We would like to encourage and inspire more people to write as well as develop the storytelling tradition that has traditionally been prominent in Värmland.
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Forskning
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Ongoing projectsARIES4The ARIES4 project will develop a suite of resources for multi-helix stakeholders within Smart Specialisation, the EU´s innovation policy characterised by the identification and strengthening of regional competitive advantages. In particular, ARIES4 seeks ways in which the existing policy iteration (S3) can transition into one in which sustainability is a core factor, the so-called S4+.
Patrik Pedersen took part in a brainstorming session that Karlstad University arranged in collaboration with Drivhuset within the CriseIT project. Patrik was part of the winning (interdisciplinary) group and has built on the theme of the idea print.
2024-03-27
Stephen De Lisle, a biology researcher at Karlstad University, is one of the four recipients of the Swedish Foundations Starting Grant (SFSG), an initiative coordinated by seven research financiers to support outstanding researchers at Swedish academic institutions.
KUFO
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Popular Music Discourses was a project involving several KuFo members in different constellations. The project was initiated as a popularly oriented open symposium arranged by Andreas Jacobsson and Magnus Ullén in 2016. This was followed by a second symposium in November, 2018, on the theme of "Authenticity and Mediatization". The second symposium was organized Peter Wikström and Per Bäckström, and featured invited speakers Dr.
In Africa energy supply is an important sustainability and development issue. It is particularly important to develop green energy and utilise natural resources such as sun and wind. The smart electricity grid is an important factor in this development.
(2020-09-03) In the book "The politics of adapting to climate change" authors Leigh Glover and Mikael Granberg from CSR, the Centre for Societal Risk Research, explores political themes and policy perspectives related to, and influencing, climate change adaptation.
The International Project, the IPC project, enables student teachers to meet online to exchange experiences in an international perspective without having to study abroad during parts of their education. At the end of June, teacher education researchers from all over the world gather within the IPC project at Karlstad University for their annual conference.
Student mobility and studying abroad plays a marginal role in the individual experience of teacher students.
KUFO
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This project investigates the representation of animals, violence against animals, and meat eating in various media, from literature to film, computer games, and metal music.
Why are people more upset by the killing of one animal on film, than the billions killed every year in industrial agriculture? How can the violent imagery of extreme metal be used to argue for veganism?
CSmaster
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- At Computer Science at Karlstad University, I have always felt like one of everyone else. My drive has set the bar high and the knowledge I have now I am very proud of.
Important for Rebecka Alfredsson when choosing to pursue a master's degree in computer science at Karlstad University was to boost her competitiveness and stay in the local area.
- I want to work at an advanced level and don´t feel limited, so the master's degree in computer science is perfect.
Centrum för genusforskning
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After bursting onto the main stage of public mediated discourse in 2017, #MeToo was, and still is, experienced by many as a global feminist movement of both political and personal import, and as powerful outcry against men’s sexual violence.
Mangroves can thrive in harsh environment and are used to natural perturbations like tropical cyclones. But, with several confounding pressures exacerbating each other, mangroves fail to withstand and diminish.
Mangroves, the coastal cousins of the inland forests, do not only represent a unique set of rich biodiversity but also provide important livelihoods, coastal defence, and carbon sinks.
Per-Olof Nilsson was born in Lidköping in 1939. From an early age he showed interest in how everything around him works. His brother Lennart impressed him with all of his hobbies, including making interesting gadgets.
“I particularly remember his magic lantern. He pasted paper images on glass plates and projected them on a sheet in the barn.”
Growing up on a farm gave him the space for play and experimentation.
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You can contact the Grants and Innovation Office via the e-mail address gio@kau.se or by contacting one of the employees directly below.
Håkan Spjuth, Head of Grants and Innovation OfficeHåkan Spjuth is the Head of Grants and Innovation Office (GIO). Håkan is also the CEO of KaU Holding AB and KaU Innovation AB.Håkan is the Chairman of the Board for Sting Bioeconomy, an accelerator with focus on startups in the bioeconomy field.
Degrees and Courses:
2013 - Teaching Registration, Swedish primary and secondary school
2007 - Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 15 ECTS, Karlstad University
2006 - Course for Supervisors in Postgraduate Education, Karlstad University
2001 - PhD, Educational Sciences.
Programmet uppdateras löpande. Senaste uppdatering 2016-05-19. Seminarieunderlag skickas vanligtvis ut på forskargruppens och institutionens maillistor en vecka före seminariet. Intressenter som inte nås av inbjudan får gärna kontakta oss.
Januari
Ons 13/1, 13.15-15.00, 12B545: Eng ling. Peter W. presents a draft article, "Commas and pauses and whatnot: User construals of 'talk-like' tweeting".
Mån 18/1, 13.15-16, 12B545: KuFo.
The Grants and Innovation Office (GIO) supports individual researchers and research groups at Karlstad University in developing external funding strategies, as well as working with the personal and professional development of research staff.
Support is offered through a range of competence development activities, for both individuals and groups, as well as in connection with external research funding applications to regional, national and international funders.
The GIO
When you move to Sweden there are a several insurances you need to be aware of and some to consider getting.
Karlstad University and State insurancesKarlstad University has an insurance for foreign visitors (SW: Försäkring för utländska besökare) for people from countries that do not have medical insurance agreements with Sweden.
Welcome to a workshop at Karlstad university, November 25, where we address sustainability and resilience aspects of the interesting city of Baltimore, US. You will meet Kristin Baja, Climate and Resilience Planner at the Baltimore Office of Sustainability.
The workshop includes presentations and discussions around how to include and integrate climate adaptation, disaster risk-reduction, energy saving, and empowerment of marginal neighbourhoods in the city planning.
2020-03-24
The spread of coronavirus has had consequences that nobody could have imagined when the first reports from China appeared in January. The ongoing effort to limit the spread of infection and protect old people and persons with previous medical conditions concerns society as a whole, including Karlstad University.
Many people are worried, of course, about health aspects and about the societal consequences that the measures taken will have.
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.
Our main campus lies a few kilometres east of the city centre. The easiest way to get here is by bus or bike, but you can also take the train and, of course, go by car. We also have a campus in Arvika, where Ingesund School of Music is located.
Getting to Campus Karlstad
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By bus
Several buses stop at the University.
Geomedia
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» Geomedia Speaker Series
(Way)finding Everest: Mobile media and map apps in repertoires of contemporary trekking
7 December 2023, 14:00-15:30
Room: 12A226
Abstract
Following the Mount Everest avalanches of 2014 and again in 2015 due to the Nepal earthquake, the state government and private telecommunications corporations have made a committed effort to increase mobile connectivity and digital infrastructure in the largely remote and underdeveloped Khumbu region.
Open Networked Learning (ONL)Upcoming courses2024-02-12 - 2024-05-03 (English). Register here no later than January 29Course descriptionTarget groupTeachers who want to learn more about flexible and online learning. Preferably with some experience of online learning or teaching.Extent80 hours (i.e.
