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Calendar of events

The department runs several parallel seminar series serving our various research areas. We also organize workshops, lectures and conferences. Upcoming events presented in English are listed below. For a complete listing of all our upcoming events and our seminar series please visit our Swedish calendar page.

Also see separate pages for the Research Seminar Series in Archaeology and Environmental Archaeology, the Research Seminar Series in Philosophy, The Research Seminar Series in Religious Studies and Theology and The HESSD Seminar Series.

Philosophical Modelling: Ising the Web of Belief
Wed
13
May
Philosophical Modelling: Ising the Web of Belief
Time 13:15 - 15:00 13 May 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with James Nguyen.

The Burman lectures 2026. 1: Basic and Non-Basic Responsibility: Against Unification
Tue
19
May
The Burman lectures 2026. 1: Basic and Non-Basic Responsibility: Against Unification
Time 13:15 - 15:00 19 May 13:15 - 15:00
Place Lecture Hall HUM.D.220 – Hjortronlandet, Humanities Building, Umeå University

Lecture. Welcome to this years Burman lectures in philosophy with Carolina Sartorio, Rutgers. Lecture 1.

The Burman lectures 2026. 2: Responsibility, Causation, & the Problem of Collective Harms
Wed
20
May
The Burman lectures 2026. 2: Responsibility, Causation, & the Problem of Collective Harms
Time 13:15 - 15:00 20 May 13:15 - 15:00
Place Umeå University, Humanities Building, Lecture Hall HUM.D.220 – Hjortronlandet

Lecture. Welcome to this years Burman lectures in philosophy with Carolina Sartorio, Rutgers. Lecture 2.

Article draft
Thu
21
May
Article draft
Time 10:15 - 12:00 21 May 10:15 - 12:00
Place NBET.B.124

Group meeting. The HESSD seminar series invites you to a seminar with Charlott Wikström.

What can luminescence do for you? Luminescence dating at Swedish archaeological sites
Thu
21
May
What can luminescence do for you? Luminescence dating at Swedish archaeological sites
Time 13:00 - 15:00 21 May 13:00 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Archaeology and Environmental Archaeology gives a seminar with Helena Alexanderson, Lund University.

The Burman lectures 2026. 3: Grounding Responsibility for Consequences
Thu
21
May
The Burman lectures 2026. 3: Grounding Responsibility for Consequences
Time 13:15 - 15:00 21 May 13:15 - 15:00
Place Umeå University, Humanities Building, Lecture Hall HUM.D.220 – Hjortronlandet

Lecture. Welcome to this years Burman lectures in philosophy with Carolina Sartorio, Rutgers. Lecture 3.

Monique Moultrie
Thu
21
May
Monique Moultrie
Time 13:15 - 15:00 21 May 13:15 - 15:00
Place Lingvisten

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Religious Studies and Theology invites you to a seminar with Monique Moultrie, Georgia State University.

the university library’s digital collections
Fri
22
May
the university library’s digital collections
Time 13:15 - 15:00 22 May 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research seminar series in history and history of ideas invites you to a seminar with Simon Berggren.

Michael Dimitriou
Tue
26
May
Michael Dimitriou
Time 15:15 - 16:00 26 May 15:15 - 16:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Umeå Cognitive Science Seminar invites you to a seminar with Michael Dimitriou, Umeå University.

Vocational Education in Historical Perspectives
Wed
27
May
Vocational Education in Historical Perspectives
Time 09:00 - 16:30 27 May 09:00 - 16:30
Place The Department of Education, main conference room

Symposium. The HESSD seminar series and the Department of Education gives a symposium on the theme Vocational Education in Historical Perspectives.

Relationality, emotions, motivations & environmental values
Wed
27
May
Relationality, emotions, motivations & environmental values
Time 13:00 - 15:00 27 May 13:00 - 15:00
Place HUM.F.134 - Lingvisten

Seminar. Welcome to a seminar with visiting researcher Kaisa Vainio from the University of Turku.

Hannah Altehenger, philosophy
Wed
27
May
Hannah Altehenger, philosophy
Time 13:15 - 15:00 27 May 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Hannah Altehenger.

Lina Sohlén
Thu
28
May
Lina Sohlén
Time 13:15 - 15:00 28 May 13:15 - 15:00
Place Lingvisten

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Religious Studies and Theology invites you to a seminar with Lina Sohlén.

Chapter draft
Fri
29
May
Chapter draft
Time 10:15 - 12:00 29 May 10:15 - 12:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research seminar series in history and history of ideas invites you to a seminar with Humlan Majuri.

June

Nils Franzén, philosophy
Wed
3
Jun
Nils Franzén, philosophy
Time 13:15 - 15:00 3 June 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Nils Franzén.

Why we need to demythologize the Bible – again
Thu
4
Jun
Why we need to demythologize the Bible – again
Time 13:15 - 15:00 4 June 13:15 - 15:00
Place Lingvisten

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Religious Studies and Theology invites you to a seminar with Karin Neutel.

Historical and sociological explanations within critical realism
Fri
5
Jun
Historical and sociological explanations within critical realism
Time 10:15 - 12:00 5 June 10:15 - 12:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research seminar series in history and history of ideas invites you to a seminar with Martin Andersson.

Gaps in constructing values: philosophical and theological point of views
Thu
11
Jun
Gaps in constructing values: philosophical and theological point of views
Time 13:15 - 15:00 11 June 13:15 - 15:00
Place Lingvisten

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Religious Studies and Theology invites you to a seminar with Valérie Nicolet and Madeleine Hayenhielm.

Inside the Institution: Patients’ Letters depicts Mental Health Care in 1940s Sweden
Fri
12
Jun
Inside the Institution: Patients’ Letters depicts Mental Health Care in 1940s Sweden
Time 10:15 - 12:00 12 June 10:15 - 12:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research seminar series in history and history of ideas invites you to a seminar with Tove Ljuslinder.

November

Places of Worship: Their Cultural and Social Significance
Wed
18
Nov
Places of Worship: Their Cultural and Social Significance
Time 18 November at 09:00 until 19 November at 16:00 18 November at 09:00 until 19 November at 16:00
Place Humlab, Umeå University

Symposium. Interdisciplinary Symposium 18–19 November 2026 at Humlab, Umeå University, Sweden.

Latest update: 2024-08-28