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Winter Conference in Statistics 2026
Sun
8
Mar
Winter Conference in Statistics 2026
Time 8 March at 00:00 until 12 March at 00:00 8 March at 00:00 until 12 March at 00:00
Place Storhogna Högfjällshotell & Spa

Conference. Ever since 1968, Umeå University, Sweden, has organised a winter conference in Statistics. This is a four-day event held in the Swedish mountains.

Higher Seminar: Survey Research - Declining Response Rates & Attempts to Increase Them
Mon
9
Mar
Higher Seminar: Survey Research - Declining Response Rates & Attempts to Increase Them
Time 13:15 - 15:00 9 March 13:15 - 15:00
Place NBET.A.125 – Strukturen, Norra Beteendevetarhuset

Seminar. Sebastian Lundmark, Ph.D., is a survey methodology researcher at the Society, Opinion, and Media (SOM) Institute at the University of Gothenburg

Start-up seminar with Julie Allan
Tue
10
Mar
Start-up seminar with Julie Allan
Time 13:00 - 15:00 10 March 13:00 - 15:00
Place BET.C2.306, Pedagogiks stora konferensrum

Seminar. Norms and values about gender, equality and equity in educational science

On the influence of Reggio Emilia in Swedish preschool pedagogy from the 1990s
Tue
10
Mar
On the influence of Reggio Emilia in Swedish preschool pedagogy from the 1990s
Time 13:00 - 14:30 10 March 13:00 - 14:30
Place HUM.G.211

Seminar. The HESSD seminar series invites you to a seminar with Niklas Törnsten, Södertörn University.

Mid Seminar: Alina Bavykina
Tue
10
Mar
Mid Seminar: Alina Bavykina
Time 13:00 - 15:00 10 March 13:00 - 15:00
Place SAM.A.333

Seminar. Welcome to this mid seminar with Alina Bavykina who will present and discuss her ongoing PhD project.

The Gender Seminar: Gender and Disability within a Settler-Colonial Framework
Tue
10
Mar
The Gender Seminar: Gender and Disability within a Settler-Colonial Framework
Time 13:15 - 15:00 10 March 13:15 - 15:00
Place SAM.A.233

Seminar. A seminar with Amanie Issa, University of Galway Ireland. A co-arrangement with DISTIME

IceLab Lunch Pitch: Amin Saremi, Anna Strandberg and Katharina Wulff
Wed
11
Mar
IceLab Lunch Pitch: Amin Saremi, Anna Strandberg and Katharina Wulff
Time 12:00 - 13:00 11 March 12:00 - 13:00
Place KBC Glasburen

Seminar. The Integrated Science Lab invites you to meet, and explore collaboration opportunities with, Amin Saremi, Anna Strandberg and Katharina Wulff.

EMG seminar - Sebastian Diehl
Wed
11
Mar
EMG seminar - Sebastian Diehl
Time 13:00 - 14:00 11 March 13:00 - 14:00
Place Fjället - KBG501 and Zoom

Seminar. Title: Water in Paris - 2000 years of history

Seminar: Stefano Cantalini
Wed
11
Mar
Seminar: Stefano Cantalini
Time 13:00 - 14:45 11 March 13:00 - 14:45
Place Strukturen, Norra Beteendevetarhuset

Seminar. Occupational and Income Disparities among Immigrants in Italy: A Decomposition Analysis by Gender and Ethnic Origin

What is it to Use a Word?
Wed
11
Mar
What is it to Use a Word?
Time 13:15 - 15:00 11 March 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Indrek Reiland, Universität Wien and Helsingfors University.

Collaborate with the SOM Institute for high qualitative research data
Wed
11
Mar
Collaborate with the SOM Institute for high qualitative research data
Time 15:00 - 16:00 11 March 15:00 - 16:00
Place Humlab

Seminar. Come and learn how you can collaborate with the SOM Institute.

Article manuscript
Thu
12
Mar
Article manuscript
Time 10:15 - 12:00 12 March 10:15 - 12:00
Place HUM.F.134 - Lingvisten

Seminar. The HESSD seminar series invites you to a seminar with Josefine Juto.

This world is a buggy program: the insect rise and decline on the British Isles
Thu
12
Mar
This world is a buggy program: the insect rise and decline on the British Isles
Time 13:00 - 15:00 12 March 13:00 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Archaeology and Environmental Archaeology gives a seminar with Mattias Sjölander, Uppsala University.

Curiosum Space – The Northern Lights and Space Weather
Thu
12
Mar
Curiosum Space – The Northern Lights and Space Weather
Time 17:00 - 20:00 12 March 17:00 - 20:00
Place Curiosum, Östra strandgatan 32, Arts campus

Other. Learn how the Northern Lights form and how to photograph them in a workshop with photographer Fredrik Larsson. Free admission.

