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Cancellation of public events

All public events organised or co-hosted by Umeå University have been cancelled effective immediately until the end of the spring semester. This after a decision made by the Extended Management Group, consisting of the University Management, deans and the head of security on 12 March 2020.

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August

Orientation for new international students
Wed
25
Aug
Orientation for new international students
Time 25 August at 13:00 until 27 August at 14:00 25 August at 13:00 until 27 August at 14:00
Place online
Other. The Orientation activities are designed to help our new international students become acquainted with life in Umeå and studies at our university.
Johan Gustafsson - economics
Fri
27
Aug
Johan Gustafsson - economics
Time 13:15 - 15:00 27 August 13:15 - 15:00
Place Hörsal UB.A.210 - Lindellhallen 1
Dissertation. Essays on Labor Supply, Pension Policy, and Inequality
Higher Seminar: Daniel La Parra Casado
Fri
27
Aug
Higher Seminar: Daniel La Parra Casado
Time 13:15 - 15:00 27 August 13:15 - 15:00
Place Zoom
Seminar. Invisible lives matter: research experience conducting survey-based research about statistically hidden populations in Europe.

September

Johan Holmberg - economics
Fri
3
Sep
Johan Holmberg - economics
Time 10:00 - 12:00 3 September 10:00 - 12:00
Place Lokal Hörsal UB.A.210 - Lindellhallen 1
Dissertation. Essays on Earnings Formation, Labor Market Dynamics, and Taxation
Welcome meeting - dual career programme
Thu
9
Sep
Welcome meeting - dual career programme
Time 15:30 - 16:30 9 September 15:30 - 16:30
Place Teams
Seminar. Welcome meeting in the dual career programme for accompanying partners.
AI-day
Fri
10
Sep
AI-day
Time 09:00 - 16:00 10 September 09:00 - 16:00
Place Digital event
Conference. The Faculty of Medicine arranges an AI day that focuses on how to develop AI research at the university.
David Lundgren – Gastroenterology
Fri
10
Sep
David Lundgren – Gastroenterology
Time 09:00 - 12:00 10 September 09:00 - 12:00
Place Triple Helix, University Management Building
Dissertation. The significance of low-grade inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract.
Shoaib Azizi, Energy Technology
Mon
13
Sep
Shoaib Azizi, Energy Technology
Time 13:00 - 17:00 13 September 13:00 - 17:00
Place Samverkanshuset, Triple Helix.
Dissertation. A multi-method assessment to support energy efficiency decisions in existing residential and academic buildings.
Study in Sweden - dual career programme
Thu
16
Sep
Study in Sweden - dual career programme
Time 15:00 - 16:30 16 September 15:00 - 16:30
Place Teams
Seminar. An online meeing about studies in Sweden
Erik Frykholm – Physiotherapy
Fri
17
Sep
Erik Frykholm – Physiotherapy
Time 09:00 - 12:00 17 September 09:00 - 12:00
Place Triple Helix, University Management Building
Dissertation. Limb muscle function in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Why is it important, and how can it be assessed?
Johan Leander, Ecology
Fri
17
Sep
Johan Leander, Ecology
Time 09:00 - 13:00 17 September 09:00 - 13:00
Place KB.E3.01 Lilla hörsalen, KBC-huset.
Dissertation. Downstream migration of salmonids in regulated rivers – non-conventional methods for fish diversion.
Anna Bengtsson – General Medicine and Epidemiology
Fri
17
Sep
Anna Bengtsson – General Medicine and Epidemiology
Time 09:00 - 12:00 17 September 09:00 - 12:00
Place Zoom and hall Butajira,
Dissertation. Pictorial presentation of subclinical atherosclerosis. A measure to reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease.
Carl Herdenberg – Oncology
Fri
17
Sep
Carl Herdenberg – Oncology
Time 13:00 - 16:00 17 September 13:00 - 16:00
Place Hall Bergasalen, University Hospital, Umeå
Dissertation. The molecular functions of LRIG proteins in metabolism and disease.
Angelika Beatrix Schwarz, Computing Science
Mon
20
Sep
Angelika Beatrix Schwarz, Computing Science
Time 10:00 - 14:00 20 September 10:00 - 14:00
Place MA316, MIT-huset.
Dissertation. Improving the Efficiency of Eigenvector-Related Computations.
Dual career programme - job search and career counselling
Wed
22
Sep
Dual career programme - job search and career counselling
Time 11:00 - 12:00 22 September 11:00 - 12:00
Place Teams
Seminar. Online webinar about Job search and career counselling by The Swedish Public Employment Service
Robin Rohlén – Medical Technology
Wed
22
Sep
Robin Rohlén – Medical Technology
Time 13:00 - 16:00 22 September 13:00 - 16:00
Place Hall Bergasalen, University Hospital, Umeå
Dissertation. Identification of single motor units in ultrafast ultrasound imaging of voluntary contracting skeletal muscles.
Heidi Nedergård –
Fri
24
Sep
Heidi Nedergård –
Time 09:00 - 12:00 24 September 09:00 - 12:00
Place Triple Helix, University Management Building
Dissertation. “Taking the next step” Biomechanical gait analysis and evaluation of robotic-assisted gait training post-stroke.
Laura Corneliusson – Nursing
Fri
24
Sep
Laura Corneliusson – Nursing
Time 13:00 - 16:00 24 September 13:00 - 16:00
Place Room for learning, Humanitie's' building
Dissertation. Exploring resident health, wellbeing and thriving in Swedish sheltered housing
Peter Vinnervik, Educational work
Fri
24
Sep
Peter Vinnervik, Educational work
Time 13:00 - 17:00 24 September 13:00 - 17:00
Place KBE303 - Stora hörsalen, KBC-huset.
Dissertation. Teachers as curriculum makers. Intentions, settings and challenges associated with integrating programming into schools.
Kaspar Meili - 50% Seminar
Tue
28
Sep
Kaspar Meili - 50% Seminar
Time 13:00 - 15:00 28 September 13:00 - 15:00
Place Zoom
Seminar. Title (draft): Capability-Adjusted Life-Years (CALYs) – Developing and applying a measure for public health and social welfare
Antonia Boman – Rheumatology
Thu
30
Sep
Antonia Boman – Rheumatology
Time 09:00 - 12:00 30 September 09:00 - 12:00
Place Hall Bergasalen, University Hospital, Umeå
Dissertation. Early rheumatoid arthritis –biomarkers and hormonal factors in relation to disease progression.
Keni Ren, Electrical engineering
Thu
30
Sep
Keni Ren, Electrical engineering
Time 13:00 - 17:00 30 September 13:00 - 17:00
Place Samverkanshuset, Triple Helix.
Dissertation. Zoom in on the precision livestock farming.

