News in Health Innovation

23 September 2026

Weight gain in middle age linked to poorer prostate cancer prognosis

Gaining weight in adulthood is common. But how much does weight gain actually affect our lives? More specifically, how does it affect men’s chances of surviving a prostate cancer diagnosis? Researcher...

11 September 2026

Professor’s portrait: Farzaneh Etminani wants AI to make a real difference in healthcare

Farzaneh Etminani is a new Professor of Machine Learning at Halmstad University. Her research lies at the intersection of AI and healthcare, focusing on how data and AI can contribute to better decisi...

10 September 2026

Scholarships for ideas that address challenges in healthcare

This summer, there was great excitement as six students at Halmstad University received scholarships from Getinge Sterilization. For the fifth year in a row, the company awarded a total of SEK 100,000...

24 August 2026

New research: how women with a migration background find their way into Swedish society

Finding your place and establishing yourself in a new country is not always easy, particularly for immigrant women. Research from Halmstad University, in collaboration with University West, shows that...

15 June 2026

First network meeting for the Knowledge Foundation’s jubilee doctoral students

For two days at the end of April, Halmstad University hosted the first network meeting for the Knowledge Foundation’s jubilee doctoral students, a major initiative aimed at supporting the next generat...

30 April 2026

Professor’s portrait: From handball coach to professor

After many years at Halmstad University, Urban Johnson, Professor of Sport Psychology, is retiring.

15 April 2026

Halmstad University and Region Halland join forces to boost AI expertise

Over 100 operational managers in Region Halland have taken part in training on artificial intelligence (AI) and its implementation. The programme was delivered in collaboration with researchers at Hal...

14 April 2026

Equine-assisted therapy may improve wellbeing among children and adolescents

Mental health issues among children and adolescents are increasing both in Sweden and globally. At the same time, new research indicates that alternative, more holistic forms of treatment may play an ...

31 March 2026

Researcher’s review of Swedish agency report on orthorexia shows unclear evidence base

Eva-Carin Lindgren, Professor of Sport Science with a specialisation in Health Promotion at Halmstad University, has reviewed a report by the Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assess...

24 March 2026

Halmstad University and the major Swedish sports federations build unique research register together

Halmstad University and three major sports federations are deepening their collaboration to examine the effects of organised sport on children and young people. Through the project Sports for life, th...

18 March 2026

Twenty minutes of cycling to work is linked to healthier coronary arteries

A new study shows that individuals who walk or cycle for approximately 20 minutes to and from work have less atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries. The connection remains even when researchers cons...

9 February 2026

AI in home healthcare needs to adapt to reality

Can artificial intelligence improve wound care at home? In a new study from Halmstad University, researchers explore how nurses view AI technology, highlighting both opportunities and challenges.

30 January 2026

Development and community can encourage young people to keep playing sports

That sport should be fun sounds obvious, but what does it really mean? Jenny Back, Lecturer at Halmstad University, has in her dissertation explored why young people quit playing football and what...

12 December 2025

AI model identifies heart failure patients at risk

The period after discharge is critical for many heart failure patients, but it is often difficult to predict who is at risk of needing hospital care again. In the project Heart Failure Readmission Pre...

5 December 2025

Healthcare improves when children get to have their say

Children have the right to participate in their own healthcare. Yet, it is often adults – healthcare professionals and parents – who control the conversations, decisions and tools. In her doctoral the...

17 September 2025

How the next generation of innovators wants to improve healthcare

It was with great joy and pride that many students received scholarships at Halmstad University’s graduation fair Utexpo in June. For the fourth consecutive year, Getinge Sterilization rewarded studen...

19 June 2025

SAIS 2025 brought Sweden’s AI community to Halmstad

In June, researchers and practitioners from across Sweden gathered at Halmstad University for the annual conference of the Swedish AI Society (SAIS). Hosted by the Center for Applied Intelligent Syste...

13 May 2025

Preparation determines AI quality in complex surgeries

Advanced technology and AI are becoming increasingly integrated in healthcare, and it takes time to interpret and assess AI-generated results. New research from Halmstad University on hybrid operating...

7 May 2025

Healthcare journeys for young adults with mental health challenges – four different paths through the system

What does the path to the right support look like for young adults seeking help for mental health issues? That’s the question researchers at Halmstad University have explored in the research project...

15 April 2025

AI healthcare map will create opportunities for collaboration

The Healthcare Map – a survey of ongoing AI initiatives in healthcare across Sweden’s regions – was recently published. AI Sweden, the organisation that conducted the mapping in collaboration with Hal...

8 April 2025

Collaboration strengthens the possibilities for combining elite sports with work

Halmstad University and Trygghetsrådet TRS are initiating a collaboration aimed at developing knowledge about elite athletes who combine their elite sports careers with working life. This partnership,...

2 April 2025

Updated national guidelines to improve support for elite athletes with dual careers

Sweden’s national guidelines for supporting elite athletes who pursue higher education studies have been updated. These guidelines are the result of extensive collaboration between the Swedish sports ...

