SOL (School Development, Organization & Leadership) is an interdisciplinary environment where researchers with a shared interest in various activities of schools gather. Schools operate in a changing world, which leads to new challenges, and they are constantly subjected to demands for change. How schools can meet the many demands for change is the focus within SOL.
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School leadership training at Karlstad University
School leadership training at Karlstad University includes recruitment training for prospective principals, the National School Leadership Training Programme, continuing professional development for principals, training for principals of folk high schools or schools of arts in collaboration with the National Agency for Education and Samverkan för bästa skola, SBS
Judith Kiros, PhD student in English Literature at Karlstad University, has been awarded Sveriges Radios Lyrikpris 2024 for her poetry book “Det röda är det gränslösa”.
– It means a lot to me, says a very happy Judith Kiros.
This is the third literary award that Judith Kiros has received in short succession for her poetry book.
2025-06-03
– We offer a high-quality programme, which has earned a strong reputation among applicants, says David Johansson, programme director and senior lecturer in civil law at Karlstad Business School.
What can prospective students expect from the law programme?
– Our law programme is modern and well-adapted to today’s job market.
Informatik
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We have valuable resources for the design and testing of e-services! Special resources: Ozlab, Eye-tracker, and Usability Lab
Usability labThree-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.
Creative Commons is a machine-readable licensing tool that allowes the creator of an original work to define copyright for their work (image, film, text) while clarifying how others can reuse it. Other users can, for example, copy, remix or distribute works shared with a CC license.
The SI Scholarship for Global Professionals is an academic scholarship provided for full-time, one- or two-year, master’s studies at several universities in Sweden.
This prestigious scholarship, offered by the Swedish Institute, is designed to support ambitious and talented individuals who are committed to contributing to the sustainable development of their home countries and regions. The scholarship covers a wide range of study fields and over 700 of the around 10
Raviv Gal does research that he hopes will contribute to healthier watercourses and increased biodiversity. Fewer blackflies, higher biodiversity, and slower decomposition – these are some of the unexpected effects that freshwater pearl mussels have on their surroundings in the stream. Raviv Gal recently defended his PhD in biology at Karlstad University.
The freshwater pearl mussel is one of Sweden's longest-living animals – some individuals can live up to 280 years.
Library card / KAU card for students
NEW STUDENTS
When you obtain your KAU card, you can use that as a library card. The PIN you chose for your KAU card is the same that you must use to borrow or reserve books. Contact information is automatically collected from "My Kau"
If you need to borrow before you have obtained your KAU card, you can turn to the Information desks in the library. You can get an account by showing a valid ID, and also your t-number if you are an exchange student.
I would like to share some fantastic experiences from the 18th edition of QUIS, which is one of the largest international conferences in service research. This time the conference was organised by VinUniversity in Hanoi, Vietnam.
2023-03-01
At the Department of Engineering and Physics education is offered at all levels and research is performed within the disciplines Electrical Engineering, Physics, and Mechanical and Materials Engineering.
The Department welcomes students who want to deepen their knowledge in Engineering and Science with high relevance for a sustainable development of society.
Digitalisation has proven to be an effective way to reduce the number of errors in the production stage. The new technology has mainly been used in, for example, the car manufacturing industry. In a new project, researchers at Karlstad University are looking at the really heavy metal industry where manual work is still common.
Forging processes in the heavy metal industry consist of many manual processes where an error may result in costly stops in production.
2021-02-24
Researchers at Karlstad University, Uppsala University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York have found that exposure to bisphenol F (BPF) during early pregnancy can be linked to poorer cognitive function in children at 7 years of age. BPF has replaced bisphenol A (BPA) in a wide range of products as the EU has banned BPA in products for children.
Centrum för genusforskning
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» Evenemang vid CGF
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» CGF-evenemang 2022
The 5th national conference for gender studies in Sweden, 26-28 October 2022, Karlstad.
The conference is now closed, read more in the article.WELCOME TO G22!Organiser: Centre for gender studies, Karlstad University, SwedenVenue: On campus, Karlstad UniversityStart time: Wednesday 26 October 2022, 13:00End time: Friday 28 October 2022, 15:00About the conferenceThe Centre for gender studies at Karlstad University invites the community of gender scholars to g22, the fifth
The course focuses on how businesses and other organisations can learn from customer complaints, product flaws, and service failure, and make sure that these problems do not recur.
Learning Outcomes
Describe and explain central concepts, theories, models, and methods in the area of customer complaint, and how it is possible to restore the trust of disappointed customers.
Explain and analyse customer complaint processes with a focus on ways in which businesses can rec
Geomedia
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» Geomedia Speaker Series
GEOMEDIA SPEAKER SERIES - TELL IT TO THE BEES: REFLECTIONS ON DIGITAL CONTINUUMS AND RURALITY.
NATASHA WEBSTER, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AT ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY, SWEDEN
6 May 2024, 13.15-15.00
11C269 (house 11)
ABSTRACT
This lecture explores the concept of ‘rural’ through the lens of digital geography. It will begin with a larger discussion of rural and digital issues before turning to the example of bees.
Geomedia
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» Geomedia Speaker Series
GEOMEDIA SPEAKER SERIES - THE CORPORATIZATION OF SOCIAL SPACE: HOW BIG TECH TRANSFORMED THE SPACE OF THE WORLD AND WHAT WE SHOULD DO ABOUT IT
NICK COULDRY, LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
Date: Thursday, September 19, 13:15-14:45
Room: 1B306 (Fryxellsalen)
The concept of MediaSpace was introduced in 2004 to highlight the complexities and contradictions in media’s relations with space, but on the cusp of a new era.
Ling HanCyber-Misogyny, Cyber-Nationalism, and Shades of Pink: The Promise and Peril of Feminism in the Chinese Digital ArenaIn recent years, we have witnessed a heightened discussion about gender and, more broadly defined, feminism on Chinese digital platforms where online conversations often revolve around nationalist, reactionary, and misogynistic discourses.
2024-11-22
The research project on society-centred industry 5.0 – headed by Jorge Solis – has been selected for the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences’ (IVA) 100 List of 2024. The theme of this year’s list is innovation through interdisciplinary research.
– I feel very honoured that our research is on this year’s 100 List, says Jorge Solis, associate professor in electrical engineering at Karlstad University.
2023-04-19
The number of first choice applicants to the law programme at Karlstad University has increased by 13 percent, compared to spring last year.
– This is the result of great work by our staff and the networking efforts of the Law Students’ Association.
2022-01-11
The research on organic solar cells at Karlstad University takes another step forward, thanks to a research grant from the Swedish Research Council.
- We are going to study the molecular interactions between the electron donating and the electron accepting molecules, says Ellen Moons, Professor of Physics and leader for the research project.
2025-04-04
For a child, an ordinary morning at preschool can be an adventure. It can involve learning to jump from a rock, slide down a slide, or ride a tricycle. But what exactly is adventurous play, and how much do we allow our children to use their imagination in play even if it involves a risk of possibly getting hurt?
2023-04-19
