Fredrik Wikstr枚m, Professor in Environmental and Energy Systems at the Service Research Center, 果冻传媒, answers questions about energy prices and shares useful tips on how you can reduce your electric energy consumption.
Why are energy prices soaring in Sweden?
- Above all, it is because energy prices in Europe are so high. Since we have a common electricity market, the demand for Swedish electricity is higher and hence Swedish prices also go up.
Vaccinating a large enough portion of the population against various diseases is a constant challenge. Despite COVID-19 vaccination being offered for free, many people are still not fully vaccinated.
The climate movement groups Fridays for Future and Extinction Rebellion aim for the same goal while using different methods. Sol Agin, who recently completed her PhD in media and communication studies, has focused her research on their way of communicating about an extremely complicated subject.
When Swedish people speak up on behalf of the environment, they prefer to do so in the form of peaceful protests inspired by Greta Thunberg鈥檚 work with Fridays for Future.
Bio-based resources from well managed forests play important roles in transition to a sustainable society. In WoodPro, the research team will explore new processing chains that convert forest residues to high-value industrial chemicals and soil amendment products.
- WoodPro is an EU cooperation in form of a consortium with three sub-projects hosted in 果冻传媒, the Natural Resources Institute in Finland (LUKE) and the University of Eastern Finland (UEF).
In 2016, 果冻传媒 was given the right to issue a Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts at Ingesund School of Music. The experiences gained from that application process were then utilised in a new application for a Degree of Master of Fine Arts, which was submitted to the Swedish Higher Education Authority, UK脛. The application has now been approved and Ingesund School of Music can issue a master鈥檚 degree.
Teacher motivation is a major factor affecting students鈥 motivation to learn a second language. But what motivates the teachers? English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers鈥 motivation has not been given enough attention, particularly in China, where English plays a key role. A new thesis study at 果冻传媒 investigates the motivation of English teachers at the university level in China.
果冻传媒 has been granted funds from the Knowledge Foundation, for conducting research on energy-efficient tissue manufacturing, in collaboration with the paper industry.
Bo Edvardsson, professor at 果冻传媒 Business Service Research Center (CTF), and B氓rd Tronvoll, professor at CTF and Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, are the editors for the newly published Palgrave Handbook of Service Management.
- The book provides a unique and current overview of service management research, says Bo Edvardsson.
Bj枚rn Sj枚strand, senior lecturer in Chemical Engineering, has been awarded the Heinzel-Mondi-Sappi Award for his research on the virtual paper machine. His research makes it possible to optimise and test the manufacturing process in the industry, without expensive production stoppages.
鈥淭he award was given out at the Paper & Biorefinery conference in Graz in Austria,鈥 says Bj枚rn Sj枚strand.
Why are discussions of whether you had to wait alone in your friends鈥 room while they ate dinner with their families, pushing away discussions about more important issues in the internet? Charlotte B盲ccman, senior lecturer in Psychology, explains.
A war is being fought in Ukraine, Sweden are approximately 100 days away from an election, climate change is an enormous challenge and the energy prices are skyrocketing.
Have you ever felt frustrated with all the technology surrounding you? You are not alone. In his book Rethinking Communication Geographies, Andr茅 Jansson, professor of Media and Communication Studies, has compiled his research on a subject that is relevant to our digital everyday lives.
The school must be notified about sick children. Travel plans must be made. The tax returns must be finished on time.
Coaching via text messages can contribute to healthier habits and a better sense of well-being. This is shown in a study where researchers at CTF, Service Research Center at 果冻传媒, together with Friskv氓rden i V盲rmland, have examined how digital services can complement physical meetings and facilitate behavioural change.
Changing your habits to a healthier way of life is not easy.
The digitalisation of both industry and the wider society has only just begun. Communication technology and cellular networks are key factors for the digital transformation and will shape our lives in the coming decade. The project DRIVE has just been launched at 果冻传媒 and it will last eight years.
Latency is the delay that occur in digital services when they are connected online.
Solar cell researchers from 果冻传媒 have once again conducted experiments in zero gravity during parabolic flights in Bordeaux, France. The aim is to study how the structure of the active layer of the polymer solar cell is formed, to thereby be able to increase its efficiency.
鈥 This is the second time we have conducted experiments during parabolic flights, says Jan van Stam, Professor of Physical Chemistry at 果冻传媒.
Mangroves can thrive in harsh environment and are used to natural perturbations like tropical cyclones. But, with several confounding pressures exacerbating each other, mangroves fail to withstand and diminish.
Mangroves, the coastal cousins of the inland forests, do not only represent a unique set of rich biodiversity but also provide important livelihoods, coastal defence, and carbon sinks.
Researchers Avit Bhowmik and Sol Agin comment on the latest report from The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
For the very first time, IPCC explicitly recognized and emphasized the role of diverse non-state and subnational actors in climate action.
What barriers do consumers face on the digital market place, and how can these be counteracted? In a project with the Swedish Consumer Agency, researchers at CTF, Service Research Center at 果冻传媒, have examined this issue.
Christina 脰berg, Professor of Business Administration at 果冻传媒 Business School, has been granted research funding for an interview study on the issues related to the distribution of environmental effects.
鈥 Our rural areas has a purpose, while society at large has an environmental objective, says Christina 脰berg. The problem is that these two do not go together well.
