Duvkom - Digitization of the education system in the municipalities
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Research Projects
At the University, there are a range of research projects in a variety of topics.
Ongoing Research Projects
Gender equality integrated administration
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Accessible and Inclusive Nature-Based Tourism: Promising Practices of Universal Design in Sweden
The purpose of this project is to determine the level of access to different types of Swedish recreational outdoor environments (e.g., mountainous and forested areas, winter- and summer destination...
Accessible nature to promote active and healthy aging
The goal is that more elderly people can be active in nature for improved quality of life, physical and mental health. We want to increase knowledge about the connection between health, outdoor...
Aegis
Asthma is relatively common among the population in Sweden, but even more common among those who practice endurance training in the cold, such as cross-country skiers. Can the use of heat and...
AGERA
"AGEnda 2030 and the global goals for sustainable development as a framework for collaboration". The purpose is to develop collaboration capacity for the eight participating universities to...
AI Competence
The project will increase knowledge, recruit and build competence in Artificial Intelligence in Västernorrland and Jämtland / Härjedalen through targeted recruitment efforts to Mid Sweden Universit...
Air bnb
Many cities around the world have experienced tremendous growth in short-term rentals due to Air bnb's growing popularity. But what happens to residential areas, the labor market and local resident...
AISound – Acoustic sensor array design for AI monitoring systems
The target of this research is to come up with a step by step design instruction for AI experts to modify and optimize their acoustic sensor array for robust and reliable AI monitoring system.
AMPeRe
The AMPeRE Project, Industrialization of Additive Manufacturing, through multi-purpose post-PRocEssing, is a business-driven initiative focusing on post-processing, specifically for powder bed fusi...
Antenna systems for smart wells
The project aims to jointly design a smart and energy-efficient sensor system to observe water level in wells. The focus is to design an antenna solution that is easy to integrate in manufacturing...
At the fringes of crisis management: Informal aspects of crisis management
This PhD project studies crisis management from a practice theory perspective to capture informal aspects of crisis management.
Athlete monitoring in elite cross-country skiing: monitoring training and health to improve performance
Athlete monitoring can be the key to success. It can show how the body responds to exercise, what works and what does not.
Augmented Sports
Sports are constantly evolving and impose new demands on equipment and technology while creating opportunities to develop new sustainable products and services.
Being pregnant during the corona pandemic
Many have seen great changes in their everyday lives during the ongoing pandemic, and changes in maternal health care routines are of particular importance for pregnant women and their partners. Th...
BioChemCat - Integration of chemical catalysis with industrial biotechnology for biomass utilization
In our project, new innovative renewable products from the Swedish forest are being developed in a green, modern and sustainable way.
Biomore
This project creates, synthesizes, and disseminates new knowledge for society, academia, and industry on how increased biomass demands can be met while improving the overall land use sustainability.
BioRem Fiber
Within the BioRem Fiber research project, the goal is to develop market-adapted environmental technology to clean up fiber banks along the coast of Västernorrland with the help of fungi, plants and...
Business and Innovation Development for Enterprises (BID4E)
BID4E will specifically target SME entrepreneurs who seek to transform their business models by building competences towards utilizing digitalization and, by doing so, aim to exploit international...
Cello
The research group in Surface and Colloid Engineering has received funding for the research project Cello. The research is funded from Vetenskapsrådet.
Crisis communication actors, messages and media coverage during the Corona pandemic
The objective of the project is to provide new knowledge about how crisis communication effectiveness can be achieved in stressful situations.
Cross-border collaboration for safety 3 (GSS3)
GSS3 strives to increase safety for residents and guests in the border area between Norway and Sweden.
Custody transfer of children in foster care
Discourses and dilemmas in the social services investigations. The ambition is to contribute with a norm-critical perspective and, through this, method development in the social services' work with...
Data driven prediction and sensing of smelly gases
The pulp industry is known for its smelly gases. The smell is caused by process disruptions that lead to emissions of volatile organic sulphate compounds as sulfate hydrogen. The emissions imply...
De-normalizing harassment and (threats of) violence in the hospitality workplace
The overall purpose of this project is to identify and analyze the strategies employed in order to prevent and deal with sexual and racist harassment and (threats of) violence in the Swedish...
