Research that makes a difference
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Research that makes a difference
DiVA
DiVA (Digitala Vetenskapliga Arkivet, the Digital Academic Archive) is the university's publication repository. It serves to make the university's publications accessible and as a tool in evaluations. Because of this it's important that all publications and artistic outputs are registered in DiVA.
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Research Portal
Explore the research at the University of Borås in the research portal.
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Projects
See the latest projects at the university and search among new and old projects.
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Research on digitalisation
At the University of Borås, we research the possibilities and consequences of digitalisation for individuals, business and industry, the public sector, and society at large.
Publications
DiVA is a publication database that contains publications from the University of Borås.
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The streetlight effect affects us all
Data and classification of it are common parts of human life, so also in academia. This project investigates how data is produced and selected within academia, namely data on scholarly publications and their authors.
Designing and Living with Organisms (DLO)
Designing and Living with Organisms (DLO) involved the Centre for Information Technology and Architecture (CITA) at the Royal Danish Academy and the Smart Textile Design Lab at the Swedish School of Textiles, Un...
Holding Surplus House (HSH)
The aim of this project is to explore built environment through giving form to a household that takes what is at hand – and strives to share a surplus.
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2025-06-10
At first meeting, Svenja Keune's ideas and research in the artistic field might seem far away from being related to traditional textile design. She explores the con...
2025-06-05
A new step towards the future of materials research has been taken at the University of Borås. With the establishment of a new cell culture laboratory, doors are openin...
2025-05-16
Text + Film
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...
27 August
Wednesday
13:00–14:00
Lecturer: Junchun Yu, Associate Professor of Textile Technology Junchun Yu will speak about the most recent developments in ...
27 August
Wednesday
14:00–15:00
Lecturer: Li Guo, Associate Professor of Textile Technology This lecture presents research in textile technology with a focus on textile-based ...