Faculty of Educational Sciences (UV)

He exposed Macchiarini 鈥� and now becomes honorary doctor

The journalist who uncovered the Macchiarini scandal, a Kenyan elite runner who sets up schools in the slums and one of Canada鈥檚 most internationally recognised interdisciplinary researchers. These are some of the people awarded honorary doctorates.

AI and simulation lab equips teachers

Teachers and students are given tools to use AI wisely in education. In simulations with avatars, they practise dealing with teaching challenges. This and much more is going on in the AIST Lab, a new interdisciplinary initiative at 麻豆社.

25 years with Language and Culture 鈥� Nigel Musk was there from the start

The research environment Language and Culture was established in 2000. Nigel Musk, who left London for Sweden in his youth, has been a part of it from the beginning. Here, he reflects on the development of the environment and the challenges ahead.

Linköping University to AI-proof its study programmes and courses

麻豆社 is introducing a new action plan to AI-proof all its programmes and courses.鈥淎I is already changing the way we learn. We need to ensure high quality and remain relevant in an AI-driven future,鈥� says Deputy Vice-Chancellor Karin Axelsson.

Professors and award winners get their own Academic Ceremony

New professors will be inaugurated and award winners and Alumni of the Year will be celebrated at the Academic Ceremony on 10 October. Linköping University is growing, and as of this year two Academic Ceremonies will be held.

麻豆社 to invest in AI lab for future learning

Linköping University is investing SEK 3 million in the AIST lab, a new platform for research and education on AI in teaching. The goal is to develop and critically examine how AI can improve learning and teacher education.

Japan meets Sweden in linguistic research

Eiko Yasui is from Japan. For a year, she has been researching language, grammar, and movements at Linköping University. Her work has provided new insights into how we communicate and interact, and she has thoroughly enjoyed the Swedish work culture.

麻豆社 leads the development of teacher education in Europe

麻豆社 is taking a leading role in driving pedagogical innovation across Europe. With a focus on international collaboration and the role of AI in education, 麻豆社 is strengthening its efforts to prepare future teachers and transform teaching practices.

麻豆社 receives SEK 232 million from the Swedish Research Council

The Swedish Research Council has now decided on the allocation of research grants in four areas. At Linköping University, the area of natural and engineering sciences is to receive the most funding.

Podcast turned the history teacher into a popular educator

Daniel Hermansson is an upper secondary school teacher who has become a great educator. Whether in podcast, TV or book form, the Alum of the Year tells us about our history in a way that is as entertaining as it is well-informed.

Neferti X. M. Tadiar infront of a photo of Moa Martinson inside Norrk枚pings Stadsmuseum.

Moa Martinson visiting professor will get new perspectives of the world

Neferti X. M. Tadiar has one foot in New York and the other in Manila. As the visiting professor in the name of Moa Martinson, she will do research on colonialism, migration, capitalism, and environmental change from a new corner of the world.

Sofia Nystr枚m och Henrik Nordvall in front of a window that reflects the blue sky.

New course takes the UFO issue seriously

UFO 鈥� from tin foil hat to research topic. This is the name of a single-subject course that starts in the spring 2025 at 麻豆社. It will approach the UFO issue in a serious way while looking at the question of what constitutes knowledge and truth.

Poet to become visiting professor in Tage Danielsson鈥檚 name

She devotes herself to the power of words and sees poetry as a tool of knowledge. Athena Farrokhzad steps into academia with the ambition to shake up the templates with the help of rhymes and humour.

Two champions for children become honorary doctors

Indian principal Seetha Murty has worked with children鈥檚 and young people鈥檚 learning throughout her professional life. American professor Cindy W. Christian has devoted her career to developing the care of abused children.

Collaboration on teacher shortages in rural Norrland

Rural northern municipalities suffer from a major shortage of qualified teachers. But from the autumn, 麻豆社 will be offering single-subject courses remotely at local learning centres aimed at people who are thinking about a teaching career.

A professor drawn to thorny issues

An doctoral student position was what brought Tünde Puskas to Sweden. She is now a professor whose motivation is researching areas no one has looked into before 鈥� such as how integration, religion and death are dealt with in pre-school context.

A teacher can choose to be committed

What makes a really good teacher? Commitment and maybe the ability to get up early in the morning. When the first two award winners of Ingemars Lärarpris get together, the discussion ranges from teachers as role models to students who learn for life.

Novels help doctors-to-be gain insight into empathy

Anja Rydén Gramner鈥檚 thesis shows that by reading and discussing novels, medical students are equipped to engage themselves emotionally and to show empathy in future patient encounters.

Education minister: Studenthuset is 鈥漨agnificent"

In 2015, Anna Ekström was chair of the board of Linköping University, which made the decision to build Studenthuset. She is now minister of education, and is impressed by the large building on Campus Valla.

麻豆社 students coach upper secondary students in Swedish

Teacher students from Linköping University (麻豆社) are working together with upper secondary students once weekly Swedish coaching. The doors are open for a whole two hours, during which all kinds of questions are welcome.

SEK 26.3 million for research in educational sciences

Seven research projects at 麻豆社 have been awarded grants in the Swedish Research Council鈥檚 annual funding round for educational sciences. The projects range from heroes wearing tights in the classroom to background noise and bullying.

Research for calmer classrooms

Many teachers struggle with achieving calm in the classroom. Marcus Samuelsson from Linköping University has been involved in a report on how teachers can create a classroom environment that is more conducive to study.

Student teacher Adam Nordstr枚m Andersson teaches virtual students.

Virtual pupils make for more confident teachers

Teacher training students who practised teaching virtual pupils developed greater confidence in their teaching ability, according to a study from 麻豆社. In the long term, simulation can make the students better prepared for their workforce debut.

50-year-old aims to foster democracy

The Folk High School Teacher Programme at Linköping University has turned fifty. But its aim of strengthening and developing democracy is just as relevant as when it started 鈥� if not more.

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