26 February 2025

Knowledgeable coaches help young people maintain the joy of sports

How can we get more children and young people to continue playing sports? One answer to that question is to improve how adults treat young athletes. The coaches’ leadership skills play a key role in c...

24 February 2025

Teaching AI to learn faster

Most artificial intelligence (AI) models many examples to be able to learn new things, which can be problematic when there is a lack of data. However, the results of Anna Vettoruzzo’s doctoral studies...

6 February 2025

Halmstad University sports research among the top 150 in the world

Halmstad University’s research in sports science is ranked among the world’s top 101–150 universities in the 2024 Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments, conducted by Shanghai Ranking.

6 February 2025

Sports becoming more expensive for children and youth

The cost of children’s and youth sports participation has increased by 68 per cent since 2009, according to new research from Halmstad University and Karlstad University, funded by the Swedish Sports ...

3 February 2025

New methods for explaining survival models’ predictions

Hello there, Abdallah Alabdallah! You recently finished your PhD in Information Technology at Halmstad University, with a thesis titled “ Towards trustworthy survival analysis with machine learning m...

10 January 2025

“Being seen as innovators” – how status matters in the digitalisation of healthcare

Digitalisation in the health care sector has picked up speed in recent years, but what drives health care professionals to adopt new technologies? The answer is more complex than one might think. Rese...

8 January 2025

How new brands gain a foothold in international markets

How can companies successfully launch new brands and products in different countries? Manoella Antonieta Ramos at Halmstad University, has in her thesis mapped the tricky challenges that life science ...

18 December 2024

The University is part of the Knowledge Foundation’s initiative for the collaborative researchers of tomorrow

Halmstad University is part of the Knowledge Foundation’s new major investment in doctoral students. Two of them will work within the focus areas Health Innovation and Smart Cities and Communities at ...

17 December 2024

Högskolan i Halmstads idrottsforskning bland de 150 främsta i världen

Högskolan i Halmstads forskning inom idrottsvetenskap rankas bland världens 101–150 främsta lärosäten i 2024 Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments" som görs av Shanghai Ranking.

17 October 2024

Professor’s portrait: Ingrid Larsson wants to create ripples on the water

With a background in nursing and a burning interest in strengthening the role of the patient, where the patient takes control of their life and treatment and becomes a co-actor in the care process, In...

10 October 2024

AI for early intervention in mental health among young adults

Hello Lena Petersson, Senior Lecturer in Pedagogy at Halmstad University! Today, on 10 October, World Mental Health Day is highlighted globally, focusing on mental health and striving for change throu...

13 June 2024

Electronics Centre in Halmstad promotes collaboration and innovation

Electronics Centre in Halmstad (ECH) is an innovation arena for regional collaboration. It is also a test facility with EMC testing (electromagnetic compatibility), which can lead to faster product de...

19 March 2024

Research on commercialisation and implementation promotes “good and close care”

Did you know that it often takes between 10 and 20 years for new innovations to be used in healthcare? Why is that? Through faster and more coordinated commercialisation and implementation processes, ...

20 December 2023

Personal AI solutions challenge privacy

A few years ago, Alexander Galozy, a doctoral student in information technology, presented his licentiate thesis on how AI can support healthcare by reducing workload, lowering costs and empowering pa...

19 December 2023

Halmstad University receives research funding from the Swedish Rheumatism Association

The Swedish Rheumatism Association’s special focus on rehabilitation research has been ongoing for four years. The final SEK 1,150,000 is being distributed, and one of those who have been granted fund...

5 December 2023

The School of Health and Welfare – from the past to the future – in the present

“Write about the School in today's situation and about its future potential." Those were the instructions for this chronicle. With just over five years as an employee at the University and Dean of the...

1 December 2023

Life Science Academy supports new companies in the health technology area

Health technology, an important part of life science, is an industry that can be difficult for start-ups and small companies to establish themselves in. Extensive regulations, a complex market with pa...

22 November 2023

New research may prevent hospital readmission after heart failure

Heart failure is serious and causes many deaths. It is also a disease that affects many and for which much of the resources in healthcare are used. New studies at Halmstad University show that one in ...

17 November 2023

Long-term commitment to collaboration awarded with the Prize for Collaboration and Innovation

For the seventh time, the Prize for Collaboration and Innovation was awarded during the Academic Ceremony at Halmstad University. This year, the prize went to Magnus Clarin and Stella Erlandsson, who ...

9 November 2023

“The highest level is when research has political influence”

Professor Emerita of Sport Psychology Natalia Stambulova was the first in the world to study several transitions within the athletic career, including the one from junior to senior sport. After almost...

20 October 2023

Focus area Health Innovation – a diamond in the rough

Health is a vital part of our lives. Both as individuals and as a society, we are interested in having effective, accessible, and relevant ways to maintain or improve health. At the same time, health ...

