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• 2024-05-15

  Fruitful visit at Karlstad University for the Minister for Public Administration

  On Tuesday 14 May, the Minister for Public Administration, Erik Slottner, visited Karlstad University.
  – A fruitful visit with a warm welcome in all respects, he says.

  In addition to general information about the university’s strengths and challenges, he received more detailed information about how the university works with generative AI and what concrete efforts are being made to support responsible use of AI among employees and students.

• 2024-05-15

  Response drill for emergency personnel held at Karlstad University

  On the morning of 15 May, a drill for emergency personnel will be held on campus in Karlstad.
  – The drill will be noticeable to people moving in the immediate area, says Jan Gambring, Chief Security Office at Karlstad University.

  The drill includes personnel from the police, Region Värmland, Karlstad Rescue Services and the County Administrative Board in Värmland.

  – We are offering our premises because we think it’s an important drill, and at the same time, we will take the opportunity to practice our own crisis management organisation, says Jan Gambring.

• 2024-05-14

  International collaboration for sustainable urban environments

  The book “Integrative Approaches in Urban Sustainability” represents an international collaboration project including about forty academic institutions worldwide. The book examines the increasing rate of urbanisation and the consequences for social structures.

  - This publication aims to redefine the way we think and plan for urban environments of the future, says Asaad Almssad, Docent in Construction Engineering and one of the editors of the book. By analysing the seismic demographic changes that have characterised the global societal landscape since the early 19th century, the book looks at the accelerating rate of urbanisation and its widespread consequences for social structures.

• 2024-05-08

  Welcome to SASUF satellite event on the theme of visual and intercultural studies on the 14th of May

  "The event is aimed at researchers, teachers, students, and others interested in internationalization within higher education, and focuses on the possibility of pursuing a master's degree in visual culture and communication," says Staffan Löfving, associate professor of Social Anthropology and lecturer in Intercultural Studies.

  The satellite event is organized within the framework of the South Africa-Sweden University Forum (SASUF) research and innovation week, which runs from the 13th to the 17th of May. During the innovation week, several satellite events with various themes are being organized at Swedish universities on the 13th and 14th of May, most of them in hybrid format.

• 2024-05-08

  Words from senior management: All these meetings...

  The next board meeting is coming up soon. As usual, we compile a report for the board with the latest updates. One thing hits me.

  Since the last meeting, we have had three ministers visiting our university or planning to visit us, we have welcomed an astronaut, 2,500 upper-secondary school pupils, met with the Ministry of Education and Research, organised one of Sweden’s largest job fairs and, of course, many other exciting activities as well. In short, we have had a lot of meetings. But what is the purpose of all these meetings?

• 2024-05-08

  International research workshop on polymers

  Researchers from several European countries gathered for a two-day workshop at Karlstad University. The general theme was research on polymers and their application for organic solar cells and energy storage.

  – There are several purposes behind the workshop, says Jan van Stam, Professor of Physical Chemistry. We want to learn from other experts, expand our networks and make new contacts, as well as putting Karlstad University on the map in this field of research. We who organised the workshop are part of the research group SOLA at Karlstad University, and it includes researchers from materials physics, computational materials research and physical chemistry. SOLA is also part of the faculty’s focus area Materials Research.