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She is passionate about vulnerable people and about making a difference in society through her research. Pernilla Liedgren is now being installed as Professor of ...

When the little goatling learned his numbers, he counted all his animal friends, and they are at first absolutely frightened. Is it dangerous to be count...

A new research project aims to redefine the boundaries of textile design by exploring connections between textiles, insects, and indigenous knowledge. Can this approach...

The University of Borås and TEKO, the Swedish trade and employers’ association for companies working in the textile and fashion industry, through the Swedish Textil...

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 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 D...

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”....

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...