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And the nominated spin-off companies at Umeågalan are...
Published: 2025-11-05

Wich company will win the University Spin-off of the Year award at Umeågalan 2025?

EU invests in Umeå research – 16 projects tackle major societal challenges
Published: 2025-10-24

What links green cheese, AI and cancer tests? They're themes in 16 projects sharing €10 million in EU funding.

UID leads the way: tap-marks international event
Published: 2025-10-15

First tap-marked event at Umeå University – a step toward sustainability

CIRRUS meeting at UID explored design through making
Published: 2025-10-14

Umeå Institute of Design hosted CIRRUS 2025, highlighting making as a hands-on design perspective

UID Researchers Spark Dialogue at NORDES 2025 in Oslo
Published: 2025-10-06

UID contributed to the NORDES conference, engaging in discussions around the theme of relational design.

UID launches international bachelor’s in industrial design
Published: 2025-09-05

Umeå Institute of Design opens up to global students with a new English-taught undergraduate programme.

UMU researchers represented in UArctic’s "Shared Voices" Magazine
Published: 2025-06-11

UMU researchers Ylva Sjöberg and Danielle Wilde have their articles published in Shared Voices 2025.

Designing tomorrow: UID25 highlights a new generation of ideas
Published: 2025-05-28

UID25 exhibits student projects reflecting the evolving role of design in tackling global challenges.

Umeå's creative heart beats extra fast
Published: 2025-05-08

It's time for graduation exhibitions and events for all those interested in design, art and architecture.

Arts Campus hosts artistic research from around the world
Published: 2024-12-02

A national symposium on artistic research will bring researchers from 26 countries to the Arts Campus.

Umeå Institute of Design Tops Red Dot Design ranking for 9th year
Published: 2024-10-16

Umeå Institute of Design (UID) has once again secured top spot on the Red Dot Design Ranking.

Feminist design strategies for transforming design museums
Published: 2024-09-23

What role does design play in sustaining discriminatory and patriarchal systems

Umeå University's Arctic Five Chairs Announced
Published: 2024-06-17

Umeå university has received five new Arctic Five Chairs 2024-2026.

Umeå University is highly represented at Arctic Congress 2024
Published: 2024-06-14

The Arctic Congress 2024 gathered many researchers from Umeå University who presented their research.

Democratised AI and low-cost prosthetics at UID24
Published: 2024-05-23

On 28 May, a new crop of young designers reveal their 40-plus design concepts to the world.

Karey Helms Returns to UID as Associate Professor of Design
Published: 2024-04-04

In a exciting development, Karey Helms, alumna of the MFA Interaction Design Programme, has returned to Ume...

Designing for robots in the home of future
Published: 2023-10-20

Students from Umeå Institute of Design envision household appliances where robots to do the heavy lifting.

Umeå Institute of Design secures top spot on Red Dot Ranking
Published: 2023-10-05

Umeå Institute of Design (UID) has once again clinched top position on the prestigious Red Dot Ranking.

A Scientific Day on Sustainable Food Systems in the Arctic
Published: 2023-08-07

Arctic Centre and UTRI Funding – Read about the funded event Sustainable Food Systems in the Arctic.

Plant wall engages design and molecular biology students
Published: 2023-05-25

New (old) plant wall on the Art campus provides opportunities for design and molecular biology students.

Dancing smart homes and personalised diets at UID23
Published: 2023-05-24

An international crop of young designers will reveal their 30-plus design concepts to the world

The design world turns its gaze towards Umeå
Published: 2023-04-25

Umeå Institute of Design’s graduation event is paring up with Sweden's largest design competition – Design S.

From render to reality – Electric ATV grad project to hit the market
Published: 2022-12-15

"The Kibb", Fanny Jonsson’s grad project concept for an electric all-terrain vehicle, is becoming reality.

Re-imagining design beyond materialism
Published: 2022-11-01

Can design respond differently to issues of social and ecological well-being in the future?

Umeå Institute of Design claims top spot in Red Dot Ranking
Published: 2022-10-11

For the seventh time Umeå Institute of Design claims the top spot in the Red Dot Ranking.

Design evolution through the martial art of Capoeira
Published: 2022-09-19

Nicholas Torretta draws inspiration from Capoeira to shine a light on power structures in design thinking.

UID22
Published: 2022-06-06

For the first time since 2019, the Design Talks & Degree Show was back in the shape of a real-life event.

Playful child therapies and honest AI vehicles at UID22
Published: 2022-05-25

At UID22, the next generation of designers will uncover concepts covering a wide range of topics.

Alumni visions of end-of-century mobility inspire at Guggenheim
Published: 2022-04-08

Four grad projects from Umeå Institute of Design are shown at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.

UmArts post-doctoral researchers
Published: 2022-03-22

UmArts is seeking outstanding candidates for two post-docs in interdisciplinary artistic research.

Latest update: 2022-06-22