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2023-06-30

Quality of care crucial for the well-being of older people

A new generation of researchers is now stepping out to promote dignity in the care of older people. After three years, the EU project Innovatedignity, in which the University of Borås is one of...

2023-05-16

The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences believes in smart textiles

Smart textiles that can monitor the wearer's health and be used in the home have great potential to benefit society. This is the conclusion made by the Royal Swedish Academy of...

2022-11-23

New professor wants the focus to be on the patient

Elisabeth Lindberg is a new Professor of Caring Science at the University of Borås. "It's a role I take on with great humility, and I hope and intend to make a difference.”

Teenager lying awake in her bed, in the middle of the night.

2022-06-07

Many adolescents sleep too little – new doctoral thesis shows the way forward

Adolescents who sleep too little want involved parents who help them with security, routines, and structure. In her doctoral thesis, Malin Jakobsson, Doctor of Philosophy in...

2022-04-27

The professor who is happiest after a long ambulance shift

When Christer Axelsson signed up to become a firefighter, he didn't know that half the job involved driving an ambulance. It turned out to be a happy surprise – 40 years later he is still workin...

2022-04-01

Honorary Doctor Kathleen Galvin to give a public lecture

How are older people to lead a good life replete with wellbeing and be welcomed to a form of care that is characterised by human dignity and human sensitivity? These are questions that have engage...

2022-03-29

From reluctant doctoral student to professor

Thinking about his future profession during his school years, it was work as a forester that most appealed to Magnus Andersson Hagiwara. However, his experience of military service led him to the discovery of...

2022-03-21

The professional soldier who became a professor

Anders Jonsson was one of the first officers in Sweden to take paternity leave. Today, he is Professor of Prehospital Emergency Care. But perhaps that never would have happened if he hadn't taken parental...

2022-03-11

Her journey to a professorship began with an evening course in sociology

What makes us want to work past retirement age and how do we achieve a more equal work life? These are questions that Marita Flisbäck, Professor of Sociology at the University of...

2022-03-09

Hello Visiting Professor Maria Jiménez Herrera!

Maria Jiménez Herrera is a visiting professor at the Faculty of Caring Science, Work Life and Social Welfare and is based at Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Spain. Maria recently visited the University of...

2022-02-08

Kathleen Galvin is named new honorary doctor: "International pioneer"

Kathleen Galvin, Professor of Nursing Practice at the University of Brighton, UK, will be honoured for her efforts to strengthen and develop research and education in the field of...

2022-01-28

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Lindex invests in Spacerpad

Lindex is investing in Spacerpad, the sustainable menstrual sanitary pad developed by researchers at the Swedish School of Textiles at the University of Borås. This innovation is now leaving the world of academia and moving...

2021-11-29

How to promote a good life and working life in the care of older people

Involve the staff and the older people themselves in developing the care of older people, and support first-line managers. These are some of the results of a four-year research...

Portrait om Lamprini Xiarchi and illustrated statistics: 75 percent of NHS staff are women. 33 percent in senior positions are women. A woman is looking at a sign with the text "nursing" , thinking it's a female occupation.

2021-06-01

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Film highlights gender roles in healthcare

Fewer men than women choose to study to be nurses, but men often end up in better paid and higher positions in healthcare. Why is this? Lamprini Xiarchi, a doctoral student at the University of Borås, has worke...

A young African woman holding a menstrual pad.

2021-05-05

Period poverty in focus on international awareness day

Access to products for menstrual hygiene management is an issue of dignity and health – and is a luxury that up to one billion women lack. On the other hand, disposable pads made from plastic...

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