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• 2024-11-20

  Strong interest as conference highlights women in cybersecurity

  On November 7-8, Karlstad University hosted the inaugural Security Divas Sweden, a national conference focusing on cybersecurity and information security that aims to spotlight women in these fields. The event was organized by Karlstad University in collaboration with the Compare Foundation.

  The conference welcomed eleven female role models who shared key insights on topics such as information influence, data protection and current perspectives on cybersecurity. Among the speakers were Kau alumna and Telia's Head of Security Malin Fransen Kronberg, as well as representatives from Volvo, the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) and the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency, as well as researchers in cybersecurity.

• 2024-11-15

  New research project looks at young girls’ experiences of homelessness

  A new three-year research project at Karlstad University highlights young girls’ experiences of homelessness.

  "By examining their perspectives on living conditions, belonging and what home means, we aim to create new knowledge that can contribute to better supportive interventions for this vulnerable and often forgotten group," says researcher Maria Moberg Stephenson at Karlstad University.

  The study comprises individuals aged 15–24 who identify as girls and who, before the age of 18, are or have been homeless, without their parents. Through participant observation, various visual methods and interviews, the researchers will explore their everyday living environments and experiences of homelessness, focusing on how factors such as gender, class, ethnicity, sexuality and age affect their situation.

• 2024-11-12

  6G-PATH PROJECT ON IVA'S 100 LIST

  The project 6G-PATH (6G-Pilots and Trials Through Europe), in which the departments of computer science and nursing at Karlstad University participate, has been included on this year’s IVA 100 List. The project aims to develop solutions for the healthcare education sector through advanced communication technology.

  "Being on the 100 List shows that our research project has the potential to create tangible societal change and that transdisciplinary research brings together the best of both worlds. It’s wonderful that the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) is recognizing a project that explores how remote healthcare staff can participate and play vital roles in critical situations through the aid of technology.

• 2024-11-11

  SEK 40 million to Kau researchers

  During the autumn, several research funding foundations announce their decisions. So far, nine applications from researchers at Karlstad University have been granted a total of close to SEK 40.5 million.

  The Swedish Research Council, which is Sweden’s largest governmental research funding body, has granted educational science research funds to the project “Skolgång, utvecklingsvägar och skolerfarenheter för elever med neuropsykiatriska funktionsnedsättningar”. Lead researcher of the project is Åsa Olsson, docent in educational work at the Department of Educational Studies. The project has been granted funding of SEK 5,895,000.

• 2024-11-08

  Honoured for research in fundamental separation science

  Professor of Analytical Chemistry Torgny Fornstedt received the J. F. K. Huber Lecture Award at the International Symposium on Chromatography (ISC 2024) in Liverpool in October. The award was given for ‘highly recognised contributions to the fundamental understanding of adsorption chromatography’.

  ‘This distinction means a great deal to me, as J. F. K. Huber was involved in launching chromatography research in analytical chemistry at Uppsala University, my alma mater’, said Fornstedt. 

• 2024-11-08

  Lifelong learning key to a meaningful and motivating life

  – We want to show that learning is fun and that there are many ways to acquire new knowledge, says John Johansson at Karlstad Business School.

  John Johansson, lecturer in business administration, why is lifelong learning important?

  – The new technological innovations and increased complexity that we’re seeing today will require us to learn and relearn. Artificial intelligence (AI) is one example of this, which will require learning over time. Lifelong learning is also a way to create a meaningful life – learning and being able to explore with new knowledge is perceived by many as meaningful and motivating.