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Gentrification and the right to the Geomedia city
Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 13:00-15:00 (1-3 pm CET)
The seminar explores the role of media in urban gentrification processes.
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As a distance student, you have the opportunity to take your exam at a learning center that Karlstad University has an agreement with or at Karlstad University.
Teacher Education Programs in collaboration with learning centresIf you’re enrolled in a teacher education program and assigned to a specific study location, you’ll take your exams at a learning center associated with that location.
This year, a commission led by Peter Honeth – former state secretary at the Ministry of Education and Research – has been working on behalf of the government to develop a series of proposals to improve teacher education.
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During Ingela Svärd’s last school years she was sick of school, and wouldn’t have believed that she would one day become a teacher herself. Today she draws energy from her job as a special needs teacher.
Vaccinating a large enough portion of the population against various diseases is a constant challenge. Despite COVID-19 vaccination being offered for free, many people are still not fully vaccinated.
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At Karlstad University research is pursued in traditional academic disciplines as well as in multi-disciplinary fields in response to societal needs.
At Karlstad University we study in traditional academic subjects and in multidisciplinary areas based on society's needs.Very exciting research is conducted within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, both in traditional academic subjects and in multidisciplinary research environments and research groups.Karlstad
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.
August
Wed 30 August 14.30-15.15, 12A floor 5: Book launch. Sigfrid Siwertz – en författares uppgång och fall, ed Per-Olof Mattsson (SU) and Anna Forssberg. Kulturvetenskapliga skriftserien, no 3.
September
Tue 5 September, 15.15-17, Minerva: KuFo.
Anna Brunström, Professor
Andreas J. Kassler, Professor
Constanze Deiters, Project assistent
Donald F. Ross, Lecturer
Hans Hedbom, Lecturer
Javid Taheri, Associate Professor
Johan Eklund, Lecturer
Johan Garcia, Associate Professor
Jörg Lenhard, postdoc
Karl-Johan Grinnemo, Associate Professor
Kerstin Andersson, Associate Professor
Leonardo A.
Geomedia
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Datafication and Migration
Digital technologies and datafied systems are increasingly used to surveil, control and manage migration. New automated systems from facial recognition to language detection have profoundly intensified and changed migration and border policies.
There is a great need to test the stability and performance of mobile broadband networks. A transnational European platform for testing mobile broadband networks has been developed by the MONROE (Measuring Mobile Broadband Networks in Europe) project. The platform is now open and accessible to external actors.
2019-11-06
Researchers at Karlstad University have studied how apps’ access to our personal data has changed since the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was introduced in May 2018.
2016-03-23
The EU H2020 funded project MONROE (Measuring Mobile Broadband Networks in Europe) builds and operates an open, European-scale platform with multi-homing capabilities to run experiments on operational Mobile Broadband (MBB) networks. External users can perform measurements and contribute hardware and software extensions to the platform through the process of Open Calls.
2019-09-02
Is it possible to improve the performance of mobile data communication through a combination of technologies such as WiFi with 4G and 5G? This is what Stefan Alfredsson, senior lecturer in Computer Science, would like to find out in his research.
It is hard to imagine life without a mobile phone. It is our primary access point to social media and the authorities and offers a constant link to entertainment, shopping, and important community services.
Media and Communication Studies in Karlstad arranges several different types of seminars, the most common of which are research seminars, journalism seminars, and Geomedia speaker series.
Our research seminars feature visits from external guests as well as presentations of in-house research that is conducted in the subject.
The Ander Journalism Seminar is a collaboration with the Anne-Marie and Gustaf Ander foundation for media research and is usually arranged once
Regardless of Karlstads size there is quite a lot of things going on if you know how to find it.
At the Visit Karlstad webpage there is information about most things happening in and around the city from events to sightseeing, concerts, etc.Take a look for inspiration!We would also like to mention a facility called Fritidsbanken, which is located at Fagottgatan 4 close to the University. Imagine being able to rent sport equipment for free! Well, the future is here.
Project work has been positively booming in recent years. Karlstad Business School now has global classrooms where students have influence over their education.
In 2021, project management is no longer associated exclusively with IT projects where engineers are at the helm. A lot of work is done in project form on a regional, national, and municipal level and the private sector is hungry for well-prepared students.
Jesper Haglund, senior lecturer and associate professor, Karlstad University (chair)
Maria Fahlgren, senior lecturer and associate professor, Karlstad University
Nina Kilbrink, senior lecturer and associate professor, Karlstad University
Susanne Walan, senior lecturer and associate professor, Karlstad University
Nina Christenson, senior lecturer, Karlstad University
Torodd Lunde, senior lecturer, Karlstad University
Monica Evermark, director RUC, Karlstad University
Marie Nilsberth, senior lectu
The pandemic threw intensive care personnel into innumerable challenges and upheavals. A new study looks at the managers’ role and experiences during this period. The researchers behind the study conclude that the dramatic transition of intensive care came at a high organisational and personal cost, and that there are lessons to be learned.
Intensive care around the world was at the focal point during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Do you want to develop your skills and your network? Then you are welcome to an information meeting about international staff exchange!Karlstad University offers you as an employee or Ph.D.
