Solemn Islossning for the students

In mid-January was the annual Islossning held where students who graduated were thanked. A ceremony was held during daytime and in the evening was a banquet. During the event attended about 740 people.

In the media: "Great knowledge gaps in care for the elderly"

Stefan Sävenstedt, Professor in Nursing at Luleå University of Technology, talks about caring for old and multi sick people in a dignified way, which is one of the biggest societal challenges.

New project for active school transports

The pilot project Active school transportation was a success. Now it is followed up with the three-year project The road to success - Active school transportation. The project, based on gamification and empowerment, will be expanded and involve several schools in Luleå municipality.

Conference on health care challenges

On 1-2 February is the ALEC 2017 conference, Arctic Light e-He@lth Conference, held in Lulea. The conference is held to discuss the challenges facing the health care system where new technology can create a more sustainable and efficient healthcare systems. Region Norrbotten is the organizer and Luleå University of Technology is an associated partner.

Teachers educate students in Vietnam

It is the second time that teachers from Luleå University of Technology traveled to Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam, on a teacher exchange. For three weeks Päivi Juuso and Carina Nilsson were teaching students on the International Nursing Programme.

Majorov took Sweden's first medal

Figure skater Alexander Majorov, a student in physiotherapy at Luleå University of Technology, won bronze this weekend in the Universiade - student sport's equivalent of the Olympic Games - which was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Women get second heart attack earlier than men do

It is not uncommon that persons who have had heart attacks suffer from it again. New research from Luleå University of Technology shows a big difference in time when women and men have a second heart attack, or myocardial infarction (MI).

Inspiration Evening for studies abroad

Each semester an International evening is held for students at the Department of Health Sciences to inspire and disseminate information on opportunities to study abroad.

Good health encounters beneficial for patients

Good encounters within the primary healthcare can help persons with long-term illnesses in their recovery from treatments, according to new research from Luleå University of Technology. To often meet new doctors and district nurses is however considered stressful and confusing by the patients.

New project focusing on health and learning

Health, appreciation and participation - are some areas that researchers and students from Luleå University of Technology focuses on in Övertorneå Municipality's project for health promoting school improvement.

In the media: Anitha Risberg - The smell is more important than the age of attraction

Anitha Risberg, Doctor of Medicine at Luleå University of Technology, says that we choose partners with the nose.

Listen to feature on P4 Norrbotten.

Intensive care research presented at the international congress

Research focused on critical care nurses' experiences of temporary staffing and experiences of caring for patients who have experienced trauma are parts of the research from Luleå University of Technology presented at the congress European Federation of Critical Care Nursing associations, EfCCNa.

Effective using actors in teaching

Having actors enact as patients and their relatives is effective when teaching nursing students in psychiatcric and elderly care, a new study from Luleå University of Technology shows.

Role play with social interaction

This article is only available in Swedish.

In the media - Why are nurses' knowledge is not important?

Nepal attracts students

Physiotherapist students Kasper Landin and Atle Ager chose to make their last clinical education in Nepal. The high mountains and the possibility to take part of physiotherapists working conditions attracted them to the country.

Sexuality in final stage of life

Talking about sexuality in health care is important, but it is a subject that is seldom addressed - particularly in the final stage of life. Emma Palmcrantz and Frida Henriksson, nursing students, found in their thesis that both patients and healthcare professionals feel unccomfortable adressing the subject and that the staff feel they do not have enough expertise.

Investment for more specialist nurses

The need for specialist nurses is high throughout the country. Norrbotten County Council will now expand it’s trainee program and possibility for payment for nurses during their specialist education. Luleå University of Technology has an important role in the long-term work to educate more specialist nurses.

In the media: The expert - why the elderly poor balance

Masha Pauelsen, PhD student at Luleå University of Technology, talks about why elderly have poorer balance and how it can be prevented.

New Head cherish respect and cooperation

On May 1, assistant professor Gunilla Isaksson starts as the new Head of the Department of Health Sciences. She is a licensed occupational therapist who has experience from various positions in the academic world.

