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Blekinge Institute of Technology is today flying the flag at half-mast in connection with the tragic school shooting in Örebro. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families at this difficult time. If you as a student need support, counselling is available. Employees can turn to their immediate manager or the occupational health service.

Jonas Månsson has been appointed as an expert to be in the reference group for a new study on the efficiency of the Norwegian police force. The work will be carried out in 2025. Jonas Månsson is a Professor at the Department of Industrial Economics with a special research interest in efficiency and productivity. He has been […]

BTH is part of the Bauhaus4EU project, a European University of several European universities intending to cooperate in education and research. The European University was recently inaugurated at the University of Economics in Katowice, Poland. The official opening ceremony was attended by, among others, Vice-Chancellor Henric Johnson. The European University consist of 10 higher education […]

Niklas Lavesson, Professor of Software Engineering focusing on applied AI, has recently returned from a trip to Tanzania, where he led a training programme on artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education. Invited by the Association of African Universities, he shared knowledge about the opportunities and challenges of AI with some 20 delegates from eight different […]

The world has seen several sabotage incidents targeting the fibre-optic network found on the seabed – networks that form the backbone of our digital world and carry more than 95% of intercontinental internet communications. The NATO-sponsored HEIST project aims to secure the critical flow of information in the event of a disruption. Researchers, businesses and […]

A research project in Extended Reality (XR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) at BTH has received funding. The project aims to improve the accessibility of new XR features through AI-based systems. With collaboration between Swedish and US industrial partners and research institutions, the goal is technological development and strengthening global ties in technology and innovation. The […]

After seeing the oral health of many of his older patients deteriorate drastically, dentist Johan Flyborg started looking for a solution. After five years of research in applied health technology at the Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), he can show that an innovative, intelligent, powered toothbrush can make a big difference in the oral health […]

Today, the military, which can control and limit access to the electromagnetic spectrum, has a clear advantage in conflicts. BTH and Saab have been conducting research within Vinnova’s aeronautics research programme for several years. Superiority in the electromagnetic spectrum is a key military capability driving the development of increasingly powerful jammers and advanced electronic warfare […]

As the pandemic swept in and fundamentally changed the world of work, Darja Šmite, Professor of Software Engineering at BTH, suddenly found herself at the centre of companies looking for new ways to organise their work. With years of experience in distributed and virtual collaboration, her hybrid and remote working expertise became highly sought after. […]

On Thursday, October 24th, Philippe Rouchy from TIEK attended the conference BBI Day, which was arranged by Blekinge Business Incubator (BBI). The conference featured a range of exciting local companies showcasing their ideas. “Creativity was palpable, and both the presenters and fellow attendees were friendly, knowledgeable, and engaging,” he said, adding that “the conference set […]