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Circular Economy Sustainable societies

Smart Biowaste Management for Circular Cities

As cities grow and environmental challenges intensify, finding smarter, more sustainable ways to manage resources has never been more important (Ellen MacArthur Foundation 2025). A […]

  • Article D1
  • biowaste
  • circular bioeconomy
  • circular economy
  • CITISYSTEM
Published 13.2.2025
Innovations Renewing and evolving entrepreneurship

Exploring entrepreneurial needs in Namibia: experiences from the SmartVille project

Developing and increasing entrepreneurship education and enhancing entrepreneurial competencies (European Commission, 2018) is vital in rural communities which aim for sustainable growth and jobs (United […]

  • Article D1
  • education
  • entrepreneurship
  • Namibia
Published 12.2.2025
Health

A norm-critical approach to enhancing quality of care

The intensive week Norm-Consciousness in Health and Social Care provided an invaluable opportunity to gain insight into norm-consciousness for four social and health care students […]

  • Article D1
  • gender
  • norm-consciousness
  • social and health care
Published 5.2.2025
Experimental development ecosystems for innovations Innovations

Texture Analyser and Volume Scanner provide precision for food product development

The Food Pilot Plant product development environment at LAB University of Applied Sciences has been enhanced with a Texture Analyser and a VolScan (Stable Micro […]

  • Food Pilot Plant
  • product development
  • research
Published 3.2.2025
Innovations Renewing and evolving entrepreneurship

Vertical farming: from boom to bust ─ lessons for the future

In 2020, vertical farming startups in Europe attracted a record half a billion pounds of venture capital investment. Yet, just a few years later, many […]

  • Article D1
  • farming industry
  • sustainability
  • vertical farming
Published 31.1.2025
Innovations Renewing and evolving entrepreneurship

Taking entrepreneurship from sauna to success

Entrepreneurship is a large pillar of the LAB University of Applied Sciences, the Skinnarila campus is the heart of a very strong entrepreneurship ecosystem, welcoming […]

  • Article D1
  • entrepreneurship
  • LABeko2
  • networking
Published 30.1.2025
Health

Impacts of social media among children

In today’s scenario, social media has become a crucial part of everyone’s life including children.  These platforms provide a range of opportunities for knowledge, awareness, […]

  • Article D1
  • children
  • mental health
  • social media
Published 30.1.2025
General

Turing testing myself with ChatGPT

Turing test is a test originally proposed by Alan Turing with the purpose of finding a way to measure whether a machine can think (1950). […]

  • Article D1
  • large language model
  • Pathfinder
  • Turing test
Published 29.1.2025
Innovations Renewing and evolving entrepreneurship

Junk data – the potential next challenge for generative AI

Pathfinder (2024) is a project at LAB in collaboration with partners around Europe. One of the goals is to develop AI literacy among both teachers […]

  • AI
  • Article D1
  • junk data
  • Pathfinder
Published 17.1.2025

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