About the Academic Ceremony

af Ekenstam, who teaches design at the Swedish School of Textiles. The design features elements from a ... symbol of their new position. Tradition also calls for the new professors to each hold an inaugural lecture

They review the university's internal environmental work

2024-11-06

implement sustainable processes, identifying areas for improvement and most importantly listening to employees ... possible deviations, i.e. deficiencies, and areas for improvement.” Is it a difficult role?  “Yes, a little

OCulUs - Orchestrating and Scaling Circular Ecosystems in Used Clothing Industry

OCulUs aims to create understanding of the development of multi-stakeholder circular clothing ... unique strength to OCulUs by creating impact pathways for the research results or both practice and policy

The by-product lignin can play a key role in new sustainable materials

2025-05-02

Lignin, a by-product of the forest industry, can be used to produce sustainable materials ... material? “There are many unexplored possibilities for lignin. By chemically modifying lignin, it is possible

Detecting ads embedded in native content

2020-11-13

native advertising, which seamlessly integrates the design and functionality of the platform on which it appears ... How the eye tracking was done The experiment was designed to investigate the extent to which consumers identify

Prestigious awards for doctoral student

2022-04-14

Jan Tepe, a doctoral student at the Department of Design, was given two awards at the IFFTI-conference at ... need for practice-based research that investigates the artistic potential of digital technology for body-related

New work environment goals for the university

2022-01-12

university decided to adopt new work environment goals for the period of 2022–2024. The new goals are a development ... development of the previous work environment goals; new for this period will be an increased focus on the students'

New process for digital printing on textiles now ready for the industry

2022-11-01

A new process for digital printing on textiles, developed within a research project at the University ... Borås, can now be an important part of the solution for the textile industry to deal with the enormous consumption

Those nominated for the Pedagogical Prize

2022-02-18

Nominations for teachers or teaching teams for the university's Pedagogical Prize have now been made

University-wide Christmas event for all employees

2022-11-16

arranged their own individual Christmas lunches for their employees, but now instead we will enjoy a ... Controller Thomas Johansson, who is responsible for the programme for the day.   RSVP no later than 21 November