Izabell gets the tools to tackle environmental impacts of the textile industry

Entrepreneurship, which I also studied at the University of Borås, and this education gave me a good foundation ... This is a new Master’s programme at the University of Borås. What do you learn in it? I have now, almost

Future circular business models: Designing systems for large-scale repair of clothing

In collaboration with Chalmers University of Technology and two Swedish companies, the project aims to ... challenges of large-scale clothing repair. The overarching goal is to extend the lifespan of garments and

Science audited: the use of performance indicators on academic research, practices and effects

The purpose of this project is to analyse the effects of the governance of academic research through

Pretreatment technologies for biological treatment of materials that are difficult to degrade

The project is a study of thermal and chemical pretreatment of substances/substrates which are difficult

Alternative food markets: Promoting new modes of food provisioning and consumption

The overall aim of this project is to provide in-depth knowledge regarding how alternative food markets

The making of the reading citizen. Public debate and policy 1945-2017

political discourse, reading – and especially the reading of fiction – is regarded as something inherently positive ... become an important political tool in the ambition of making citizens more productive, democratic and able

Prolonging the Use of Clothing through Digital Storytelling in Social Media

The purpose of the research is that an emotionally durable relationship could be realized through storytelling ... ‘automatic buying’. The goal is to prolong the use of clothing through researcher-participant collaboration

The pedagogical potential of wonder for supporting students’ engagement and learning in science.

The aim ... aim of this project is to contribute with knowledge about the role of wonder in different science practices ... pedagogical potential of including wonder to engage students in school science.

Sustainable Fungal Textiles: A novel approach for reuse of food waste

shortage of cotton and the environmental concerns of petrochemical based textiles, e.g. release of micro-plastics ... for re-using bread waste for production of a new generation of sustainable textiles as a replacement for

The professor: the University of Borås has great potential to influence the textile industry globally

2025-09-10

arrive early in the morning at the Swedish School of Textiles, you may spot a fast and energetic Vincent ... wallet. Reducing the waste of the world's resources for the good of all of us is something he is passionate