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2021-09-21

Exchange students from Makerere University welcomed to the University of Borås

Last week, new exchange students from the East African School of Library and Information Science (EASLIS) at Makerere University in Uganda were welcomed to the University of...

2021-09-02

New research on privacy management in private Facebook groups

What happens if a future employer reads your old posts on Facebook? A new study sheds light on how members of a private Facebook group relate to the risks involved in posting under their own...

2021-06-21

New research with young people on social media

How do young people use social media to present their identity? That question is addressed in a new doctoral thesis by Amira Sofie Sandin, doctoral student and lecturer in Library and Information Science, w...

2021-04-15

Open lectures during Academic Week

During the last week of April, we will celebrate new professors, doctorate recipients, and honorary doctors at the University of Borås. You are welcome to take part in the lectures, which are open to the public, and...

2020-12-02

University researchers highly ranked

Researchers Johan Herlitz, Mohammad Taherzadeh, and Björn Hammarfelt have been included in a prestigious ranking of the world's most influential researchers. The list, drawn up by researchers at Stanford University, ...

2020-11-13

Expertise in library and information science in high demand

From EU ethical guiding principles for driverless mobility to privacy in public libraries, Veronica Johansson and Maria Lindh, Senior Lecturers at the Swedish School of Library and Information...

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18 October

Monday 14:30 16:00

Higher seminar of LIS:"On returning to Borås"

"On returning to Borås" In his talk, Wout Dillen will present some of his past research and teaching experiences in Digital Humanities, and explain how they gradually moved from Literary Studies to more...

25 October

Monday 12:30 14:00

Research group meeting: Knowledge infrastructures (KIR)

Welcome to a research group meeting on the theme of popular science and scientific communication! On this occasion, we will discuss how to use different forms of media channels to communicate about...

25 October

Monday 14:30 16:00 Seminarium

Higher seminars of LIS: ”Performing Search: Search Engines and Mobile Devices in the Everyday Life of Young People”

Cecilia Andersson (Lunds university) presents doctoral thesis: ”Performing Search: Search Engines and Mobile Devices in the Everyday Life...

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