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.
Samverkan
» Forsknings- och innovationssamverkan
» Forskningssamverkan
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.
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.
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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» Att läsa på MHI
» Genrer
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.
- 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
2021-02-18
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.
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.
VIPP Graduate School, which started in 2011, will reach the finishing line at the end of 2020. The occasion is celebrated with an event in connection with Papermakers Light on 12 November.
“During this year, we will work hard to complete all projects and create conditions that will enable all our doctoral students to graduate”, says Magnus Lestelius, professor of chemical engineering and new programme director of VIPP Graduate School.
2022-09-13
… you have recently been in Bratislava and presented research at EHPS 2022. Can you tell us about the conference?
- That’s right! I attended the international health psychology conference “36th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society”, which was held at the end of August. The annual conference is organised by the European Health Psychology Society, which aims to promote research and application of health psychology.
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
2020-04-23
There is a great lack of knowledge among professionals within most government authorities in charge of issues relating honour violence in Sweden.
2021-06-24
Karlstad University and Deutsche Telekom are collaborating on a project intended to improve the internet connection for users. The goal is for the technology to be incorporated into every mobile phone within five years.
Mobile phones use 4G, 5G, and Wi-Fi to access the internet. The project called MultiAccess will tie them together in a flexible way and thus improve the connection.
Här kommer en kort reserapport från Thessaloniki och ECHA konferensen.
En varm och härlig konferens på många sätt.
Under dagarna onsdag – lördag hade jag tillsammans med flera av mina kollegor från GiftED förmånen att få lyssna till duktiga talare med lång erfarenhet av Giftedness och gifted education. Dagarna var långa och välfyllda men tiden gick fort.
The possibility of moving between different sectors and universities, within Sweden and abroad, has proven to be a successful step for researchers at Karlstad University.
2017-06-13
In media and in communication from the government innovation is brought forward to save our Swedish businesses through increased revenues and lowered cost. In addition, it will help us to create more jobs and a brighter future. Innovation has in recent years become such a buzzword, it seems like everyone is an expert in innovation and that all firms are innovative. So, what does this then mean in practice - let us see both sides of the coin.
Forskning
» Vår forskning
» Natur, teknik och miljövetenskap
The River Ecology and Management Research Group belongs to the Department of Environmental and Life Sciences at Karlstad University. The group mainly focuses on applied research projects concerned with the human impact on streams and rivers as a valuable natural resource and how this impact can be minimised.
The ecological research is focused on fluvial systems and includes both basic research and applied research.
Utbildning
» Om utlandsstudier
» Praktik/vfu/fältstudier
At Karlstad University, students can carry out their practical placement (traineeship/internship) or thesis data collection abroad. Make the most of this opportunity and return home with enhanced international experience and employability skills. It is possible to apply for a scholarship via, for example Erasmus+ (for traineeships for at least two months in a country that participates in the Erasmus programme).
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The company Askås introduced itself to around 70 IT students at Karlstad University during a Snits lunch on 21 February. Peter Smersfeldt, HR director and in charge of customer services gave a talk about the company, its e-commerce system and the underlying technology.
Askås celebrates a 20-year anniversary in 2017. Twenty years ago the entrepreneur Jonas Askås started to develop an e-commerce system to sell bicycle components.
Musikhögskolan Ingesund
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» Att läsa på MHI
» Genrer
Folk music is one of the three generic areas at Ingesund School of Music (MHI). We offer individual classes, practice time and the opportunity to play in ensembles. Students further have the option of studying abroad.
At MHI, folk music mainly refers to Swedish and Nordic folk music, but we also look to the rest of the world and sample music from other countries and cultures. We examine the folk music tradition of Värmland in depth.
On December 17, 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian street vendor, set himself on fire as a protest against the autocratic regimes in his Arab country. Bouazizi’s act was captured on film and quickly spread throughout the world. The images and film clips of Bouazizi triggered protests and demonstrations against regimes in other Arab countries. Bouazizi set in motion an uprising against Arab regimes that is known as the Arab Spring.
