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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.
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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.
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2026-11-06
The first doctoral students in the new TexAI research environment are now in place. They will conduct research into different parts of the textile value chain, focusing on areas including AI, design, data, and textile management. One of the doctoral students is also the first to be admitted to the University of Borås’ new doctoral education in information systems.
2026-10-28
The University of Borås has been awarded funding through Mistra Environmental Research Leaders, a national initiative designed to strengthen the environmental research of the future. Over the next six years, researchers at the university will develop knowledge and methods in a new project to support the transformation of the textile industry through sustainable fibres and AI-based tools.
2026-10-26
Finding novels set during a particular historical period may become easier in the future. A new doctoral thesis from the University of Borås shows that AI can be used to identify when the events of a novel take place. A relatively simple AI method performed better in the experiments than the more advanced methods included in the study.
2026-10-07
How is research used when agricultural policy is formulated? This has been investigated in a new doctoral thesis at the Swedish School of Library and Information Science. Doctoral student Rui José António has traced the path of agricultural research from researchers and universities to its use in agricultural policy documents – with a focus on countries in Africa.
2026-09-28
How can products become more resource-efficient throughout their entire life cycle? This is what Ann Vellesalu has examined in her doctoral thesis in textile management. The thesis focuses on workwear.
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.