DEVA Technicus
Mid Sweden University will create a study object in collaboration with Technichus for comparative studies of the design of indoor environments.
DEVA Timrå high school
Poor indoor environment in elementary schools in Sweden seems to be a problem in many municipalities. DEVA is a concept that aims to explore design alternatives and develop the opportunities to...
Diabetes in school (DIS): a qualitative multiperspective study of the school situation for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes
The school situation for children and young people with diabetes is a matter for the family, school, health care and society at large, as previous research results have shown that these children an...
DIGIKON –information values in bankruptcy administration
Corporate bankruptcies are generally associated with large losses and societal costs In the event of bankruptcy, large amounts of information are lost that so far have not been able to be valued in...
Digital textbooks in practice
The study focuses on students' learning and motivation in science education and mathematics teaching with the aim to find critical factors for successful teaching with digital teaching aids. Both...
DRIVE
Rapid structural transformation takes place in green transports and the growth rate is very high in the green energy sector. To meet tomorrow's demands for green energy and green transport, we are...
EcoMat - Ecofriendly sustainable strong materials
The aim of the project is to develop knowledge on how to modify paper manufacturing and pulp manufacturing process to produce fossil-free functional packaging materials.
ECWA-NOR
The ECWA-NOR project aim to ensure the quality of our water bodys through analysis and tracking of the E.coli bacteria and eDNA.
Elite performance in cross-country skiing and biathlon
Cross-country skiing and biathlon involve complex combinations of physiological, technical and mental qualities. These research projects, through collaborations with the Swedish Ski Association and...
Encountering patients in home care- nurses´ perspective.
Nurses working in home care often encounter patients with multiple diagnoses in an unpredictable environment, which may cause ethical and emotional challenges and influence nurses´ daily work. The...
ENM-NSP Eco-nanocellulosic materials
This research project will focus on eco-friendly engineering on ligno and nanocellulosic materials for new sustainable products.
Entering the labor market - the social services perspective
In this study we want to identify how social services develop internal and external collaboration for partnerships to facilitate entering the labor market integration and reduced income support.
Enterprise Architecture in small municipalities
The purpose of the project is to explore the conditions for a municipality-wide work in the area of Enterprise Architecture in the municipalities of Härnösand and Timrå. The goal is for the study t...
Equivalent mathematics teaching: Competence development in mathematics didactics from an organizational perspective
The purpose of the study is to contribute with a model for collaboration between qualified and unqualified mathematics teachers, so that grades 7-9 students receive an equivalent mathematics...
Evaluation of a strategy to fight against the use of drugs and related problems among young people
In this project, Örnsköldsvik municipality's action plan against the use of illegal drugs at a young age is evaluated.
Everyday Violence: Understanding and preventing victimisation and practices of violence among young people
Research has shown that young people are exposed to violence in a variety of different arenas, including their homes, school, in public and online. This project therefore aims to examine violence...
Experiences of bereavement groups – from significant others’ perspectives
Bereavement support can be provided once or at several occasions after the death of a loved one. To find persons who suffer from complicated grief can be meaningful for health care.
Extreme weather events and public support for climate change policy
Climate change is expected to lead to an increase in extreme weather events, such as heat waves, hurricanes, and extreme rainfall. I this project, we investigate how extreme weather events influenc...
FoamFiber
FoamFiber will use nanocellulose-cellulose composites to replace fossil plastic products, in order to meet the major climate challenges in today's society.
Foodtech
In a sustainable world, we need to change our food industry and find alternative ways of producing, consuming and communicating food.
Foodtech - fermentation of forest materials for future food
In this research project we aim to study fermentation of forest residues for future food and feed.
FORIC - Forest as a Resource Industrial College
FORIC is our industrial research school for PhD students. FORIC's full name is Forest as a Resource Industrial Research College. The research school is funded by Knowledge Foundation and we coopera...
Getting closer but not close enough? About making work abilities visible in invisible systems
Knowledge of the effects of municipal labor market initiatives is limited and studies show uncertain or small effects of these. One reason for this may be that there is a lack of documentation of...
Google Maps for Tourism Monitoring and Analytics: The Case of Cultural Tourism, Sweden
With over 1 billion active users, Google Maps ranges among the most popular web-portals for travel information search. This project aims to monitor the fragmented cultural tourism offer and to...
