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Is it possible to create textiles from old bread? This was something that Akram Zamani, Associate Professor of Resource Recovery at the University of Borås, sought to investigate. The research project, which has been...

The growing mountain of clothing waste must be dealt with – and urgently. Researchers, policy makers, businesses and industry, and society are now coming together to solve the chal...

The question of creating a car-free campus is again under discussion. Last autumn, representatives from university leadership, the Student Union, the City of Borås, and campu...

In what ways are the artistic expression of textile-form affected by processes of interdependent form-giving and surface-crafting? This question is approached through practice-led ar...

The Swedish Research Council has now granted funds for a doctoral programme in Library and Information Science to be coordinated by the University of Borås. This will mean a ...

A major challenge for process industries is to switch over from a linear economy, where various residual products arise at the end of the chain, to a circular economy. Here, refini...

Rachma Wikandari is a former student and doctoral researcher at the university who is from Indonesia. We met up with her when she made a quick visit to Borås and asked her about her time her...

Elisabeth Lindberg is a new Professor of Caring Science at the University of Borås. "It's a role I take on with great humility, and I hope and intend to make a difference.”

Is it enough for children to spend time in a stimulating environment where people are talking and reading, or can even more structured support i...