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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. 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.

Everyday Colonialism: Inuit Lives and Work in Arctic Nunavik
Tue
19
May
Everyday Colonialism: Inuit Lives and Work in Arctic Nunavik
Time 13:30 - 15:00 19 May 13:30 - 15:00
Place Humlab H2/ Zoom

Seminar. Welcome to a seminar with guest researcher Caroline Hervé from Université Laval (Québec, Canada).

Ambassador visit: The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
Tue
19
May
Ambassador visit: The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
Time 15:00 - 16:30 19 May 15:00 - 16:30
Place Lindellhallen 3

Other. The 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda: Building a world that remembers and resists hate for a better future.

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: "Functional proteomics of human gut microbiome species"

IceLab Lunch Pitch: Verena Kohler and Preeti Moar
Wed
20
May
IceLab Lunch Pitch: Verena Kohler and Preeti Moar
Time 12:00 - 13:00 20 May 12:00 - 13:00
Place KBC Glasburen

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

EMG seminar Laurel Larsen, Uppsala University
Wed
20
May
EMG seminar Laurel Larsen, Uppsala University
Time 13:00 - 14:00 20 May 13:00 - 14:00
Place Fjället - KBG501 and Zoom

Seminar. Title: Ecosystem engineering, bio-physical feedback, and long-term geomorphic change in the Okavango and other low-gradient floodplain-deltas

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.

EC2U Science Contest 2026: Support and vote for Umeå!
Wed
20
May
EC2U Science Contest 2026: Support and vote for Umeå!
Time 15:00 - 17:00 20 May 15:00 - 17:00
Place University of Turku, Finland (Live broadcast on Youtube)

Other. Watch online and vote for Umeå University in the EC2U Science Contest 2026. 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.

Avatars and Conversational AI – Opportunity discovery workshop
Thu
21
May
Avatars and Conversational AI – Opportunity discovery workshop
Time 13:00 - 15:00 21 May 13:00 - 15:00
Place Humlab

Workshop. Workshop on avatar and conversational AI

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.

Kickstart: Prototyping
Thu
21
May
Kickstart: Prototyping
Time 15:00 - 17:00 21 May 15:00 - 17:00
Place A Working Lab, workshop room Mustang Sally

Workshop. Welcome to KICKSTART: PROTOTYPING 21/5 – your first step toward turning ideas into reality!

Curiosum Space – Astrobiology
Thu
21
May
Curiosum Space – Astrobiology
Time 17:00 - 20:00 21 May 17:00 - 20:00
Place Curiosum, Östra strandgatan 32, Arts campus

Other. Are we alone? Hear Merve Yesilbas on the search for life on Mars and explore the limits of life in Wisdome. Free admission!

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.

Marcus Sundén - medical science
Fri
22
May
Marcus Sundén - medical science
Time 09:00 - 13:00 22 May 09:00 - 13:00
Place Aulan, Sunderbyn Hospital

Defence of doctoral thesis. Breast Cancer Liver Metastases: Incidence, prognosis and surgical treatment.

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.

Dredge Capital
Fri
22
May
Dredge Capital
Time 13:00 - 14:00 22 May 13:00 - 14:00
Place Sam.A.305 /Zoom

Seminar. The talk intervenes in geographic debates across political ecology, critical infrastructure studies, and critical physical geography.

Huzeifa A'weesha – public health
Fri
22
May
Huzeifa A'weesha – public health
Time 13:00 - 16:00 22 May 13:00 - 16:00
Place Alicante, building 5B 3rd floor, Norrland University Hospital

Defence of doctoral thesis. Adopting effective development cooperation and improving health system governance in fragile and conflict-affected states.

Valeriia Zymovets – Oral microbiology
Fri
22
May
Valeriia Zymovets – Oral microbiology
Time 13:00 - 16:00 22 May 13:00 - 16:00
Place Auditorium B, building 1D, 9th floor, Norrland University Hospital

Defence of doctoral thesis. From Bacterial Modulation of Dental Stem Cells to Novel Therapeutic Targets for Promoting Dental Pulp Repair and Regeneration.

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.

