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• 2024-12-03

  Karlstad University conducts pilot study on gaming in academia

  – Academia needs to contribute with both research and specialised education in this area, says John Sören Pettersson, professor of information systems at Karlstad Business School.

  Through regional development agreements with Region Värmland, Karlstad University has identified a number of so-called “smart specialisations”, among them video games. 

  – The challenge for the smart specialisation of video games and gamification in Värmland, which is the basis of the pilot study, is limited cooperation between industry and academia, says John Sören Pettersson. As a university, we need to contribute with artistic and scientific expertise in both research and specialised education.

• 2024-12-03

  Cellulose conference gathers researchers from all over the world

  The conference Cellulose Workshop, an international workshop focused on cellulose research, has been organised for the eleventh time. The 11th Workshop on Cellulose, Regenerated Cellulose, and Cellulose Derivatives gathered participants from 10 countries to learn about the latest research findings in the field.

  – I had the pleasure of organising the 11th Cellulose Workshop at Karlstad University. It was a success thanks to our excellent keynote speakers, presenters, participants, sponsors and organisers, says Björn Sjöstrand, Docent in Chemical engineering. I would especially like to mention Professor Ulf Germgård, who initiated the workshop over 20 years ago. Since then, it has been held more or less every other year with Karlstad University and Umeå University as organisers.

• 2024-12-03

  Kau Science Week on Instagram

  Kauresearch is the university’s Instagram account dedicated to research information. For the second year in a row, the themed week Kau Science Week is held at the same time as the Nobel Week.

  Kau Science Week is mainly featured on the Kauresearch account. A post will be published every day throughout the week, drawing attention to researchers and research at Karlstad University. The posts will be accompanied by stories and hashtags for further reading or listening. In addition, the university’s main accounts on Facebook, Instagram och LinkedIn will highlight parts of the content. This year’s themes include classical vocal studies, digitalisation in school, allergy, housework, cyber security, service innovation and digital infrastructure. 

• 2024-12-02

  Quality enhancing efforts continue in the budget for 2025

  The university board approved the budget for 2025 at the board meeting 27 November. The forward-looking investments in Eunice, doctoral students and associate senior lecturers, which are financed through the university’s agency capital, will continue. The rest of the budget is planned to be balanced.

  The university’s finances are affected by various factors in society, the external environment and sometimes also by challenges within the organisation. In terms of electricity prices, inflation and the consumer price index, the situation is somewhat less concerning than a year ago. At the same time, the government’s budget proposal earlier this autumn did not include any new, major investments in the higher education sector. 

• 2024-12-02

  Words from our senior management: Why do we need an IT council?

  As of this year, the university’s former IT purchase council (”it-beställarrådet”, IT-BR) has moved towards a broader and more strategic mission under a new name, the IT Council. The council is a key part of the university’s work in planning and prioritising IT-related investments, from development projects to long-term system administration.

  The following is within the purview of the IT Council:

• 2024-11-28

  Researcher releases a new Curriculum at COP29

  The devastating impacts of climate change are unfolding in both infrastructural loses and rising eco-anxiety among young people. KAU climate scientist Avit Bhowmik released a new curriculum with the Long Game team at COP29 in Ajerbaijan to trigger rapid action and also lessen eco-anxiety at schools.

  The devastating impacts of climate change are unfolding, not only in physical and infrastructural losses and damages, but also in increasing eco-anxiety and trauma, particularly in young people. A majority of young people in the world are suffering from eco-anxiety and think that their feelings about climate change are ignored and often dismissed.