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. In his thesis, he shows that it is possible to extract significant amounts of valuable substances, which in turn can constitute raw materials for the production of new products, such as fuels and valuable chemicals.

In her doctoral thesis, Lamprini Xiarchi has investigated nurses' experiences of caring for older people in Sweden and Greece. One of the more surprising findings is how gender norms affect care.

Fun and well-functioning teamwork was crucial when Åsa Söderlind chose to apply for the position of Dean of Faculty for the Faculty of Librarianship, Information, Education and IT. After a year as acting Dean of Faculty, she has gotten to know her Faculty and is ready to look ahead.

The Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) has reviewed the quality assurance systems at the University of Borås and the university has received the rating “approved with reservations”. This means that our systems have been approved, but that there are some points that the university should work on further within a two-year period.