Doctoral programme in Working Life Science at Karlstad University.
At Karlstad University, the subject Working Life Science is a social science discipline (traditionally it had been a natural science/engineering discipline focused on ergonomics). It is built on the study of working people and forms of work.
Doctoral programme in Working Life Science at Karlstad University.
At Karlstad University, the subject Working Life Science is a social science discipline (traditionally it had been a natural science/engineering discipline focused on ergonomics). It is built on the study of working people and forms of work.
Bestoun S Ahmed Al-Beywanee was appointed Professor in Computer Science on 1st March. Congratulations, Bestoun!
What is the focus of your research?
My broad research focuses on software quality assurance and applied soft computing in softwareengineering. Part of this in the past years was using AI to solve software quality assurance problems such astest generation and design.
This is a course on value creating processes, interaction and communication facilitating increased understanding of the customer. This page is under construction.
COURSE CONTENT
The aim of the course is to acquire increased knowledge and understanding of value creation processes through various methods with a focus on customer journeys.
Our researchers and doctoral students are variously involved in disciplines such as business administration, psychology, computer science, information systems, environmental and energy systems, political science, religion sociology, mechanical engineering and materials engineering and industrial engineering and management.
Human geography research has been conducted at Karlstad University for the past 40 years, initially focusing on issues of local and regional development, tourism and landscape studies. As the subject and its research have grown, new research directions and themes have emerged alongside the already established ones.
PhD project by Claes Nyberg
Being an elite athlete with a focus on the international elite requires a lot of time for training and competition, which can lead to difficulties in catching up with other things in life such as education.
Click on the respective researcher's name to read more about their research
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
Research Center for Digital Adaptive Manufacturing for Industry 5.0
The vision of DAMI is to leverage the potential of digitalization for making production processes smarter, adaptive to the worker, more sustainable and resilient.
We believe that we can create impact through a combination of our excellent research, our strong and innovative industry and our regional support.
We want to make factories of the future smart, adaptive to t
On October 21, CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University hosted the ninth annual scientific conference, gathering Swedish transport researchers around issues concerning the Swedish transport system. This year’s conference was held virtually via zoom.
"This was the second time CTF hosts the conference which usually is a two-day event.
There is a relatively large group of people from Germany and the Netherlands who have chosen to move to Scandinavia. There are several reasons behind the move from urban, densely populated areas in their home countries to the quiet countryside in middle of nowhere. Previous research has primarily described this as a desire to make a lifestyle change, from stressful urban life to the tranquillity of the countryside.
Dalian Dawody, 25 years old and a student at the Elite Sports University at Karlstad University, became world champion in Thai boxing in the 75-kilo weight class during the World Championships in Turkey in spring 2025. On the last weekend of August, he also won a championship belt in Muaythai For Life on home turf in Karlstad.
Swedish pupils need support to fully understand what they read online. They often have great knowledge and abilities, but must be given tools to interpret texts in a digital environment. These are the findings of new research at Karlstad University.
"Reading a printed text and reading a text online entail different types of challenges, and pupils must be able to work with both text types.
2017-03-28
We caught up with Professor Michael Kleinaltenkamp, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, who is visiting CTF March 26-29. During this time he will present one of his current research projects at an open CTF seminar and work on a joint research project with Professor Bo Edvardsson and Ph.
The aim of the project is to identify what constitutes epigenetic literacy and based on that develop and research the effects of a teaching module for the implementation of epigenetics in school biology.
Zoom is Karlstad University's software for online meetings and teaching. All students at Karlstad University have access to a personal account in Zoom. You should always log in with KauID via SSO. The account is linked to your KauID and the email address you have entered in My Kau.
In the beginning of the new year 2015, the usability lab was visited by Jenny Friedl and Lars Eriksson from the Psychology department at Karlstad University. Discussions about collaboration between Psychology and Information Systems in course assignments and students' project works. The meeting started by Prof. John Sören Pettersson and lab assistant Malin Wik visiting the psychologists' lab.
At the Higher Seminar in Political Science, research relevant to political science topics is presented and discussed. The seminar is primarily intended for staff and students in political science but is also open for other interested parties. To access any reading materials or zoom links, please contact the seminar coordinator, David Scott (david.scott@kau.se).
Zelalem Abay, tell us about your background
– I was born and raised in Ethiopia. In 2014, I came to Sweden to study my Master’s degree in Accounting and Control at Karlstad Business School. Before that I completed Master’s degree in Accounting and Finance at Addis Ababa University and worked as a University Lecturer in Ethiopia. I completed my PhD study from Gothenburg University in 2022 and subsequently joined Mälardalen University as Senior Lecturer.
Innovations start with ideas. Knowledge of how to create, develop, and select ideas that lead to successful innovations is therefore essential.
This course will give you anoverview of idea management practices, and teaches you how to manage the generation,development, and evaluationof ideas for innovations.
