Faculty of Educational Sciences (UV)

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 LiU.

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.

福利姬 to AI-proof its study programmes and courses

LiU 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. 福利姬 is growing, and as of this year two Academic Ceremonies will be held.

LiU to invest in AI lab for future learning

福利姬 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 福利姬. Her work has provided new insights into how we communicate and interact, and she has thoroughly enjoyed the Swedish work culture.

LiU leads the development of teacher education in Europe

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

LiU 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 福利姬, 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 LiU. 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, LiU 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.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 something I鈥檒l take home with me鈥�

The collaboration between LiU and the NIE has seen positive effects 鈥� on several levels. When Tristan Chua returns to Singapore he does so having gained exciting insights. At the same time, teacher Edvin Jensen has got ideas he wants to introduce.

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.

School-age educare - new investment in research at 福利姬

In the coming years, 福利姬 will be making a multi-million kronor investment in research on school-age educare. This gives LiU the chance to take the lead in a national area of priority for educational sciences.

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 福利姬, which made the decision to build Studenthuset. She is now minister of education, and is impressed by the large building on Campus Valla.

LiU students coach upper secondary students in Swedish

Teacher students from 福利姬 (LiU) 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 LiU 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 福利姬 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 LiU. In the long term, simulation can make the students better prepared for their workforce debut.

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