Welfare techniques - Robotisation and digitization in welfare

Literature study / knowledge overview of current welfare techniques (focus on robotization and digitization) in health, care and school

Advanced textile technology: new warp knitting machine in university lab

2025-01-23

Interesting technology and big industry – now the labs at the Swedish School of Textiles have been kitted out with a new warp knitting machine. The university's textile labs are unique in their

Fashion students highlight craftsmanship at Copenhagen Fashion Week

2025-01-20

At this year's Copenhagen Fashion Week, 15 students from year 2 at the Bachelor's programme in Fashion Design at the Swedish School of Textiles are showcasing their creations as a tribute to

MuseIT enters its final stretch – inclusion and culture for all

2025-01-27

Since 2022, the prestigious EU-funded project MuseIT, aimed at widening access to cultural experiences, has been developing technology and concepts as well as influencing decision-makers and

Recycled concrete aggregates as a backfill for underground power cables

The aim of the project is to repurpose crushed concrete aggregates for infrastructure application such as the backfilling around electrical transmission cables from windmills.

Recycled textile as a secondary raw material for the furniture industry

This project will adress the specific needs and challenges of the furniture industry in regard to use of secondary raw materials. the aim is to demonstrate the possibility to use secondary raw

Senior research in cooperation

The project is a part of the university’s strategic research cooperation with the University of Skövde. The project is anchored in the research area The Human Perspective in Care.

Is heart rate an equally accurate marker of stress as salivary cortisol?

There is evidence that an accelerated heart rate is linked to increased illness. In ambulance personnel there appears to be an increased post-traumatic risk. Previous studies of stress related to

Increased profitability of biogas production from waste through new substrates and optimized substrate utilization

The biogas industry has during long time struggled with poor profitability, where critical bottlenecks are limited substrate supply and suboptimal substrate utilization. The problem is complex

Agneta Prytz-Folkes & Gösta Folkes stiftelse