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In just four years, researchers at University West have developed additive manufacturing with laser and wire for a completely new material: duplex stainless steel. The technology has been successfully tested for manufacturing of a component to Alfa Laval. Within a few y...
In a new thesis from University West, Major Martin Schüler examines the safety climate within the Swedish Armed Forces, and how the organization utilises the experiences that come up in connection with exercises. The results show, among other things, that there are shor...
120 international researchers from 15 countries gathered for three days last week at University West to share current research in organizational learning and together discuss its future development and research needs. It is an annual conference where this time Universit...
How can collegial conversations in School-Age educare create learning and meaning for the work team? And ultimately lead to improved quality? This is the focus of a new dissertation from University West. The content of the dissertation could be a piece of the puzzle, an...
Cirka 300 new international students will start their studies at University West this autumn. New programs and programmes adapted to the needs of industry attract.
Professor Nóra Kerekes at University West has led several studies where the effects of yoga on behavior, mental health and on personality dimensions have been studied in different care contexts. Her study on trauma-adapted yoga in forensic psychiatry is ongoing at natio...
As interest in building with wood sees strong growth, the wood construction industry seeks new, more efficient production methods and logistics flows. A network of companies and researchers has inventoried the wood industry's challenges and needs for new technologies in...
It was a highly international group of academics and experts in the field of finance who gathered at Marstrands Havshotell 13–14 June. One of the most prominent guests was Ed Altman, Professor of Finance Emeritus, New York University, Stern School of Business. Altman wa...
New research concerning diesel vehicle engines shows interesting results. With thermally sprayed piston coatings, the engine becomes more efficient and fuel consumption is reduced by 0.7 per cent. “Even such small differences can be valuable in reducing the climate impa...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has affected the whole world, but most of all it has affected the Ukrainian people. One of them is associate professor Olena Yehorova. When the war started, she was forced to leave her home together with her daughter, to come to Trollhätt...
Products and profitability usually determine the design of manufacturing systems and factories. But factories have a greater societal value than just producing, says Anders Johansson, recent doctor of production engineering at University West. ‘With a holistic and long...
Industry 4.0 is changing the working lives of many. Digitalisation requires new skills, new ways of collaborating, and new ways of managing and organising work. But how do you do it? Researchers at University West are looking for answers in collaboration with the indust...
Now, 162 master's students have finally completed their studies at University West and are now ready to begin, or continue, their careers.
Broadened recruitment is about reaching out to students who to a lesser extent seek higher education. Examples of factors that come into play are parents' educational background, geography and gender. UKÄ has now evaluated how University West works with broadened recrui...
Can you replace house blueprints on paper with AR glasses that provide building instructions directly in your field of vision? Researchers and students at University West are now investigating – in close collaboration with the wood industry – whether AR technology can f...