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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
Use this checklist to prepare for the start of your studies at Karlstad University. It will guide you through the key steps you need to complete before your courses begin, including registration, digital systems, and practical preparations. Completing these steps on time will help ensure a smooth start to your studies.
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According to a study by computer science researchers at Karlstad University, few people know how their personal data are collected, used, shared and accessed. The new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), coming into effect in 2018, will include higher demands on the possibility for users to access their own personal information.
Within a year the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), will be applied.
2014-08-31
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.
2011-12-16
One of the world's leading researchers in marketing, Stephen L. Vargo, has been appointed as visiting professor at CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University.
Stephen L. Vargo is a Shidler Distinguished Professor and Professor of Marketing at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. His primary areas of research are marketing theory and thought and consumers´ evaluative reference scales.
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.
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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.
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.
Today, the Internet underpins almost every aspect of our daily lives and it needs to provide efficient support for an increasing number of diverse applications.
Karlstad University and Deutsche Telekom are collaborating on a project intended to improve the internet connection for users. The goal is for the technology to be incorporated into every mobile phone within five years.
Mobile phones use 4G, 5G, and Wi-Fi to access the internet. The project called MultiAccess will tie them together in a flexible way and thus improve the connection.
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.
2024-09-16
The teacher and musician Georg Gulyás teaches guitar, chamber music, and guitar methodology at the Ingesund School of Music. After his promotion, he can now call himself a professor.
Georg Gulyás was born in Säffle, and his Hungarian father worked at the city’s library while his Finnish mother worked with the church’s children’s hours. His basic qualification in classical guitar is from the Malmö Academy of Music.
