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The University of Borås
Research that makes a difference
DiVA
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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Research Portal
Explore the research at the University of Borås in the research portal.
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Projects
See the latest projects at the university and search among new and old projects.
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Publications
DiVA is a publication database that contains publications from the University of Borås.
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Existential perspectives on contemporary societal challenges
The project aims to establish an interdisciplinary research environment where scholars from the humanities and social sciences come together around existential perspectives on contemporary soc...
JuTech™ - Jute-Load-Carrier
The objective of this pre-study is to assess the feasibility of developing highperformance, fully bio-based jute composite materials for automotive interior structural applications.
Reactive modification of recycled polymers
Synthetic textiles are made from the same polymers as the plastic in PET bottles and transparent foil. They differ primarily in their molecular weight. By compounding the polymer together with chain extenders, ...
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News
2026-06-09
How are new research fields established and who decides what knowledge counts as legitimate? A new doctoral thesis at the University of Borås studies how sust...
2026-05-04
A new research study at the University of Borås shows that mixed, coloured polyester waste can be given a homogen new colour without the use of either water or chemica...
2026-04-27
In the University’s labs, it is not only researchers and students at work – companies and other organisations are also given the opportunity to develop and test new materials an...
17 –19 August
Monday
08:00–17:00
The Document Academy (DOCAM) is a global, interdisciplinary research community focused on documentation and documents in all forms. The 2026 annual meeting is hosted by the Swedish School of Library and ...
19 August
Wednesday
14:00–14:30
The doctoral student Helga Halldórsdóttir will give notification of the date of her upcoming doctoral thesis defence in a “spikning” event, or the posting of a doctoral thesis, which is a traditional event in ...