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  • Cozy family reunion or extreme togetherness


    Close up of colorful bulbs in christmas tree At this time of the year, many people are spending time with their family. But even if everyone says that the most important thing is to be together, it is not uncommon for the coziness to end in conflict.

  • Advent calendar - fourth candle


    Four candles and christmas decorations In part four of our advent calendar, two of our researchers discuss the Smålandic leadership.

  • Five new research projects in collaboration with industry


    Jönköping University’s research and education environment within knowledge intensive product realization, SPARK, continues to work for strengthened competitiveness among the manufacturing companies in the region and the rest of Sweden. At the beginning of next year, five new research projects will be launched with funding from the Swedish Knowledge Foundation.

  • Sharing design knowledge


    Portrait Morteza Poorkiany To adapt a product according to new customer needs, it is necessary to understand the reasons behind the design decisions that were made for the original product. In a new PhD thesis from School of Engineering, Jönköping University, Morteza Poorkiany presents methods to capture, structure and share design rationale during the product development process.

  • Opening hours during the holidays


    During the holidays, some of the departments at JU campus have irregular opening hours. All departments are closed on 25 and 26 December and 1 January.

  • Advent calendar - third candle


    Four candles and christmas decorations In part three of our advent calendar, we talk about food, habits, traditions and new year's resolutions.

  • A step forward for the light metal of the future


    Magnesium is an emerging light metal, but there are still challenges to be solved to make the metal useful in a broader spectrum of applications. With her doctoral thesis about one of the most common magnesium alloys, Hoda Dini at the School of Engineering, Jönköping University, takes the magnesium research one step further.

  • Patient accessible health records – divergent views


    Sweden aims to be number one in the world in eHealth in 2025, according to the Vision for eHealth 2025 from the Swedish government. In a new PhD thesis from Jönköping International Business School, Sofie Wass describes how patients and healthcare professionals experience eHealth, and prerequisites to realize eHealth innovations.

  • Advent calendar - second candle


    Four candles and christmas decorations In part two of our advent calendar, two doctoral students talk about their research in participation for children.

  • JU advent calendar


    Four candles and christmas decorations Every Friday in December we light a candle and release a video where two of our researchers discuss an interesting subject.