22 June 2023

Nordic conference on the latest research in sustainable health

On June 14–16, Halmstad University hosted the tenth edition of the Nordic Health Promotion Research Conference. The conference gathered researchers from all over the world to discuss and share knowled...

24 May 2023

Halmstad University establishes two new research programmes

Halmstad University is establishing two new research programmes – one within the focus area Health Innovation and one within Smart Cities and Communities. The programmes are part of the University’s i...

25 April 2023

AI and social media against healthcare associated infections

Can artificial intelligence (AI) help in the fight against healthcare associated infections? Patients being infected with diseases while staying at hospitals is a global issue. A group of researchers ...

26 January 2023

Turning data into better healthcare

Healthcare is facing major challenges and the use of data and information can play an important part in solving several of them. With the use of machine learning or other types of artificial intellige...

27 October 2022

Professor’s portrait: Halmstad University’s Bennet Professor does research on research

Per Nilsen, Visiting Professor in Implementation Science and Bennet Professor at Halmstad University, focuses his research on the research-to-practice gap. On why it takes an average of 17 years for r...

3 October 2022

Professor’s portrait: “Digitalisation is not an uncontrollable force of nature; it is created by humans”

Digital service innovation is about how digital services are received and create value for users, organisations, and society. Maria Åkesson, Professor of Informatics, study how digitalisation can cont...

23 September 2022

Unique design perspective in Halmstad’s AI education

Stefan Byttner got his first computer already before he started school. It had a tiny light that flashed red when the computer processed something, and he heard the adults saying “look, the computer i...

8 September 2022

Professor’s portrait: Andreas Ivarsson wants to make a difference where it counts

Andreas Ivarsson, Professor of Psychology, has always had a great interest in sports. As a professor and researcher, he wants to develop various sports federations – together with the activities to ma...

2 September 2022

Mobile application can improve road safety

Hi there, Oscar Molina! Your research is about improving road safety using automated and connected vehicles. You recently presented the first demo within the SafeSmart project at AstaZero. Can you tel...

1 September 2022

Shaping AI education for practical use in society

In the fall of 2022, Halmstad University will present a new bachelor’s program named Applied Articifial Intelligence (AI). It is tailored for people who do not primarily have an interest in the engine...

29 August 2022

Students awarded SEK 100,000 for their health innovations

For the first time, Getinge Sterilization Inc. offered a scholarship programme as a part of its deepening collaboration agreement with Halmstad University. In connection to the University’s annual gra...

1 July 2022

National project within information-driven care is coordinated by Halmstad University

Vinnova grants funding for the new national project within information-driven care that the Health Data Center at Halmstad University will coordinate. The project brings together several regions, univ...

28 June 2022

Halmstad University establishes research programme in information-driven care

In the next few years, Halmstad University will establish a number of multidisciplinary research programmes to strengthen the University’s profile. The second programme to start is Information-Driven ...

10 June 2022

Better care at a lower cost by using data

We are faced with numerous healthcare challenges in the coming years that will require an improved quality of care without increasing costs. Part of the solution is to take advantage, in new ways, of ...

17 February 2022

Smart Home Activity Recognition boosts quality of life

The growing elderly population requires intelligent tools to support senior people in their homes. Advancements within Human Activity Recognition (HAR) make it possible to keep track of a person’s dai...

14 February 2022

Can AI mend your broken heart?

Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in Sweden. To prevent and discover cardiovascular disease, and to anticipate the continuous trajectory and care needs for those affected, resea...

1 July 2021

Artificial intelligence and precision health at Halmstad University

In a new research profile at Halmstad University, called CAISR Health, research on the development of AI tools meet research on how these tools can be implemented in healthcare. The theme is AI and pr...

25 May 2021

Machine errors can be predicted when companies and researchers collaborate

Maintaining a sterile and high hygienic standard is of great importance in hospitals. Sterilizers are machines used to sterilize hospital equipment. If a sterilizer breaks down, it can have major consequences.

15 April 2021

AI important for future personalised care

An ageing population and limited resources pose major challenges. PhD student Alexander Galozy believes that artificial intelligence (AI) will play a significant role in the future to manage long-term...

12 April 2021

AI and healthcare

Listen to a conversation about how AI can improve healthcare, help make diagnoses and allocate resources. In this discussion you will hear Mattias Ohlsson, Professor of Machine Learning at Halmstad Un...

28 October 2019

Professor’s portrait: A desire to improve the world

Who should have the right to consume when the earth's resources are scarce? How is the welfare state affected by environmental issues and climate change? Human ecology encompasses interdisciplinary pe...

29 September 2019

Professor’s portrait: Henrika, horses and health

Henrika Jormfeldt, newly appointed Professor of Nursing, likes to walk with horses. It is not just an interest in animals and nature. It also about sustainable health throughout life. Her research sho...

30 March 2017

Professor’s portrait: The University’s first professor in Health Innovation

Health promoting innovations supported by digital services have a great potential to improve the health of children and young people. In Jens Nygren’s research, the children participate in the entire ...