Working less can make people healthier – and also more creative and more productive. New research shows that a reduction in working hours can be associated with improved work ability, lower stress levels, and organizational behavioral changes.
Which results would you say are the most important in your research?
– We see strong results regarding health, says Lena Lid Falkman.
Principals play a key role in the development of schools. They lead the work, organize teachers’ professional development, and drive improvement efforts. But what does the professional learning of principals themselves actually look like? Existing research is limited and focuses mainly on principals’ participation in formal training programs.
Principals play a key role in the development of schools. They lead the work, organize teachers’ professional development, and drive improvement efforts. But what does the professional learning of principals themselves actually look like? Existing research is limited and focuses mainly on principals’ participation in formal training programs.
Principals play a key role in the development of schools. They lead the work, organize teachers’ professional development, and drive improvement efforts. But what does the professional learning of principals themselves actually look like? Existing research is limited and focuses mainly on principals’ participation in formal training programs.
Principals play a key role in the development of schools. They lead the work, organize teachers’ professional development, and drive improvement efforts. But what does the professional learning of principals themselves actually look like? Existing research is limited and focuses mainly on principals’ participation in formal training programs.
New research from Karlstad University shows that the effect is particularly noticeable among women who already during pregnancy experience strong anxiety about giving birth.
Expecting a first child can bring both anticipation and worry. Thoughts about pain, loss of control, and the unknown are, for many expectant mothers, a source of stress.
New research from Karlstad University shows that the effect is particularly noticeable among women who already during pregnancy experience strong anxiety about giving birth.
Expecting a first child can bring both anticipation and worry. Thoughts about pain, loss of control, and the unknown are, for many expectant mothers, a source of stress.
New research from Karlstad University shows that the effect is particularly noticeable among women who already during pregnancy experience strong anxiety about giving birth.
Expecting a first child can bring both anticipation and worry. Thoughts about pain, loss of control, and the unknown are, for many expectant mothers, a source of stress.
New research from Karlstad University shows that the effect is particularly noticeable among women who already during pregnancy experience strong anxiety about giving birth.
Expecting a first child can bring both anticipation and worry. Thoughts about pain, loss of control, and the unknown are, for many expectant mothers, a source of stress.
The Swedish Institute has granted funding for an educational package focused on inclusive vocational training for people with disabilities in Ukraine.
– We aim to formalize the collaboration between Karlstad University and NTU, the National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute, says Jesper Haglund, Senior Lecturer in Physics Education. The need to develop inclusive vocational education for people with disabilities has been identified.
The Swedish Institute has granted funding for an educational package focused on inclusive vocational training for people with disabilities in Ukraine.
– We aim to formalize the collaboration between Karlstad University and NTU, the National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute, says Jesper Haglund, Senior Lecturer in Physics Education. The need to develop inclusive vocational education for people with disabilities has been identified.
In the Bruksort 2.0 initiative, Hagfors Municipality, local businesses, and residents collaborated to strengthen attractiveness, mobility, and innovation. The work was based on co‑creation, where residents’ shared stories about the future were used to formulate future visions.
In the Bruksort 2.0 initiative, Hagfors Municipality, local businesses, and residents collaborated to strengthen attractiveness, mobility, and innovation. The work was based on co‑creation, where residents’ shared stories about the future were used to formulate future visions.
Can a dollar billionaire reshape the Swedish pharmacy market and push medicine prices down by opening a charitable pharmacy? This is the central question in a new legal study by Nick Dimitrievski, Senior Lecturer in Tax Law at the School of Business, Economics and Law.
Dimitrievski has examined how medicine prices are set in Sweden.
Can a dollar billionaire reshape the Swedish pharmacy market and push medicine prices down by opening a charitable pharmacy? This is the central question in a new legal study by Nick Dimitrievski, Senior Lecturer in Tax Law at the School of Business, Economics and Law.
Dimitrievski has examined how medicine prices are set in Sweden.
Global power dynamics are shifting, and the lines on the world’s maps are beginning to move. Thomas Blom, professor of human geography at Karlstad University, explains the history of borders, the factors that shape them, and how power, identity, and geography are intertwined.
How is a geographical border defined?
– A geographical border is usually defined as a boundary separating one area from another, says Thomas Blom. But geographers rarely see borders as just lines.
Our society has to change. This will require reducing emissions and energy consumption, but also tools to address challenges such as an ageing population and population decline. The conditions for this transition vary from place to place.
Our society has to change. This will require reducing emissions and energy consumption, but also tools to address challenges such as an ageing population and population decline. The conditions for this transition vary from place to place.