Katarina Eklund - medicine
Fri
13
Mar
Katarina Eklund - medicine
Time 09:00 - 12:00 13 March 09:00 - 12:00
Place Betula, Umeå University Hospital

Defence of doctoral thesis. Interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation in primary care. A health ecomomic presepctive.

Problem-Solving Seminar
Fri
13
Mar
Problem-Solving Seminar
Time 10:15 - 12:00 13 March 10:15 - 12:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research seminar series in history and history of ideas invites you to a problem solvning seminar.

Changes in Sexual Behavior and Intimate Relationships among Young Adults
Fri
13
Mar
Changes in Sexual Behavior and Intimate Relationships among Young Adults
Time 10:15 - 12:00 13 March 10:15 - 12:00
Place SOCIOLOGI-Rum STRUKTUREN 1033

Seminar. Higher seminar Marie Bergström, a collaboration between Department of sociology and Centre for Demographic and Ageing Research (CEDAR).

#frAIday: Pangool – Unpaid Labour
Fri
13
Mar
#frAIday: Pangool – Unpaid Labour
Time 12:15 - 13:00 13 March 12:15 - 13:00
Place UmArts research Studio, Arts Campus, Umeå University.

Lecture. A presentation by Linda Dounia Rebeiz and Delali Vorgbe

Space Sustainability”: Legitimising extra-planetary exploration.
Fri
13
Mar
Space Sustainability”: Legitimising extra-planetary exploration.
Time 13:00 - 14:00 13 March 13:00 - 14:00
Place SAM.A.305 Zoom Meeting ID for SAM.A.305: 628 0307 6950

Seminar. Space Sustainability: Legitimising extra-planetary exploration in Sweden and Germany

SSIBS seminar: Matthew Lawrenz
Fri
13
Mar
SSIBS seminar: Matthew Lawrenz
Time 14:00 - 15:00 13 March 14:00 - 15:00
Place Major groove, Umeå University Hospital

Seminar. Matthew Lawrenz, University of Louisville, US, lectures within the frame of Integrated Biomedical Science Seminars: Partners in slime:

Biogenic reefs in the Baltic Sea - carbon sinks or sources?
Mon
16
Mar
Biogenic reefs in the Baltic Sea - carbon sinks or sources?
Time 14:00 - 15:30 16 March 14:00 - 15:30
Place Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, Norrbyn

Seminar. Laura Fuchs on the potential that biogenic reefs may have to mitigate rising CO₂ levels.

Study at Umeå University webinar
Tue
17
Mar
Study at Umeå University webinar
Time 15:00 - 16:30 17 March 15:00 - 16:30
Place online via Zoom

Other. Are you curious about studying at Umeå University? Join our live webinar to learn more about Umeå University and what is like to be a student here!

Medchem Seminar Series - Francesca Storici, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Tue
17
Mar
Medchem Seminar Series - Francesca Storici, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Time 15:15 - 16:00 17 March 15:15 - 16:00
Place KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: "RNA at the genome interface: stability and epigenetic regulation"

Seminar: Sol Juárez
Wed
18
Mar
Seminar: Sol Juárez
Time 13:00 - 14:45 18 March 13:00 - 14:45
Place Strukturen, Norra Beteendevetarhuset

Seminar. The unintended health consequences of parental leave policies

What Is the Point of Moral Objectivity?
Wed
18
Mar
What Is the Point of Moral Objectivity?
Time 13:15 - 15:00 18 March 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Victor Moberger.

Perspectives on northern Sweden's land history - language, place and identity
Thu
19
Mar
Perspectives on northern Sweden's land history - language, place and identity
Time 12:00 - 13:00 19 March 12:00 - 13:00
Place HUM.G.211

Seminar. Welcome to a UTRI Talk exploring historical narratives that have shaped perceptions of nature and landscape in northern Sweden.

Beyond Calls
Thu
19
Mar
Beyond Calls
Time 12:00 - 13:00 19 March 12:00 - 13:00
Place Mustang Sally (A Working Lab)

Group meeting. Welcome to the Beyond Calls group meeting for researchers.

