CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, are expanding their range of flexible courses for professionals. Registration is now open for courses in digitalisation, customer journey and idea management, two of which are offered for the first time. The courses will start at the end of January and registration is open until 18 January.
Registration is now open for the first courses of the spring term aimed at working professionals.
Do you have the best entrepreneurial and business idea?The EUNICE Start Cup is a business idea competition where each EUNICE university selects one team to compete in the final in Vaasa, Finland 24-25th of April, in which they pitch their idea in front of a jury.
Doctoral programme in English at Karlstad University.
PhD studies in English may be pursued with a specialisation in linguistics or literature, and admitted PhD candidates have the opportunity to design their dissertation projects within either of these subject areas. Thirteen PhD degrees have been awarded since 1999, when English was approved as a doctoral discipline.
The PhD programme in English is largely designed individually.
This subproject, "Migration and Transformation of Powerful Knowledge", addresses one of the major social issues of today - migration and cultural encounters. Like the other subprojects in ROSE, this project centres on practice-oriented matters.
Catriona Kennedy was born and raised in the west coast of Scotland and has lived near Edinburgh, in the east of the country, since 1991. Her doctoral thesis focussed on district nurses knowledge and skills in first assessment visits and the decision making involved in planning care and support for people and families at home.
“At the beginning of my career in the 1970s I wanted to work as a community nurse.
CRS
» Konferenser
» Regions in Transition 9-10 March 2017
Abstract format
- Abstracts should be maximum 250 words written in English.
- The title in CAPITAL letters.
- Author and co-author (s) name, surname, title, affiliation, and paper track should be typed into the on-line abstract submission system that opens10 September.
- The use of tables and figures in abstract is discouraged.
Extended abstract
- The conference will be based on discussions of extended abstract, maximum 1 500 words written in English.
- All papers will have a discussant which
Welcome to Karlstad University! What and where have you studied before you began your employment here in January?
Hej hej! Before coming to Karlstad I was doing my master's in Computer Science.
Our research seminars feature visits from external guests as well as presentations of in-house research that is conducted in the subject.
2024
January 24, 13.00-14.30 - Sherwin Chua - a recently graduated PhD student, Gothenburg University.
Room: 12C350
January 31, 13.00 – 14.30 - Ann Werner, senior lecturer in Musicology at Uppsala University and associate professor in Gender Studies at Södertörn University, Sweden
Room: 12A424
Seminar: Music st
Forskning
» Vår forskning
» Samhälle, kultur och språk
Comparative Literature in Karlstad has a focus on various forms of boundary-crossing in terms of theme, content and interdisciplinarity, for instance. Through traditional literary history studies students learn what borders the modern (1850–1950) and postmodern authors transgress.
On 8 October the fifth edition of the Karlstad Programming Contest took place. The event is organised by Computer Science at Karlstad University. A record number of teams participated and tried to solve difficult programming tasks.
The Karlstad Programming Contest is a leg of the Nordic Collegiate Programming Contest (NCPC), which takes place simultaneously at 19 Nordic universities and university colleges.
Adrian Muntean, Professor of Mathematics at Karlstad University, has been awarded funding by the Swedish Research Council to study the transport of matter through thin heterogeneous layers, that is, thin barriers preventing the free movement of particles.
Register for FEKIS 2024
The last day to register for the conference is October 4. Please keep in mind that the number of places is limited.
The FEKIS conference is organised for FEKIS members
Please register as a member here (if you are not already a member)
Conference fee
Ordinary fee 2500 SEK (tax excluded).
Matematik
» Forskningsprojekt
» VR-projekt: Fortbildning på Facebook
Yvonne Liljekvist (Coordinator), associate professor
Email: yvonne.liljekvist@kau.se
Phone: +46 54 700 2214
Research Yvonne
Jorryt van Bommel, associate professor
Email: jorryt.vanbommel@kau.se
Phone: +46 54 700 2315
Research Jorryt
Christina Olin Scheller, professor
Email: christina.olin-scheller@kau.se
Phone: +46 54 700 1689
Research Christina
Ann-Christin Randahl, assistant professor
Email: ann-christin.randahl@svenska.gu.se
Phone: +46 54 700 2025
Research Ann-Christin
Magnus Ka
Johnnie Lindgren, a teacher in physical education at Dallidenskolan in Kil, is Alum of the Year 2025 at Karlstad University. His teaching is based on an innovative approach and new ways of thinking, focusing on motivating his pupils to believe in their own abilities.
Johnnie Lindgren graduated as a teacher in Swedish and physical education in 2009 and feels honoured to receive the award as Alum of the Year.
– It’s incredibly exciting and honouring.
Välkommen till biblioteket på Ingesund. Du som studerar på distans kan behöva extra hjälp. Hör av dig så snart det är något du undrar över! För att kunna använda våra resurser behöver du ha ditt student-id till hands. Vid ditt första besök hos oss får du ett lånekonto. Du lånar i vår självbetjäningsdator och vår katalog finns på internet, där kan du låna om och se vad vi har.
Hello Simone Fischer-Hübner, Professor in Computer Science! There's a lot going on right now in your field, cybersecurity. The Knowledge Foundation recently granted funding to a Swedish Industrial Graduate School on Cybersecurity (SIGS-CyberSec) where you will hold the wheel. Congratulations!
Public Health is a multidisciplinary art and science that aims to prevent disease, promote health and reduce health related inequalities in society. We offer our students Public Health Science studies on Bachelor and Master level.
2021 is soon coming to and end. In this Christmas greeting, the director sums up some highlights of the past year.
Christmas and New Year approaches, and soon we can put another eventful and challenging year behind us. When I look back and sum up the past year, there are, despite the pandemic, several important achievements and positive happenings.
2019-04-08
The usability lab, Ozlab, has been frequently occupied this spring, among other thins for eyetracking-surveys, updating of the manual and introductionfilms.
From the latter half of January we had two German students as internships for 10 weeks, Antonia Appel and Jakob Kümmerle, from DHBW, Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg. They helped students conducting various projects on undergraduate and master level with eyetracking equipment.
Martina Jordan
This is a PhD project which focus on the implementation and application of Motivational interviewing in schools. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a collaborative communication style used to promote individuals’ own motivation and self-efficacy. In seeking to develop and strengthen teachers’ relational approaches and knowledge, and to support pupils’ motivation, interest in applying MI in schools has increased.
Why is primary health care utilization per person almost twice as high in for example the Stockholm region compared to the Östergötland region? The difference in health care utilization between Swedish regions is large and has increased over time.
09.00–12.00Pre-Conference Workshop for PhD/Doctoral StudentsMonitorn – KaU City, Drottninggatan 5, Karlstad12.00–17.00Conference RegistrationArenan – Karlstad City Library/Stadsbiblioteket, Västra Torggatan 26, Karlstad13.00–13.15Conference Opening and Welcome Arenan – Karlstad City Library/Stadsbiblioteket, Västra Torggatan 26, Karlstad13.15–14.45Keynote with Jyoti Mistry, Film Screening Loving in Between and DiscussionArenan – Karlstad City Library/Stadsbiblioteket, Västra
Kauresearch is the name of the university’s Instagram account where we share research information, news and glimpses of everyday life as a researcher - often with a fun twist. During the Nobel Week, 4-10 December, the university will draw on the special attention paid to science through a themed week, Kau Science Week.
The themed week will mainly appear on Kauresearch, but also on other platforms, such as Facebook and LinkedIn.
The schedule is continually updated and subject to change. Last updated 2016-12-15. Seminar materials are normally distributed via the KuFo and ISLI mailing lists.
