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  • 2024-03-28

    Crisis communication with an “invisible” population

    People who own or have access to a holiday home are called “the invisible population” because they can be difficult to reach in the event of a crisis. Geomedia researchers at Karlstad University emphasise the importance of increasing the knowledge regarding how crisis communication from authorities needs to reach temporary populations.

    Holiday homes are a significant part of Swedish tourism. There are approximately 660,000 holiday homes in Sweden, and about half of the population have access to one – either by owning one or using one that is owned by family or friends.

  • 2024-03-27

    Global interest in research on paradigm shift in the auditing industry

    Big changes and new technology lead to expectations. Johan Lorentzon and Lazarus Fotoh at Karlstad Business School have examined how the expectation gap in the audit industry affects change. Their research has been praised internationally.

    What is your article “Audit Digitalization and Its Consequences on the Audit Expectation Gap: A Critical Perspective” about?

  • 2024-03-27

    Words from senior management: Our journey with generative AI

    My post in January 2023 was about the launch of ChatGPT which attracted a lot of attention when it premiered a few months earlier. I was asking for a dialogue about how artificial intelligence that generates content and data can be applied in our organisation. Now a year later, our journey with generative AI has begun.

    A clear sign of this are our guidelines for teachers and students with the aim of encouraging and supporting responsible and effective use of generative AI. Another sign is the launch of Microsoft Copilot, a risk and vulnerability assessed tool, which is freely available to everyone at our university. The library now offers drop-in support for students, and is testing and evaluating various generative AI tools.

  • 2024-03-27

    Prestigious Grant awarded to researcher at Karlstad University

    Stephen De Lisle, a biology researcher at Karlstad University, is one of the four recipients of the Swedish Foundations Starting Grant (SFSG), an initiative coordinated by seven research financiers to support outstanding researchers at Swedish academic institutions. His new research project aims to uncover how the evolution of sexes has influenced the diversity we observe today.

    Grants from SFSG are targeted towards exceptional young researchers at Swedish academic institutions who have received top marks on their application to the European Research Council (ERC), but have not received funding due to ERC's limited budget. The grant awarded to Stephen De Lisle at Karlstad University marks the first such grant to a researcher at any of the newer universities.

  • 2024-03-27

    University flies its flag at half-mast

    On Wednesday, March 27, Karlstad University flies its flag at half-mast in honor of former colleague Kjell Härenstam, former professor of religious studies with a focus on didactics. In 2014, he received, together with colleague Marc Katz, Karlstad University's medal of honor for his commitment to the university's development of collaborations in Varanasi and Dharamsala, India.

  • 2024-03-15

    New AI tool for students

    Students at Karlstad University now have access to the AI tool Microsoft Copilot.

    With Copilot, you can utilize a chat function to assist with various tasks, including generating text and images, analyzing data, summarizing documents, writing code, and much more. However, be aware of certain limitations in today’s AI models. Therefore, have a critical approach towards generated information. Use the AI service sensibly, but do not use it for information related to:

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