Both work and family?: Patterns of women’s return to work after having children
Thu
19
Mar
Both work and family?: Patterns of women’s return to work after having children
Time 13:00 - 14:00 19 March 13:00 - 14:00
Place Fatmomakke floor 4 NBET / Zoom

Seminar. Welcome to a CEDAR seminar with Kelsey Marleen Mol, PhD student at Unit of Economic History, Umeå Centre for Gender Studies (UCGS)

Josline Otieno - statistics
Fri
20
Mar
Josline Otieno - statistics
Time 09:30 - 12:00 20 March 09:30 - 12:00
Place Hum.D.210, Humanisthuset

Defence of doctoral thesis. Machine learning for predicting diverse stroke outcomes: binary, multi-class, and time to event

The Actor in History
Fri
20
Mar
The Actor in History
Time 10:15 - 12:00 20 March 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 Josefin Hägglund.

#frAIday: Timber Trace
Fri
20
Mar
#frAIday: Timber Trace
Time 12:15 - 13:00 20 March 12:15 - 13:00
Place Umeå School of Architecture, Auditorium

Lecture. A presentation by Simon Oja

Financing Renewal under Decarbonisation Imperatives..
Fri
20
Mar
Financing Renewal under Decarbonisation Imperatives..
Time 13:00 - 14:30 20 March 13:00 - 14:30
Place ZOOM

Seminar. Financing Renewal under Decarbonisation Imperatives and Transforming Institutional Legacies in Hauts-de-France and Saxony

Maria Söderlund - Oncology
Fri
20
Mar
Maria Söderlund - Oncology
Time 13:00 - 16:00 20 March 13:00 - 16:00
Place Östersund sjukhus, hus 16, Hörsalen Snäckan + Teams

Defence of doctoral thesis. Maria Söderlund defends her thesis in medical science with a focus on oncology.

Writing retreat for students and academics
Mon
23
Mar
Writing retreat for students and academics
Time 23 March at 08:30 until 24 March at 15:30 23 March at 08:30 until 24 March at 15:30
Place UMF, Norrbyn

Workshop. Create the time, space and focus to accelerate and improve your research writing through two-day retreat at Umeå Marine Sciences Centre!

Romain Canu-Blot, experimentell fysik
Mon
23
Mar
Romain Canu-Blot, experimentell fysik
Time 09:00 - 13:00 23 March 09:00 - 13:00
Place Ljusårssalen (Aula) at IRF, Kiruna.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Observing Solar Wind Interacting with Regolith.

Designing a good Canvas site
Tue
24
Mar
Designing a good Canvas site
Time 13:00 - 15:00 24 March 13:00 - 15:00
Place Online, Zoom

Workshop. Accessibility requirements and students' wishes place higher demands on how we actually design a course in Canvas

IceLab Lunch Pitch: Anna Jonsson and Ehsan Estaji
Wed
25
Mar
IceLab Lunch Pitch: Anna Jonsson and Ehsan Estaji
Time 12:00 - 13:00 25 March 12:00 - 13:00
Place KBF301 - Stora Fokusrummet

Seminar. The Integrated Science Lab invites you to meet, and explore collaboration opportunities with Anna Jonsson and Ehsan Estaji.

Jordan Scott, philosophy
Wed
25
Mar
Jordan Scott, philosophy
Time 13:15 - 15:00 25 March 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Jordan Scott, Oxford.

Research applications
Thu
26
Mar
Research applications
Time 10:15 - 12:00 26 March 10:15 - 12:00
Place HUM.F.134 - Lingvisten

Seminar. The HESSD seminar series invites you to a seminar on research applications.

Open up for Innovation 2026
Thu
26
Mar
Open up for Innovation 2026
Time 11:00 - 16:40 26 March 11:00 - 16:40
Place Rotundan, Umeå University

Conference. Open up for Innovation showcases examples of how academia and industry can collaborate to create win-win situations and greater value for society.

Open Up For Innovation
Thu
26
Mar
Open Up For Innovation
Time 11:00 - 16:00 26 March 11:00 - 16:00
Place Rotundan, Universum, Umeå University

Conference. Save the date! This event brings together academia, industry, and regional stakeholders to foster collaboration and drive innovation.

U-CHEC seminar: Intersectionality in Qualitative studies
Thu
26
Mar
U-CHEC seminar: Intersectionality in Qualitative studies
Time 13:00 - 14:30 26 March 13:00 - 14:30
Place Norrskenet, Biology Building

Seminar. Intersectionality in qualitative health studies

Reading and Writing in an AI Age
Thu
26
Mar
Reading and Writing in an AI Age
Time 26 March at 13:00 until 27 March at 12:00 26 March at 13:00 until 27 March at 12:00
Place BET.F.114 and HUM.F.214

Symposium. Welcome to this year's Litum symposium

Breakfast - a food and meal summit
Fri
27
Mar
Breakfast - a food and meal summit
Time 08:00 - 09:00 27 March 08:00 - 09:00
Place Teacher Education Building, Floor 3

Seminar. Welcome to Breakfast – a seminar where discussions about food, meals and opportunities for collaboration are at the centre.