October

Sandra Behren, Organic Chemistry
Fri
1
Oct
Sandra Behren, Organic Chemistry
Time 09:00 - 13:00 1 October 09:00 - 13:00
Place Glasburen, KBC, Umeå University.
Dissertation. Development and Evaluation of Tools to Explore Posttranslational HexNAc-Tyrosine and Mucin-Type O-Glycosylation.
Jerry Öhlin – Physiotherapy
Fri
1
Oct
Jerry Öhlin – Physiotherapy
Time 09:00 - 12:00 1 October 09:00 - 12:00
Place Triple Helix, University Management Building
Dissertation. Gait speed, physical activity, cognitive function and dementia.
Planning seminar: Rebecka Ekelund
Fri
1
Oct
Planning seminar: Rebecka Ekelund
Time 13:00 - 15:00 1 October 13:00 - 15:00
Place Zoom
Seminar. N-of-1 interventions for treatments of mental health problems in athletes
Josephine Savard – Psychiatry
Fri
8
Oct
Josephine Savard – Psychiatry
Time 09:00 - 12:00 8 October 09:00 - 12:00
Place Psychiatry hall A, University Hospital, Umeå
Dissertation. Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder: Clinical characteristics and treatment with naltrexone.
Emma Nyman – Cardiology
Fri
15
Oct
Emma Nyman – Cardiology
Time 09:00 - 12:00 15 October 09:00 - 12:00
Place Hall Bergasalen, University Hospital, Umeå
Dissertation. Characterization of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis using ultrasound imaging.
Andreas Viberg – ophthalmatrix
Fri
15
Oct
Andreas Viberg – ophthalmatrix
Time 13:00 - 16:00 15 October 13:00 - 16:00
Place Betula
Dissertation. Genetic aetiology a risk factor in cataract surgery.
Ibadete Bytyci – Cardiology
Tue
26
Oct
Ibadete Bytyci – Cardiology
Time 13:00 - 16:00 26 October 13:00 - 16:00
Place Hall B, 9 floor, University Hospital, Umeå
Dissertation. The important role of left atrial function parameters in clinical practice.

November

KBC DAYS 2021
Tue
9
Nov
KBC DAYS 2021
Time 9 November at 09:00 until 10 November at 17:00 9 November at 09:00 until 10 November at 17:00
Place Carl Kempe salen, KBC, and online
Conference. An annual interdisciplinary conference with presentations from different departments affiliated with KBC and from the research infrastructures
Digital Transformations: The  Humanities in Challenging Times 
Tue
16
Nov
Digital Transformations: The  Humanities in Challenging Times 
Time 16 November at 08:00 until 17 November at 16:00 16 November at 08:00 until 17 November at 16:00
Place Online
Conference. Online conference with a mix of thematic sessions and keynote lectures.

December

Digital History in Sweden
Thu
9
Dec
Digital History in Sweden
Time 9 December at 08:00 until 10 December at 17:00 9 December at 08:00 until 10 December at 17:00
Place Humlab / ZOOM
Conference. Humlab in Umeå welcomes you to the fourth annual Digital History in Sweden conference, which will take place December 9–10!
Ulrica Johansson – Pediatrics
Fri
10
Dec
Ulrica Johansson – Pediatrics
Time 09:00 - 12:00 10 December 09:00 - 12:00
Place Hall Bergasalen Q 27, University Hospital, Umeå.
Dissertation. Complementary feeding based on Nordic foods. Effects on nutrient intake, growth, biomarkers and eating behavior.

February

Winter Graduation
Fri
4
Feb
Winter Graduation
Time 4 February at 00:00 until 5 February at 00:00 4 February at 00:00 until 5 February at 00:00
Place Aula Nordica
Other. Winter Graduation - for the Doctors, Jubilee Doctors and award recipients who have been affected by the cancelled 2020 and 2021 Spring Graduations.