RESEARCH DIRECTORS
Christina Olin-Scheller, Professor in Literature Education and Professor in Applied Pedagogics
E-mail: christina.olin-scheller@kau.se
Phone: 054-700 1689
Andrea Schalley, Professor in English Linguistics
E-mail: andrea.schalley@kau.se
Phone: 054 700 2061
THE BOARD
Carina Hermansson, Chairperson
Professor
E-post: carina.hermansson@hb.se
Erica Sandlund, Board member
Professor of English Linguistics
E-mail: erica.sandlund@kau.se
Phone: 054-700 1709
Marie Nilsberth, Board me
Management teamChristina Olin-Schellerchristina.olin-scheller@kau.seProfessor of Comparative literature in Education and professor in Pedagogical Work. In her research, she has a specific focus on reading and reading education in the new media landscape.Yvonne Liljekvistyvonne.liljekvist@kau.seProfessor of Mathematics education. In her research, she studies issues related to the conditions for mathematics teaching and learning.Martin StolareMartin.Stolare@kau.seProfessor of History.
Regions in Transition is co-organized by Center for Regional Studies, Karlstad University and Center for Regional Analysis, School of Business Economics and Law, Gothenburg University.
Forskarskolan om särskilt begåvade barn
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Professor John Munro
john.munro@acu.edu.au
Australian Catholic University
Emeritis Professor Ann-Charlotte Smedler,
acsr@psychology.su.se
Stockholm University
Professor Kirsi Tirri,
kirsi.tirri@helsinki.fi
Helsinki University
Professor Margaret Sutherland
Margaret.Sutherland@glasgow.ac.uk
The University of Glasgow
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An International Advisory Board (IAB) is connected to the Computer Science research group in order to provide critical feedback on both progress and future research directions.
The IAB consists of six external advisors:
Hans Einsiedler, Deutsche Telekom, Germany
Kristin Fuglerud, professor at University of South-Eastern Norway och Norsk Regnesentral, Norway
Maritta Heisel, professor at Duisburg University, Germany
Jukka Manner, professor at Aalto University,
At the higher seminar, the political scientists at Karlstad university discuss various research-related topics found within our discipline. The seminar series includes presentations by both Swedish and international scholars. We also discuss books and research papers. The seminar is open to all interested researchers and students.
Senior researchers
Jesper Haglund
Associate professor in physics education; Chairman of SMEER Advisory Board and Coordinator of SMEER
jesper.haglund@kau.se, 054-700 2452
Niklas Gericke
Professor in science education; Director of SMEER
niklas.gericke@kau.se, 054-700 1516
Jan Andersson
PhD in physics education
jan.andersson@kau.se, 054-700 1986
Teresa Berglund
PhD in biology education
teresa.berglund@kau.se, 054-700 2583
Mats Brunström
Assistant professor in mathematics education
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Peter Wikström, project leader, is associate professor of English linguistics. His research focuses on language and communication in social media.
Erica Sandlund, project researcher, is professor of English linguistics.
At Karlstad University, we have developed advanced level academic courses addressing critical aspects of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The courses are open for public access, to address the general interest, aid businesses competence development and their implementation of the regulation.
