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2023-05-25

The human being is put at the center of digital systems for decision support

Technical support systems capable of making complex decisions are on the rise, but so far they have mainly been developed with an emphasis on the capacity of machines to make...

2023-05-16

The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences believes in smart textiles

Smart textiles that can monitor the wearer's health and be used in the home have great potential to benefit society. This is the conclusion made by the Royal Swedish Academy of...

2023-05-15

Textile industry joins forces in Borås for circular transformation

Innovation, collaboration, and… patience! The international conference “Leading the Transition to a Circular Textile & Fashion Industry” set the agenda for the continued journey towards ...

2023-05-09

Academic Ceremony – see the photos from this year's event

On Friday, the university celebrated its Academic Ceremony with pomp and circumstance!

2023-04-21

Still at the top in climate ranking

The climate students' (In Swedish Klimatstudenterna) annual ranking has arrived, and the University of Borås is in third place.

2023-04-19

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Functional textiles – an alternative to antibiotics

Tuser Biswas conducts research that aims to develop modern medical textiles that are good for both the environment and human health. Textiles with antimicrobial properties could reduce the use of...

2023-04-18

New research group with a focus on language and literature didactics in educational work

With the research group Language and Literature Didactics (or SPLITT for its Swedish name, Språk- och Litteraturdidaktik), the University of Borås brings together...

2023-04-13

She emphasises synergies between science, technology, and art

Ever since she became involved in the European network ARcInTexETN, textile artist Eglė Ganda Bogdanienė has played an important role in the university's internationalisation in the field of...

2023-04-12

This is how we make the change to a sustainable textile industry

We must move away from the mentality of seeing clothes as disposable and we must increase the skills within the textile industry – that is what the recently appointed honorary doctor Anne...

2023-03-28

Highly respectable first runner-up award for Elisa Tattersall Wallin

Elisa Tattersall Wallin, Senior Lecturer at the Swedish School of Library and Information Science, was first runner-up for the iSchools prestigious “Doctoral Dissertation Award” in her...

2023-03-09

Carbon dioxide becomes a raw material in a large EU project

Sawmills generate large amounts of by-products that are today considered to have a low value. Through a new process, these residual materials can become raw materials for valuable bio products,...

2023-03-06

Research on fungi behind technology for new sustainable meat substitute

The university's successful research on fungi has now reached another milestone. A company will now use the findings to produce a completely new meat alternative. The hope is to see...

2023-03-03

Waste must be reduced – household waste now to be studied in detail

Food waste is a big problem, both in Sweden and in other countries. But what are we actually throwing away and why? A new research project at the University of Borås, Sweden, gets to th...

2023-02-28

The university is stepping up to provide Sweden with confidence in the future

The 2022 Annual Report is here and when the year has been summed up, it is clear that the University of Borås is a high-profile and very strong university that contributes to...

2023-02-24

Honorary doctors celebrated for efforts in textile research and education

Anne Ludvigson, Chair of the Board of TEKO, and Eglė Ganda Bogdanienė, Professor at the Vilnius Academy of Arts, have been named honorary doctors for their contributions to resear...

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