The pandemic has shaken many industries profoundly, among them the music industry. To handle the crisis more support is needed as well as a changed view to recognize popular music as a cultural form, accordning to an ongoing study at Karlstad University.
A survey was conducted this summer to find out how different actors in the music and event industry are affected by the corona pandemic.
2019-12-20
On 10 December, the third Mathematics Meets Industry Day (MIMM®) was arranged at Karlstad University. Representatives from Kongsberg, Region Värmland, and Uddeholm participated, and together with upper secondary school students, university students, and researchers they tried to find mathematical solutions for previously unsolved problems.
“The purpose of this day is to demonstrate to the industry the benefits of working with mathematicians.
2018-03-15
The NoRD2018 organizers invite submissions to the 10th Nordic Workshop on Relationship Dynamics. NoRD workshops are open to all researchers in the areas of Marketing and Management (or related areas); the ‘Nordic’ title simply refers to the locations and people organizing the workshops.
NoRD focuses on dynamics in buyer-seller relationships (both b-to-c and b-to-b relationships).
Jobba hos oss
» Jobb
» ANSÖK NU: Doktorand
» Intervjuer med våra medarbetare
Current research at Karlstad University is focused on aquatic ecosystems and terrestrial habitats. With the knowledge that the two environments impact and strongly depend on each other, it is important to study the connection between them.
Insects hatch in water, fly over both watercourses and land. They can either provide a food source for terrestrial animals or fall into the water they once came from and become food for fish.
Forskning
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» Samhälle, kultur och språk
Welcome to the subject of History at Karlstad University! We are part of the Department of Political, Historical, Religious, and Cultural Studies.
Are you curious about history? Would you like to understand how today’s society was formed or how your ancestors lived? If you are, you can take one of the History courses at Karlstad University. History has been offered as an academic subject in Karlstad since 1967.
2020
January
Alexander Bobylev, Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, Moscow, Russia
February
Emilio Cirillo, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
March
Alexey V.
Om universitetet
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The University can be an important resource in terms of education, commissioned training, and as an employer, but can also organise collection of basic necessities and other equipment, or this can be done on private initiatives by staff or students.
Universitetet at the Parents and Kids Fair
Published 18 March 2016
18-20 March, the university participated in the yearly Parents and Kids Fair to share information on how employers can contribute by receiving refugee int
Student
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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.
Bibliotek
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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.
To achieve better effects in healthcare, new technological innovations should be implemented alongside structural changes.
We often associate the word “innovation” with the roll-out of a new product, the success or failure of which is determined by market forces.
2022-08-17
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.
Geomedia
» Konferenser och evenemang
» Geomedia Speaker Series
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.
Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap
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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.
Informatik
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» Forskning inom Informatik
Our research embraces both traditional areas of e-services and new phenomena related to information system research, including strategies and business processes at the organizational level and individual-level usability and privacy.
Much of our research revolves around various aspects of e-services. E-services have the ability to increase organizational efficiency, reduce costs, attract new customers and improve customer service in both private and public organizations.
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.
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.
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
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.