Niillas Blind - Medical science
Fri
27
Mar
Niillas Blind - Medical science
Time 09:00 - 13:00 27 March 09:00 - 13:00
Place Hörsal B, Hus 1D, målpunkt T9, NUS

Defence of doctoral thesis. Niillas Blid defends his thesis in medical science with a focus on surgery.

Stéphane Verger, Plant Science
Fri
27
Mar
Stéphane Verger, Plant Science
Time 10:00 - 10:45 27 March 10:00 - 10:45
Place KB.G4.02.

Lecture. Introduction to plant morphodynamics.

Cultural Canon and the Historian’s Role in Public Discourse
Fri
27
Mar
Cultural Canon and the Historian’s Role in Public Discourse
Time 10:15 - 12:00 27 March 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 Lars Trägårdh.

SSIBS seminar: Lilach Sheiner
Fri
27
Mar
SSIBS seminar: Lilach Sheiner
Time 14:00 - 15:00 27 March 14:00 - 15:00
Place Major Groove, Umeå University Hospital

Seminar. Lilach Sheiner, University of Glasgow in UK, lectures within the frame of Integrated Biomedical Sciences Seminars.

Ocean observations as critical infrastructure
Mon
30
Mar
Ocean observations as critical infrastructure
Time 14:00 - 15:30 30 March 14:00 - 15:30
Place Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, Norrbyn

Seminar. Louise Biddle will introduce the work of Voice of the Ocean (VOTO) and describe some ongoing projects, including opportunities for collaboration.

The Gender Seminar
Tue
31
Mar
The Gender Seminar
Time 13:15 - 15:00 31 March 13:15 - 15:00
Place UCGS library

Seminar. Making a Fuss: Applying a feminist approach to a PhD project in Industrial design

Kajsa Törmä
Tue
31
Mar
Kajsa Törmä
Time 15:15 - 16:00 31 March 15:15 - 16:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Umeå Cognitive Science Seminar invites you to a seminar with Kajsa Törmä, Umeå University.

April

Kalle Grill, philosophy
Wed
1
Apr
Kalle Grill, philosophy
Time 13:15 - 15:00 1 April 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Kalle Grill.

Programme Curriculum Agility
Wed
8
Apr
Programme Curriculum Agility
Time 09:00 - 12:00 8 April 09:00 - 12:00
Place Läraren, UPL

Workshop. For program coordinators and others working with programs

Arka Ghosh, Computing Science
Wed
8
Apr
Arka Ghosh, Computing Science
Time 13:00 - 17:00 8 April 13:00 - 17:00
Place MIT.A.121.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Semantic Integration and Query Answering of Multidimensional Data with Knowledge Graphs.

Judith Sarneel, Ecology
Thu
9
Apr
Judith Sarneel, Ecology
Time 13:00 - 13:45 9 April 13:00 - 13:45
Place KBE301-Lilla hörsalen.

Lecture. The role of plants in the carbon cycle.

Book chapter
Fri
10
Apr
Book chapter
Time 10:15 - 12:00 10 April 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 Peter Lindström.

Microbial diversity and function in wetlands and macrophytes
Mon
13
Apr
Microbial diversity and function in wetlands and macrophytes
Time 14:00 - 15:30 13 April 14:00 - 15:30
Place Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, Norrbyn

Seminar. How microbial communities shapes ecosystem functioning in different wetlands and coastal environments.

Climate fiction and future narratives
Tue
14
Apr
Climate fiction and future narratives
Time 11:30 - 13:00 14 April 11:30 - 13:00
Place Sirius, Galaxen

Seminar. How can narratives help shape how research on sustainable transformation is understood, communicated and explored?

Register for Postgraduate Supervision in Practice Autumn 2026
Wed
15
Apr
Register for Postgraduate Supervision in Practice Autumn 2026
Time 00:00 - 23:59 15 April 00:00 - 23:59
Place Läraren, UPL

Course. Do you supervise PhD students or will you do so soon? This course is for you

Minal Patil, Computing Science
Wed
15
Apr
Minal Patil, Computing Science
Time 09:00 - 13:00 15 April 09:00 - 13:00
Place NAT.D.440.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Towards Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence: Adversarial Robustness, Explainability, and Formal Verification for Autonomous Systems.

Canvas New Quizzes
Wed
15
Apr
Canvas New Quizzes
Time 10:00 - 12:00 15 April 10:00 - 12:00
Place Online, Zoom

Workshop. A workshop where we go through the new quiz feature in Canvas.

