Jenny Wilson is an internationally known Swedish indie musician, artist, and not least, producer. Her music is electro-influenced and energetic, and her lyrics are confrontational, often critical of society. At the same time, she does not shy away from being very vulnerable and personal, which is a significant part of her expression.
The Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) recently conducted and extensive evaluation of 40 nursing specialisation programmes at 25 higher education institutions in Sweden.
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.
Surveys from several parts of the country indicate that the pandemic has accelerated digitisation for Swedish companies. The vision for the CriseIT 2 project is well matched with this rapid digitisation.
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.
Amie Gustafsson, PhD-student in Business Administration at Karlstad Business School and researcher at the Service Research Center (CTF), has been awarded the APA Doctoral Research Award by the American Phygital Association.
The prize is international and recognizes promising doctoral students who contribute to advancing the understanding of phygital science, a field focused on how the physical and digital worlds merge, and how this convergence affects both individua
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.
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.
This was one of the questions that the IT consultancy firm Tieto tried to sort out when they gave a lecture on the mobile networks in the past and in the future to over 70 IT students at Karlstad University at the autumn semester first Snits lunch.
Currently the development of the next generation mobile net 5G is in progress, which will lead to revolutionary changes for users and operators.
For the second year in a row, Ikea is ranked as Sweden's most innovative company. This, according to the Swedish Innovation Index, where researchers at CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, have asked customers to evaluate the degree of innovation in companies and organizations in the Swedish market.
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.
Anna Jansson jumped in at the deep end. She has lived in Germany and Ireland, and for the last four years she has called San Francisco home. She started by taking freestanding courses at Karlstad University and today she is brand marketing manager at Google.
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I studied at Karlstad University from 2002 to 2006.
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"I've been working as an HR partner at NCC since 2017. It's an exciting assignment and I have the overriding HR responsibility for our region Civil Middle (Värmland, Örebro, Västmanland & Sörmland) with around 300 employees. I have the privilege of supporting all heads on staff issues and work with our management team to develop our operations.
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The library acquires the literature required for all the courses available at the university. According to the library's acquisition policy electronic books are preferred to printed editions.
Important information for staff working with students who require access to accessible audiobooks.Printed course literatureThe library has the books required for all the courses available at the university.
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The practices and perception of digital disconnection among family members and emerging adults.
Katarzyna Kopecka-Piech, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, LublinKarlstad UniversityDate: May 5, 2026Time: 14:00-15:30 Room: 12A226 (house 12)Research into digital disconnection is becoming increasingly broad as well as more and more specialised in terms of the populations studied, the stages of disconnection (causes and motivations, progression, effects) and the tools a
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As of Autumn 2020, there was a new model in place for UPE’s courses for university teachers. We now offer more courses but each course is less comprehensive. It will also be up to the individual teacher and his/her supervisor to choose the courses that are most relevant in their particular case.
UPE’s mission is to provide excellent, relevant training and thus support teachers in doing their job.
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Gustafsson, A. Business Administration, Piecing It Together: Bridging Customer and Employee Experience toward Phygital Congruence, Karlstad University Studies, 2026:29.Huck, J.
I want to start by thanking all of you for doing such a fantastic job throughout the year. I hope you will have the opportunity to relax, recharge your batteries and enjoy some well-earned time off.
Last time I wrote about my first impressions of Karlstad University and how I view our development going forward.
Your opportunities for collaborating with DAMI4.0
Our researchers and development engineers can support you with digitization and engineering related services for different application areas connected to Industry4.0, including:
Machine Learning
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Security and safety aspects
Industrial IoT systems
Cloud and Edge Compute Solutions
5G and real-time networks
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Digital Twin based Process Optimization and Control
Lean Factory Design as well as s
Fredrik Wikström is a newly appointed professor of Energy and Environmental Technology. He conducts research on how packaging can contribute to a sustainable development where less food is wasted. In recent years, this research has been praised and received attention in the media.
Fredrik Wikström holds a Degree of Bachelor of Science in Physics at Uppsala University and received his PhD in Systems Ecology from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
If you are interested in the connection between computers and humans, the master's program in computer science is for you. Jonathan Magnusson, doctoral student in computer science at Karlstad University, talks about his experiences of an education that in principle guarantees jobs.
The step to higher education was not far for Jonathan Magnusson.
Innovation, transformation and sustainable development during changing times marked by the pandemic were in focus at CTF´s Service Innovation Day 2021 where the participants listened to presentations from Vinnova, Ikea, Systembolaget and Ica Maxi on how they work with these issues.
“My current project is about exploring the possibilities of establishing a nature trail that is geographically in line with the forced relocation of Saami families through Sweden in the early 20th century.”
Rickard Ek was born and raised in Malmö, where he chose the social science programme for his upper secondary school studies.
