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Currently, it is estimated that only one percent of world’s textile waste is recycled into new textiles. Now these conditions can be improved, thanks to a new research project coordin...

As our population is getting older and healthcare demands continue to rise, it’s crucial to find efficient and easy-to-use rehabilitation methods. By combining textile innovation and neuromusc...

A new generation of concrete elements with much less environmental impact than those currently used is being developed in a research project at the University of Borås. In these concrete ...

It has now been announced who will be honoured with the title of Honorary Doctor: Former Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson, entrepreneur and investor Staffan Hillberg, and Professor Xianyi Zeng of ENSAIT, Uni...

Professor Amit Rawal, from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, will be the twenty-ninth holder of the professorship. This honour means that he w...

Most of those transported to hospital in ambulances are not seriously injured. At the same time, a quarter of all seriously injured patients are considered to be a low priority by the ambulance s...

Personalised marketing, or customised marketing, is one of the most controversial methods used by digital marketers today, but few studies focus on companies’ ethical stanc...

Assessing how seriously injured a person is, involves weighing up lots of different parameters fast. If healthcare professionals could get support making fast-paced, life-critical decisions f...

The research on sustainable menstrual protection has received two early Christmas presents: the Spacerpad Lilibet is ready for sale, and new funding from Vinnova ensures the contin...

“It is clear that society has failed in our environmental communication in some way. Today's advanced technology provides us with extensive information about the critical situat...

The University of Borås is proud to announce that Amin Omrani and Jerker Kryander are the recipients of the 2023 Alumnus of the Year award.

For 20 years now, the University of Borås has conducted research, innovation, and education in Resource Recovery and Sustainable Development. Purposeful, significant steps forward ...

The first five students of the Erasmus Mundus ME3+ programme have successfully completed their Master's studies at the University of Borås and are ready to take on the challeng...

To celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations between Sweden and India the Swedish embassy in India wanted to tribute the mutual interest in sustainable fashion. The Swedish School of Textiles a...

A total of 25 students from four countries have attended a one-week bootcamp at the Swedish School of Textiles at the University of Borås. The focus has been on innovative smart textiles and entrepreneurship. The ...