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DiVA (Digitala Vetenskapliga Arkivet, the Digital Academic Archive) is the university's publication repository. It serves to make the university's publications accessible and as a tool in evaluations. Because of this it's important that all publications and artistic outputs are registered in DiVA.
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DiVA is a publication database that contains publications from the University of Borås.
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Swedish Electricity
The project “Swedish Electricity: Knowledge and Communication on Preparedness, Nationalism and Information Manipulation” is an interdisciplinary investigation into how the electricity system and arguments about the energy transition ...
Training in Disaster Medical Preparedness and Civil Defence – Anaesthesia and Perioperative Care
The project will examine the presence of training in disaster medical preparedness and civil defence among healthcare personnel, in order to equip them to r...
Nordic Climate Dilemmas
How can the climate crisis be understood and taught in a Nordic context where nature, Indigenous knowledge, and security policy intersect? This project develops theological and religious education perspectives on climate change t...
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2026-03-23
Water is one of our most valuable resources. Yet removing all the substances found in wastewater – such as nitrogen, phosphorus and organic acids – is both costly and...
2026-03-13
Robert Quinn, founder of Scholars at Risk, has been named Honorary Doctor in Library and Information Science at the University of Borås. His work has been of vital ...
2026-02-04
Plant-based food as an alternative to meat is high on the agenda today, and mycoprotein (fungal protein) in particular has come into focus in recent years. A new doctoral th...
30 March
Monday
14:00–15:30
Typografi, grafisk form och konstruktionen av vetenskaplighet – Kristina Lundblad Kristina Lundblad, Associate Professor in book history at Lund ...
27 April
Monday
14:00–16:00
In this final seminar Hanna Hallnäs will discuss her ongoing doctoral work titled Frihetens förbannelse: Svenska lärosätesbibliotekens institutionella identitet och legitimitet. Commentator: Olof Hallonsten, ...