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2022-12-16

Fashion-New doctoral thesis questioning form-defining systems of dress

In what ways are the artistic expression of textile-form affected by processes of interdependent form-giving and surface-crafting? This question is approached through practice-led...

2022-12-16

Historical investment in doctoral education in Library and Information Science

The Swedish Research Council has now granted funds for a doctoral programme in Library and Information Science to be coordinated by the University of Borås. This will mean a...

2022-12-14

Fungi a promising step for process industries towards a circular economy

A major challenge for process industries is to switch over from a linear economy, where various residual products arise at the end of the chain, to a circular economy. Here, refini...

2022-11-25

Collaboration based on a shared vision of internationalisation

Rachma Wikandari is a former student and doctoral researcher at the university who is from Indonesia. We met up with her when she made a quick visit to Borås and asked her about her time her...

2022-11-23

New professor wants the focus to be on the patient

Elisabeth Lindberg is a new Professor of Caring Science at the University of Borås. "It's a role I take on with great humility, and I hope and intend to make a difference.”

2022-11-22

Provide support – or don’t? This is the research question in a new project on preschool language development

Is it enough for children to spend time in a stimulating environment where people are talking and reading, or can even more structured support i...

2022-11-07

Sprightly 50-year-old put Borås on the higher education map

On 10 November, the Swedish School of Library and Information Science celebrates its 50th anniversary. In 1972, five years before the University of Borås was founded, the Swedish School of...

2022-11-01

New process for digital printing on textiles now ready for the industry

A new process for digital printing on textiles, developed within a research project at the University of Borås, can now be an important part of the solution for the textile industry...

2022-10-28

French-Swedish research conference puts Borås on the map

Last week, researchers from France and Sweden gathered at the Textile Fashion Center for two days of lectures and discussions, networking and tackling this year's theme, Textiles – Designing the...

2022-10-18

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Swedish Textile Machine Expo – a new hub for sustainable textile production

Last week, the Swedish School of Textiles launched a new hub for sustainable textile production – the Swedish Textile Machine Expo.

2022-10-18

New research: How Swedish hemp can become a technical textile

Swedish hemp could replace fibreglass insulation or oil-based textiles in cars. “By using industrial hemp, we can actually earn money for something that would otherwise be thrown away, and...

2022-10-12

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Science all week – see all the pictures from Researchers’ Friday

During the science festival ForskarFredag, or Researchers’ Friday in English, students from all over Sweden met a researcher from the University of Borås, and unsuspecting customers at ICA...

2022-10-10

New study examines consumers' thoughts and values regarding the collection of personal data

The market for collecting personal information online is growing and people can have different reactions to this. For companies and businesses that do not take...

2022-10-04

Skills development to meet the needs of the textile industry

Last spring, a new research project was launched – DigiSmartTech. The project is a European collaboration between academia and industry to innovate textile education using digital technologies.

2022-09-30

Inclusive IT systems to open up the world of culture to those with disabilities

Equality, democratisation, and social inclusion: those are the goals of the EU project MuseIT. In the project, new technology and methods will facilitate and enable access t...

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