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To meet the growing industrial interest in Friction Stir Welding (FSW), University West is establishing Sweden's first testbed and competence hub for the technology. New equipment will be installed at the Production Technology Centre in Trollhättan in spring 2027.
How can virtual reality be used in a meaningful way to train the train managers to handle threatening situations on board trains? That question has been explored by SJ and researchers at University West in a recently completed project. "With VR technology, the situation...
University West has been awarded SEK 15 million from the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet, VR) under the call Strategic Recruitment of Associate Senior Lecturers. The grant enables the recruitment of researcher Haley McEwen, who will contribute to strengthening...
How can you make aircraft engines more efficient? One way is to run them at higher temperatures, which improves fuel efficiency and lowers emissions. In his doctoral thesis at University West, researcher Achmad Ariaseta has studied two new superalloys designed to surviv...
A new study from University West, in collaboration with Drivhuset in Gothenburg, shows that artificial intelligence (AI) can become a valuable support in entrepreneurship education, without replacing the human interaction that is central to learning. The study was recen...
How can industry become more flexible and intelligent without compromising worker safety? In a new dissertation from University West, Bassam Massouh explores how AI-based manufacturing systems can make safer decisions in real time – allowing humans and autonomous system...
WriteATest has won the Startup Challenge 2026 business idea competition. The idea was developed by Christian Stolev, 19, a student at University West, and Alexandar Ljondov, 18, a developer based in Slovenia. Together, they are developing a secure digital examination pl...
Today’s organisations often focus more on execution than on improvement work. This makes them more vulnerable when they are forced to adapt quickly due to new external factors. “My research is about strengthening companies and organisations so that they are well equippe...
How can industry adapt more quickly as products become increasingly customized and variation grows? In a new doctoral thesis from University West, Anders Nilsson shows that automated production systems can become both more flexible and more accessible by shifting the fo...
This autumn, University West will welcome 11 international students who have been awarded scholarships through the Swedish Institute scholarship programmes SI Scholarship for Global Professionals and Pioneering Women in STEM.
Vivek Patel is one of only a few researchers in Sweden working with friction stir welding – a joining process attracting growing international interest. “The process offers many advantages and opportunities for industrial players who want to reduce the environmental imp...
The admission results for this autumn’s international programmes at University West have now been published, and interest remains strong. The number of admitted international students has increased significantly across all programmes compared to the corresponding admiss...
Significant research progress in Additive Manufacturing with laser and wire means that Alfa Laval is now preparing to implement the technology in full-scale production. “The process has become sufficiently fast and robust to be production ready. Within two years, we wil...
Startup Challenge is now open – the business idea competition where students, researchers and doctoral candidates at University West have the opportunity to compete for SEK 25,000 in start-up capital and qualified business development support.
When industrial companies transition to digitalised production, it brings new roles and new ways of working for everyone involved. It’s a shift that can be difficult to put into words. Researcher Linnéa Carlsson asked interview participants to visualise their thoughts o...