Spring Graduation Ceremony 2026
Sat
23
May
Spring Graduation Ceremony 2026
Time 16:00 - 18:00 23 May 16:00 - 18:00
Place Aula Nordica

Other. Welcome to the Spring Graduation Ceremony and the inauguration of our new Vice-Chancellor.

Untangling the Secrets of Marine Silks
Mon
25
May
Untangling the Secrets of Marine Silks
Time 14:00 - 15:30 25 May 14:00 - 15:30
Place Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, Norrbyn

Seminar. How marine amphipod silks function across Baltic salinity gradients.

NorthPop Workshop
Tue
26
May
NorthPop Workshop
Time 08:30 - 13:00 26 May 08:30 - 13:00
Place Triple Helix, University Management Building

Workshop. Annual workshop on the NorthPop study with opportunity to discuss new projects and collaborations.

Romuald Esdras Wandji, Computing Science
Tue
26
May
Romuald Esdras Wandji, Computing Science
Time 13:00 - 17:00 26 May 13:00 - 17:00
Place Hörsal UB.A.230 - Lindellhallen 3.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Ontology-based Update in Virtual Knowledge Graphs.

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.

The Intelligent Periphery: How Goals Reshape the Body's Sensors
Tue
26
May
The Intelligent Periphery: How Goals Reshape the Body's Sensors
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.

Medchem Seminar Series - Laura Zanetti-Polzi, Institute of Nanoscience, Italy
Tue
26
May
Medchem Seminar Series - Laura Zanetti-Polzi, Institute of Nanoscience, Italy
Time 15:15 - 16:00 26 May 15:15 - 16:00
Place KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: "A multiscale perspective on photoinduced electron transfer in biosystems"

C-Trap: combined optical tweezers, confocal microscopy and microfluidics
Wed
27
May
C-Trap: combined optical tweezers, confocal microscopy and microfluidics
Time 12:00 - 13:00 27 May 12:00 - 13:00
Place Glasburen, KBC, and Zoom

Seminar. SciLifeLab Umeå/KBC Infrastructure lunch seminar

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.

Luke Laframboise – sámi studies
Wed
27
May
Luke Laframboise – sámi studies
Time 13:00 - 15:00 27 May 13:00 - 15:00
Place Hjortronlandet, HUM.D.220

Defence of doctoral thesis. Dress in Gákti – Speak in Suits

EMG seminar - Kriddie Whitmore
Wed
27
May
EMG seminar - Kriddie Whitmore
Time 13:00 - 14:00 27 May 13:00 - 14:00
Place Fjället - KBG501 and Zoom

Seminar. Title: To be announced

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.

Katarina Eklund – medicine
Thu
28
May
Katarina Eklund – medicine
Time 09:00 - 12:00 28 May 09:00 - 12:00
Place Auditorium Betula, Norrland University Hospital

Defence of doctoral thesis. Interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation in primary care. A health economic perspective.

DIGSUM seminar: Platformed visual (Im)mobilities
Thu
28
May
DIGSUM seminar: Platformed visual (Im)mobilities
Time 12:15 - 13:00 28 May 12:15 - 13:00
Place Galaxen

Seminar. Daniela Jaramillo Dent, University of Zürich

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 - 13:00 29 May 09:00 - 13:00
Place Bergasalen, Norrland University Hospital

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

Jonna Mattsson, Biophysical Chemistry
Fri
29
May
Jonna Mattsson, Biophysical Chemistry
Time 09:00 - 13:00 29 May 09:00 - 13:00
Place KBC Lilla hörsalen KBE301.

Defence of doctoral thesis. From Structure to Motion: Linking Dynamics to Kinase Function.

Pontus Challis – Pediatrics
Fri
29
May
Pontus Challis – Pediatrics
Time 09:00 - 12:00 29 May 09:00 - 12:00
Place Umeälven auditorium, building 28, ZA-21, Norrland University Hospital

Defence of doctoral thesis. Necrotising Enterocolitis in Extremely Preterm Infants: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Associations with Enteral Nutrition.

DGSS seminar: Sam Sternberg
Fri
29
May
DGSS seminar: Sam Sternberg
Time 09:30 - 10:30 29 May 09:30 - 10:30
Place Rex, Umeå city

Seminar. As part of the UCMR Distinguished Guest Seminar series, Sam Sternberg, Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Columbia University, gives a lecture.

