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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...

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...

When Professor Lena Hedén delivers her inaugural lecture on 7 May, her starting point will be the same as it has been throughout her professional career:...

When Robert Quinn describes himself, he does so with a clarity that is both straightforward and sincere. “I am a lawyer by training, a human rights advocate by conviction...

When Dan Åkesson looked up at the starry sky in his teens, it was physics and astronomy that attracted him the most. But during his technical upper-secondary education, he became interested in chemistry. This ...

Ola Svensson’s fascination with fish began as a child at home, gazing at the aquarium. This interest grew into a lifelong curiosity about how evolutionary processes shape life in our ecos...

In the village of Seglora, south of Borås, lies a multi-generational home where new professor Anita Pettersson lights the evening fire in the small wood stove in the evenings. She g...

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...

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 ...