Food processing residues to climate smart food via edible filamentous fungi

This project is to develop resource recovery from food-grade residuals in form of filamentous fungi for food production.

Biobaserade SandwichkomBio-based Sandwich Composites for “Plasma-Jute-e-Box”

The goal of this project is to produce a battery box for electric vehicles. This part will be made of plasma treated jute composite panels with core.

Bioethanol, Bioethylene and Biopolyethylene (bioPE)

There is very little “green” or bio-based polyethylene production produced in the world today, although the demand is very high and ever increasing. The goal is to study, document and remove some of the factors that hinder present Swedish establishment of such industrial enterprises.

Transformation with Teachers about Teaching

The project is a practice-based school development research project (SPD) conducted in collaboration between two rural primary schools and the University of Borås.

Fully-Fair

This doctoral project seeks to understand potential advantages and disadvantages of small scale and localized textile production and use as a alternative to large scale globalized textiles/fashion systems.

The future of e-commerce

Connect Me

The main purpose of the project is to show real examples of new types of user experiences through connected fashion, how brands can generate new forms of revenue sources even after sales, and through analysis and knowledge transfer accelerate the industry's development towards a circular, sustainable industry.

Research ethics in Swedish theses

The project aims to increase knowledge of what research ethics includes and what position ethics is given in the research process.

Supporting information practices of refugees in transition and resettlement – (SpIRiT) project

The study, which is part of a larger program, investigates the information experiences of refugees as they transition and resettle into Swedish communities. The research team is interested in identifying the compelling information issues that refugees face when they transition and resettle, and how they access, use and share information to support their transition and integration into the community.

Brazil-Sweden Waste Recovery 2012

University of Borås together with the City of Borås, Borås Energy & Environment and SP Technical Research Institute collaborate to transfer knowledge and technology in waste management and resource recovery from Sweden to other countries. We´ve teamed up with several countries including Brazil. In this project, we will continue cooperation that hopefully will lead to concrete commercial projects, which among others is to offer commercial courses on sustainable waste management.