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.

Philip Semrén, Theoretical Physics
Fri
29
May
Philip Semrén, Theoretical Physics
Time 13:00 - 17:00 29 May 13:00 - 17:00
Place NAT.D.440.

Defence of doctoral thesis. From Quantum to Classical: Novel Methods for Particle Production and Cosmological Perturbations.

SSIBS seminar: William Schafer
Fri
29
May
SSIBS seminar: William Schafer
Time 14:35 - 15:35 29 May 14:35 - 15:35
Place TBA

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

June

Drylands Transform – Lessons learned from an interdisciplinary project
Mon
1
Jun
Drylands Transform – Lessons learned from an interdisciplinary project
Time 12:00 - 13:00 1 June 12:00 - 13:00
Place Galaxen, Sirius

Seminar. UTRI welcomes you to a seminar on lessons learned from the Drylands Transform project with Kristina Lindvall.

Spring Exhibition: Creative Studies
Mon
1
Jun
Spring Exhibition: Creative Studies
Time 17:00 - 20:00 1 June 17:00 - 20:00
Place Teacher Education building

Opening. Celebrate the start of summer by experiencing film, art, fashion, and music at this year’s exhibition.

Ghost in the Machine: Film Screening and Discussion
Mon
1
Jun
Ghost in the Machine: Film Screening and Discussion
Time 19:00 - 21:30 1 June 19:00 - 21:30
Place Curiosum

Other. Watch the film that explores the untold origins of artificial intelligence.

UID26 | Design Talks & Degree Show
Tue
2
Jun
UID26 | Design Talks & Degree Show
Time 2 June at 13:00 until 3 June at 12:00 2 June at 13:00 until 3 June at 12:00
Place Project Studio, Umeå Institute of Design

Other. UID26 is the annual graduation event at UID, bringing together design talks and a degree exhibition.

Medchem Seminar Series - Andrew Alexander, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Tue
2
Jun
Medchem Seminar Series - Andrew Alexander, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Time 15:15 - 16:00 2 June 15:15 - 16:00
Place KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: "Investigating the molecular logic and biotechnological applications of eukaryotic lipid-linked N-glycan synthesis"

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?

Rachel Feeney – molecular biology
Wed
3
Jun
Rachel Feeney – molecular biology
Time 09:00 - 12:00 3 June 09:00 - 12:00
Place NAT.D.360

Defence of doctoral thesis. Environmental influences on gut microbiota composition and colonic mucus barrier function.

IceLab Lunch Pitch: Disruptive Ventures, Kemal Avican and Christer Malm
Wed
3
Jun
IceLab Lunch Pitch: Disruptive Ventures, Kemal Avican and Christer Malm
Time 12:00 - 13:00 3 June 12:00 - 13:00
Place KBC Glasburen

Seminar. The Integrated Science Lab invites you to meet, and explore collaboration opportunities with Disruptive Ventures, Kemal Avican and Christer Malm.

EMG seminar - Xiao-Ru Wang
Wed
3
Jun
EMG seminar - Xiao-Ru Wang
Time 13:00 - 14:00 3 June 13:00 - 14:00
Place Fjället - KBG501 and Zoom

Seminar. Title: To be announced

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.

UID26 – Grad Show Exhibition
Wed
3
Jun
UID26 – Grad Show Exhibition
Time 16:00 - 19:00 3 June 16:00 - 19:00
Place Umeå Institute of Design

Other. On June 3, we will open to the public – experience the future as the next generation of designers present their grad projects at the Arts Campus.

Sana Elbashir, Applied Physics
Thu
4
Jun
Sana Elbashir, Applied Physics
Time 09:00 - 13:00 4 June 09:00 - 13:00
Place Lindellhallen 1 (Hörsal UB.A.210).

Defence of doctoral thesis. Metal-Doped β-Tricalcium Phosphate for Multifunctional Applications: Structural and Spectroscopic Insights.

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.

UMA End of Year Exhibition 2026
Thu
4
Jun
UMA End of Year Exhibition 2026
Time 16:00 - 19:00 4 June 16:00 - 19:00
Place Umeå School of Architecture

Opening. In the UMA End of Year Exhibition students' work from the five-year architecture programme will be displayed.

