News archive 2018
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Second winner of the Excellent Teaching Award 2018
“This is such a great honour”, said Helena Stålnacke when Örebro Student Union surprised her with the award during a lecture. She is the second of two recipients of this year’s Excellent Teaching Award.
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First winner of the Excellent Teaching Award 2018
Örebro Student Union surprised Karl-Magnus Edberg at the School of Hospitality, Culinary Arts and Meal Science in Grythyttan, congratulating him on being one of two teachers to receive this year’s Excellent Teaching Award.
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Researches poverty and ageing – to Oxford in the spring
Owasim Akram combines a long background in poverty research with hands-on experience of helping people out of extreme poverty. The knowledge and skills gained from this work, he will bring with him to Oxford in the spring.
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Economic, religious and social mobility leads to a loosening of honour norms
Honour norms benefit from isolation and segregation. Every twelfth ninth grader lives in a family where violence is used to control and protect the reputation of the family and extended family. These are some of the findings of a new survey of...
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Student consultant a boost for Karin’s research
Karin Hugelius put medical student Khawlah Al-Maliki’s language skills to use to collect data for her research project. “The setup of the student consultant activities at Örebro University ensured a very smooth process,” says Karin.
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Record number of nominations for the Excellent Teaching Award
Engaging, pedagogically skilled and empathic are three characteristics that students highlighted in their nominations for the Excellent Teaching Award. With this year’s 260 nominations, Örebro Student Union has a great deal of work ahead of them, as they...
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Time for Excellent Teaching Award nominations 2018
The Excellent Teaching Award is presented to two teachers each year by Örebro Student Union as commissioned by the Örebro University. The award goes to a teacher who has been particularly competent, pedagogically skilled and knowledgeable – with that...
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Grace’s research bridge between Sweden and Uganda
In the future Grace Turyasingura intends to establish research cooperation between Sweden and her home country Uganda. Her plan is to collect samples from people with different infectious diseases in Uganda and then analyse them with the technology and...
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Örebro researchers studied connection between intestinal bacteria and development of diabetes – method now published
Researchers at Örebro University have, together with a well-known research team in Denmark, developed a method for studying how metabolism in gut bacteria influences our health. Their method has now been published in Nature Protocols.
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Allowing robots to adapt
Already today there are robots in hospitals, schools, shops and in our homes. But for robots to function optimally in their interaction with humans, they have to be able to adapt to changes in their environment. In his doctoral thesis, computer scientist...
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Örebro University School of Business advances on international ranking
Örebro University School of Business has advanced on a ranking of the 1,000 top business schools in the world. “A testimony that our programme is of very high quality,” says Ida Andersson-Norrie, Deputy Head International.
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Minister for Enterprise and Innovation: “Örebro has become one of the hubs in Sweden for AI”
“Amy Loutfi and other researchers are not only important for their research, but also for conveying knowledge of AI further,” says Mikael Damberg, Sweden’s Minister for Enterprise and Innovation.
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Introduction Programme – getting prepared for what’s to come
“The best part about the Introduction Programme was socializing with people from all these different countries and having the opportunity to make new friends,” says Kjell Hope, from Canada, Master’s student in the Chemistry in Environmental Forensics...
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Örebro University once again high on list of world’s best universities
Örebro University is in place 405 when Times Higher Education ranks the world’s best universities – thanks to high quality research and a high degree of citations.
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Culturally competent robots – the future in elderly care
Future robots will assist the elderly while adapting to the culture of the individual they are caring for. The first of this type of robots are now being tested in retirement homes within the scope of "Caresses", an interdisciplinary project where AI...
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Research on healthy ageing attracting international doctoral students
They have arrived – all sixteen researchers in the doctoral programme Newbreed, Örebro University’s strategic initiative on ageing research.
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C-section children run increased risk of developing food allergies – as opposed to very preterm children
Children born by caesarean, or C-section, more often develop food allergies. The opposite applies to very preterm children. This is shown in a study of more than one million children conducted by researchers at Örebro University and Karolinska institutet...
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Fibre can strengthen the intestinal barrier
Similar to patients with Crohn’s disease, elderly people with stomach problems have a intestinal barrier that is not functioning optimally. However, fibre can strengthen the intestinal barrier and thus, counteract gastrointestinal problems. This is shown...
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Swedish proverbs – a tough nut to crack
Yesterday saw the traditional “Sweden on Campus” festival test exchange students’ knowledge of their adopted country. While competing in nine different events, including sampling Swedish foods, trying out floorball and interpreting Swedish proverbs, the...
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Örebro collaborating in international project on global trade
Örebro University will participate in an international project concerning education and research on global trade in services and investments. “The idea is to form an international network in this area,” says economist Magnus Lodefalk.
