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2024-08-09
- An important criterion for selecting development projects for the project is that they must be collaboration projects involving several different stakeholders, says Mikael Johnson,Senior Lecturer in Business Administration at Karlstad Business School. What is the aim of the project? – The aim of the research project Innovation and Service Design is to create, advance and test new and established methods, tools and working methods based on service logic and which are ad
2024-08-09
- An important criterion for selecting development projects for the project is that they must be collaboration projects involving several different stakeholders, says Mikael Johnson,Senior Lecturer in Business Administration at Karlstad Business School. What is the aim of the project? – The aim of the research project Innovation and Service Design is to create, advance and test new and established methods, tools and working methods based on service logic and which are ad
2024-08-09
Vinnova, Formas and the Swedish Energy Agency say yes to funding for SustainGov, where Samhällsnytta at Karlstad University is one of the partners. The decision means that SustainGov is granted around SEK 11 million in government funding per year for running the programme, which is intended to help the public sector do the right things. – It is important for Karlstad University that we get to be a part of this long-term and strategic initiative, says Johan Quist, Managin
2024-08-09
Vinnova, Formas and the Swedish Energy Agency say yes to funding for SustainGov, where Samhällsnytta at Karlstad University is one of the partners. The decision means that SustainGov is granted around SEK 11 million in government funding per year for running the programme, which is intended to help the public sector do the right things. – It is important for Karlstad University that we get to be a part of this long-term and strategic initiative, says Johan Quist, Managin
2024-08-08
Muhammad Ovais Ahmad, associate professor in Computer Science, was presented with Best Paper Award at the 2024 International Conference on Technologies & Organization for his work, "Symbiotic Nexus between Social Sustainability and Large-Scale Agility in Nordic Technology Enterprises." The conference was held in Paris on 27 June 2024. SQuaD Group at Department of Computer Science conducted the research as part of NODLA project, in collaboration with three Swedish ICT
2024-08-08
Muhammad Ovais Ahmad, associate professor in Computer Science, was presented with Best Paper Award at the 2024 International Conference on Technologies & Organization for his work, "Symbiotic Nexus between Social Sustainability and Large-Scale Agility in Nordic Technology Enterprises." The conference was held in Paris on 27 June 2024. SQuaD Group at Department of Computer Science conducted the research as part of NODLA project, in collaboration with three Swedish ICT
2024-08-07
What applies in an agreement with a digital influencer and how honest are people in surveys that then guide how companies act? These were two of the questions during the School of Business Day at Karlstad University. Cecilia Tisell, Director General of the Swedish Consumer Agency, and lawyer Emy Gustavsson lectured on the complex jungle that today’s digital consumers are exposed to.
2024-08-07
What applies in an agreement with a digital influencer and how honest are people in surveys that then guide how companies act? These were two of the questions during the School of Business Day at Karlstad University. Cecilia Tisell, Director General of the Swedish Consumer Agency, and lawyer Emy Gustavsson lectured on the complex jungle that today’s digital consumers are exposed to.
2024-08-05
A fiercely passionate suicide prevention activist becomes Karlstad University’s alumnus of the year in 2021. Marie Niljung, an entrepreneur with a mission to change attitudes around mental health and save lives, will receive the award at a ceremony later this fall.
2024-08-05
A fiercely passionate suicide prevention activist becomes Karlstad University’s alumnus of the year in 2021. Marie Niljung, an entrepreneur with a mission to change attitudes around mental health and save lives, will receive the award at a ceremony later this fall.
2024-07-30
A group of exchange students who were here 1999-2000, have continued to stay in touch and meet regularly. This summer, they returned and revisited Karlstad University. – On the weekend of July 27-28, we met again at Karlstad University, a group of international students who studied here in 1999 and 2000, says Lukasz Ingielewicz, who organized the reunion.
2024-07-30
A group of exchange students who were here 1999-2000, have continued to stay in touch and meet regularly. This summer, they returned and revisited Karlstad University. – On the weekend of July 27-28, we met again at Karlstad University, a group of international students who studied here in 1999 and 2000, says Lukasz Ingielewicz, who organized the reunion.
2024-07-09

Protect athletes from burnout

News » 2024-07-09
During the upcoming Olympic Games, athletes from all over the world gather after years of preparation to perform their lifetime results. However, burnout among athletes is a growing problem, not least at the elite level. A new article by three researchers clarifies the causes of this, consequences, and how to prevent burnout. Several studies have shown that burnout appears when an athlete feels physically tired and emotionally drained by their training and competing.
2024-07-09

Protect athletes from burnout

News » 2024-07-09
During the upcoming Olympic Games, athletes from all over the world gather after years of preparation to perform their lifetime results. However, burnout among athletes is a growing problem, not least at the elite level. A new article by three researchers clarifies the causes of this, consequences, and how to prevent burnout. Several studies have shown that burnout appears when an athlete feels physically tired and emotionally drained by their training and competing.
2024-06-25
The ICA Journalism Studies Division Book Award has been awarded to Henrik Örnebring and Michael Karlsson, both professors of media and communication science at Karlstad University, for their book “Journalistic Autonomy: The Genealogy of a Concept.” Additionally, their article titled “Recoding Journalism: Establishing Normative Dimensions for a Twenty-First Century News Media” has achieved success and received The Bob Franklin Journal Article Award.
2024-06-20
- The research on behavioral changes and innovation within the Service Research Center (CTF) has a clear relevance in our society, says Per Kristensson, director of CTF at Karlstad University. This year's Service Innovation Day attracted just under 200 visitors to Karlstad.