There is a great lack of knowledge among professionals within most government authorities in charge of issues relating honour violence in Sweden.
2020-10-21
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
The schedule is continually updated and subject to change. Last updated 2016-12-15. Seminar materials are normally distributed via the KuFo and ISLI mailing lists.
In addition to the Karlstad University and Swedish Institute scholarships, students can explore various other opportunities that may suit their needs and academic profile.
As a foreign researcher you may have the right to tax reliefs if you claim them in time. Read more below to see if you have the possibility to apply. There is also a link to the Swedish Tax Agency below, where you can watch the Tax Agencys information on being new to Sweden.
Tax reliefs for qualified researchers
If you have worked at least a few years after your PhD degree, you have the right to apply for tax reliefs at the Taxation of Research Workers Board.
The research project Privacy & US, coordinated by Computer Science at Karlstad University has gained a new partner, the Swedish company Sentor. The aim of the project is to find new solutions to issues regarding personal data and integrity.
As more and more organisations handle personal and identifiable information, it is of great importance that citizens are protected from harmful use of this information.
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Can I transfer my studies to Karlstad University?
General information about credit transfer
All students at Karlstad University must apply through universityadmissions.se where all our programs and courses are available. The application period for the spring semester 2023 is September 15th to October 17th.
Severe anxiety has been shown to play a driving role in insomnia, which is a common reason for seeking help in primary care. Therefore, it is important to treat severe anxiety.
This study is an evaluation of anxiety-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in group settings for people with insomnia in primary care.
There are many ways to understand principals' way of practicing school leadership. In this survey study, we explore how principals' actions are related with teachers' expectations of the principal assignment. How this social role is practised depends on the expectations placed on the position of the role in the social system in which it is included, but also on the expectations of the function to be fulfilled.
High employee proactivity can, for example, compensate for delays in customer service situations and thereby mitigate the negative effects of waiting.
Employee proactivity has been discussed as a key factor in company success and organisational performance.
2017-05-03
For two days, representatives from the public transport industry, researchers and research financiers gathered for the annual Samot partner- and research conference.
Karlstad University’s user lab are used by different disciplines and also in collaboration with external parties. Within the research group for usability studies, there is also the development of methodologies for interaction design, especially around Ozlab which is a GUI experimental web service developed to admit easy testing, even improvisation, of ideas for interactive products. It admits non-programmers to become concept developers and interactivity testers.
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