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.
2014-11-19
On November 13-14, the IBS Conference, 3rd International Conference on Business Servitization, was held in Bilbao, Spain. Servitization, which was the theme of the conference, is what happens when manufacturing companies start focusing on services.
At the conference CTF was represented by researchers Nina Löfberg, Lars Witell and Maria åkesson.
The schedule is continually updated and subject to change. Seminar materials are normally distributed via the KuFo and ISLI mailing lists. Anyone not reached by these lists should feel free to contact us.
JANUARY
Wed 9/1, 9.00–17.00, Minerva before lunch, 3A340 after: KuFo workshop. Work-in-progress workshop with KuFo researchers, with a focus on RJ and VR postdoc applications.
Students from the whole world now have the opportunity to apply to a new unique international multidisciplinary training and research programme where doctoral students will reason, design and develop innovative solutions to questions related to the protection of citizens’ privacy.
2018-09-05
Karlstad University is calling on tech innovators to participate in the 1st Open Call of the 6G-PATH EU project. This initiative offers a unique opportunity for startups, and research institutions to develop and test next-generation Beyond-5G (B5G) and 6G technologies.
The Open Call features a track for “Infrastructure Extensions”, targeting entities that want to integrate enhanced technologies in one of the 6G-PATH infrastructures.
2016-12-20
Around Christmas time we become more and more stressed and affected by crowds and high volume in the stores. How can we make Christmas shopping less stressful? This is what a current research study at Karlstad University is investigating.
In the study, researchers Anders Gustafsson and Poja Shams at CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University are investigating how to reduce stress while shopping, this by the means of an activity bracelet.
This is a course on value creating processes, interaction and communication facilitating increased understanding of the customer. This page is under construction.
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The aim of the course is to acquire increased knowledge and understanding of value creation processes through various methods with a focus on customer journeys.
The Swedish Institute Scholarship Pioneering Women in STEM is an academic scholarship open to female citizens from eligible and includes besides others full tuition fee coverage and a monthly stipend of SEK 12,000.
During the autumn 2024, the Swedish Institute (SI) launched a new scholarship – Pioneering Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). Through the scholarship, SI aim to create a more diverse and equal STEM-field as well as develop
Karlstad University is one of the participants in DigiH4A (Digital Health for All), an EU-funded project that will address systemic healthcare challenges on an international scale.
2024-05-31
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.
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A creative atmosphere with focus on new technology, where innovation is the cornerstone for new challenges that are mastered on a regular basis. The members of the electrical engineering group find breeding ground to develop both personally and professionally for their future career.
- Our goal in electrical engineering is develop a robust research and educational environment in this field of study.
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16 December 2022
10:00-12:00 local time (Sweden)
In today’s globalized, transnational, and digitalized media environment, popular culture plays a significant role in the establishment and (re)negotiation of place identities and the ways in which people relate to physical locations. Traveling to film locations, participating in fan re-enactments, or visiting theme parks are some of the varied and multifaceted ways in which the ties be
Samverkan
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In Värmland, a long-standing and strong regional cooperation between the public sector, academia and business has provided targeted investment in service innovation and the digitisation of welfare services.
Since 2015, this work has taken place within the framework of Värmland's research and innovation strategy for Smart Specialisation, under the specialisation area ’Digitisation of Welfare Services’.
Students from the whole world now have the opportunity to apply to an international research programme where doctoral students can learn more about improving internet privacy and security of our private information.
2019-04-08
The usability lab, Ozlab, has been frequently occupied this spring, among other thins for eyetracking-surveys, updating of the manual and introductionfilms.
From the latter half of January we had two German students as internships for 10 weeks, Antonia Appel and Jakob Kümmerle, from DHBW, Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg. They helped students conducting various projects on undergraduate and master level with eyetracking equipment.
2025-04-09
Karlstad University has appointed three new honorary doctors. One of them is Brian Hudson, Emeritus Professor of Education and former head of The School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sussex. He has worked closely with teacher education-related research at Karlstad University since 2015, particularly with the strong research group Rose, a multidisciplinary research environment with a special interest in subject didactics – learning and teaching in subjects.
2018-10-30
Having fun at work has been an important driving force and success factor ever since Altran started up in Värmland in 2011. Since then, Altran has grown from 2 to 40 employees in 7 years.
Musikhögskolan Ingesund
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Classical music is one of the three generic areas at Ingesund School of Music (MHI) and is included in most of our courses and programmes.
Classical music students have individual lessons with their main instrument teachers. The number of hours depends a bit on the course/programme followed.
We educate responsible professionals and conduct research with high societal impact.
Karlstad Business School is actively working with quality development. One step in this work is that we have become accredited to AACSB.
Seminar materials are normally distributed via the KuFo and ISLI mailing lists. Anyone not reached by these lists should feel free to contact us – our seminars and other events are open to anyone who is interested!
SEPTEMBER
Tue 21/9, 13.15–15.00, ISLI PhD student seminar. New PhD student Denny Jansson presents preliminary research plans for his dissertation project.
That was the topic for a recent conference that concluded the project called “Place-based digital experiences (PDU)”. Three places – the Glaskogen nature reserve, the Kristinehamn archipelago, and the town of Sunne, with a focus on culture and narrative – were studied in depth by Karlstad University researchers.
The tourism industry can be challenging. Most tourist destination companies are small with limited resources.
2023-04-03
- Measures taken to reduce the impact on ecosystems are central, and with our long-term knowledge development to reduce food waste, the project can make a difference, says Helén Williams.
Helén Williams is an associate professor in Environmental and Energy Systems at the Service Research Center (CTF) and has high expectations on the project, which will begin in the spring 2023 together with Nifa, an industry association for local food and beverage companies in Värml
2025-01-08
Martiina, tell us about your background
– I graduated with a master’s degree in marketing from the Turku School of Economics in Finland at the end of last year. During my studies, I developed an interest in sustainability themes, which I then explored further in my master’s thesis which focused on sustainable consumption.
What made you interested in applying for the PhD-position?
– Last spring, I applied for a position within a project that studi
