Now available for downloading:
Perspectives on Ozlab in the cloud: A literature review of tools supporting Wizard-of-Oz experimentation, including an historical overview of 1971-2013 and notes on methodological issues and supporting generic tools
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-33617
Students who would like to have a printed copy can collect this in the lab.
2025-10-06
Karlstad University lives by the motto Sapere Aude — dare to be wise. Daring requires a generous dose of curiosity and courage. And to be wise in academia means always being prepared for critical scrutiny. It is of utmost importance to be able to trust knowledge — this has never been more vital.
2025-09-03
Kjerstin Almqvist is one of the authors of the new book Attachment in Social Work: On Parenting Capacity and Children's Needs which is based on several years of research and practical experience from social services.
The book provides an introduction to attachment theory and explains how children form emotional bonds with their caregivers – bonds that influence their development, sense of security, and relationships later in life.
Akademisk högtid
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Georg Gulyas was born in Säffle. His Hungarian father worked at the city library while his Finnish mother worked at the church daycare centre. He acquired his basic qualification in classical guitar from Malmö Academy of Music.
After completing his degree, he continued his studies at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, École Normale de Musique de Paris and Juilliard School in New York.
In a more complex and troubled world, future pre-school teachers need to be better equipped to teach about norms related to the contemporary world, religion and world views. What does their own world view look like compared to that of society based on knowledge and research? Do they feel included in the way pre-school education programmes approach these matters?
2023-11-10
Karlstad University conducts research and development of intelligent control systems for greenhouse lighting system. In the greenhouse on campus, researchers have grown tomatoes using renewable energy from solar cells. There is also a battery energy storage in place in case there is a surplus of renewable solar energy generated.
2021-02-25
The Centre for Research on Sustainable Societal Transformation (CRS) will have a new director as of 1 April. Moa Tunström, senior lecturer in Human Geography, will take over when Margareta Dahlström steps down ahead of her upcoming retirement.
Moa Tunström defended her doctoral thesis at Örebro University in 2009, “In search of the good city. Constructions of ideals and problems in Swedish urban planning discussion” in the discipline of Human Geography.
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We have valuable resources for the design and testing of e-services! Special resources: Ozlab, Eye-tracker, and Usability Lab
Usability labThree-room facility including reception room, test room, control room. The test room is big enough to host also group work sessions if researchers want to test human interaction or product use or assembly by consumers.
We did research on the effects of flotation-REST, that is, relaxation and pain treatment using flotation tanks. This is one of Karlstad University’s research projects that is best known to the general public and it has received considerable international attention.
Three doctoral theses have been completed in as part of this project, by Kristoffer Jonsson and by Sven-Åke Bood at Karlstad University and Anette Kjellgren at Gothenburg University.
The RSA Research Network on Regional Economic and Policy History (ReHi) invites you to the third workshop of the ReHi-network at Karlstad University. The theme is Historical Constructions of Regions and Regionalism.
The workshop follows the two previous workshops in building interdisciplinary connections over a two-day lunch-to-lunch programme.
2024 was a busy year for the Science, Mathematics and Engineering Education Research (SMEER) research center. During this period, SMEER researchers were active at five different university departments, creating many opportunities for collaboration, both internally and externally.
Our staff work on a range of exciting research topics. The following list provides an overview of the research expertise found in English at Karlstad University.
Do you want to work as a teacher in physical education and health or as a coach, leader, or consultant in the sports and health-related field? Then we have the education for you!
Sports Science with a didactic focus can be applied for by those admitted to the subject teacher program and who meet the eligibility requirements. The education provides the qualification to teach physical education and health at the high school level or grades 7-9.
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In case of emergency, always call 112.
Incidents or accidents, which are not urgent, are reported in the IA system. Students report to the IA system via the shortcuts in My Kau:Log in to My KauAn incident is an event that could have led to illness or an accident with personal injury, but where no injury occurred. An accident is when someone has been injured. Here are some examples:Incident: unwanted event that could have led to ill health or an accident but ended well.
Researchers at Karlstad University have to be aware of research data storage requirements.According to the Archives Act (1990:782), research material must be archived at the higher education institution. Please note that publication or storage in another national or international data archives cannot replace archiving at the university.
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Whether it’s beneficial to open a Swedish bank account depends on how long you’re staying in Sweden, if you need to receive income, and how well your home bank services work here.
Having a Swedish bank account can make everyday life easier - it allows you to pay bills, identify yourself with Bank ID, receive salary, and use Swish, the popular mobile payment app.
Whether it’s beneficial to open a Swedish bank account depends on how long you’re staying in Sweden, if you need to receive income, and how well your home bank services work here.
Having a Swedish bank account can make everyday life easier - it allows you to pay bills, identify yourself with Bank ID, receive salary, and use Swish, the popular mobile payment app.
Januari
8 januari 15.15-17, 12B 545 – KuFo. Arbetsseminarium: Hur går vi vidare med KuFo?
15 januari 15.15-17, Minerva – Doktorandsem. Text av Morten Feldtfos Thomsen. Läsare Marinette G. och Peter W.
22 januari 15.15-17, 3A 340 – Eng ling. Pia Sundqvist "Bridging the gap between in and out-of-school English: Learning from good practice." More information and seminar materials.
29 januari 15.15-17, 12A 522 – Doktorandsem. Text av Anna Lindholm.
… Professor at CTF and Assistant Vice-Chancellor at Karlstad University. You just returned from a month-long visit on New Zealand. What did you do there?
- I was Visiting Professor at University of Canterbury. This was in the context of an international teacher and researcher exchange funded by the Erskine Programme.
2019-03-04
Carbon based nano materials such as graphene and carbon nanotubes were predicted a brilliant future when they were discovered. But quality problems curb the development of new products. The problem is that it is difficult to analyse the crystal structure and there are no established standard methods for classifying the materials.
2025-09-03
We are now in the midst of starting a new semester. Most of the colleagues that I have spoken with since the summer break have shared that they had a good summer, with time for rest and reflection.
2020-11-03
Karlstad University receives grant of 2 million SEK from the Knowledge Foundation to develop a high in-demand Master’s programme in data-driven mechanical engineering.
- There is an increasing demand for this type of programme, says Anton Tkachuk, Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering and project manager in the development of the Master’s programme. The challenge is to create a degree programme that addresses areas such as data-driven approach and digitalisation tools.
