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• 2024-05-07

  Psychology student at Karlstad University awarded by the Swedish Psychological Association

  Psychology student Olivia Rosén has been awarded Lilla Psykologpriset. The prize of 10,000 SEK is annually awarded by the Swedish Psychological Association to a psychology student who, during their studies, has worked to improve people’s quality of life.

  Hello Olivia and congratulations! How does it feel? 

  “It feels incredibly good. I feel honoured and proud. The prize means a lot to me and I will use the prize money to continue developing as a psychologist.”

  Passionate about children and young people 

  The jury’s statement shows that Olivia Rosén, with great commitment, has actively worked to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness and various forms of vulnerability among children and young people in marginalised situations.

• 2024-05-06

  Unlocking usable privacy - new Book offers a blueprint for navigating user-centric privacy

  Farzaneh Karegar, lecturer in informatics, together with Simone Fischer-Hübner, professor in computer science, you have written the book The curious case of usable privacy: Challenges, Solutions, and Prospects.

  Farzaneh Karegar, tell us what the book is about

• 2024-05-03

  Music Producer Becomes Guest Professor

  Jenny Wilson is an internationally known Swedish indie musician, artist, and not least, producer. Her music is electro-influenced and energetic, and her lyrics are confrontational, often critical of society. At the same time, she does not shy away from being very vulnerable and personal, which is a significant part of her expression. The Ingesund School of Music and the subject of music production are pleased to welcome her as Guest rofessor in music production, focusing on songwriting under the wings of the Wettergren Foundation.

  In the autumn of 2018, the college programme for music production on an artistic basis was established. In the autumn of 2022, the Music production programme expanded to a bachelor’s program. Ingesund School of Music has for many years received funds from the Wettergren Foundation that has significantly contributed to the development that has taken place over more than a decade.

• 2024-04-29

  Kau hosts national conference for study counsellors

  On 21-23 May, study and career counsellors from Sweden’s universities and university colleges gather at Karlstad University for the conference Vägledarkonferens 2024.
  – We have 227 registered so far. Our goal was 180, so we’re very happy about the turnout, says Emilia Westberg.

  She is part of the project group for the conference together with her colleagues, study and career counsellors Evelina Segerdahl and Anne-Marie Larsen.

• 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.