These research projects will be the focus in Östersund 2025
Within the framework of the collaboration agreement between Östersund Municipality and Mid Sweden University, approximately SEK 7 million will be allocated to projects that in 2025 aim to contribute to, among other things, sustainable growth and profile-bearing areas.
Three specified areas are in focus in the current agreement; Mid Sweden University's research centres, which is a profile bearer for Östersund, the development of Östersund municipality's activities through research and collaboration, and strengthening student collaboration linked to skills supply for the public sector and business.
"Our collaboration with Östersund Municipality is constantly deepening and broadening. An important component of this is our research collaboration agreement. It continues to be an important injection for our research in a number of areas and at the same time contributes to the municipality's positive development, something that is also important for the university," says Anders Fällström, Vice-Chancellor of Mid Sweden University.
"We are pleased that new important projects that strengthen Östersund have been granted funding. The collaboration agreement and the collaboration with Mid Sweden University have provided the conditions for important and interesting research and we look forward to future projects. Valuable initiatives for research have come from both Mid Sweden University's researchers and the municipality's employees, which is gratifying. The research will make both Mid Sweden University, Östersund and the municipality of Sweden better," says Anders Wennerberg, Municipal Director, Östersund Municipality.
The following allocation has been granted by the steering group for projects that will start and end in 2025.Projects that will be granted funding:
NVC, National Winter Sports Centre
Health Journey for Young People with Intellectual Disabilities, SEK 550,000
"Better speed strategy" - a study on optimization of speed keeping strategy for skiers/biathletes with and without intellectual disabilities, SEK 587,000
Sports Tech Research Centre
The body's heat emission in working life and sports - measurement in STRC's climate tunnel, SEK 785,000
ETOUR
Events as drivers of community development - a local business leveraging perspective, 1 000 000 kr
Stand-alone projects
Fewer evictions through collaboration - an interview study with landlords, social services and the Enforcement Authority, SEK 500,000
Östersund KKN - Place development through cultural and creative industries, SEK 1,380,000
Purification of materials and aquatic environments from PFAS using unwanted peat waste and microbes, SEK 1,400,000
Saajve – Stories, didactics and artistic practice in a Sami preschool, SEK 899,000
Collaboration for strengthened skills supply for the public sector and business 2025, SEK 1,200,000
Contacts
Anders Fällström, Vice-Chancellor Mid Sweden University, 010-142 86 40
Anders Wennerberg, Municipal Director Östersund Municipality, 063-14 37 70
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