Making the Erudite Accessible
Wed
15
Apr
Making the Erudite Accessible
Time 13:15 - 15:00 15 April 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Lecture. Swedigarch, the Research Seminar in Archaeology, & the Research Seminar in Philosophy gives an open lecture with Dr. Sara Uckelman, Durham University

Beyond Calls
Thu
16
Apr
Beyond Calls
Time 12:00 - 13:00 16 April 12:00 - 13:00
Place Mustang Sally (AWL)

Group meeting. Welcome to the Beyond Calls group meeting for researchers.

A Longitudinal Study of Swedish Workers
Thu
16
Apr
A Longitudinal Study of Swedish Workers
Time 13:00 - 14:00 16 April 13:00 - 14:00
Place Fatmomakke NBET floor 4/ Zoom

Seminar. Welcome to a CEDAR seminar with Wooseong Kim, Stockholm University Demography Unit (SUDA).

Klara Mogensen - Biomedical engineering
Fri
17
Apr
Klara Mogensen - Biomedical engineering
Time 09:00 - 12:00 17 April 09:00 - 12:00
Place Triple Helix

Defence of doctoral thesis. Klara Mogensen defends her thesis in biomedical engineering.

Anna-Karin Roos - neurosciences
Fri
17
Apr
Anna-Karin Roos - neurosciences
Time 09:00 - 13:00 17 April 09:00 - 13:00
Place Norrland University Hospital, building 1 D, 9th floor, Lecture hall B

Defence of doctoral thesis. Investigating nucleotide repeat expansions as a cause and modifier of neurodegenerative diseases in Sweden.

Students & Politics: Student Union Parties in Swedish Student Unions during the 20th Cent.
Fri
17
Apr
Students & Politics: Student Union Parties in Swedish Student Unions during the 20th Cent.
Time 10:15 - 12:00 17 April 10:15 - 12:00
Place HUM.F.134 - Lingvisten

Seminar. The Research Seminar in History and History of Ideas, and the HESSD Seminar,  invites you to a seminar with Elis Wibacke, Linköpings University.

Niklas Larsson - Anaesthesiology
Fri
17
Apr
Niklas Larsson - Anaesthesiology
Time 12:30 - 16:00 17 April 12:30 - 16:00
Place Betula

Defence of doctoral thesis. Niklas Larsson defends his thesis in medical science with a focus on anaesthesiology.

SSIBS seminar: Chris Rodrigues
Fri
17
Apr
SSIBS seminar: Chris Rodrigues
Time 14:00 - 15:00 17 April 14:00 - 15:00
Place Major Groove, Umeå University Hospital

Seminar. Chris Rodrigues, University of Warwick, UK, lectures within the frame of Integrated Biomedical Sciences Seminars.

Welcome to the First Edition of Science Bites!
Sat
18
Apr
Welcome to the First Edition of Science Bites!
Time 13:00 - 15:00 18 April 13:00 - 15:00
Place Kajscenen, Väven and om distance

Lecture. We’re excited to introduce Science Bites, the English edition of Fika efter en forskare!

IceLab Lunch Pitch: Suresh Jesuathan, Pär Byström and Agneta Andersson
Wed
22
Apr
IceLab Lunch Pitch: Suresh Jesuathan, Pär Byström and Agneta Andersson
Time 12:00 - 13:00 22 April 12:00 - 13:00
Place KBC Glasburen

Seminar. The Integrated Science Lab invites you to meet, and explore collaboration opportunities with Suresh Jesuathan, Pär Byström and Agneta Andersson.

Dorna Behdadi, philosophy
Wed
22
Apr
Dorna Behdadi, philosophy
Time 13:15 - 15:00 22 April 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Dorna Behdadi.

Getting Started on LinkedIn: Your Path to Employment in Sweden
Wed
22
Apr
Getting Started on LinkedIn: Your Path to Employment in Sweden
Time 14:00 - 15:30 22 April 14:00 - 15:30
Place Digital

Seminar. Are you looking for a job in Sweden? Do you want to learn how to use LinkedIn to find your next opportunity?

Arctic Connect
Thu
23
Apr
Arctic Connect
Time 12:00 - 13:00 23 April 12:00 - 13:00
Place Mustang Sally (AWL)

Group meeting. Strengthen your Arctic connections at Arctic Connect! Meet fellow Arctic researchers and tap into the Arctic Centre’s unique horizon scanning.

Breakfast - a food and meal summit
Fri
24
Apr
Breakfast - a food and meal summit
Time 08:00 - 09:00 24 April 08:00 - 09:00
Place Teacher Education Building, Floor 3

Seminar. Welcome to Breakfast – a seminar where discussions about food, meals and opportunities for collaboration are at the centre.