Four times more applicants on web-based programme

Luleå University of Technology is the first Swedish university offering a fully online education for specialist nurse in psychiatric care. The preliminary application numbers shows a great interest in the programme.

Great participation in March for Science

On Saturday researchers and the public stood up for the importance of science and research-based knowledge. The global event March for Science drew over a hundred people to Gula paviljongen in the center of Luleå.

Honorable prize for work on master program

Peter Michaelson, assistant professor of physical therapy at Luleå University of Technology, recently received the newly Kalterbornpriset for his work with the master's program Master physiotherapy, focusing Orthopedic Manual Therapy, one of the most applied masters degrees in Sweden.

Well-being gives better learning

Appreciation and working relationships are of great importance for childrens’ well-being in school, according to new research from Luleå University of Technology.
– Learning and well-being go hand in hand, says Catrine Kostenius, Professor of Health Science.

Recent research promotes activities for people with acquired brain injury

Individuals with acquired brain injury often experience difficulties with activities outside the home. It is also about preparation, impressions and concerns associated with the activity. This means that the person's entire activity repertoire has to be taken into account over days and weeks - not just individual activities - to get a balanced life. This shows a new study from Luleå University of Technology.

Have you alerted 112 on behalf of another person?

In order to contribute to the development of acute care, research is currently being carried out to study inringers' experience of meeting emergency personnel at the site before the ambulance arrives, a so-called IVPA mission. Now people from Norrbotten need these experiences.

Record in number of first-hand applicants

The occupational therapy program at Luleå University of Technology has most first-hand applications compared to other universities occupational therapy programmes. The education has 71 percent more first-hand applications than the second most popular university.

In the media: LTU will educate nurses online

This article is only available in Swedish.

Student second best in Sweden on bouldering

Physiotherapist student Kristoffer Lindbäck recently won silver medal in the discipline bouldering at the Swedish Championship in climbing in Gothenburg. Next year, he is aiming for gold.

New educations for nurses and engineers

Starting next year, Luleå University of Technology will offer two new supplementary programmes; for nurses and engineers who want to complete their education from abroad.

Startup for the project Pokémon goes to school

How can the popular game Pokémon Go be used to increase children's and young people's physical activity? Students in grade 4 at Porsöskolan in Luleå will help researchers at Luleå University of Technology find out by performing assignments and collecting pieces of puzzle.

Car crashes completes specialist training

Two cars collide at a bus stop and injure a total of 17 people. During a street race, two cars collide and slide in among the spectators and injure another 17 people. These are two scenarios that students at Luleå University of Technology's specialization programs focusing on Ambulance Care, Intensive care and Anesthesia Care must handle in their joint final examination on Tuesday.

Students presented their ideas to the external jury

Maria is a new project manager at EIC

Students are examined during an staged car accident

Last week specialist programs focusing on ambulance care, intensive care and anesthesia at Luleå University of Technology conducted a joint final exam with two scenarios where two cars have collided.

The patient diary creates memories

In the media: Nursing's new labor market

This article is not available in English.

Internship endured with outdoor activities

Five nursing students chose to do their last clinical education together at Kiruna Hospital. The days at the different departments were varied with outdoor activities on snow-covered mountains.

Heat camera measures circulation disturbance

Using a thermal camera, scientist Katarina Leijon Sundqvist succeeds, in a quick and simple way, to study differences in blood circulation in the hands of people who suffer from Raynaud's phenomenon, also known as "white fingers", and those who do not suffer from this phenomenon.

New cooperation for increased skills supply

Luleå University of Technology and Norrbottens Kommuner have signed a joint letter of intent to strengthen, among other things, the digitization and future provision of skills for teachers and nurses in the county's municipalities.

New students welcomed to the university

The expectations were high when the new students arrived at Luleå University of Technology for their study start. They were welcomed by Vice-chancellor Johan Sterte.

In the media: Schools need to work health promotion

This article is only available in Swedish.

They move their research to the municipalities

Luleå University of Technology’s Catrine Kostenius and Ulrika Bergmark have been appointed to ”Flexit researchers”, which means that they will move their research from the university to organisations outside the academia.

