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Can textiles that touch the skin relieve long-term pain? This is the core question of the large interdisciplinary research project Touch away the pain, where the University of Borås is one...

How is the fashion industry addressing today’s climate challenges? Keynote Couture shows the way – a garment made from recycled materials, worn by Melati Wijsen, founder of Youthtopia, at the ope...

The project involves a new collaboration between Mötesplats Social Innovation in the operations of Science Park Borås and the Borås Region – Sjuhärad’s Municipal Association. All municipalit...

At the event “Sustainable Textile Fashion by Sweden”, held during Expo 2025 in Osaka, diverse voices from the Swedish and Japanese fashion industries came together to e...

The university's Academic Ceremony was celebrated to trumpet fanfare and warm applause. Alongside the joy of career milestones, academic successes, and awards, several speakers reiterated the im...

Rags and unmanageable textile waste can help with the transition to a fossil-free steel industry. This is the aim of a new innovation project at Science Park Borås, where worn-out textiles will be turned...

With a spectacular fashion show, where the UN guides themselves showed the garments, the new collection of tour guide clothes for the UN headquart...

From January 22 to 24, the National Library of Latvia hosted the kick-off meeting of the project "Empowering Libraries for Reb...

The University of Borås is proud to present Ellen Hodakova Larsson and Mattias Reimer as recipients of the Alumnus of the Year award 2024.

The university's major career event Elevate, which took place on 12–13 November, offered a large turnout of both committed students and exhibitors. The university was filled with life and energy...

The UN organisation International Trade Centre (ITC) has planned a visit, accompanied by 35 delegates from six countries, to Borås and Sweden. The purpose of the visit is to gain ins...

Research is exciting! This autumn, students and residents of Borås have met with the university’s researchers to learn more about everything from genetics and circular concrete to smart ways ...