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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...

2022-09-26

Inclusion based on people's needs and the opportunities afforded by technology to be highlighted in new research centre

The university is launching a new research centre, INCLUDE, for research on inclusion and accessibility. This idea came about in...

2022-08-31

How misinformation about wind power spreads

There is a climate crisis, it is an election year, and many people are keen to set the agenda in media debates when it comes to sustainable energy. What is the role of Google’s search engine and other digital...

2022-04-06

The professor who looks wide-eyed at the world

It started with a job in a bookstore and an introductory course in literary studies. Today, Ola Pilerot is Professor of Library and Information Science, with a strong commitment to making sure research is o...

Pieta Eklund in the university's library.

2022-03-15

The librarian – a support in the research process

University libraries and librarians can play an increasingly important role in the research process. But supporting researchers is a partly invisible job, which means certain difficulties. This is one of...

2022-03-07

New book on information literacy and the crisis of information

Is better information literacy the solution to conspiracy theories and misinformation? These problems are more complex than that. So says Jutta Haider, at the Swedish School of Library and...

2021-12-10

Silvanus: The new European green deal project launched for wildfire management, forest resilience and climate change

Funded by the EU Horizon 2020 Green Deal programme and coordinated by Università Telematica Pegaso, the SILVANUS project, in which the...

2021-11-26

New research highlights competence development in the library world

What affects and motivates librarians to develop within their profession? This is a question that is raised in a new doctoral dissertation on academic librarians in Pakistan.

2021-11-09

Sustainable development research receives funding

Ecological, social, and economic sustainability is the common denominator for the research projects that are being awarded research grants this year by Sparbanksstiftelsen Sjuhärad.

2021-10-28

Historical investment in a national infrastructure in the humanities

It will now be easier to conduct modern, digitised, and interdisciplinary research in the humanities. The Swedish School of Library and Information Science is one of twelve partners in...

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...

2021-06-21

New research with young people on social media

How do young people use social media to present their identity? That question is addressed in a new doctoral thesis by Amira Sofie Sandin, doctoral student and lecturer in Library and Information Science, w...

2021-04-15

Open lectures during Academic Week

During the last week of April, we will celebrate new professors, doctorate recipients, and honorary doctors at the University of Borås. You are welcome to take part in the lectures, which are open to the public, and...

2021-04-08

They study the role of culture in society

The university's Centre for Cultural Policy Research is working to strengthen its role as the country's leading cultural policy research environment. This centre focuses on many of society's major challenges and...

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