In collaboration with eleven partners from six countries, Karlstad University is participating in a new EU project that was recently granted funding as part of the programme Circular Bio-based Europe.
2023-01-19
Ecological sustainability, sleep robots and ageing are some of the topics included in the spring semester’s lunch seminars Meet a Researcher, which start on Wednesday 25 January.
The seminars with researchers working at Karlstad University are held on Wednesdays once a month from January to May at the library learning lab. They always start at 12 and last for about 45 minutes.
2022-11-10
In a recently published perspective article in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers put forward an agenda for integrated climate catastrophe assessment, emphasizing the need for in-depth understanding of climate change induced mass human mortality and even extinction.
In a commentary article published in the same journal, Research Director of Centre for Research on Sustainable Societal Transformation and Assistant Pro
On November 20–21, the DRIVE project at Computer Science invited partner companies to a joint two-day workshop. DRIVE's overarching goal is to conduct research and education in data-driven and latency-sensitive mobile services for future mobile networks.
This year, participants gathered at Karlstad University to learn about the latest research in the field.
2024-11-21
Doctoral student in Media and Communication Studies, NODE
Joanne, tell us about your background
- I am originally from China. At the Communication University of China, I studied documentary filmmaking and broadcast journalism.
For Sandra Wettergren, the choice fell on Ingesund School of Music when she decided to become a music teacher and later also a singer at a higher level. Much of this was due to the school’s faculty, which she believes is crucial when choosing an educational institution.
2018-02-13
Often when radical technological development happens, I gaze at it from a distance and try to understand it's impact on my life. This time I got to be a part of the revolution. I’m talking about the eye-tracking revolution, a journey that has been amazing to be a part of during the past 10 years. A journey that has just started.
Ten years ago I approached Tobii Technology with a radical suggestion, to lend me an eye-tracker.
2024-12-18
Over Christmas and New Year, as well as during other big holidays, food takes centre stage and Swedish households tend to buy and prepare large quantities of food. Despite the fact that large sums are spent on food this time of year, a large part ends up being thrown away.
"Reflect, plan and buy smart!
2016-09-27
The fifth edition of Karlstad programming contest is arranged at 8 October by Computer Science at Karlstad University. The contest is part of the Nordic championship, Nordic Collegiate Programming Contest.
The contest takes place in teams with up to 3 persons who shall solve a dozen tasks with programming in C, C++, C#, Go, Java, Objective-C or Python.
2019-05-10
Computer Science at Karlstad University is now recruiting four new doctoral students. Three of the projects are focused on the development of digital healthcare services and one on reinforcing the department’s work on cloud services.
DigitalWell Arena is a large investment in the development of digital healthcare services.
2021-04-26
Vice-chancellor Johan Sterte has made a new decision regarding teaching in the current pandemic. The decision is made to allow the University’s organisation to prepare for a gradual return to campus.
As a general rule, distance teaching and examination will continue in the autumn semester of 2021.
2023-04-05
Nordtrad is a folk music conference for students and teachers in higher music education from the Nordic and Baltic countries. The conference is arranged every year in rotation by different host schools, and in 2023 Ingesund School of Music is the proud organizer.
During the week, students from seven different countries are invited to participate in lectures, workshops, concerts, field trips, jam sessions and fellowship.
Find contact details to the library's teaching group on this page.
The teaching group develops and implements library education for students. The teaching takes place in close collaboration with the teachers and addresses both distance and campus students. The group teaches in information retrieval, source criticism, reference management and copyright.
Centrum för genusforskning
» Evenemang och seminarier
» Evenemang vid CGF
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» Nationell konferens för genusforskning - G22
» Stängda paneler
Den svenska jämställdheten har under årens lopp kommit att betraktas som en framgångssaga, och ett konsensusprojekt där de flesta i den offentliga politiken från höger till vänster varit överens om grundläggande jämställdhetsmål – en till synes hegemonisk diskurs.
Erotema: A Conference on Rhetoric and Literature was held at Karlstad University, September 14–16, 2017
Find the full conference programme here.
A conference on rhetoric and literature
Rhetoric, literature – what’s the difference? For hundreds of years, no one bothered to ask – literature was simply seen as a species of rhetoric.
Musikhögskolan Ingesund
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As its name indicates, the generic specialisation rhythmic and improvised music (Ri) concentrates on improvised rhythmic playing. This is one of the three generic areas at Ingesund School of Music (MHI).
At MHI, rhythmic and improvised music corresponds to styles previously known as under the umbrella terms Afro-American Tradition or Jazz. At many other Nordic music schools, these styles are simply known as rhythmic music.
Socialt arbete
» Forskning
» Kritiska välfärdsstudier
Girls in homelessness. Living conditions, senses of belonging and senses of home The aim of the project is to contribute knowledge about girls' own experiences of living in homelessness, through an ethnographic study with 15-24-year-old girls, with focus on their living conditions, and senses of belonging and home.
Akademisk högtid
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» Akademisk högtid genom åren
» Akademisk högtid 2023
» Hedersdoktorer 2023
Anders Olsson grew up in Zakrisdal in Karlstad. His parents were teachers and his father spent a lot of time on inventions and art. His dad’s inventiveness has been a big influence on Anders Olsson in his career, in terms of searching for solutions and finding new opportunities.
While in secondary school, Anders Olsson was inspired by a teacher who was passionate about environmental issues and the problems connected to the greenhouse effect.
Most courses conclude with a written on-campus examination designed to test your knowledge. Other forms of examination include take-home exams, laboratory sessions, seminars, and written assignments. For more information about these forms, please contact the subject directly. Prior registration is always required for a written on-campus examination.
Musikhögskolan Ingesund
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» Musikproduktionsprogrammet (180 hp)
In the unique study environment at Ingesund School of Music in Arvika, you have the opportunity to develop into a competitive music producer and songwriter.
Forskning
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» CRE8® Europe
Karlstad University one of four partners in the CRE8® Europe project striving to unite students and create value for students, alumni, universities and organisations.
Karlstad University - "we challenge the established and explore the unknown."
Our students and staff develop knowledge and skills that enrich the individual and contribute to a sustainable society. Curiosity, courage and perseverance characterize our creative academic environment.
Giuseppe Caso, Mohammad Rajiullah, and Anna Brunstrom, members of the Distributed Intelligent Systems and Communications (DISCO) group of the Computer Science Department, won the Best Paper Award at the 2024 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (IEEE CSCN’24).
The conference was held in Belgrade on November 25-27 with a large participation from academia and industry sectors.
“Our paper, A Standard-compliant Assessment of Beyond-eMBB QoS/QoE in 5