Konstantinos Magkakis, Chemistry - Biophysical Chemistry
Fri
24
Apr
Konstantinos Magkakis, Chemistry - Biophysical Chemistry
Time 09:00 - 13:00 24 April 09:00 - 13:00
Place Aula Biologica.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Characterizing ATP-dependent protein structural dynamics in solution.

#frAIday: Geolocating Arctic Archive Photos with AI
Fri
24
Apr
#frAIday: Geolocating Arctic Archive Photos with AI
Time 12:15 - 13:00 24 April 12:15 - 13:00
Place Sirius, Galaxen

Lecture. A presentation by Nikiforos Staveris

Peter Gottfridsson - Medical Science
Fri
24
Apr
Peter Gottfridsson - Medical Science
Time 13:00 - 16:00 24 April 13:00 - 16:00
Place 1D T9 Hörsal B, NUS

Defence of doctoral thesis. Peter Gottfridsson is defending his doctoral thesis in Medical Science with a focus on Anaesthesiology.

Seminar: Camilla Andersson
Mon
27
Apr
Seminar: Camilla Andersson
Time 13:00 - 15:00 27 April 13:00 - 15:00
Place Zoom

Seminar. Who cares about those who care? Norm critical design and technologies of power in Swedish elder care

The Gender Seminar
Tue
28
Apr
The Gender Seminar
Time 13:15 - 15:00 28 April 13:15 - 15:00
Place UCGS library

Seminar. Vulnerable writing as a feminist methodological practice

Zoe Falomir
Tue
28
Apr
Zoe Falomir
Time 15:15 - 16:00 28 April 15:15 - 16:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Umeå Cognitive Science Seminar invites you to a seminar with Zoe Falomir, Umeå University.

Medchem Seminar Series - Florian Wilfling, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics
Tue
28
Apr
Medchem Seminar Series - Florian Wilfling, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics
Time 15:15 - 16:00 28 April 15:15 - 16:00
Place KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: TBA

Axel Vikström - Medical science
Wed
29
Apr
Axel Vikström - Medical science
Time 09:00 - 13:00 29 April 09:00 - 13:00
Place Stora hörsalen 5B, NUS

Defence of doctoral thesis. Axel Vikström defends his thesis in Medical Science with a focus on biomedical engineering.

Santhan Reddy Penaka, Applied Physics and Electronics
Wed
29
Apr
Santhan Reddy Penaka, Applied Physics and Electronics
Time 09:00 - 12:00 29 April 09:00 - 12:00
Place Hörsal NAT.D.300.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Heterogeneity-Aware Building Stock Modelling for Urban Energy Transitions.

Seminar - Social Work
Wed
29
Apr
Seminar - Social Work
Time 10:00 - 12:00 29 April 10:00 - 12:00
Place Stora sammanträdesrummet, Dept of Social Work and Zoom

Seminar. Youth in the Periphery – How Location Challenge Equality and How Youth Work Can Respond to It?

Fabiana Caserta, philosophy
Wed
29
Apr
Fabiana Caserta, philosophy
Time 13:15 - 15:00 29 April 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Fabiana Caserta.

Walpurgis on Campus with Umeå student choir
Thu
30
Apr
Walpurgis on Campus with Umeå student choir
Time 12:00 - 12:45 30 April 12:00 - 12:45
Place Outside of Lindellhallen

Other. Walpurgis on Campus with Umeå student choir - with over 100 voices, dancing, spring speech and crackling fires.

May

Learner Experience Design
Wed
6
May
Learner Experience Design
Time 09:00 - 12:00 6 May 09:00 - 12:00
Place Läraren, UPL

Workshop. For program coordinators and others working with programs

Many Places, Many Design Histories
Wed
6
May
Many Places, Many Design Histories
Time 6 May at 10:00 until 8 May at 12:00 6 May at 10:00 until 8 May at 12:00
Place Umeå Institute of Design

Symposium. The Nordic Forum for Design History Biennial Symposium, 6-8 May 2026, Ubmeje/Umeå, Sápmi/Sweden.

IceLab Lunch Pitch: Preeti Moar and Morgan Jones
Wed
6
May
IceLab Lunch Pitch: Preeti Moar and Morgan Jones
Time 12:00 - 13:00 6 May 12:00 - 13:00
Place KBC Glasburen

Seminar. The Integrated Science Lab invites you to meet, and explore collaboration opportunities with Preeti Moar and Morgan Jones.

Petra Green, philosophy
Wed
6
May
Petra Green, philosophy
Time 13:15 - 15:00 6 May 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Petra Green.

