genusvetenskap vid Karlstads universitet.
"The Swedish Diva Brand: Transatlantic performances of hegemonic whiteness and national identity"
This lecture is a presentation of my postdoctoral project, which is a study with intersectional overlaps of race, sexuality, class and symbolic embodiment of the Swedish nation on stage, film and in public life in the United States and in Sweden 1850–1990.
Session 1A: Business Schools are aiming at accreditations such as AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS: Why?
Panel (English)
Anette Hallin (Mälardalen University), Sofia Isberg (Umeå University), Björn Kjellander (Jönköping University), Jodie Conduit, (University of Adelaide), Bo Edvardsson (Karlstad University).
A panel discussion on what different accreditations (AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS) can mean for the development of business schools in order to meet future challenges in business and society.
Informatik
» Forskning och samverkan
» Forskning
» Forskning inom Informatik
Current publications by members of the Information Systems group
- Accepted / In press -Alaqra, A.S., & Pettersson, J.S. (2024) Facilitating digital communication among educators. Canvas for teacher-to-teacher communication. In C. Vikström (Ed.), Bidrag från universitetspedagogisk konferens 2023. Del 2. Pp. xxx-yyy. Karlstad University.Sjöberg, P., Bellström, P., Vestin, A.
CTF
» Forskning
» Forskning vid CTF
» Publikationer
2025Ahmed, B., Baader, L. O., Bayram, F., Jagstedt, S. and Magnusson, P. (2025). Quality Assurance for LLM-RAG Systems: Empirical Insights from Tourism Application Testing. 31 March – 4 April, Naples, ItalyBroden, K., Westman-Trischler, J., Wästlund, E,. Saarikko, T, (2025), Designing Data-Driven Services To Increase Perceived Safety in public Outdoor Environments, Quis19, Rome 3 – 6th of JuneBrodén, K. Crusoe, J.
