Division of Sensory Organs and Communication (SOK)

At the division, research focusing on human communication is carried out.

Photo credit Thor BalkhedThe main areas of research are interaction involving people with communicative disabilities, speech and language disorders in children and applied hearing research.

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Clinical Ophthalmic Research

Sight is our most important source of information about the world around us, and is the mind that engages most of the brain. Preserved vision is a basic prerequisite for maintaining one's independence in everyday activities, especially in old age.

CIRCA – a support for social interaction

CIRCA is a webpage developed to support social interaction for people who find it challenging to partake in conversational activities, for example older aduls who experience memory problems, and their next of kin.
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Educational Equality for Children with Developmental Language Disorder. A Study of Goal Attainment, Experience and Participation

The project aims to generate knowledge that can be used to improve the organization of learning activities for children with developmental language disorder (DLD), as well as to improve the experience of school attendance among these children.

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SEK 12 million for research into serious eye disease

Neil Lagali coordinates a research project that has received SEK 12.5 million from the European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases. The researchers will evaluate experimental treatments for a rare eye disease that affects sight directly from birth.
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LiU professor recognised for work against visual impairment

LiU-professor Neil Lagali and Senior Lecturer Inger Berndtsson of the University of Gothenburg, have received an award from the Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired.
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A half million Swedish crowns to eye researcher Neil Lagali

Professor Neil Lagali, eye researcher at BKV, is one of four eye researchers to share a research grant of 2 million Swedish crowns. – It is an honor for me to be chosen to share in this generous donation, says Neil.

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Anna Ekström

Anna Ekström

Senior Lecturer

Lovisa Elm

PhD student

Per Fagerholm

Lovisa Farnebo

Adjunct Senior Lecturer

Jonas Frodlund

Jan Gärdin
Johanna Hengen

Johanna Hengen

PhD student

Elisabeth Hultcrantz

Mathias Hällgren
Björn Johansson

Björn Johansson

Adjunct Senior Lecturer

Inga-Lena Johansson

Inga-Lena Johansson

Assistant Lecturer

Sumru Keceli

Sumru Keceli
Neil Lagali

Neil Lagali

Professor

Torbjörn Ledin

Professor

Sophia Lindeberg

Sophia Lindeberg

PhD student

Inger Lundeborg Hammarström

Inger Lundeborg Hammarström

Senior Lecturer

Ulrika Marklund

Postdoc

Anna Montell Magnusson

Anna Montell Magnusson

Associate Professor

Anthony Mukwaya

Anthony Mukwaya

Principal Research Engineer

Elina Mäki-Torkko

Visiting Professor

Nicole Müller

Visiting Professor

Beatrice Peebo
Charlotta Plejert

Charlotta Plejert

Senior Lecturer

Srdan Prodanovic

Srdan Prodanovic

Postdoc

Lars Rasmusson

Lars Rasmusson

Adjunct Professor

Christina Samuelsson

Christina Samuelsson

Professor

Stefan Stenfelt

Stefan Stenfelt

Professor

Ola Sunnergren

Adjunct Senior Lecturer

Sudeep Surendran

Sudeep Surendran

Postdoc

Katharina Tiefenböck Hansson

Assistant Lecturer

Annika Törngren

Adjunct Assistant Lecturer

Johanna Westerberg

Johanna Westerberg

Maria Xeroudaki

PhD student

Mingduo Zhao

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