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Rolf Appelkvist
Technology-Loving Psychologist Specialising in Education
Rolf Appelkvist chose to focus on education during his years at the psychology programme. He has now been at the University of Borås for twenty years, and received several teaching awards. He is now leaving his prefect role at the School of Trade and IT. »
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Tomas Brandberg
A chemistry teacher who is the link between high school and university
An average day for Tomas Brandberg is split in two parts. He shuttles back and forth between Bäckängsgymnasiet (a high school) and the University of Borås. Tomas Brandberg is a chemistry teacher and the link between high school and university. »
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Håkan Torstensson
Textile profile
Håkan Torstensson, born in Ulricehamn and Assistant Dean of the School of Textiles (THS) at the University of Borås, can tend a forest and play two-row accordion. But his spare time is spent on accounting. – Next year I turn 65, so I don’t know if I believe any future career. »
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Anders Frenander
The professor who fears no challenges
During the spring of 2011, Anders Frenander was given the opportunity to teach in the USA. Changing his work environment from Borås to Minnesota was a major transition. His time in the USA would prove to be a challenge, both socially and professionally. »
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Petter Schönborg
A lot of responsibility behind the stage at the university
Petter Schönborg heads up the central administration at the University of Borås. Not only is he the boss of over 100 people, and thereby has great responsibility, but he is also a link between the university board and its entire administration. »
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Sándor Darányi
He is passionate about the digital preservation
New technology and ancient history. Cultural heritage and computers. Sándor Darányi’s interests cover a multitude of areas. He was recently made Professor of Library and Information Sciences and probably has the longest commute of all employees at the university: Budapest to Borås. »
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Lotta Dalheim Englund
The prefect who wanted to save the world
When she was young Lotta Dalheim Englund took up work in healthcare, aspiring to save the world. Three decades later, her career has zigzagged her up to prefect at the School of Health Sciences. As a leader, her motto is clear: cooperation is what matters most. »
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Lars-Erik Olsson
The Boss Who Is a Leadership Expert
Lars-Erik Olsson seems to have been involved in the development of the university for a long time. Still, he became prefect at the School of Education and Behavioural Sciences as late as in the spring of 2010. Since then he has experienced success in many forms. »
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Lisbeth Svengren Holm
“It is a hard nut to crack,” Lisbeth Svengren Holm, the University’s first professor of Fashion Management, admits. She hopes to be able to break old consumption patterns. »
Sustainable fashion must stay fashionable
She wants to see both economic growth and decreased consumption.“It is a hard nut to crack,” Lisbeth Svengren Holm, the University’s first professor of Fashion Management, admits. She hopes to be able to break old consumption patterns. »
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Hannes Göbel
The Computer Nerd with InnoVISIONS
His forefathers are glassblowers from Belgium. He himself is a computer nerd, who has spent his entire professional life in IT, with the world as his workplace. Until now. Since a year and a half back, Hannes Göbel is the head of InnovationLab at the University of Borås. »
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Roland Andersson
New Chairman Looking Forward to Challenge
Endless societal commitment still characterizes Roland Andersson after a long political career in city and region. He is the new chairman at the University of Borås since May 1st, but no newcomer to the situation. “No, I have been a member of boards spanning every single rector that the university has had,” he says and smiles with contentment. »
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Britt-Marie Halldén
Focusing on Fertility, Responsibility and Relations
Coincidence brought Britt-Marie Halldén into the field of nursing – where she has stayed. She recently defended her dissertation about teenage abortions, a subject that moves teenagers as well as midwifes and parents. »
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Jan Nolin
From One World to Another
First he did research on the ozone layer and got engaged in climate issues and environmental policy at the EU-level. Then he was awakened to how researchers communicate their research. One thing led to another and Jan Nolin switched focus from the real world to the Internet and the cyber world. It is no exaggeration to say that he, as a recently appointed professor, has a diverse and exciting background. »
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Anneli Schwartz
Proud Head of School Looks Back
Under the supervision of Anneli Schwartz, the staff at the School of Education has created a solid foundation for research. That is something she is very proud of, but she admits that it has been a busy tenure, the one she now leaves behind. »
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Gunilla E Magnusson
Entrepreneur With a Lot Going On
Gunilla E Magnusson wants things to happen, both privately and professionally. She describes herself as an ‘initiator’ and can name many projects, large and small, that have come under way thanks to her drive and passion. Communication and dialogue have been pivotal parts of all her assignments. »