Head injuries in Swedish Ice hockey and the associated risk regulation regime
My thesis concerns risk in the form of head injuries within Swedish ice hockey and associated long-term health effects.
Hipemacell - High performance materials from cellulose fibres
This project combines state of the art scalable catalysis on cellulosic fibres with sustainable engineering.
Housing, integration, and labor
A comparison of Sweden's larger cities shows that, in segregated housing areas, income levels are lower and health risks for the residents are higher. Where you live also proves to be of great...
Hyperborean
How is airway health influenced by physical activity in cold environments? This is the main question for this research project that started in 2015.
Hyperlocal media and their democratic significance
Not long ago, traditional media, also known as legacy media, were the only ones that produced journalism. This project takes a closer look at the so-called “hyperlocals”–independent media companies...
Increased safety in freediving by preventing blackout
Identifying physiological markers that can be used to predict hypoxic “blackout” in freedivers
Industrial symbiosis for competitive food production in Härnösand
The food system in Västernorrland involves several actors and both the challenges and the opportunities are many.
Industry development at banks and insurance companies through flexible, lifelong learning
The BUFFL project (industry Development at Banks and Insurance Companies through flexible lifelong learning) is pilot project with the focus on developing short, flexible courses for specialists in...
InfoViz
This project focus is to reinforce and renew the competence in Information Visualization and Visual Analytics.
Innovative and co-creative information management for follow-up of Home for Care or Housing (HVB)
The purpose of the project is to map the information needs in the follow-up of Home for care or housing (HVB) for children and young people, and together with involved actors work out a proposal fo...
IoT professionals
The IoT professionals’ project will provide advance level courses to working professionals within the technology area IoT. This in order for both the individuals and the companies they work for to...
IoT Testbäddar
I projektet "IoT Testbäddar" ska nationella testbäddar inom smart industri och smarta samhällen etableras samt en tankesmedja inom IoT med målet att att öka forskning och utveckling i regionen.
Limiting, enabling, and shaping of Civil society organisations work in a Swedish context
This thesis aims to analyze how civil society organizations (CSOs) work is shaped, limited, and enabled in a Swedish context. As an empirical area, it focuses on the work CSOs do to help refugees a...
Litium-ion batteries
Researchers at FSCN research centre have developed high-capacity batteries using a novel nanomaterial.
Living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) stage III or IV
Living with COPD disease stage III or IV has a major impact on a person's everyday life.
Longing for children while fearing to give birth
Many women are somewhat afraid of giving birth. For some the fear is so strong that they do not dare to try to get pregnant. With this study, we want to give voice to the experiences of these women.
Management through networks
This project studies the so-called River groups. The focus is on how collaboration between private and public actors functions as a tool for risk and crisis management. They also study network...
Math app for students and teachers
This project focuses on how a mathematics app can be used to support teachers' work with planning and developing students' number sense.
MEDIADELCOM
Critical exploration of media related risks and opportunities for deliberative communication: development scenarios of the European media landscape.
MiLo — environment in the control loop
Climate change, pollution and noise have a major impact on society. In this project, researchers with new technology want to measure environmental parameters over large areas, which creates...
Mistra Sport and Outdoors
Mistra Sport & Outdoors is a Swedish research and collaboration programme aiming to generate knowledge and solutions to increase sustainability in sport and outdoor recreation.
Mobility of arsenic in fiber banks off the coast of Västernorrland
This project investigates the risks of arsenic leaking from existing fiber banks as a result of microorganisms' production of complexing agents.
Model for perceived value for the residents of Sundsvall
The municipality of Sundsvall has a desire to investigate how the residents of Sundsvall experience what the municipality delivers.
Motivation for learning in younger children
In recent years, the upper secondary school has reported low throughput, a high proportion of students with incomplete grades and a lack of motivation. Many actors (parents, student organizations,...
Multifunctional landscapes
This project developed new solutions for meeting increased demands of biomass for food, energy, and other biobased products, at the same time as conditions for biodiversity and multiple ecosystem...
Nanogenerators
The society of today is moving away from fossil based energy towards renewable sources.