Unique survey of temporary employments

How are the conditions for learning and development at workplaces within the healthcare affected, when more of the staff are hired temporarily? That is the object for a study among nurses and midwives, done by Luleå University of Technology's researchers Åsa Engström and Anna Berg Jansson.

In the media: Flexit Researcher Catrine Kostenius

A Flexit researcher means that the research moves out of university to other actors in society. The goal is to build bridges between universities and the surrounding community.
Read some of the media's articles about Flexit Researcher Catrine Kostenius.

Meet university at The Great Northern in Skellefteå

Gamification, IT security and how digital technology will change the future's care and care. It is part of the content of the Luleå University of Technology's new free lecture series in Skellefteå, "The University presents."

Teacher exchange gives a global perspective

For a number of years, a teacher exchange has taken place between Nursing programs at Luleå University of Technology and Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam. The exchange of teachers promotes the ability to broaden both students and teachers perspectives. Now, two teachers from Hanoi Medical University are visiting the university.

Successful premiere in Skellefteå

It was crowded at the premiere of the University Presents in Skellefteå. More than 100 people had come to listen to lectures on how new digital technology will change the future care.

Arctic focus on Luleå University of Technology

Luleå University of Technology entered into a unique collaboration a year ago, for collecting university resources in Sweden, Norway and Finland around the Arctic. For two days, 80 representatives from universities have gathered in Luleå for the first time.

Difficult with recovery for family care workers

A new study from Luleå University of Technology shows that short-term care will give the caretaker the possibility of rest and recovery. Debt and bad conscience that the partner needs to move away from home and worry about the time spent on short-term living is meaningful retaliation for the caretaker.

Ethical Issues in the Use of ICT

The RemoAge project tests and implements several services that include the use of different ICT applications and tools to support vulnerable older people. In the planning and discussions that took place in the process of writing the proposal for the project ethical issues related to the implementation of the services in the different national contexts were discussed and considered very important to evaluate and learn more about.

New course in student health

This article is only available in Swedish.

Conference inspire the use of digital technology

This week, a conference was held at Sunderby Hospital in Norrbotten, Sweden, with the purpose of spreading experiences about how digital technologies can be used in everyday work. At the conference, eight pilot projects presented different working methods using digital technology in Norrbotten. This within the framework of the international EU project RemoAge.

Top rated professor teach at the university

It is the third time guest professor Gwendolen Jull, Professor Emeritus in Physiotherapy at Queensland University, Australia, visits Luleå University of Technology. During the visit she taught master students and clinical supervisors as well as worked on collaborations in various research projects.

Nobel Day presents research in health sciences

Nobel Day is an important day to pay extra attention to research and science. Therefore, the Department of Health Sciences organizes their own Nobel Day on December 8th. During the day, ongoing research is presented focusing on doctoral projects.

Great interest in games and children's physical activity

Anna-Karin Lindqvist and Josef Hallberg, researchers at Luleå University of Technology, filled the The Great Northern in Skellefteå with their lecture on how digital games can promote children's physical activity. The lecture is part of the series University presents.

In the media: touching brings results

In the project Active school transports, children go or bike to school. Five schools in Luleå are involved in the project.
Read the article in Vårt Luleå

Workshop on development of the residential area of ​​Porsön in Luleå

Luleå municipality supports research and student work to develop the Porsön district in Luleå. At a workshop, the municipality and IVA gathered representatives from the university, social organizations and industry to discuss challenges and opportunities for further development of Porsön.

Researchers refining drugs and implants using 3D printers

In a new project at Luleå University of Technology, researchers develop systems to produce personal drugs and implants with 3D printers. The aim is to improve patient safety and health.

National football and bearings for this year's alumni

Now it is official which former students receive the honorable title of the year's alumni at Luleå University of Technology. 2017 the prize goes to Fredrik Larsson, physiotherapist for Sweden's national team in football and Victoria van Camp, head of business and product development within SKF.

Great start for new initiative 5-TEK

Experiments, lectures, community and an insight into how it is to study technical educations. The response from the 100 female junior high school students who participated in Luleå University of Technology's new initiative 5-TEK has been great.