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.

Zeinab Razooqi – Oral microbiology
Fri
5
Jun
Zeinab Razooqi – Oral microbiology
Time 09:00 - 12:00 5 June 09:00 - 12:00
Place Auditorium B, building 1D node T, 9th floor, Norrland University Hospital

Defence of doctoral thesis. Zeinab Razooqi, Department of Odontology, defends her thesis.

Maria Vittoria Giraudo – Cell biology
Fri
5
Jun
Maria Vittoria Giraudo – Cell biology
Time 09:00 - 12:00 5 June 09:00 - 12:00
Place Aula Anatomica, Biology Building

Defence of doctoral thesis. Skeletal Muscle Preservation During Nerve Regeneration: Cell-Based, Extracellular Vesicle, and Biomaterial Approaches.

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.

Matheus de Abreu Costa Souza - Statsvetenskap
Fri
5
Jun
Matheus de Abreu Costa Souza - Statsvetenskap
Time 13:00 - 15:00 5 June 13:00 - 15:00
Place Hörsal UB.A.220 - Lindellhallen 2

Defence of doctoral thesis. Space, Time and Peace in Post-War Mostar

SSIBS seminar: Matan Oren
Fri
5
Jun
SSIBS seminar: Matan Oren
Time 14:00 - 15:00 5 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.

Count me in - A Baltic Sea macrovegetation database
Mon
8
Jun
Count me in - A Baltic Sea macrovegetation database
Time 14:00 - 15:30 8 June 14:00 - 15:30
Place Umeå Marine Sciences Centre

Seminar. A seminar with Nefeli Kechrinioti on how to predict future ecosystem services.

Vanessa Crine – cognitive neuroscience
Tue
9
Jun
Vanessa Crine – cognitive neuroscience
Time 13:00 - 16:00 9 June 13:00 - 16:00
Place NAT.D.320

Defence of doctoral thesis. Dissecting neurocognitive aging: Dopaminergic decline, cerebral small vessel disease, and inflammation.

Writing workshop to strengthen your MSCA-PF application
Wed
10
Jun
Writing workshop to strengthen your MSCA-PF application
Time 10 June at 09:00 until 11 June at 15:15 10 June at 09:00 until 11 June at 15:15
Place On Campus

Workshop. Hands-on workshop for researchers applying for an MSCA European Postdoctoral Fellowship with Umeå University as host.

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.

Fritz Schnur, Experimental Physics
Thu
11
Jun
Fritz Schnur, Experimental Physics
Time 09:00 - 13:00 11 June 09:00 - 13:00
Place NAT.D.480.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Near-single-cycle laser development and applications in nanophotonics.

Chau Minh Huynh, Analytical Chemistry
Thu
11
Jun
Chau Minh Huynh, Analytical Chemistry
Time 09:00 - 13:00 11 June 09:00 - 13:00
Place NAT.D.470.

Defence of doctoral thesis. New Approaches to Synthesis and Binding Elucidation of Hydrophilic Molecularly Imprinted Monoliths.

Simon Vallin – odontology
Fri
12
Jun
Simon Vallin – odontology
Time 09:00 - 12:00 12 June 09:00 - 12:00
Place Bergasalen, Norrland University Hospital

Defence of doctoral thesis. Chronic Pain Across Time and Generations: a Longitudinal and Family Perspective.

Brigitte Mukarunyana, Chemistry
Fri
12
Jun
Brigitte Mukarunyana, Chemistry
Time 09:00 - 13:00 12 June 09:00 - 13:00
Place Stora Hörsalen (KBE303), KBC-huset.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Biochars and hydrochars for the adsorption of organic contaminants from wastewater.

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.

André Sjöberg – public health
Fri
12
Jun
André Sjöberg – public health
Time 13:00 - 16:00 12 June 13:00 - 16:00
Place Auditorium B, building 1D 9th floor, Norrland University Hospital

Defence of doctoral thesis. Disentangling complex interventions: An evaluation of the impact and value of Everyday Life Rehabilitation (ELR).

Katarina Danskog – virology
Fri
12
Jun
Katarina Danskog – virology
Time 13:00 - 16:00 12 June 13:00 - 16:00
Place Auditorium Betula

Defence of doctoral thesis. How did I get here? Adenovirus-host interactions for vector development.