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Lars G. Strömberg
The Innovative Historian
As a youngster he absolutely did not want to become a teacher. Instead he wandered around the woods and kept inventory of ancient relics, worked for the bailiff and was a student counselor. Later Lars G. Strömberg became a teacher, albeit a university teacher. »
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Hans Sarv
Innovative Logistics Professor Broadens Views
”I will enjoy trying to establish the systemic thinking in courses and research at the University of Borås.” So says Hans Sarv, recently appointed professor of logistics at the School of Engineering. He wants to participate in the effort to make the School a veritable melting pot of knowledge. »
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Ruth Nalumaga
Ruth from Uganda studies female parliamentarians
Ruth Nalumaga’s eyes were opened to women’s issues when her thesis was to be rounded off. She then chose to study female Ugandan parliamentarians. She is happy about that now, as she travels back to Kampala with the finished thesis in her trunk and a great urge to continue studying women and power. »
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Lisbeth Åberg-Bengtsson
A Professor to Count on
With a gleam in her eye she reveals that she belonged to the last of those who enrolled on the public school teacher programme in Sweden. Today, Lisbeth Åberg-Bengtsson is a recently installed professor of educational work at the School of Education at the University of Borås. »
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Rikard Lindgren
Sweden's youngest professor
In his teen years Rikard Lindgren was a very promising forward for Björklöven ice hockey team in Umeå. Despite that he decided to go all in for continued studies after high school. In January of this year he became a Professor of Information Science at IDA, the School of Business and Informatics at the University of Borås. »
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Catta Torhell
She Created the Model for the LLR
The first thing that Catta Torhell had to deal with as the new head of Library and Learning Resources was oversight of the organization. That oversight lay the foundation for a new approach at Library and Learning Resources, LLR. At the same time it was the set-up with an environment focused on the individual’s learning that made her leave the university city Lund. »
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Monica Hammarnäs
Heart for the University of Borås
She made sure that Borås got its preschool teacher programme back, she put the School of Education on the map and she founded the Philosophy Café. Meet Monica Hammarnäs - an energetic, upbeat and strong person, who is not least an innovator. »
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Fredrik Ståhl
The Man of Steel* on the Lookout for Genes
*(a play on words; Ståhl is the Swedish word for steel). Rat genes, the universe and a blossoming desert. Those are some of his dearest issues. Meet the University’s own Man of Steel, senior lecturer Fredrik Ståhl at the School of Health and Caring Sciences. »
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Karin M. Ekström
“There is so much American literature in consumer behaviour, but no Nordic book,” says Karin M. Ekström. That is why she is working on a Nordic book on the subject. Meet the University’s new professor of marketing. »
Clear as Glass as Professor Gets to Work at the University
She has established a national interdisciplinary center of consumption research, and set up a Nordic database on the subject.“There is so much American literature in consumer behaviour, but no Nordic book,” says Karin M. Ekström. That is why she is working on a Nordic book on the subject. Meet the University’s new professor of marketing. »
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Lars Seldén
Research and teaching go hand in hand
Lars Seldén is the University’s first unpaid senior lecturer in library and information sciences. He has a long career of research behind him, but teaching has always had a special place in his heart. –I am very happy to be part of the teaching here. »
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Dag Henriksson
Received an Award for His Commitment
There is nothing like seeing students grow, helping them acquire knowledge and security. So says Dag Henriksson, a teacher at the School of Engineering, who last autumun was awarded the University’s educational award for his commitment for education in science, especially chemistry. »
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Elena Maceviciute
A professor with wide range
She has worked at the Universities of Vilnius, Moscow and Liverpool as well as at the National Library in Lithuania and at UNESCO. Her spare time is spent doing translations of authors like Conan Doyle and Patricia Cornwell. Meet Elena Maceviciute, the new professor at the School of Library and Information Sciences. »
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Susanne Edström
She United Multiple Wills in Smart Textiles
The University’s investment in smart textiles has become a successful concept. The interest in the intelligent fabrics of the future, from businesses, investors and the media, is great. Meet the prominent figure behind the winning project – project coordinator Susanne Edström. »
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Malin and Christine
The Research Unites Them
The Research Unites Them Despite having diverse interests Malin Sundström and Christine Lundberg consider themselves quite alike. That is why they found each other a few years ago at the School of Business and Informatics (IDA), where they both work as teachers. »
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Last updated: 2011-03-22
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