Communication in focus for prospective nurses

Students at the Bachelor Programme in Nursing, taking their degree in January 2018, at Luleå University of Technology, held an open nursing conference where they presented their degree projects. A common denominator was the importance of communication between nurses, relatives and patients, and between newly graduated nurses and established healthcare professionals.

Gala draws attention to inspiring work efforts

During the academic week, a number of prices are awarded from Luleå University of Technology. During Tuesday evening, prizes were awarded to the Year's Alumni, the Innovator of the Year and the Collaboration Prize for the Year at the Vetenskapens hus.

Awarded for knowledge and education

On Thursday six persons who have promoted development of knowledge and education received scholarships for their efforts. The prices were awarded during a lunch at Vetenskapens hus in Luleå.

Hopefulness, difficulties and northern roots

An inspiring retrospecitve of an interesting career. This is what the audience was offered when Jan Lexell held his Honorary Doctors' lecture at Luleå University of Technology.

Inspirational lectures of this year's honorary doctors

An architect, a doctor and a statistician. The faculties' choice of honorary doctors for 2017 were Jenny B Osuldsen, Jan Lexell and Geoffrey Vining.

Earlier application date to specialist nurse

This year applications are submitted to the specialists nurse program at Luleå University of Technology by 15 March - one month earlier than the previous year. This makes notification of admission already in April.

In the media: Eva Lindgren on P1

Physiotherapist became the year's alumn 2017

This article in only available in Swedish.

Important steps towards an equal university

The academic world has fewer women at higher positions compared with other companies and organisations. Despite the meritocratic ideal in the academic context, the conditions are not equal for women and men. The results are now presented in a doctoral dissertation at Luleå University of Technology.

Researchers gather at Polarforum

Polarforum is Sweden's largest meeting place for researchers studying the polar areas and other northern regions. Luleå University of Technology had four researchers at this year's Polarforum, including David Chapman, PhD student in architecture, who talked about how climate change affects people's willingness to move outdoors in winter.

Stories important for new professor

Gunilla Isaksson has had an overwhelming year. She recently became Head of Department of Health Sciences and Professor of Occupational Therapy. During her installation lecture, she focused on how important people's stories have been in her work and research and what they are important for what rehabilitation efforts are being given.

The Swedish Crown Princess Couple's Foundation supports Active school transports

The Active School Transport Project is one of four projects awarded for the first time from the Crown Princess Couple Foundation. Each year, the Foundation allocates funding for projects that promote good health and strengthened community among young people and children in Sweden.

Appreciated lecture by Fredrik Larsson

Fredrik Larsson, this years alumn, held a long-awaited lecture for physiotherapist students at Luleå University of Technology. About 80 students came to listen to his trip from Luleå University of Technology to his role as a physiotherapist for IFK Göteborg and the Swedish national team in football.

Amanda does her clinical eduction in Barcelona

Amanda Josefsson study on the Nursing programme at Luleå University of Technology. She has chosen to do her clinical education, VFU, within the elderly care in Barcelona, ​​Spain. Follow her blog VFU in Barcelona where she writes about her experiences and thoughts.

A Nobel Day with a focus on health science

A special Nobel Day was organized by the Department of Health Sciences 8 December, to highlight current research and science in health sciences. During the day, that brought great interest in university health research, research were presented, focusing on doctoral projects. Another appreciated feature was visiting the institution's various labs.

Researchers study health and learning in schools

A good school climate, daily physical activity and trustful relationships between students and adults are a part of the Swedish National Agency for Education´s initiative for developing health promotion in schools. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology are involved in two of the research and development projects allocated funds.

12 million are invested in a collaboration environment for care in home environment

The collaboration environment will be a natural place at Luleå University of Technology where researchers, caregivers and companies can meet to enable new projects to develop and test new ways of working with new digital products and services. The eHealth Innovation Centre is coordinator and project manager.

New laboratory for development of technology support in the home environment

The Human Health and Activity lab is a new laboratory that will be used for research and education on how technology support in the home can be designed for people with health-related needs. An existing training studio at Luleå University of Technology is therefore equipped with techniques for identifying, analyzing and supporting everyday activities.