Narratives of the modern era. Picture postcard practices in Sweden 1900–1920.
The aim of the project “Narratives of the modern era” is to study the social meanings afforded by the multi-modal postcard practice in the emerging Swedish modern society 1900–1920.
NIIT - Next Generation Industrial IoT
NIIT is a new research action at Mid Sweden University. The industrial focus is the next generation IoT technology and methods supporting the transformation of the process industries. The research ...
Norm-critical perspectives in the social work with older transgender adults
The research project examines different perspectives within the framework of social workers' treatment of older transgender adults in Sweden. Special focus is norm-critical aspects.
Novel cellulose-based triboelectric respiratory protection with improved breathability and additional disinfection effects
A research group at the FSCN research centre, Mid Sweden University will develop more effective filter materials for respiratory protection that can be used to reduce the spread of viruses, similar...
Nurses and nursing students experiences from the pandemic
The corona pandemic provides a unique opportunity for researchers to explore experiences from healthcare during the ongoing pandemic. The project will follow the nurses and nursing students to...
On the governmentalization of sustainability: the case of flood risk mitigation in Sweden
A doctoral student project about the governing of flood risk mitigation.
Opportunity horizons - an experimental and exploratory collaboration between academia and culture
This collaboration project consists of a joint exploration of long-term opportunities for collaboration where we want to establish and explore conditions, frameworks and activities for collaboratio...
Pacing strategies for improved skiing performance in biathlon
The skiing speed is continuously developed in biathlon. But in which part of the course do you win against the other competitors, or where do you lose? This project aims to find out this.
Parasport and inclusive exercise
People with physical and intellectual disabilities are less likely to participate in sport activities and are less physically active than their counterparts. This project aims to investigate...
People, measures and resilience: New ways to study risk communication, responsibility and preparedness
In this project we study the heterogeneous population's knowledge, willingness and conditions to communicate and deal with major societal disturbances.
Perspective on Accessibility - The Relationship Between Infrastructure and Regional Development
The purpose of the study is to investigate the relationship between the transport system (including all modes of transport and infrastructure) and regional development with a special focus on...
PLENOPTIMA – Plenoptic Imaging
Plenoptima is European collaboration with researchers and partner organisations in an innovative training network. The aim is to develop a cross-disciplinary approach to plenoptic imaging.
Political humor
The PhD project of Sara Ödmark concerns the role of the professional comedian in societal debate.
Polygenetic risk for anxiety
This projects will determine whether polygenetic risk for anxiety influences gene-expression in blood and brain function following stress.
Possibilities and limitations in School Age Educare Centres physical learning environment
School Age Educare Centres [SAEC] are included in the Swedish Educational System and are predominantly locally integrated within the school. The purpose of the project is to investigate possibiliti...
Prevention of children’s disruptive and antisocial behavior: Situation analysis and evaluation of current interventions
This research project aims to find methods to counteract the trend where children are increasingly cared for by the social services in municipality of Örnsköldsvik .
Professional ambitions and organizational practices
In this project we investigate how well social workers' values, ambitions and professional ideals can be transformed into practice within the framework of various welfare organizations where social...
Public affairs in Sweden
The project explores public affairs and lobbying in a Swedish context.
Pulp & Paper Professionals
Pulp&Paper Professionals is a project that aims to advance knowledge of industrial professionals within the area of pulp and paper technology. The project started in july 2020 and runs for two years.
Putting out Fires: A Multiple Streams Analysis
What happens after we put out the (forest) fire? Are we prepared for the next one? This project will investigate whether and how crisis preparedness and management, as a policy sector at the local...
Quality of life during pregnancy
Pregnant women find themselves in a specific state - a condition that is not a disease but neither a normal state for a woman's health. In this study, we examine how pregnant women experience their...
Rapids and backwaters
This project will explore how digitization has affected value generation for arts and culture. It will examine how regulation, copyright and cultural policy have adapted to the digital production a...
REACTION
REACTION will build the first worldwide and European 8-inch SiC wafer pilot line facility for power technology. The project will re-set European competitiveness, rearranging worldwide factories...
Remote Timber - Robust and safe systems for remote-controlled timber loaders
The work on timber terminals around Sweden will be streamlined by developing new technology for remote control of loaders. In the research project "Remote Timber", the goal is for the same operator...