Arctic Security Forum
Tue
16
Jun
Arctic Security Forum
Time 16 June at 00:00 until 17 June at 00:00 16 June at 00:00 until 17 June at 00:00
Place Oulu, Finland.

Conference. Arctic Security Forum in Oulu gathers key actors to address pressing Arctic security challenges and foster new collaborations.

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.

Medchem Seminar Series - Jonas Roske, Cambridge, UK
Tue
16
Jun
Medchem Seminar Series - Jonas Roske, Cambridge, UK
Time 15:15 - 16:00 16 June 15:15 - 16:00
Place KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: "The structural organisation of accurate and efficient leading strand synthesis in the replisome"

4th CryoNET Advanced Image Processing Workshop 22-26 June
Mon
22
Jun
4th CryoNET Advanced Image Processing Workshop 22-26 June
Time 22 June at 12:00 until 26 June at 12:00 22 June at 12:00 until 26 June at 12:00
Place Stora Fokusrummet (KBF 301)

Workshop. The course will provide training on the latest developments in the field to intermediate or advanced users.

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).

August

Teaching Portfolio II: Developing your teaching portfolio
Thu
20
Aug
Teaching Portfolio II: Developing your teaching portfolio
Time 13:00 - 16:00 20 August 13:00 - 16:00
Place Online, Zoom

Workshop. This workshop provides an opportunity to give and receive feedback on your own teaching portfolio.

Macrophyte–Plankton Interactions During Marine Heatwaves
Mon
24
Aug
Macrophyte–Plankton Interactions During Marine Heatwaves
Time 14:00 - 15:30 24 August 14:00 - 15:30
Place Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, Norrbyn

Seminar. A mesocosm simulation on how a heatwave affects natural plankton from the Baltic Sea

September

Workshop: The Many Flexpert Teaching Perspectives
Wed
2
Sep
Workshop: The Many Flexpert Teaching Perspectives
Time 08:30 - 12:00 2 September 08:30 - 12:00
Place Läraren, UPL

Workshop. In the workshop, we will explore together how our perspectives and ideas about good teaching influence the roles we tend to take on

Le Thi Bao Quynh - Business Administration
Fri
4
Sep
Le Thi Bao Quynh - Business Administration
Time 13:00 - 15:00 4 September 13:00 - 15:00
Place Hörsal UB.A.220 - Lindellhallen 2

Defence of doctoral thesis. Weaving otherwise: Gender, Alternative Practices, and The Remaking of Entrepreneurship

Student Welcome Fair 2026
Thu
10
Sep
Student Welcome Fair 2026
Time 10:00 - 15:00 10 September 10:00 - 15:00
Place Lindell Hall

Other. Are one of our new students? Visit the Student Welcome Fair to learn what our university and Umeå can offer for a good start to your studies.

Interaction between Microplastics and Hg in a benthic microcosm
Mon
14
Sep
Interaction between Microplastics and Hg in a benthic microcosm
Time 14:00 - 15:30 14 September 14:00 - 15:30
Place Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, Norrbyn

Seminar. How Microplastics and Mercury affect benthic ecosystems: experiments with bivalves and Mercury-resistant microbes

Resilience of kelp forests to a changing marine environment
Mon
21
Sep
Resilience of kelp forests to a changing marine environment
Time 14:00 - 15:30 21 September 14:00 - 15:30
Place Umeå Marine Sciences Centre

Seminar. A mesocosm experiment fills the knowledge gap on mechanistic understanding of Swedish kelp species.

Ocean Acidification & Substrate-Integrated Stress Resilience
Mon
21
Sep
Ocean Acidification & Substrate-Integrated Stress Resilience
Time 14:00 - 14:30 21 September 14:00 - 14:30
Place Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, Norrbyn

Seminar. How to increase coralline settlement with engineered artificial substrate.

Canvas New Quizzes
Tue
22
Sep
Canvas New Quizzes
Time 13:00 - 14:00 22 September 13:00 - 14:00
Place Online, Zoom

Workshop. In this workshop, we will go through the new feature in Canvas.

