Research network in Health and Welfare Technology
Are you conducting research related to health and welfare technology? You can become part of a new research network at the Centre for Welfare Change, bringing together researchers within the field of health and welfare technology.
The purpose with the research network
Health and welfare technology is a broad research field encompassing the use of technology across various disciplines. The network aims to bring together researchers and studies in health and welfare technology, fostering new collaborations to drive the necessary changes in the welfare sector.
Who can participate?
The network is open to researchers involved in health and welfare technology studies in collaboration with other societal stakeholders. The technology can include tools, services, and working methods.
What you gain by joining the network:
- Visibility on the Center's website with contact details.
- Participation in regular grant application seminars.
- Access to internal meetings and external network events via the center.
- Access to external reviewers specializing in health and welfare technology.
- Opportunities to contribute to the center's seminar series.
What is expected of you as a network member?
- Make yourself and your research visible on our website.
- Participate in lectures and seminars hosted by the center.
- Engage in conferences and discussions within your health and welfare technology-related area.
Duration of membership
You will be part of the research network for one year at a time. After one year, a new interest inquiry will be sent out.
Join the network
Fill out the information in our web form to register for the network.
Web registration for research network
External link.
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Jonatan Tidare
University Lecturer, MDU
Researches within:
- Neural interfaces (neuroengineering)
Contact information and presentation of Johan Tidare External link.
Petter Ahlström
University Lecturer, University West
Researches within:
- Housing for the elderly with perspectives on real estate economics,
- strategy and governance,
- service management,
- IT,
- and housing design.
Contact information and presentation of Petter Ahlström (University West) External link.
Lisa Rådman
University Lecturer, MDU
Researches within:
- Cancer and physical activity
- Cancer and neuropathies
Contact information and presentation of Lisa Rådman External link.
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Johanna Fritz
University lecturer, MDU
Researches within:
- Physiotherapy,
- implementation research,
- behavioral medicine
Contact information and presentation of Johanna Fritz External link.
Sara Melén Hånell
University lecturer/associate professor, MDU
Researches within:
- International business,
- entrepreneurship,
- corporate sustainability efforts
Contact information and presentation of Sara Melén Hånell External link.
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Jessica Höglander
University lecturer/ post doc, MDU
Researches within:
- health science
Contact information and presentation of Jessica Höglander External link.
The team
The center is led by a scientific leader and project manager. It includes a team of researchers, which you can find under each respective research area below.
Researches within:
- Elderly health
- Behavior change
- Health and welfare technology
Health and Welfare
Researches within:
- Collaboration with actors outside the higher education sector
- Consequences of societal changes
Researches within:
- Health and welfare technology from the perspective of the individual and their immediate environment.
Researches within:
- Evidence
- implementation
- Reimbursement
- Efficiency
- and policy related to health and welfare technology both in Sweden and internationally.
Researches within:
- User perspective and ethical aspects,
- Promoting individuals' ability to search, find, understand, and act on health information online.
Reseraches within:
- Development based on users' preferences and needs.
- Create and share evidence on the effects of implementing health and welfare technology in healthcare and social care.
Technology
Researches within:
- Sensor and measurement systems. These systems are used to diagnose, monitor, and also prevent diseases.
Researches within:
- Fall prevention technology.
Reseaches within:
- indoor air quality and the health of occupants in buildings, with a focus on hospitals and schools..
Researches within:
Innovation and communication
Researches within:
- learning and development of professional competence in working life
Researches within:
- design, art, and epistemological questions (with a focus on practical knowledge).
Education and learning
Researches within:
Researches within:
Researches within:
- The schooling of newly arrived students and teachers' work with digitalization and higher education pedagogical development.
Researches within:
Change management
Researches within:
- how new technology is shaped by and reflects different values, how and why technology is introduced and adopted or not adopted.
Researches within:
- organizational changes related to the introduction, maintenance, and/or phasing out of competition in public sectors across Europe.
Researches within:
- how marketing discourses influence individuals, organizations, and society, and
the effects of digitalization on working life.
Researches within:
Researches within:
- how marketing discourses influence individuals, organizations, and society,
- and
the effects of digitalization on working life.
Researches within:
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