Renewable packaging materials - Impregnation depth measurements for pulping industry using synchrotron
This is a project within the Treesearch collaboration. The goal is synchrotron measurement for validation of a prototype pilot for on-site sulphonation measurements.
Research Monograph: ‘Beckett’s Drama: Mis-Movements and the Aesthetics of Gesture’
This book suggests that the idiosyncratic movements and gestures (so-called mis-movements) that abound in Samuel Beckett’s drama, are part of an aesthetics of gesture aimed at reconfiguring both th...
Resilience in Sweden: Governance, Social Networks and Learning (RISE)
The overall purpose of this project is to contribute to a resilient society through an in-depth and nuanced understanding of the contextual and underlying factors that create, maintain, break down,...
SAHA
Development and evalutation of internet-based methods for assessment and treatment of mental ill-health among refugees. A research collaboration with LiU and KI.
SECRA – Strengthening University-Enterprise Collaboration for Resilient Communities in Asia
The overarching aim of SECRA is to contribute to more resilient communities in Asia through institutionalized, systematic, monitored, innovative, and inclusive university enterprise collaboration i...
Segment
This research project contains process modelling and full-scale evaluation of new segment design in a refiner for paper industry.
Silicon-graphene electrode composite for lithium-ion batteries
In this research project we will produce upscalable electrode composite of silicon and graphene for lithium-ion batteries.
Small businesses and Covid-19 - leaders' lessons for future crises
The aim is to investigate how small businesses in Europe during the Corona crisis handled government support and issues related to work environment, health, rehabilitation and work/family balance....
SQMA Measurement Index
This SQMA-SIQ funded project is conducted in collaboration with researchers from Chalmers University to examine the use and effectiveness of the SIQ management index (MI) that was designed to suppo...
STORE - Electrical energy storage
Society is transitioning from fossil energy to green alternatives. As a result, the need to store energy from, for example, solar panels, wind power and electric cars is increasing. This project ai...
Study of Västernorrland's structure of the total defense
How can MSB-Sandö constitute a resource for the total defense in the region Västernorrland? The study focuses on mapping how MSB Sandö both can contribute to the development of the total defense in...
Studymotivation in upper secondary school
This research project is about understanding how high school students and teachers look upon study motivation. The overall aim is to develop methods to avoid the problem of incomplete grades and la...
Support during dementia
The prevalence of dementia diseases is increasing worldwide with advancing age and growing populations. In Sweden alone, which currently has a population of approximately 9 million people, there ar...
The COVID-19 pandemic and mental health
How is our mental health affected by the COVID-19 pandemic?
The diary from Kågeträsk in Västerbotten – an editing project
The aim of this editing project is to publish a peasant diary from a farm in Kågeträsk in Northern Västerbotten in a critical edition.
The Female Athlete
Healthy women of reproductive age have a natural hormonal cycle known as the menstrual cycle (MC). The MC affects female athletes in a variety of ways and this project aims to improve the applicati...
The impact of the rifle while skiing in biathlon
How does the rifle affect the biathlete and is it possible to develop the sport-specific training in order to perform better?
The Skiers Metabolome Project
This exploratory research project aims to identify novel biomarkers of health and performance among elite cross-country skiers.
Tourism Enclaves
In this research, we discuss and overview the nature and basic ideas related to enclaves and enclavisation processes in tourism development and tourist consumption.
Tourism in Contested Space
This project focuses on the role of tourism in the highly contested Israeli-Palestinian context.
Veteranisation of pine - active management to create lost key elements for biodiversity in boreal forests
In this project we develop restoration methods to create ecologically important dead wood structures that are now very scarce in managed pine forests.
WAYA
Developing of a program regarding rest and outdoor recreation as a support to health and well-being of young cancer survivors.
Work without jobs: A study of gig economy workers' existence
The project will provide empirically grounded knowledge about gig economy work and workers in Sweden. The overall purpose is to contribute to the development of strategies and policies to facilitat...
Youth and organized politics - a member study of the Swedish parliamentary parties' youth associations
This project examines the political parties youth organizations' and their role as a way into politics, something that has not been studied to any great extent. In this project, we intend to reduce...