Karlstad University’s main campus is a few kilometers east of the city center.
The easiest way to get here is by bus or bike, but you can also take the train and, of course, go by car. We also have a campus in Arvika, where Ingesund School of Music is located.
Getting to Campus KarlstadKarlstad University on Google MapsBY BUSSeveral buses stop at the University.
The spread of coronavirus has had consequences that nobody could have imagined when the first reports from China appeared in January. The ongoing effort to limit the spread of infection and protect old people and persons with previous medical conditions concerns society as a whole, including Karlstad University.
Many people are worried, of course, about health aspects and about the societal consequences that the measures taken will have.
2014-10-31
Welcome to a workshop at Karlstad university, November 25, where we address sustainability and resilience aspects of the interesting city of Baltimore, US. You will meet Kristin Baja, Climate and Resilience Planner at the Baltimore Office of Sustainability.
The workshop includes presentations and discussions around how to include and integrate climate adaptation, disaster risk-reduction, energy saving, and empowerment of marginal neighbourhoods in the city planning.
Geomedia
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» Geomedia Speaker Series
(Way)finding Everest: Mobile media and map apps in repertoires of contemporary trekking
7 December 2023, 14:00-15:30
Room: 12A226
Abstract
Following the Mount Everest avalanches of 2014 and again in 2015 due to the Nepal earthquake, the state government and private telecommunications corporations have made a committed effort to increase mobile connectivity and digital infrastructure in the largely remote and underdeveloped Khumbu region.
Open Networked Learning (ONL)Upcoming courses2024-02-12 - 2024-05-03 (English). Register here no later than January 29Course descriptionTarget groupTeachers who want to learn more about flexible and online learning. Preferably with some experience of online learning or teaching.Extent80 hours (i.e.
Open Networked Learning (ONL)Upcoming courses2024-02-12 - 2024-05-03 (English). Register here no later than January 29Course descriptionTarget groupTeachers who want to learn more about flexible and online learning. Preferably with some experience of online learning or teaching.Extent80 hours (i.e.
Informatik
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» Forskning
» Forskning inom Informatik
We have valuable resources for the design and testing of e-services! Special resources: Ozlab, Eye-tracker, and Usability Lab
Usability lab
Three-room facility including reception room, test room, control room. The test room is big enough to host also group work sessions if researchers want to test human interaction or product use or assembly by consumers.
Karlstad University’s main campus is a few kilometers east of the city center.
The easiest way to get here is by bus or bike, but you can also take the train and, of course, go by car. We also have a campus in Arvika, where Ingesund School of Music is located.
Getting to Campus KarlstadKarlstad University on Google MapsBY BUSSeveral buses stop at the University.
HHK
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Karlstad University’s main campus is a few kilometers east of the city center.
The easiest way to get here is by bus or bike, but you can also take the train and, of course, go by car. We also have a campus in Arvika, where Ingesund School of Music is located.
Getting to Campus KarlstadKarlstad University on Google MapsBY BUSSeveral buses stop at the University.
A great deal of exciting research is being done at Karlstad University, and we would like to tell you about it. If you are 8-12 years old, you can find out about cool research at the university.
It is the 12th year in a row that we arrange Children’s University, where you get to meet researchers who give inspiring presentations on specific topic areas. Six new sessions have been scheduled for Mondays this autumn.
Welcome to Gender Studies at Karlstad University!
Gender Studies is more than just a subject; it's an eye-opener. It changes your perspective on the world. Before delving into Gender Studies, you might not have thought much about how our relationship with sexuality, gender, and identity has shaped history, influences the present, and will shape the future. After immersing yourself in this field, you'll come to realize that these questions permeate all aspects of life.
The Grants and Innovation Office (GIO) supports individual researchers and research groups at Karlstad University in developing external funding strategies, as well as working with the personal and professional development of research staff.
Support is offered through a range of competence development activities, for both individuals and groups, as well as in connection with external research funding applications to regional, national and international funders.
The GIO
In Africa energy supply is an important sustainability and development issue. It is particularly important to develop green energy and utilise natural resources such as sun and wind. The smart electricity grid is an important factor in this development.
