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Lauree Tilton-Weaver

2013-05-13

Well-meant but misleading advice to parents

Parents of teenagers are often given the advice to keep a check on their children – ask what they are doing, where they are, and who they are with – and to steer them away from deviant peers in order to avoid problems. And when parents find out their children are with problematic peers, interrupt the friendships. But it is not as straightforward as it sounds. This kind of advice may in fact have the opposite effect, says Lauree Tilton-Weaver, a psychology researcher at Örebro University, writing in the journal Developmental Psychology. Read more

2013-03-29

Roots and fungi important for long-term forest carbon storage

New research from among others Örebro University published today in Science indicates that plant roots and root-associated fungi play a much more important role for long-term carbon storage in forest soils than previously believed. Read more

2013-02-18

Örebro University host to new WHO centre for safety promotion

Örebro University is joining the World Health Organisation's (WHO) network for injury prevention and safety promotion. A collaboration agreement has been signed under which the university will offer communities, on a national as well as international level, advice and assistance in the field of injury prevention and safety promotion. Read more

2012-12-21

Honorary Professor in Sofia

On 11 December, Professor Ivan Kalaykov of Örebro University, Sweden, was made Honorary Professor of the Technical University in Sofia, Bulgaria. Ivan Kalaykov has been professor of computer science, specialising in automatic control systems, at Örebro since 2004. He worked at the university in Sofia between 1974 and 1997 and has maintained contact ever since. Read more

2012-12-10

Dance boosts young girls mental health

Young girls can dance their way to better mental health. Symptoms like depression, stress, fatigue, and headaches are alleviated with regular dancing. This is shown in a study run by Anna Duberg, a physical therapist at Örebro University Hospital and a doctoral candidate at Örebro University in Sweden. Read more

2012-10-23

Leading environmental chemists convening in Örebro

The Stockholm Convention is a global treaty for reducing the use of persistent organic pollutants. In order for the treaty to have an effect however, constant and extensive environmental monitoring is required. On 24-25 October, researchers and experts within the field will assemble at Örebro University, Sweden to discuss the current situation, challenges and possible advancements of the analytical methods applied. Participating in the symposium are representatives from a number of universities and research institutes, as well as from the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP. Read more

Achim Lilienthal

2012-10-22

Success for Örebro University’s robotics researchers

Örebro University, Sweden, is one of ten universities worldwide that are given access to an advanced robotic platform from the Canadian company Clearpath Robotics. More than 150 universities submitted proposals for the grant program PartnerBot, introduced Read more

2012-09-14

Top marks for legal science at Örebro University

Örebro University's legal science programme on the master's level is among the best in the country according to a new quality evaluation report from the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education (HSV). The same report declares the law programme at Örebro University to be of a high quality. Read more

Magnus Lodefalk

2012-09-04

Foreign-born workers a boost for international trade

A new study, published in the Swedish journal Ekonomisk Debatt today, shows that businesses can increase their international trade and competitiveness by employing foreign-born workers. Read more

2012-06-08

Global Swede award to Örebro student

Angela Chambers from the USA, and a student at Örebro University, has received the award Global Swede. She was recently presented with the award by the Minister for Foreign Trade Ewa Björling at a ceremony in Stockholm. Read more