ASLA 2026
Thu
7
May
ASLA 2026
Time 7 May at 00:00 until 8 May at 00:00 7 May at 00:00 until 8 May at 00:00
Place TBA

Conference. Welcome to the next national symposium for ASLA, the Swedish Association of Applied Linguistics.

Erika Skilström, mid-seminar
Thu
7
May
Erika Skilström, mid-seminar
Time 13:15 - 15:00 7 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 Martin Almbjär.

Eleonor Koro – Otorhinolaryngology
Fri
8
May
Eleonor Koro – Otorhinolaryngology
Time 09:00 - 12:00 8 May 09:00 - 12:00
Place Triple Helix, University Management Building

Defence of doctoral thesis. Clinical evaluation of cholesteatoma diagnostics and outcomes of bone conduction devices.

Nicolas Bermudez Baron – Public health science
Fri
8
May
Nicolas Bermudez Baron – Public health science
Time 13:00 - 17:00 8 May 13:00 - 17:00
Place Main hall, Sunderby hospital.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Lung function and related factors. Population-based studies with focus on asthma.

SciLifeLab Infrastructure Day
Mon
11
May
SciLifeLab Infrastructure Day
Time 08:30 - 17:00 11 May 08:30 - 17:00
Place Rotundan

Conference. Welcome to Infrastructure Day, hosted by SciLifeLab Umeå.

Seminar: Matilda Svensson
Mon
11
May
Seminar: Matilda Svensson
Time 13:00 - 15:00 11 May 13:00 - 15:00
Place Zoom

Seminar. The political boundaries of anger (and happiness) in a critical disability context

Improve the quality of video in your teaching
Tue
12
May
Improve the quality of video in your teaching
Time 10:00 - 12:00 12 May 10:00 - 12:00
Place Online, Zoom

Workshop. For teachers: This workshop provides a practical overview of how you can improve your self produced teaching videos.

Think Tank: About AI and teaching
Tue
12
May
Think Tank: About AI and teaching
Time 10:00 - 16:30 12 May 10:00 - 16:30
Place Aula Biologica

Conference. Welcome to the launch of the three year initiative AI for Learning

James Nguyen, philosophy
Wed
13
May
James Nguyen, philosophy
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.

Writing narratives of transformation
Mon
18
May
Writing narratives of transformation
Time 11:30 - 13:00 18 May 11:30 - 13:00
Place Sirius, Galaxen

Workshop. Bring your own text and explore how the understanding of narratives can help shape and improve it.

The Burman lectures 2026. Lecture 1
Tue
19
May
The Burman lectures 2026. Lecture 1
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.

Medchem Seminar Series - André Mateus, Department of Chemistry, UMU
Tue
19
May
Medchem Seminar Series - André Mateus, Department of Chemistry, UMU
Time 15:15 - 16:00 19 May 15:15 - 16:00
Place KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: TBA

The Burman lectures 2026. Lecture 2
Wed
20
May
The Burman lectures 2026. Lecture 2
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.

EC2U Science Contest 2026
Wed
20
May
EC2U Science Contest 2026
Time 15:00 - 17:00 20 May 15:00 - 17:00
Place University of Turku, Finland (broadcast live on Youtube)

Other. The EC2U Science Contest 2026 takes place May 20 in Turku, Finland, featuring teams from Jena, Turku, and Umeå. The event will be streamed live.

Beyond Calls
Thu
21
May
Beyond Calls
Time 12:00 - 13:00 21 May 12:00 - 13:00
Place Mustang Sally (AWL)

Group meeting. Welcome to the Beyond Calls group meeting for researchers.

The Burman lectures 2026. Lecture 3
Thu
21
May
The Burman lectures 2026. Lecture 3
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.

Breakfast - a food and meal summit
Fri
22
May
Breakfast - a food and meal summit
Time 08:00 - 09:00 22 May 08:00 - 09:00
Place Teacher Education Building, Floor 3

Seminar. Welcome to Breakfast – a seminar where discussions about food, meals and opportunities for collaboration are at the centre.

Helene Rietz – Medicine
Fri
22
May
Helene Rietz – Medicine
Time 09:00 - 13:00 22 May 09:00 - 13:00
Place Triple Helix, University Mgt Building

Defence of doctoral thesis. Hypertension in the young – prevalence, risk factors and prognosis.

Understanding the Swedish labour market
Tue
26
May
Understanding the Swedish labour market
Time 14:00 - 15:30 26 May 14:00 - 15:30
Place Teams

Seminar. Do you consider pursuing a career in Sweden and wish to gain insights on the Swedish labour market? If yes, join us for this webinar.

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.

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.

