Methane is one of the most powerful greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. In a new project, Mid Sweden University's research center FSCN and STC will develop a method for detecting and estimating the amount of emissions from waste management, biogas production, agriculture and wetland restoration.
Wednesday 30 April 2025
Carolina Costa, researcher at Mid Sweden University's FSCN Research Center, is awarded the Young Researcher's Award from the Gunnar Sundblad Research Foundation. Carolina is awarded for her research on how carbon dioxide that is captured can be bound and used in new materials.
Monday 28 April 2025
Can social service dogs improve the health and well-being of young and old? Researchers at Mid Sweden University want to find out in a new research project in collaboration with the municipalities of Örnsköldsvik and Härnösand.
Monday 28 April 2025
In a new project, Mid Sweden University is exploring how low-voltage batteries can be used to power vehicles and work machines. The aim is to reduce costs, improve safety, and simplify the design of electric drive systems through innovative low-voltage solutions.
Thursday 24 April 2025
The Section of Law and Båskoes – Network for Research on and with the South Saami Society at Gaskeuniversiteete (Mid Sweden University) are delighted to host the Symposium for Early Career Researchers Working with Indigenous Issues, taking place from 26 to 27 August 2025 at Campus Staare (Östersund).
Tuesday 15 April 2025
During the spring, the library has some exceptional opening hours. Here you will find information about when it is open and when a Miun key tag is required to enter.
Monday 14 April 2025
Teaching at the right level is crucial for students' development and motivation. Two students with a special aptitude for mathematics come to Mid Sweden University and receive university-level teaching. Artur Silva and Edvin Israelsson Narveby have had the chance to deepen their interest in mathematics.
Friday 11 April 2025
How can distance students become a more visible resource for the local business community? This question was at the center when Mid Sweden University, together with Östersund Municipality and Gomorron Östersund, hosted an international peer review meeting on 9–10 April.
Friday 11 April 2025
Mustafa Nourallah has been appointed the recipient of the Hans Dalborg Award 2025 – a significant national recognition for both him and the doctoral education at CER.
Wednesday 9 April 2025
Mid Sweden University has participated in a major European research project that will seek solutions on how to prevent brain drain from university-related areas. The project has now received great recognition when it is designated Best Practice by the EU.
Tuesday 8 April 2025
One of the first pressure-sensing mattresses for healthcare have been tested by staff and patients in two care facilities in the municipalities of Sundsvall and Örnsköldsvik. The purpose of these mattresses is to quickly identify the risk of pressure ulcers and enable preventive measures to be taken.
Friday 28 March 2025
Catarina Fernandes, a PhD student in Chemical Engineering at the University of Coimbra, Portugal, has spent two months at the FSCN Research Centre at Mid Sweden University. In Sundsvall, she has further developed her research on how a byproduct from biomass can be used in hair conditioner.
Tuesday 25 March 2025
Mid Sweden University is participating in the Mission 0 House project, a collaboration between companies and universities. Together with companies like Polestar, Sekab, and Borgstena, materials and manufacturing processes for a zero-emission electric car will be developed.
Thursday 20 March 2025
Cyberattacks on wireless networks pose a threat to businesses and society, with risks such as ship rerouting and flight delays. Now Mid Sweden University’s STC Research Center, in collaboration with the University of Vaasa in Finland, is developing an AI solution to detect intrusions.
Thursday 13 March 2025
Research and networking were in focus during this year's FSCN Days, where participants got an insight into ongoing research projects. At the same time, Mid Sweden University's 20th anniversary was celebrated with a look back at how FSCN contributed to Mid Sweden University becoming a university.
Friday 28 February 2025
It is usually said that "a picture is worth a thousand words" and in a new research project at Mid Sweden University, pictures are in focus when home care workers are to paint their experiences of watching over dying people. The study is part of a larger research project on palliative care.
Friday 28 February 2025
What if the Olympic motto – 'the most important thing is not to win, but to participate' – is true? The results of a new study in which researchers followed how young biathletes fare when they compete as seniors show that there is something to the motto.
Friday 28 February 2025
You don't have to knit or talk to be able to participate when the Student Health Service together with the Student Union arranges Knit & Chat. A coffee, a conversation, maybe a little try out some needlework is enough to come.
Monday 24 February 2025
CER continues to advance its positions in the priority area of "Digital banking and finance".
Friday 7 February 2025
The celebration of the Sami People's Day was arranged at Studentplan with speeches by, among others, Vice-Chancellor Anders Fällström and Östersund's municipal councillor Effie Kourlos.
Thursday 6 February 2025
