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Erica Sandlund grew up in Norrbotten and began her studies at Luleå University of Technology, and later transferred and completed her studies at Karlstad University and the University of Tennessee.
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Ida Flink was born and raised in Årjäng. After spending a few years abroad following graduation from upper secondary school, she moved to Örebro to enroll in the psychology programme. Immediately after graduation, she went on to doctoral studies at the same university, where the first two years were combined with the practical placement required to become a licenced psychologist.
Vinnova, Formas and the Swedish Energy Agency say yes to funding for SustainGov, where Samhällsnytta at Karlstad University is one of the partners.
The decision means that SustainGov is granted around SEK 11 million in government funding per year for running the programme, which is intended to help the public sector do the right things.
– It is important for Karlstad University that we get to be a part of this long-term and strategic initiative, says Johan Quist, Managin
Centrum för genusforskning
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Critical Perspectives from Gender Studies
Online Talk Series – 23.09.2020 and 28.10.2020 (09:00-17:00)
The current global pandemic has brought with it many challenges. Most obviously, the costs are seen in the lives lost and the health, emotional, social, and economic challenges that many people face around the globe due to the pandemic.
Are you interested in learning more about the world you live in? Would you like to understand why life looks a certain way in various places and how the increasing mobility of people across the world can be explained?
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Why did both of you choose to study at Karlstad Business School?
– I think the biggest reason is that we’re born in Värmland, says Erik Steijner. Moving to Karlstad felt natural. We didn’t have any solid plans for life, so instead of applying for random jobs, we chose to study.
What were your expectations for the degree programme at Karlstad Business School? Did it live up to your expectations?
– Our original idea was to study IT, says Erik.
Societal challenges require in-depth knowledge and enhanced competences. By building upon your bachelor degree with a further year or two of advanced level studies, you will increase your chances of finding an exciting profession and of pursuing an international career.
HypheNation: A study of the Bildungsroman in six American minority novels from the 1990s (Zdravka Katinic) Internal funding 2020-
The project explores six American minority novels published in the "post-era" of the 1990s USA: Danzy Senna's Caucasia (1998), Gish Jen's Mona in the Promised Land (1996), Sapphire's Push (1996), Bapsi Sidhwa's An American Brat (1995), Linda Hogan's Solar Storms (1994), and Julia Alvarez's How The Gar
You are a professor of Marketing and Head of the Department of Marketing and the Institute for Marketing Management at Vienna University of Economics and business (WU Vienna). Can you tell us about your research?
– My primary areas of research are marketing, innovation, and consumer behavior. My ongoing research projects revolve around diverse topics such as creativity, groundedness, new product ideation, and sustainability.
2012-06-27
Today is A. ("Parsu") Parasuraman, Professor of Marketing & The James W. McLamore Chair School of Business Administration University of Miami, visiting CTF. He is here to discuss a Global Consortium of Service Centers initiative and to talk with some or our researchers.
A. Parasuraman is a Professor and Holder of the James W.
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Jens Rydström, professor in Gender Studies and Associate Professor in History with a focus on the History of Sexuality and Gender History, Lunds universitet
My research revolves around sexuality and history at the intersection of lived experience, activism and government regulation.
Nowadays, actors in the hospitality industry can be found online, which changes the conditions for how the industry communicates with visitors, the way marketing, travel planning and bookings take place, as well as the visitors’ experience on site. What new opportunities can new digital solutions offer the hospitality industry?
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An increasing number of research funders require that a data management plan already at the proposal stage or, at least, when the project is funded. Below are links to some of the most common funders and their policy about research data management.
Swedish Energy AgencyNothing about research data management in the general terms and conditions.
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2025-03-17 Master education for game producersAn often experienced problem in game development is how to get different competences to co-create engaging and consistent game experiences. A series of master courses for game producers is offered from autumn 2025 which can lead to a 1-year master exam in Information Systems. Our education highlights challenges and solutions in organising inter-human communication in creative projects, within and between studios.
The project budget must be drawn up in consultation with a financial officer. You should make an appointment with your department financial officer well in advance of the application deadline. Bring all information about the call to the meeting.
An estimate is drawn up in line with the SUHF model (Sveriges universitets- och högskoleförbund/The Association of Swedish Higher Education), which includes a budget with full coverage of costs (i.e.
Political Science research at Karlstad University mainly concerns two areas of interest: political procedures and processes at the local and regional levels, and social science education.
Political procedures and processes at the local and regional levels
European societies in general and the Nordic ones, including Sweden, in particular have undergone changes which entail an increased political and executive role for regional and local agents.
Mia Larson’s research is in the borderlands between organization and marketing and her focus has been on tourism, events and sustainable development for a long time. Today, her focus is on digital services and personal integrity, and she was recently promoted to professor of Business Administration at Karlstad University.
Mia's current research focuses on digital services and personal integrity.
“I collaborate with researchers in the fields of human-computer interaction, human-robot interaction, subject-specific music education and ethics.”
Carl Unander-Scharin was born in Stockholm in 1964 and graduated from Adolf Fredriks musikgymnasium in 1983. He continued his studies at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, where he studied church music, choir education and the supplementary teacher education.
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Living with digital infrastructures: Shaping the data disclosure practices of consumers
9 March 2023
14.15 – 16.00
Live on Campus at Karlstad University
Andersalen (11D121)
Abstract
When we use any type of digital platform – music streaming services, train ticket bookings, dating apps, e-stores – our digital traces are collected, stored, analyzed and used to classify us and our actions.
Christmas is around the corner and the year is drawing to a close, as I look back on an eventful year. I want to take this opportunity to give my warmest thanks to colleagues, partners, funders, and anyone who has contributed to or our research. I look forward to a new year of interesting research, courses and events.
In 2022 we have managed to make the workplace vibrant and lively again, following the pandemic.
2023-01-09
Fifteen years ago, open source developers were considered geeky. Today, on the contrary, these are the most sought after developers. Redpill Linpro, a company only working with products based on open source code, hosted the last SNITS lunch of the year on 5 December, with the theme “Kickstarting your career with open source”.
Software developed from source code that is open to everyone to use, change, develop and distribute is known as open source.
2016-12-16
Three projects at Karlstad University are the recipients of EU funds to a sum of 21 million SEK. The decision was made by the North Mid-Sweden Structural Fund Partnership on 15 December 2016.
”We are very pleased with this decision of the North Mid-Sweden Structural Fund Partnership. The funds will contribute to strengthening research at the university and the continued development of Värmland,” says Åsa Bergenheim, vice chancellor.