Graduation Ceremony 2026 for International Master's Programmes
Wed
27
May
Graduation Ceremony 2026 for International Master's Programmes
Time 15:00 - 17:00 27 May 15:00 - 17:00
Place Aula Nordica

Other. On Wednesday 27 May, Umeå University will hold a ceremony to honour graduating students of International Master's Programmes.

Intersecting inequalities
Thu
28
May
Intersecting inequalities
Time 13:00 - 14:00 28 May 13:00 - 14:00
Place Fatmomakke floor 4 NBET / Zoom

Seminar. Welcome to a CEDAR seminar with Fardosa Green, Department of Sociology and CEDAR.

Rebecka Renklint – Medical science
Fri
29
May
Rebecka Renklint – Medical science
Time 09:00 - 12:00 29 May 09:00 - 12:00
Place Triple Helix

Defence of doctoral thesis. Type 2 diabetes: From insulin dynamics to eHealth – new pathways for early diagnosis and treatment.

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.

SSIBS seminar: William Schafer
Fri
29
May
SSIBS seminar: William Schafer
Time 14:00 - 15:00 29 May 14:00 - 15:00
Place Major groove, Umeå University Hospital

Seminar. William Schafer, KU Leuven, Belgium, lectures withn the frame of Integrated Biomedical Sciences.

June

KOM-Workshop: Information or Exformation
Wed
3
Jun
KOM-Workshop: Information or Exformation
Time 08:30 - 12:00 3 June 08:30 - 12:00
Place Läraren, UPL

Course. How can we ensure that when we give students instructions in what we think is a clear and effective way, it is actually understood as it was meant?

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.

Johan Dahlberg - Dermatology and venereology
Thu
4
Jun
Johan Dahlberg - Dermatology and venereology
Time 09:00 - 13:00 4 June 09:00 - 13:00
Place Room A, Building 1D, floor 9. Norrland University Hospital

Defence of doctoral thesis. Lipoedema – Lived experiences, funktional performance, and psychological well-being in affected women.

USBE Graduation Ceremony 2026
Thu
4
Jun
USBE Graduation Ceremony 2026
Time 16:30 - 18:30 4 June 16:30 - 18:30
Place Aula Nordica, Umeå University Campus

Other. On Thursday, June 4, Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics (USBE) will hold a ceremony to honor graduating students.

EURAU 26 Symposium: Latitudes
Wed
10
Jun
EURAU 26 Symposium: Latitudes
Time 10 June at 15:00 until 12 June at 19:00 10 June at 15:00 until 12 June at 19:00
Place Umeå School of Architecture

Symposium. Umeå School of Architecture welcomes educators, researchers and practitioner to the EURAU 26 Symposium on the theme LATITUDES.

SSIBS seminar: Matan Oren
Fri
12
Jun
SSIBS seminar: Matan Oren
Time 14:00 - 15:00 12 June 14:00 - 15:00
Place Major Groove, Umeå University Hospital

Seminar. Matan Oren, Ariel University in Israel, lectures within the frame of Integrated Biomedical Science Seminars.

Save-the-date: UFBI 25 years anniversary
Tue
16
Jun
Save-the-date: UFBI 25 years anniversary
Time 16 June at 09:00 until 17 June at 17:00 16 June at 09:00 until 17 June at 17:00
Place Elite Hotel Mimer, Kungsgatan 75

Symposium. Umeå center for Functional Brain Imaging (UFBI) 25 years anniversary on June 16-17 2026.

SALC10
Tue
23
Jun
SALC10
Time 23 June at 00:00 until 25 June at 00:00 23 June at 00:00 until 25 June at 00:00
Place Campus Umeå

Conference. Welcome to the 10th International Conference of the Scandinavian Association for Language and Cognition (SALC10).

September

Fertility and sawmill expansion
Thu
24
Sep
Fertility and sawmill expansion
Time 13:00 - 14:00 24 September 13:00 - 14:00
Place Fatmomakke NBET floor 4 / Zoom

Seminar. Welcome to a CEDAR seminar with Adrian Poignant, School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg.

October

The Annual Celebration Lectures
Sat
17
Oct
The Annual Celebration Lectures
Time 09:00 - 12:00 17 October 09:00 - 12:00
Place The Humanities building and Social Sciences building

Lecture. During the morning of 17 October the honorary doctors, professors and scientific award recipients give short lectures.

The Annual Celebration Ceremony
Sat
17
Oct
The Annual Celebration Ceremony
Time 17:00 - 19:00 17 October 17:00 - 19:00
Place Aula Nordica

Other. At the Annual Celebration Ceremony we celebrate new professors and honorary doctors.