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Apply by 15 January 2025We strive for excellence in our research and our educational programmes. As a university with renowned research infrastructure and laboratories, the University of Borås is the place for you to deepen your knowledge of sustainability, resource recovery, textiles, informatics, and more.
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The Swedish School of Library and Information Science is Sweden’s most extensive research environment in the subject and conducts research and education with a strong professional connection and international character. Our researchers take on the digital challenges of our time, mostly from the perspectives of the humanities and social sciences.
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With a strong regional anchoring and based on national and international needs, the university conducts research with a focus on Business and IT in the subjects of business administration, informatics, and computer science. Our research is characterised by close collaboration with the business sector and a high proportion of externally funded projects.
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At the University of Borås, we conduct research that leads to solutions that change society for the better. Our research within the area the Human Perspective in Care focuses on the patient and the caregiver. We focus also on patients’ loved ones, students of Caring Science and their learning, and the leadership and organisation of healthcare.
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One of the prerequisites for developing a social and sustainable society is high quality education, from pre-school and primary school to vocational training and higher education.
Educational Work deals with issues of relevance to society in general and education in particular. This area covers pedagogical, general didactic, and subject-based teaching and learning issues. The purpose is to contribute knowledge that better allows us to understand the obstacles that may hinder us from taking advantage of the full potential of education, as well as knowledge in how such obstacles may be overcome and how to develop alternative possibilities.
Our planet faces major climate threats; many of them because we do not take care of the earth’s resources. The Swedish Centre for Resource Recovery (SCRR) is a multidisciplinary research environment that conducts world-leading research, education, and innovation. We improve and develop new methods and processes for material recycling and for refining waste and residual products into energy, materials, feed, and food.
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The area focuses on the subjects of design, textile technology and engineering, and textile management. We conduct research on customised clothing production, circular fashion, the relationship between the body, materials, and movement, as well as dyeing textiles without water, as examples. The researchers at the Swedish School of Textiles address many exciting societal challenges.
2024-11-21
With a focus on energy systems, a research project is now underway at the Swedish School of Library and Information Science at the University of Borås in collaboration with Halmstad University. The goal is to investigate more closely how research itself contributes to a sustainable transition in the energy sector.
2024-11-13
The UN organisation International Trade Centre (ITC) has planned a visit, accompanied by 35 delegates from six countries, to Borås and Sweden. The purpose of the visit is to gain inspiration and learn from the Swedish ecosystem for the textile and fashion industry, as well as to create opportunities for new collaborations, both in research and the business sector. The delegation is coming here because we are pioneers in sustainable and circular textiles.
2024-11-11
It was when Amir Mahboubi Soufiani came to the University of Borås as a master’s student that he discovered the world of biotechnology and its significance in shaping a sustainable society. Today, he and his research colleagues are developing new methods to transform what we ordinary people call waste, but which they see as valuable resources that can be converted into biofuels, bioplastics, food, and feed – to ensure a sustainable future.
2024-11-08
Research is exciting! This autumn, students and residents of Borås have met with the university’s researchers to learn more about everything from genetics and circular concrete to smart ways of dyeing textiles and new materials for the automotive industry.
2024-10-23
On 3–4 December, the international conference SOLWE 2024 will be held at the University of Borås. The purpose of the conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners with a focus on collaboration on issues related to sustainable governance, management, and organisation in welfare.
At the University of Borås, we cultivate learning, knowledge, and innovation of high quality in an international setting and with significant social relevance. We work together here to impact the future.
