News archive 2011
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The challenge for media: viewing the world as one place
Swedish researchers Peter Berglez and Ulrika Olausson are both using Twitter in a professional capacity but they view social media primarily as a wake-up call for a news industry in crisis. The Örebro researchers believe that newspapers, TV and radio...
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Örebro student awarded SIDA scholarship
Peder Bergenwall has been awarded a scholarship funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, SIDA, to study film culture in Uganda. He is going to study how Uganda’s “video halls”, the country’s equivalent to our cinemas, are used...
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New biochemical changes found in children with ADHD
A new study at Örebro University in Sweden shows that children with ADHD have nearly 50 percent less of a protein that is important for attention and learning. The finding may mean that there are other biochemical disturbances in the brains of...
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International award to environmental researcher
Environmental chemist and PhD-student Helena Nilsson at Örebro University, has received the Otto Hutzinger Award for her presentation at an international environmental conference in Brussels. Her research shows for the first time that the human body can...
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Clean-tech business development receives 10 million SEK grant
Despite the ever increasing public demand for more environmentally friendly goods and services, many companies developing clean technology struggle to penetrate the market. An international research project at the Swedish Business School at Örebro...
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School becomes a safe haven in disadvantaged areas
Until now, evidence has suggested that problems prevalent in troubled neighbourhoods also manifest themselves at school. However, new research shows that democratic schools in under-privileged areas make pupils feel safe and respected and that they even...
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Difficult times for Örebro University
The year 2011 has been a year marked by tragedy for Örebro University. Yesterday, Thursday 31 March, a young woman died of stabbing wounds inflicted by a fellow-student and just before the New Year, one of the university’s employees was murdered. It is...
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Global journalism – a cross-border perspective on the world
Media should aim at showing how events are interlinked rather than isolating them and taking them out of context, says Peter Berglez and Ulrika Olausson, researchers in media and communication studies at Örebro University, Sweden. Journalism must develop...
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Transatlantic course raises new questions
– Our new intercultural course has given our music students new perspectives on things they used to take for granted. This has had a big influence, ranging from reflections about the teacher’s role to discussions about course content, says Maria Westvall...
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