Informatik
» Forskning och samverkan
» Forskning
» Forskning inom Informatik
Current publications by members of the Information Systems group
- Accepted / In press -Alaqra, A.S., & Pettersson, J.S. (2024) Facilitating digital communication among educators. Canvas for teacher-to-teacher communication. In C. Vikström (Ed.), Bidrag från universitetspedagogisk konferens 2023. Del 2. Pp. xxx-yyy. Karlstad University.Sjöberg, P., Bellström, P., Vestin, A.
We are happy to welcome Charlotte Bäccman, Ph D in Psycholgy to CTF.
Charlotte is a new researcher in the research profile “Service innovation for sustainable business” which is about understanding and mapping the ingredients of service innovation, how service innovation comes in and changes industries fundamentally.
... project manager for MECO, Music Ecosystems Inner Scandinavia. You are now half way in the project, can you tell us more about it?
"The overall aim of Meco is, based on digitalized user experiences and place experiences, to study, innovate and optimize the music service ecosystems in the Region of Inner Scandinavia.
2021-09-03
Bo Nordlund, senior lecturer in Business Administration at Karlstad Business School, and Hans Lind, professor in Real Estate Management, have written the book Advanced Issues in Property together.
CTF
» Samverkan
» Impact stories - exempel på samverkan
The goal in Agenda 2030 is for global food waste in the entire food chain to be reduced by half. Researchers at CTF are working to develop, communicate and disseminate new knowledge that can support producers, service providers and consumers in this effort.
Fredrik Wikström and Helén Williams have done research for many years on issues related to the environment and sustainability, and the role of packaging in reducing food waste.
The alumnus of the month is a teacher, who decided to build his career on two legs: music and history. He thinks that the principle of mastering one instrument is a universal tool applicable to just about anything.
Name: Johan Blückert
Age: 32
Family: Co-habitant and a father-to-be
Education: Teacher of music and history
Profession: Teacher at Bollnäs Folkhögskola.
Johan grew up in the small mill town Vretstorp, some Sw. miles south of Örebro.
From the Netherlands to Sweden, via Norway. This month’s alumnus has always enjoyed using both his head and his hands, and therefore focussed on innovation and design. Now he has found his dream job.
Name: Tjalling Chaudron
Age: 30
Family: Partner, child, dog
Education: Innovation and design engineering
Job: Product developer at Moelven Wood
First he considered southern France, because it seemed warm and nice.
HHK
» Samverkan
» Samverkan vid HHK
» Alumn och partners
In order to ensure that our educations are well adapted to the needs of the labor market, we regularly follow up the alumni who have graduated from the School of Business and Economics.
During the years 2017-2023, 3065 people graduated from the Business School. Of these, 39 percent were men and 61 percent women.
CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, seeks a Senior Lecturer in Business Administration with specialisation in marketing to further develop and strengthen CTF's research in the field.
The appointed senior lecturer will be connected to ongoing research at CTF. The position includes a research component, at least 50% of full-time, that will be financed through one of the externally funded research projects conducted at CTF.
Academically gifted students' relation to physical activity in Swedish school settings
Coacher och målsättningträning
Costs of Organized Sports: RF Mapping Assignment for the Year 2023
Democratic work in preschool
Elite sports and studies at upper secondary school – opportunities and challenges.
A retrospective study of world- class athletes in Sweden
Gifted education research project
Internationalisation and interculturality in early childhood te
Sociologi
» Konferenser
» Konferens om Åldrande och migration i Sverige och Japan 11-12 maj 2022
Plain Japanese to promote health among people from overseas
There are 2.9 million registered foreign nationals in Japan as of June 2021, among which 200 thousand people (7 %) are aged 65 or older.
Dewatering during paper manufacturing is a highly energy-intensive process. New research shows how the process can be made more efficient concerning energy consumption.
– In my research, I have looked at the manufacturing of grease-proof paper, says Björn Öman, an industrial doctoral student in chemical engineering. Grease-proof paper is extremely compact, enough to act as a barrier to fat, grease, and water.
Senior Staff Researchers:
Moyses Araujo
Jens Bergström
Anders Biel
Mikael Fallqvist
Mikael Grehk
Thijs Holleboom
Lars Johansson
Pavel Krakhmalev
Fengxiang Lin
Kjell Magnusson
Cleber Marchiori
Ellen Moons
Andrea Muntean
Sokkalingam Rathinavelu
Markus Rinio
Patricia Saenz-Mendez
Krister Svensson
Jan van Stam
Anton Tkachuk
Leo de Vin
Hanmin Zhang
Postdoctors:
Leandro Franco
Ishita Jalan
Saurabh Pareek
Guest Resear
UBB - Centre for Child and Childhood Studies in Education and Sport.
At the UBB research centre, we take approaches from different traditions and fields of interest to concrete, specific and general issues related to children and childhood in educational contexts.
Forskning
» Vår forskning
» Samhälle, kultur och språk
Intercultural Studies is an interdisciplinary field of inquiry that examines the significance of cultural differences in shaping social relations in contemporary society. From various theoretical and methodological perspectives, researchers examine ethnic, religious and linguistic heterogeneity, migration processes, relations between minority and majority constellations in different societies, and changing social identities.
Forskning
» Vår forskning
» Samhälle, kultur och språk
Welcome to Political Science at Karlstad University! We form part of the Department of Political, Historical, Religious and Cultural Studies. The subject Political Science comprises around twenty researchers and lecturers.
Political Science highlights political organisation and political processes at local, regional and global levels as well as specialised knowledge of political scientific concepts and theoretical traditions.
Forskning
» Vår forskning
» IT, ekonomi och juridik
We offer several educational programs including a four-year Programme in Business and Economics. Our research is at a high international level and a large part of the research is conducted at CTF, Service Research Center, one of the University’s Excellence Centers. We actively collaborate with the surrounding community, both in the public and private sectors.
Business administration is the science of companies’ and organizations’ conditions, terms and operations.
Per Kristensson and Lars Witell, together with Mohamed Zaki from the Cambridge Service Alliance, are the editors of the new book "Handbook of Service Experience", which provides a comprehensive perspective on service experiences in business contexts.
The usability lab is equipped with eye-tracking technology, specially useful to carry out usability testing of webpages and graphical elements of interactive programs. It is also possible to record where a person looks at films and video commercials.
The Eye-tracker monitor available in the lab is manufactured by Tobii Technology, world leader in eye-tracking and eye-control solutions.Tobii Pro Lab is the software system used for controlling the eye-tracking monitor.
Bibliotek
» Sök
» Sök information
» Databaser & artiklar
The library subscribes to 12 000 journals, both Swedish and International. Most of them are electronic versions, but about 150 are print journals.
E-journals
Most of the journals are available in electronic form and access is restricted to the University campus.
CS
» Research
» Avslutade projekt
» Internationella projekt
This project aims at fostering capacity building in the field of Smart Grids by the development of a harmonized, modular curriculum. The selection of partner countries considers the different stages of a technology transfer in the field of Smart Grid in Africa to be able to use synergies.
In Tanzania, the provision of reliable and affordable energy to consumers is listed as one important goal to ensure growth and reduction of poverty.
