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• 2024-04-29

  Activism and everyday life in focus for new Sociology professor

  Anna-Britt Coe focuses her research on the relationship between activism and everyday life, and is a new professor in Sociology at Karlstad University since March 1st.
  “Common for sociological research here at the university is the focus on everyday life, which is unique in Sweden,” says Anna-Britt Coe.

  Anna-Britt Coe is a professor of Sociology and researches the relationship between activism and everyday life, demonstrating how these two are more integrated than we previously understood.

• 2024-04-26

  Several of the third-cycle subject areas at Karlstad University show high standard

  As part of the university’s systematic quality assurance efforts, eight third-cycle subject areas (doctoral-level disciplines) have been reviewed by an external assessment group. All of them are rated as meeting a high standard in the report by the assessment group.

  The discipline of nursing received a positive assessment of their doctoral education.

• 2024-04-22

  Medal for Excellencies in Research

  Salman Raza Naqvi, senior lecturer in chemical engineering, has been awarded a medal by the Government of Pakistan for his research.

  – I feel very honored and it was a nice ceremony where I got to receive the award that was presented by the president at a ceremony where many prominent scientists were honored, says Salman Raza Naqvi.

• 2024-04-22

  Judith Kiros receives her third literary award

  Judith Kiros, PhD student in English Literature at Karlstad University, has been awarded Sveriges Radios Lyrikpris 2024 for her poetry book “Det röda är det gränslösa”.
  – It means a lot to me, says a very happy Judith Kiros.

  This is the third literary award that Judith Kiros has received in short succession for her poetry book. At the end of last year, she was awarded both Svenska Dagbladets litteraturpris and Mare Kandrepriset.

  Sveriges Radios Lyrikpris has been awarded since 1958. It is the oldest poetry prize in Sweden and subsequently one of the most reputable.

• 2024-04-19

  Research duo focuses on the value of literature

  The majority of all fictional writing is eventually forgotten by history. Only a few works and authorships become immortal. Why is that? What is it that generates and inhibits literary value? These are questions that Anna Forssberg and Anna Linzie try to answer in their research.

  Anna Forssberg is a docent in Comparative Literature and Anna Linzie is a senior lecturer in English at Karlstad University. Both of them are members of the research group for cultural studies, Kufo, and have been conducting research together since 2020. 

• 2024-04-17

  Increase in number of applicants for Karlstad University

  The total number of programme applicants has increased by eight per cent for the autumn semester 2024. There is also a nine per cent increase in first choice applicants.

  The Behavioural Science Programme is among the top ten degree programmes at Karlstad University, which is a newly established programme at the university. The programme attracted 873 applicants, of which 116 are first choice applicants.