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Have you ever wondered if there is a way to heal bones without having to take bone from another part of the body? A new doctoral thesis from the University of Borås presents exciting advancements in this ar...

Akram Zamani has previously been recognised for her pioneering research in the development of innovative materials based on food waste. As a newly appointed profess...

What should be done with all the wood and plastic waste? This has been investigated by Supriyanto, a doctoral student in the research area Resource Recovery at the University of Borås....

Imagine a handbag or a steering wheel upholstered in leather – but made of artificial leather made from fungal biomass grown from food waste. In a new researc...

Phosphorus is a necessary nutrient required for all life. However, it is only found in limited quantities in nature. In a new doctoral thesis at the University of Borås, bioch...

The construction and logistics industry are two sectors where new legal requirements for sustainable development are high on the agenda, together with their need to be...

Päivi Ylitervo is a newly appointed Associate Professor (Docent) of Resource Recovery and Director of Studies for the doctoral programme in the same field. On 6 December, she will give a public lectur...

When Amir Mahboubi Soufiani came to the University of Borås as a master’s student he discovered the world of biotechnology and its significance in shaping a sustaina...

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 ...

Several researchers from the university are included in a prestigious international ranking of the world’s most cited researchers. The list was created by researchers at Stanford University ...

In a research project at the Swedish School of Textiles at the University of Borås, wet spinning of fungal cell wall material has shown promising results. In the project, fungi were grown on bread waste to produce textile fibe...

For five weeks in May-June, the University of Borås has hosted Professor Mukesh Kumar Awasthi from the College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest AF University, Taicheng, C...

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...

For four weeks, the University of Borås has hosted Professor Thallada Bhaskar from a research institute in northern India, the Materials Resource Efficiency Division at CSIR-...

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...