Doctoral degree conferment ceremony 2023

Honorary doctorate recipients

Berit Lindahl (Promotor), honorary doctors Anne Ludvigson and Eglė Ganda Bogdanienė, Mats Tinnsten (Vice-Chancellor), Hanna Landin (Chair of the Artistic Research and Education Board) and Eva Gustafsson (Chair of the Research and Education Board). Photo: Anna Sigge

Anne Ludvigson, Honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Textiles and Fashion
Read the news article This is how we make the change to a sustainable textile industry

Eglė Ganda Bogdanienė, Honorary Artistic Doctor in Textiles and Fashion
Read the news article She emphasises synergies between science, technology, and art

Appointing an honorary doctor is an expression of the university's appreciation for an individual's very distinguished contributions to the university.

Doctoral degree recipients

Ulrika Centerwall, Berit Lindahl (Promotor), Pieta Eklund, Gülru Bulkan, Malin Jakobsson, May Kahoush, Elisa Tattersall Wallin, Maria Claesson, Syed Rahmat Ullah Shah, Riikka Mari Talman, Wivica Kauppi, Agnes Olander, Catarina Eriksson and Sara Harper. Photografer: Anna Sigge

 

Agnes Olander, Doctor of Philosophy in Caring Science
Thesis title: When life suddenly takes a turn. To understand,manage and identify the seriousness of the onset of sepsis

Catarina Eriksson, Doctor of Philosophy in Library and Information Science
Thesis title: The children's library takes shape: an analytical study of the period 1945–2018

Elisa Tattersall Wallin, Doctor of Philosophy in Library and Information Science
Thesis title: Sound reading: Exploring and conceptualising
audiobook practices among young adults

Gülru Bulkan, Doctor of Philosophy in Resource Recovery – Industrial Biotechnology
Thesis title: Fungi-Based Biorefinery: Valorization of industrial residuals and techno-economic evaluation

Malin Jakobsson, Doctor of Philosophy in Caring Science
Thesis title: I want to sleep, but I can't": Adolescents’ perspective on factors that impede and promote their sleep

Maria Claesson, Doctor of Philosophy in Caring Science
Thesis title: Registered nurses’ leadership of the care to older persons in community home care. Leading in a space between closeness and distance

May Kahoush*, Doctor of Philosophy in Textile Material Technology
Thesis title: Eco-Technologies for Immobilizing Redox Enzymes
on Conductive Textiles, for Sustainable Development

Pieta Eklund, Doctor of Philosophy in Library and Information Science
Thesis title: Academic librarianship in flux: The dynamics of negotiating professional jurisdiction

Riikka Mari Talman, Doctor of Philosophy in Fine Arts in Design, Specialisation in Textile Design
Thesis title: Designing for changeability in textiles

Sara Harper, Doctor of Philosophy in Textile Management
Thesis title: Supply network configuration for small-series apparel production in high-cost contexts: Opportunities and challenges from selected EU countries

Syed Rahmat Ullah Shah, Doctor of Philosophy in Library and Information Science
Thesis title: Sustainable Competence Development of Librarians in Pakistan

Ulrika Centerwall, Doctor of Philosophy in Library and Information Science
Thesis title: Claiming space and making a difference: a study of the school librarian practices that enable successful school libraries

Wivica Kauppi, Doctor of Philosophy in Caring Science
Thesis title: A battle against the uncontrollable at the limit of existence. The breathless patient in need of ambulance care

*Received doctoral degree in 2019.