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Half Swedish, half another nationality? How do young people identify themselves today? This is now highlighted by a study within the research project "The Whole School: School and social service-ba...

Recently, the conference Dialogical Bodies was held at the Swedish School of Textiles at the University of Borås. It was an interactive conference focusing on artistic research.

Juliana Aristéia de Lima, researcher at RISE and a new Associate Professor of Polymer Technology at the University of Borås, wants to connect the research groups in polymer te...

His main research area was initially automation and data analysis, but later he became interested in artificial intelligence. Now he wants to promote sustainability and digitalisation i...

His keen interest in technology and flair for business took him on an amazing journey among the greats of the business world. In recent years, he has been focusing on get...

Ingvar Carlsson has been appointed Honorary Doctor of Library and Information Science at the University of Borås. He is as forthright and determined today as when he held the post of P...

David Eriksson was the student who had a knack for learning but didn't quite fit in at school. After graduating from high school, he absolutely didn't want to pursue further studies and instead wor...

A Nordic interregional collaboration is now commencing to demonstrate how workwear companies can prepare, and adapt their global value chains to the upcoming EU regulations on circular economy.

Can a body be a chair, a road sign, or perhaps an ice cream? Faseeh Saleem has recently completed his PhD studies and in his research, he challenges conventional desig...

Smart textiles have the potential to revolutionise healthcare. In his doctoral thesis in textile technology, Emanuel Gunnarsson presents unique solutions to the bottleneck that has long inhibited the market.

As of 13 March, the university will only fly the Swedish flag at the public defences of doctoral theses. This decision was made because previously, flying the flags of other nations has aroused s...

The new Stelec project, funded by the EIC Pathfinder funding programme, enables basic research in textile technology. These include major technological breakthroughs in three ...

By utilizing fatty acids from organic waste, we can reduce the dependence on fossil carbon sources like methanol and ethanol. Tuğba Sapmaz Wikström’s doctoral thesis in biotechnology contribu...

In November, researchers from around the world will gather at the Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås, to share the latest findings in textile material technology wit...

Sawmills generate large amounts of by-products that are today considered to have a low value. Through a new process, these by-products can become a valuable raw material for sustainable fish feed. The Swedis...