Halmstad University

12/04/2023

🔗 Watch the interview with our new Vice Chancellor at hh.se/english/information-english/news/news/2023-03-20-meet-the-new-vice-chancellor-susanna-ohman.html

28/03/2023

“An incredibly valuable and rewarding experience”, says Atilla Rexha, alumna from the training programme Collaborative Governance in a Digital Era, Halmstad University, Sweden, last year.

Are you also interested in modern sustainable governance? Are you working in the field of public administration in Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, or Serbia? Then apply to Collaborative Governance in a Digital Era – funded by the Swedish Institute through the SI Academy for Young Professionals (SAYP). Study one week online and one week on-site in Halmstad.

✍️ Open for application until April 14, 2023!

Collaborative Governance in a Digital Era is part of The Swedish Institute (SI) Academy for Young Professionals (SAYP). Participation in the Academy is free of charge and include meals, accommodation and travel. The module is a two-week intense training programme held online and led by researchers a...

21/02/2023

The art collection around the campus is a collaboration between Halmstad municipality, Halmstad University and the Bærtling Foundation.

🔗 Read more about our 40th anniversary at hh.se/hu40

11/02/2023

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which aims to remind ourselves that further efforts are needed to ensure gender equality in natural sciences. We would like to seize the opportunity to highlight Antonia Liess, Professor of Environmental Sciences 🌿

Antonia Liess, recently appointed Professor of Environmental Sciences, focuses her research on maintaining healthy aquatic systems. Her research has always revolved around aquatic systems, except for one excursion into the terrestrial roam of boreal forests.

06/02/2023

Check out our new, stylish, branded products! 👀
Try them on and buy them in Service Center situated in the glass corridor by our main entrance.

🔗 See all products here: https://www.hh.se/student/innehall-a-o/profilprodukter.html

02/02/2023

Idag är det internationella våtmarksdagen! Våtmarkscentrum är en av Högskolans samverkans- och innovationsarenor och drivs tillsammans med Hushållningssällskapet Halland och Sydvatten. Forskningen vid Våtmarkscentrum rör frågor kring förvaltning, restaurering, , och skapande av .

Våtmarker spelar en stor roll för att minska utsläppen av växthusgaser. Deras positiva egenskaper försvinner vid utdikning, något som skett i stor skala under flera århundraden. Regeringen höjer nu anslaget för att restaurera dikade våtmarker med 200 miljoner kronor per år från och med 2023.

Läs mer om Regeringens satsning:

Våtmarkscentrum för samman forskare som arbetar med tillämpade aspekter inom våtmarksekologi. Forskning vid Våtmarkscentrum rör frågor kring förvaltning, restaurering, ekologi, ekosystemtjänster och skapande av våtmarker.

02/02/2023

How do you find details on a social media account that can expose a password? 🔍 Ask them 👇

Students at Halmstad University organise the hacking competition annually. 30 teams from four European universities gathered online for hours to hack, interact, and learn with the aim to strengthen digital security skills.

“It may be anything from finding vulnerability in a program or crack an encryption, to find details on a social media account that can expose a password”, says Matti Molin, student at the programme IT forensics and Information Security.

BTH - Blekinge Tekniska Högskola Politihøgskolen Henallux

Students at Halmstad University organise an ethical hacking competition annually as a response to a growing, international problem – cyber threats. Partner universities from Sweden, Belgium and Norway gather online for six hours to hack, interact, and learn with the aim to strengthen digital secur...

27/01/2023

”Information driven care is an important strategy to ensure that the right information comes to the right person at the right time to facilitate evidence informed decision making”, says Carl Savage, Visiting Research Fellow in Healthcare Service, Management, and Leadership.

The main focus of Carl Savage’s research and teaching is to collaborate with patients, care providers, and other stakeholders to develop and implement artificial intelligence in daily practice to improve healthcare.

Healthcare is facing major challenges and the use of data and information can play an important part in solving several of them. With the use of machine learning or other types of artificial intelligence (AI) it is possible to both enhance knowledge about the healthcare innovation chain and to devel...

25/01/2023

23/01/2023

We 💙 Fresher's Week
New students were welcomed to Halmstad University last week. Our freshers participated in three days of activities, of which Wälkomstspelen (The Welcoming Games) trigged an enormous spirit of competition!

18/01/2023

What a start to our jubilee year! ⭐️ We would like to thank everyone who enriched the inauguration 🫶 Welcome to participate in other fun jubilee events that will take place during 2023!

🔗 hh.se/english/about-the-university/halmstad-university-40-years-old.html

18/01/2023

On Monday, Halmstad University's 40th anniversary had its starting point. Many students and employees gathered in the S building to inaugurate the anniversary, which will take place throughout the year.

“As a 40-year young University, we want to challenge traditions and renew the academic approach, to remain relevant and attractive to students, partners and the society. We want to be an exciting venue for students, employees with different nationalities, subjects, cultures and knowledge”, said Vice-Chancellor Stephen Hwang.

Yesterday was the starting point of Halmstad University’s 40th anniversary, with cake, golden confetti, looking back and to the future. Many students and employees gathered in the S building to inaugurate the anniversary, which will take place throughout the year.