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From vision statement, goals, and strategies to university operations

2025-11-11

In June, the Governing Board of the University of Borås adopted new goals and strategies for the period of 2026–2030. They will form the basis for the operational plans that will be prepared in

Textile nerves – a new thread in the future of wearable electronics

2025-10-13

What if your clothes could sense, respond, and even help you move? That’s the vision behind the doctoral project on “textile nerves” – conductive fibres designed for electronic and ionotronic

New research examines how digital design tools impact the future of fashion

2025-11-26

A new research project at the Swedish School of Textiles and the University of Gothenburg, funded by the Swedish Research Council, will investigate how generative design tools affect fashion's

How manure can be transformed into animal feed

2025-11-03

A research project within Resource Recovery at the University of Borås explored how valuable substances can be extracted from organic waste – such as animal manure – and how this loop can be

University noted in national sick leave statistics

2025-11-07

A recent article in the magazine Universitetsläraren presents sick leave statistics for 2024 at Sweden's universities and colleges. It states that the University of Borås has the highest sick

The Swedish School of Textiles behind new collaborative collection for UN guides

2026-09-15

The guides at the United Nations headquarters in New York are receiving new accessories, developed by Master's level design students from the Swedish School of Textiles at the University of Borås

ReLoRe

Revolutionizing secondhand fashion retail: Navigating the logistics frontier in re-commerce integration.

The university's new Quality Coordinator – Anja Lund

2026-09-18

From 1 September, the university has a new Quality Coordinator, Anja Lund, who will lead the systematic quality assurance work for the university's educational programmes at all levels. Most

Remake Textile

The objective of the project is to develop innovative solutions for managing the increasing amount of textile waste that municipalities will be responsible for from 2025 onwards. At the same time,

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