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Jump to main contentWe are the first higher education institution ever to design and develop a new collection of guide clothing for the headquarters of the United Nations (UN).
See the collectionThe collection has been created collaboratively by around twenty BFA and MFA students in Textile and Fashion Design at the Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås.
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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.
2025-04-24
AI is changing the whole of society – it is becoming crucial to understand how technology can be designed and implemented so that it creates added value for those affected. This challenge is the focus of Jonas Sjöström, new professor of informatics at the University of Borås. "I think about the meaning of technology from the perspective of several different stakeholders," he said.
2025-04-23
Working with cancer patients can be daunting for many, but Maria Brovall has dedicated her professional life to it: first as a nurse, then as a researcher, where she worked with others to develop digital tools for patients being treated for breast cancer. “I want my research to make a difference.”
2025-04-17
As a newly installed professor of sociology, he is looking forward to developing the research environment at the interdisciplinary Faculty of Caring Science, Work Life and Social Welfare. “That different traditions and environments meet one another is very beneficial,” said Mattias Bengtsson, who also believes that existential meaning should be a given part of social science analysis.
2025-04-16
Akram Zamani has previously been recognised for her pioneering research in the development of innovative materials based on food waste. As a newly appointed professor, she is now looking forward to continuing to make socially beneficial contributions in the same area. “I am now full of new thoughts and ideas, and as a researcher you have to constantly look ahead.”
2025-04-14
She is passionate about vulnerable people and about making a difference in society through her research. Pernilla Liedgren is now being installed as Professor of Social Work, a new subject at the University of Borås. "It's an honour and will be very exciting," she said.
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.
