News and events

2021-10-21

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Container crisis: Risk that Christmas presents arrive late

Delayed and more costly Christmas presents for Swedish consumers is one of the consequences of the world’s container crisis. Daniel Ekwall, Professor of Textile Management, explains the situation.

2021-10-20

The university leads the European research network for zero waste

The University of Borås is the node in a new EU project within Resource Recovery. The purpose of the project is to create and promote collaboration and the exchange of knowledge among...

2021-10-05

Smart textiles to help older people deal with long-term pain

Long-term pain is perhaps the single most important factor that reduces quality of life for older people. New technology based on therapeutic smart textiles can make it easier to manage pain....

Collage: rebecca gmoser portrait left/fungus right

2021-09-13

From beer by-products to burger party – how is that possible?

In her doctoral research, Rebecca Gmoser has investigated how fungi can be used to refine residual and waste products. The result is natural pigments and sustainable animal feed and food...

2021-09-02

New research on privacy management in private Facebook groups

What happens if a future employer reads your old posts on Facebook? A new study sheds light on how members of a private Facebook group relate to the risks involved in posting under their own...

2021-06-30

Garments that can help people with deafblindness to perceive the world

A garment that perceives the environment, translates it to a special language, and communicates the information to the user with vibrations: that is the fantastic result of the...

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Calendar

25 October

Monday 12:30 14:00

Research group meeting: Knowledge infrastructures (KIR)

Welcome to a research group meeting on the theme of popular science and scientific communication! On this occasion, we will discuss how to use different forms of media channels to communicate about...

25 October

Monday 14:30 16:00 Seminarium

Higher seminars of LIS: ”Performing Search: Search Engines and Mobile Devices in the Everyday Life of Young People”

Cecilia Andersson (Lunds university) presents doctoral thesis: ”Performing Search: Search Engines and Mobile Devices in the Everyday Life...

1 November