2023-04-21 Still at the top in climate ranking The climate students' (In Swedish Klimatstudenterna) annual ranking has arrived, and the University of Borås is in third place.
2023-04-19 Text + Film Functional textiles – an alternative to antibiotics Tuser Biswas conducts research that aims to develop modern medical textiles that are good for both the environment and human health. Textiles with antimicrobial properties could reduce the use of...
2023-04-18 New research group with a focus on language and literature didactics in educational work With the research group Language and Literature Didactics (or SPLITT for its Swedish name, Språk- och Litteraturdidaktik), the University of Borås brings together...
2023-04-13 She emphasises synergies between science, technology, and art Ever since she became involved in the European network ArcInTexETN, textile artist Eglė Ganda Bogdanienė has played an important role in the university's internationalisation in the field of...
2023-04-12 This is how we make the change to a sustainable textile industry We must move away from the mentality of seeing clothes as disposable and we must increase the skills within the textile industry – that is what the recently appointed honorary doctor Anne...
2023-03-28 Highly respectable first runner-up award for Elisa Tattersall Wallin Elisa Tattersall Wallin, Senior Lecturer at the Swedish School of Library and Information Science, was first runner-up for the iSchools prestigious “Doctoral Dissertation Award” in her...
2023-03-09 Carbon dioxide becomes a raw material in a large EU project Sawmills generate large amounts of by-products that are today considered to have a low value. Through a new process, these residual materials can become raw materials for valuable bio products,...
2023-03-06 Research on fungi behind technology for new sustainable meat substitute The university's successful research on fungi has now reached another milestone. A company will now use the findings to produce a completely new meat alternative. The hope is to see...
2023-03-03 Waste must be reduced – household waste now to be studied in detail Food waste is a big problem, both in Sweden and in other countries. But what are we actually throwing away and why? A new research project at the University of Borås, Sweden, gets to th...
2023-02-28 The university is stepping up to provide Sweden with confidence in the future The 2022 Annual Report is here and when the year has been summed up, it is clear that the University of Borås is a high-profile and very strong university that contributes to...
2023-02-24 Honorary doctors celebrated for efforts in textile research and education Anne Ludvigson, Chair of the Board of TEKO, and Eglė Ganda Bogdanienė, Professor at the Vilnius Academy of Arts, have been named honorary doctors for their contributions to resear...
2023-02-13 Ski poles, lightweight battery boxes for electric cars, and recycled textiles as reinforcement are the focus of new research projects Could polymer composites be the solution to a lighter and more environmentally friendly battery box for electric cars, ...
2023-02-09 Expert assignment to reduce unnecessary food waste in Brazilian street markets Much of the food waste generated at street markets in Brazil is thrown away unnecessarily. Through a collaboration between Sweden and Brazil, projects have been ongoing since...
2023-02-07 Text + Film Food waste + fungi = unique material Is it possible to create textiles from old bread? This was something that Akram Zamani, Associate Professor of Resource Recovery at the University of Borås, sought to investigate. The research project, which has been...
2023-02-03 Multi-stakeholder meeting in Delhi to solve urgent textile waste problem The growing mountain of clothing waste must be dealt with – and urgently. Researchers, policy makers, businesses and industry, and society are now coming together to solve the...