The course material ranges a broad spectrum and provides an introduction to privacy and data protection legislation including the GDPR, privacy enhancing technologi
Fil dr Mikael Berg, Högskolan i Dalarna
Professor Gabriel Bladh, Karlstads universitet (ordf)
Fil lic Sara Blank, Karlstads universitet
Fil dr Therese Britton, Globala gymnasiet och Stockholms universitet
Doktorand Jenne Iris Fröding Reyes, Karlstads universitet
Fil dr Martin Jakobsson, Karlstads universitet
Högskoleadjunkt Patrik Magnusson, Karlstads universitet
Fil dr Kristian Niemi, Karlstads universitet
Professor Elisabeth Nihlfors, Uppsala universitet
Docent Katari
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Researchers
Annica Löfdahl Hultman, director
Professor in educational work
Katarina Ribaeus, Chair
Senior lecturer in educational work
Peter Carlman, members of the board
Senior lecturer in educational work
Ebba Hildén, members of the board
PhD in educational work
Christian Augustsson
Senior lecturer in sports science
Felicia Augustsson
PhD in educational work
Ami Cooper
PhD in educational
Welcome to CTF and Fek seminar!Per Skålén Professor of Business Administration, Silvia Gherardi Senior Professor of Sociology of Organization and Cristina Mele Professor of Service Innovation will hold a seminar.Title “Three perspectives on practice theory in organization and service research”(The seminar will be held in English).For more information, please contact charlotta.andersson@kau.se
Karlstad University has received funding from the KK Foundation to build an industrial research school in forest-based bioeconomy and digitization. The project runs from June 2023 to May 2029.
EXACT is a collaboration between two strong research groups at Karlstad University - Pro2BE and DAMI4.0 - eight companies and several industry partners.
This week Steve Vargo is visiting CTF. He will meet with the researchers at CTF and give a seminar on Service Innovation – a service dominant logic point of view.
Later this week he will give a seminar at CSI, Center for Service Innovation in Norway. Read more here.
Stephen L. Vargo is a Shidler Distinguished Professor and Professor of Marketing at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
The Centre for Language and Literature Education (CSL) is a multidisciplinary research environment in which researchers and teachers from different subjects cooperate on subject-specific education research and development work. CSL researchers are actively engaged in different research groups at Karlstad University as well as in national, Nordic and international networks.
On September 18-20th the 1st Workshop on Service Innovation Research was held at University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy. A small group of prominent researchers were invited to create a common agenda for how research in the field of service innovation can be developed.
About 30 researchers from Europe and the United States gathered to present and to discuss research. Keynote speaker was Tor.
2018-06-11
Vice Chancellor Johan Sterte, recently appointed the new board for CRS as the mandate period had run out on May 31. Some members of the board are new, while some guarantee a continutiy to the development of CRS.
2013-09-05
Child and adolescent mental health was the focus of the two-day advisory board meeting when researchers from Australia, England, Canada, Germany and Sweden gathered at Karlstad University at the end of August.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the research programme on the impacts of changed living conditions on child and adolescent mental health that was granted long-term funding from the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, FORTE (prev
2023-03-27
"The deracialization of Sweden", is a recently published research anthology focusing on issues of race, racism, anti-racism and whiteness in a Swedish post-war and contemporary context. The anthology is edited by Tobias Hübinette and Peter Wikström, researchers at the Research Group for Culture Studies (Kufo) at Karlstad University.
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The Faculty Board has the overall responsibility for quality and quality development regarding the contents of the faculty’s activities.
Members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Faculty BoardDean (term of office 2022-07-01—2026-06-30)Martin Grimberg LöfgrenDeputy dean (term of office 2025-01-01—2028-12-31)Liselotte EnglundTeacher representatives (term of office 2025-01-01—2027-12-31)Lotta Braunerhielm, Associate professor in Human GeographyAnna-Britt Coe, Professor of
Two research lines stand out in Karlstad mathematics: Applied Analysis and Mathematics Education.
Applied Analysis
Prof. Adrian Muntean
Prof. Eddie Wadbro
Prof. Sorina Barza
Docent Niclas Bernhoff
Docent Igor Gachkov
Dr. Martin Lind
Dr. Eva Mossberg
Dr. Grigor Nika
Dr. Nikos Kavallaris
Dr. Mirela Vinerean Bernhoff
Dr.
On December 3, Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Foundation, and the Tore Browaldh's Foundation announced 20 new recipients of the Wallander Scholarship for outstanding doctoral dissertations. One of the recipients is PhD Kaisa Koskela-Huotari at CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University.
Congratulations to the Wallander Scholarship!
"Thank you! I am extremely happy and honored to be awarded the prestigious Wallander Scholarship.