Textile Design

Alumnus of the Year 2020 - Hanna Claesdotter

From the Design Technician Programme at the Swedish School of Textiles directly to her dream job and a fast international career. Hanna Claesdotter is Alumnus of the Year 2020 - and thanks the university for much of her success.

The Roles of School Libraries in Changing Landscapes

The project aims at publishing a research-based book on the roles of school libraries in changing political and pedagogical landscapes. It will provide an analysis of the area of school libraries and will be based on a decade of Swedish and international research on the pedagogical roles of school libraries in relation to information literacies and reading promotion.

Energy saving at the university

Due to the current energy situation, the government has tasked all authorities with taking measures to save energy.

Novel catalysts for metal catalyzed tar cracking

If metals are used when biomass undergoes gasification, the process can be more effective. For example, it may be possible to get rid of tar at lower temperatures. Tar risks destroying the equipment and reducing efficiency. Abas Mohsenzadeh at the University of Borås will examine how metals affect the process.

Lift closed temporarily

7–18 March, lift 51 in stairwell T5 (the E-building in Balder) is closed for repair.

Quality assurance for education

The quality assurance work for education is part of the quality system at the University of Borås. The purpose of the quality work is to ensure that quality assurance and quality development of the educational processes are done and documented in a systematic way. The premisses are the Higher Education Act, the Higher Education Ordinance and the European Guidelines for Quality Assurance of Education, European Standards and Guidelines (ESG).

Article copies will be delivered digitally

A new system for ordering articles not available in the university library allows article requests to be delivered via email from now on.

University strengthens research on high-performance textile fibres

She works with fibres stronger than steel. After many years working in industry, Maria Persson is returning to the Swedish School of Textiles to research advanced textile structures and teach in the new Master Programme (Two Year) in Technical Textile Innovation this autumn.

Call for research funding: Current challenges in working life

CVS announces two research grants and one planning grant on the theme of: Current challenges in working life.