Nanna Fyhrquist was born and raised in Helsinki, Finland. Her academic journey began at the University of Helsinki, where she studied biology and later earned her PhD in 1999.
She went on to be appointed as a docent in physiology and neuroscience at the same university.
John-Erik Hassel recently completed his PhD in business administration at Karlstad Business School and The Service Research Center (CTF) and has done research on venture builders.
John-Erik Hassel, tell us about your research
– My research is about understanding a relatively new actor in entrepreneurial ecosystems called venture builders and how they can be understood in a larger context.
Tobias Hübinette has a Ph.D in Korean Studies, and is Associate Professor in Intercultural Education and primarily teaches Intercultural Studies and Swedish as a Second Language, as well as Gender Studies and Comparative literature.
Hübinette’s research revolves around Swedish critical race- and whiteness studies, as well as adoption, migration, minorities, Korea, Asians and Swedishness. He has, for instance, published the book "Att skriva om svenskheten.
... formerly PhD student at CTF and today a consultant working with organizations, innovation and collaboration. You were visiting us two weeks ago, what did you do here?
"I held some lectures in strategy and marketing communication at the undergraduate course in Marketing at Karlstad Business School.
2025-02-10
You are a PhD student at the University of Santiago de Compostela and a teacher at the University of Vigo in Spain. You have been teaching law at Karlstad Business School as a part of the Erasmus+ program.
– I was invited by the coordinator of the Law Program at Karlstad University to teach in the course International and European Union Law as part of the Erasmus+ program, says Natalia Seco.
Cecilia Olsson grew up in Värmlandsnäs, just outside Säffle. She qualified as a nurse at what was then the University College of Health Sciences in Värmland (Hälsohögskolan i Värmland) in 1994, and graduated as a specialist nurse in oncology at Örebro University in 1999. She began working at Karlstad University as a lecturer in 2007 and later completed her PhD with the doctoral thesis Sexuality in Patients Treated for Hematologic Malignancies.
Tourism can result in valuable insights and experiences promoting the further sustainable development of society as a whole. This is the opinion of Fredrik Hoppstadius, who completed his PhD in Human Geography at Karlstad University.
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At Karlstad University, all research projects, including PhD projects, must undergo a review of ethical considerations. This applies to both externally funded projects and others.
In December 2019, CTF in collaboration with Karlstad Business School arranged a multidisciplinary seminar series to advance knowledge within the research area Service system transformation, and as part of a PhD course in Business administration.
The seminar series Service system transformation focused on global societal challenges, and how transformation of societal systems works.
2022-08-10
The climate movement groups Fridays for Future and Extinction Rebellion aim for the same goal while using different methods. Sol Agin, who recently completed her PhD in media and communication studies, has focused her research on their way of communicating about an extremely complicated subject.
When Swedish people speak up on behalf of the environment, they prefer to do so in the form of peaceful protests inspired by Greta Thunberg’s work with Fridays for Future.
2019-08-23
Tobias Otterbring, former PhD student at CTF, today researcher at Aarhus University in Denmark and visiting researcher at CTF, has been awarded the 2018 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award for his doctoral dissertation.
"I am honored that my work attracts international attention. At the same time it shows that the research conducted at CTF is world-class.
2021-03-15
The seminars arranged by CRS are open for researchers, PhD students, students and others who are interested in the topics. They are arranged in Swedish or English dependent on the specific speakers or topics. We announce them here and in the calendar at www.kau.se/crs.
… within the Research School on Sustainable Societal Transformation since 1 February this year. Why did you decide to do a PhD?
“Well, because I’m curious, I want to learn more, develop, and also contribute to developing the knowledge in social work as a field...
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2025-11-04
– The role of metrics has developed gradually in Swedish newsrooms and has had a big impact on both work practices and perceptions of the journalism profession, says Carina Tenor, who recently completed her PhD in Media and Communication Studies at Karlstad University.
– The title of my doctoral thesis, New(s) metric management, alludes to the more well-known concept of New Public Management, which describes the measurement-based system of management and efficiency intro
2024-10-03
Choral singing is a geographically widespread phenomenon in Sweden. Despite this, it has received relatively limited attention in research. Until now. Per Göransson, who recently completed his PhD in Human Geography at Karlstad University, has done research on the subject.
Choirs have been a popular cultural activity for a long time in Sweden.
2025-10-10
In her doctoral thesis, Jana Huck, who recently completed her PhD in Business Administration, seeks to understand what idea development is really about by observing how people in various contexts work to improve an idea and pave the way to make it a reality.
Jana Huck got the impression that everyone talked about idea development as a phenomenon, yet without truly explaining or grasping what it actually involves – or even means.
2016-06-01
Lucia Casap, presently PhD student at Academy of Economic Sciences of Moldova, and about to start as Operations Officer at the World Bank in Moldova, will speak about the educational support by World Bank in her country, and about her research on the development of an Educational Management Information System.
June 1: Lucia has continued her studies on EMIS and has also continued her interviews here in Sweden.
2023-05-15
Jorryt van Bommel was born and raised in the Netherlands, where she also graduated as a teacher in mathematics in 1997. After moving to Sweden in 1999, she began work as a teacher educator at Karlstad University in the autumn of 2000, and later started her PhD studies in 2005.
“My research revolves around mathematics education, for example, how the subject is introduced to children when they start school.
Hanna Bertilsdotter Rosqvist started her research career in sociology and gender studies at Lund University. She completed her PhD in sociology in 2007 with a doctoral thesis on male bisexuality, as part of the Gender Research School at Umeå University. She has since taught and conducted research in interdisciplinary settings at various universities in Sweden.
Rihab Balti is in her third year as a computer science PhD student at the Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, Vallenciennes, France, and the National School of Computer Science, Tunisia. She is visiting the subject of Educational work at Karlstad University, after finding us through the EUNICE university alliance.
Rihab Balti is researching distance studies and wants to gain a greater understanding of what behaviors and needs students have when it comes to stu
2025-05-09
Raviv Gal does research that he hopes will contribute to healthier watercourses and increased biodiversity. Fewer blackflies, higher biodiversity, and slower decomposition – these are some of the unexpected effects that freshwater pearl mussels have on their surroundings in the stream. Raviv Gal recently defended his PhD in biology at Karlstad University.
The freshwater pearl mussel is one of Sweden's longest-living animals – some individuals can live up to 280 years.
