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Leadership development programme for the university’s managers

2022-09-26

The university is now making a major investment in developing its leadership: all managers must participate in a leadership development programme. Those who started this September were the university's head leadership, including Deans of Faculty, the Head of Professional Services, the Director of the Executive Office, the Director of Research and Innovation, the Vice-Chancellor, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, and the Director of HR.

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Last updated: 2023-09-12

Thousands of tonnes of bread are wasted every year – the first quantitative study in Sweden

2021-12-14

Large amounts of bread are wasted every year and are at most used for biogas production. This is a shame, says Pedro Brancoli, who recently received his doctorate at the University of Borås in the research area Resource Recovery. The results of his doctoral project show that bread waste would do more good for the environment and the economy if it were instead transformed into new food and other products.

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Last updated: 2021-12-14

With focus on customers and personnel in an increasingly digital society

2021-02-10

The year was 1998 and Nicklas Salomonson had completed a degree in Business Administration at the University of Borås. Now, as of 2020, he is Professor of Business Administration with a focus on digital retail and still at the University of Borås. Over the years, he has, among other things, become an expert customer misbehaviour, developed the research environment, and at the same time had fun.

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Last updated: 2024-06-19

Eliminating textile waste requires new ways of thinking

2021-02-08

A lot of material is wasted when clothes are produced; reducing this waste requires new ways of thinking. “The system was built up during a time when we thought that the earth's resources were unlimited, which we now know is not true. My model and experimental three-dimensional designs aim to get designers and the industry to move away from the current system,” said Holly McQuillan, who recently defended her doctoral thesis in textile design at the Swedish School of Textiles.

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Last updated: 2024-06-20