(2020-09-03) In the book "The politics of adapting to climate change" authors Leigh Glover and Mikael Granberg from CSR, the Centre for Societal Risk Research, explores political themes and policy perspectives related to, and influencing, climate change adaptation.
The International Project, the IPC project, enables student teachers to meet online to exchange experiences in an international perspective without having to study abroad during parts of their education. At the end of June, teacher education researchers from all over the world gather within the IPC project at Karlstad University for their annual conference.
Student mobility and studying abroad plays a marginal role in the individual experience of teacher students.
KUFO
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» Tidigare forskningsprojekt
This project investigates the representation of animals, violence against animals, and meat eating in various media, from literature to film, computer games, and metal music.
Why are people more upset by the killing of one animal on film, than the billions killed every year in industrial agriculture? How can the violent imagery of extreme metal be used to argue for veganism?
Centrum för genusforskning
» Evenemang och seminarier
» Evenemang vid CGF
» ÄLDRE EVENEMANG
» CGF-evenemang 2022
» Nationell konferens för genusforskning - G22
» Öppna paneler
After bursting onto the main stage of public mediated discourse in 2017, #MeToo was, and still is, experienced by many as a global feminist movement of both political and personal import, and as powerful outcry against men’s sexual violence.
CSmaster
» Att läsa Datavetenskap på Karlstads universitet
- At Computer Science at Karlstad University, I have always felt like one of everyone else. My drive has set the bar high and the knowledge I have now I am very proud of.
Important for Rebecka Alfredsson when choosing to pursue a master's degree in computer science at Karlstad University was to boost her competitiveness and stay in the local area.
- I want to work at an advanced level and don´t feel limited, so the master's degree in computer science is perfect.
Mangroves can thrive in harsh environment and are used to natural perturbations like tropical cyclones. But, with several confounding pressures exacerbating each other, mangroves fail to withstand and diminish.
Mangroves, the coastal cousins of the inland forests, do not only represent a unique set of rich biodiversity but also provide important livelihoods, coastal defence, and carbon sinks.
Per-Olof Nilsson was born in Lidköping in 1939. From an early age he showed interest in how everything around him works. His brother Lennart impressed him with all of his hobbies, including making interesting gadgets.
“I particularly remember his magic lantern. He pasted paper images on glass plates and projected them on a sheet in the barn.”
Growing up on a farm gave him the space for play and experimentation.
KUFO
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» Tidigare forskningsprojekt
Popular Music Discourses was a project involving several KuFo members in different constellations. The project was initiated as a popularly oriented open symposium arranged by Andreas Jacobsson and Magnus Ullén in 2016. This was followed by a second symposium in November, 2018, on the theme of "Authenticity and Mediatization". The second symposium was organized Peter Wikström and Per Bäckström, and featured invited speakers Dr.
Final report - conclusions from PilotSTEP
Background
The PilotSTEP project was started in the fall of 2017 as a result of our participation in iSTEP – a one week institute that convenes teams of teacher educators from around the world to observe teacher education at Stanford.
Artist 1990: Record an album, book interviews, go on tour.
Artist 2023: Build a brand, get to know your target audience, release a song on digital platforms and make sure to keep the momentum going 24/7.
It doesn’t matter if the artist, the production, or the songs have a classic, vintage feel. Behind most of the active artists today, there is a whole digital ecosystem.
2024-10-30
Behind administration, we find the administrators. A professional group that David Regin Öborn, new doctor in working life science at Karlstad Business School, has focused on in his research.
Forskning
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» Grants and Innovation Office
You can contact the Grants and Innovation Office via the e-mail address gio@kau.se or by contacting one of the employees directly below.
Håkan Spjuth, Head of Grants and Innovation Office
Håkan Spjuth is the Head of Grants and Innovation Office (GIO). Håkan is also the CEO of KaU Holding AB and KaU Innovation AB.
Håkan is the Chairman of the Board for Sting Bioeconomy, an incubator and accelerator with focus on startups and innovation in the bioeconomy field.
