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.
Bridget Kane, associate professor of Information Systems, spent three days in Copenhagen on a trip to Healthcare Denmark, and the European Headquarters of the World Health Organisation.
The field trip was organised through the Centre for Health Policy and Management at Trinity College Dublin.
2023-04-05
In this blog article, CERS director and CTF’s advisory board member Kristina Heinonen shares some reflections of what is “hot” in service research and how research centers like CTF and CERS are making a difference in today’s society.
The fast pace of political, economic, and social change is reshaping the global landscape. Are researchers and business professionals keeping up and exploring solutions to society’s most pressing issues?
2022-10-17
Alexander Rodosek, visiting lecturer at Karlstad Business School, works with developing teaching in a pedagogical perspective at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law at the TH Köln University.
Can you tell us a more about your work?
– You could say that I’m a link between the Academic Development Team (the equivalent to UPE at Karlstad University) och the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, says Alexander Rodosek.
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Margareta Friman, Professor in Psychology at CTF, Service Research Center, is a member of the expert group for the a project that investigates how suitable planning could support multimodal connectivity in Norwegian urban regions.
Margareta Friman is a member of the expert group for the new project "Transfer: access, egress and transfer practices for designing multimodal connectivity" financed by the Norwegian Research Council.
2023-09-04
- We need more knowledge of how to encourage people to more easily change their behaviour to reduce energy consumption, says Per Kristensson, professor of psychology at the Service Research Center (CTF).
A safe, reliable and sustainable future requires a transition to fossil-free energy systems.
2015-02-03
We welcome Kaisa Koskela-Huotari, new Ph D Student in Business Administration at CTF.
Kaisa will conduct her studies in the field of Transformative Service Research. Her main supervisor is
Professor Per Skålén.
2017-05-31
An international contingent of scholars gathered at the Annenberg Public Policy Center, APPC, in May for a two-day conference on the role of attitudes in policy, science communication, education, and other fields.
2019-06-03
In June 2019, the excellence initiative in which the Service Research Centre (CTF) and Computer Science took part since 2014, came to an end. The initiative has allowed the research groups to grow and develop in order to continue producing world-class research. This is evident in the final reports from the groups.
In June 2019, the excellence initiative in which the Service Research Centre (CTF) and Computer Science took part since 2014, came to an end.
2012-03-12
Exchange ambassadors are students from Karlstad University who have been on an exchange semester and who want to share their experiences and help students who are interested in studying abroad. If you have any questions for them regarding what it is like to go on exchange, you are welcome to contact them.
Japanese researchers and students have visited Karlstad University for a week. Sweden and Japan are cooperating on a multi-year research project in academia and industry with the aim to develop robots to help the elderly live independently longer and with better life quality.
- This week our partners from the two Japanese universities have been here, says Jorge Solis, associate professor of electronics at Karlstad University.
2015-02-26
Victoria is the contact person for the program it design and IT, project management and business systems.
In the future, probably also for Web and multimedia (Victoria can lobby of cases to Kristina Fransson on Communications Department).
2017-06-19
Doctor of Psychology at CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University. This spring you defended your doctoral dissertation in psychology, what will you do next?
– At the moment I am working on getting articles from my doctoral thesis published in scientific journals, and I am also preparing to move to Denmark.
How is the work with the articles progressing?
– You can say it is moving along well.
2013-12-13
During the fall 2013 two new Ph D Students in Business Administration have joined CTF.
Emma Axelsson will pursue her doctoral studies on business models in retail- and manufacturing industries. She will be tied to the research profile Service Innovation for Sustainable Business where Martin Löfgren, Associate Professor will be Emma’s supervisor.
2019-02-22
From this autumn, Karlstad University is offering a new three-year study programme in computer science for those who like IT and programming, but who are not interested in studying physics, electronics or a lot of mathematics.
“The programme is tailor-made for those who completed upper-secondary school programmes in Science and Technology,” says Tobias Pulls, coordinator of the new programme.
2013-12-13
In December 2013 CTF has been appointed Excellence research group at Karlstad University.
- With this appointment we are given the opportunity to develop and further strengthen our position as one of the leading research centers on service innovation in the world, says Director Henrietta Huzell.?
As an Excellence research group CTF will receive up to 15 million SEK a year, for up to five years.
2018-03-06
CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, seeks a Senior Lecturer in Business Administration with specialisation in marketing to further develop and strengthen CTF's research in the field.
The appointed senior lecturer will be connected to ongoing research at CTF. The position includes a research component, at least 50% of full-time, that will be financed through one of the externally funded research projects conducted at CTF.
2017-02-01
Psychological factors are equally and sometimes more important than monetary incentives for people when it comes to changing their behavior.
– Yet, decision makers, marketing people and people in general seem to believe that economic motives are the most important, says Per Kristensson, Professor of Psychology at CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University.
By examining people’s willingness to buy environment friendly products, Per Kristensson and his co-authors
2023-09-04
On September 1–3, Retake with researchers from Service Research Center (CTF) at Karlstad University attended Gothenburg Culture Festival to test a rotation-based system for recyclable cups.
CTF is one of the actors in the research project Retake, which aims to demonstrate how a rotation system with reusable mugs and plates can contribute to increased sustainability, reduced littering and lower costs for cleaning and waste management.
– We have tested the system during th
2024-11-21
...last fall you went to Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia, on an ERASMUS exchange. During the visit, you were also invited to, and met with, a commission in the Australian government that had initiated a major effort to review the country's preschool system. How did it go?
”We met with the Australian government during our visit to Melbourne and talked about the Swedish preschool system and how we train preschool teachers, says Anna Sonesson.