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

Climate Change and the Organic Trigger
Mon
5
Oct
Climate Change and the Organic Trigger
Time 14:00 - 15:30 5 October 14:00 - 15:30
Place Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, Norrbyn

Seminar. The dissolution dynamics of Rhodolith beds under various abiotic and biotic factors.

KOM-Workshop: Please! Now? Here...
Wed
7
Oct
KOM-Workshop: Please! Now? Here...
Time 08:30 - 12:00 7 October 08:30 - 12:00
Place Läraren, UPL

Workshop. Interacting with your audience and teaching materials

KOM-Workshop: Curating stories
Wed
7
Oct
KOM-Workshop: Curating stories
Time 13:00 - 16:30 7 October 13:00 - 16:30
Place Läraren, UPL

Workshop. Which stories to tell how to whom and when

How fathers’ parenting leave practices reshape workplace norms
Thu
8
Oct
How fathers’ parenting leave practices reshape workplace norms
Time 13:00 - 14:00 8 October 13:00 - 14:00
Place Zoom

Seminar. Welcome to a CEDAR seminar with Satu Helske, University of Turku.

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, honorary doctors and scientific award recipients.

Admin in Inspera
Wed
21
Oct
Admin in Inspera
Time 13:00 - 14:00 21 October 13:00 - 14:00
Place Online, Zoom

Workshop. Welcome to an introductory workshop for the Admin role in Inspera.

November

Design a good Canvas site
Tue
3
Nov
Design a good Canvas site
Time 10:00 - 12:00 3 November 10:00 - 12:00
Place Online, Zoom

Workshop. We will go through examples of what characterises an accessible and well-structured Canvas site.

KOM-Workshop: Bodies in the classroom
Wed
4
Nov
KOM-Workshop: Bodies in the classroom
Time 08:30 - 12:00 4 November 08:30 - 12:00
Place Läraren, UPL

Workshop. The impact of body language and positioning while teaching.

KBC DAYS 2026
Tue
10
Nov
KBC DAYS 2026
Time 10 November at 09:00 until 11 November at 17:00 10 November at 09:00 until 11 November at 17:00
Place Carl Kempe salen, KBC building

Conference. Annual interdisciplinary conference fostering collaboration across departments and research centres at the Chemical Biological Centre (KBC).

Teaching portfolio I: Understanding teaching portfolio
Tue
10
Nov
Teaching portfolio I: Understanding teaching portfolio
Time 13:00 - 16:00 10 November 13:00 - 16:00
Place UPL

Workshop. The purpose of this workshop is to develop your knowledge of portfolios of pedagogical qualifications as well how to create and use them.

Light and Organic Matter Effects on Mixotrophy in the Baltic
Mon
16
Nov
Light and Organic Matter Effects on Mixotrophy in the Baltic
Time 14:00 - 15:30 16 November 14:00 - 15:30
Place Umeå Marine Sciences Centre

Seminar. An assessment of their roles in shaping heterotrophic microbial production strategies.

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.

Canvas New Quizzes
Thu
19
Nov
Canvas New Quizzes
Time 10:00 - 11:00 19 November 10:00 - 11:00
Place Online, Zoom

Workshop. In this workshop, we will go through the new feature in Canvas.

UTRI Conference 2026, Beyond the Backlash: Sustainability for the Future
Thu
26
Nov
UTRI Conference 2026, Beyond the Backlash: Sustainability for the Future
Time 26 November at 08:15 until 27 November at 16:30 26 November at 08:15 until 27 November at 16:30
Place Vardagsrummet

Conference. Welcome to Umeå Transformation Research Initiatives' annual conference! We welcome everyone interested in engaging in research and collaboration

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

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

December

KOM-Workshop: Growth of Fixed Mindset?
Wed
2
Dec
KOM-Workshop: Growth of Fixed Mindset?
Time 08:30 - 12:00 2 December 08:30 - 12:00
Place Läraren, UPL

Workshop. When do we encourage growth — and when might we (often unintentionally) reinforce a more fixed mindset?

KOM-Workshop: NPF Included
Wed
2
Dec
KOM-Workshop: NPF Included
Time 13:00 - 16:30 2 December 13:00 - 16:30
Place Läraren, UPL

Workshop. In this workshop you will explore dos and don’ts, and how inclusive communication can actually be good for all students’ learning.