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Eventshttps://www.umu.se/A RSS feed provided by Umeå Universityen-usSat, 16 May 2026 21:47:12 +0200https://www.umu.se/en/events/writing-narratives-transformations_12163855/Writing narratives of transformationBring your own text and explore how the understanding of narratives can help shape and improve it. Mon, 18 May 2026 11:30:00 +0200How can narratives help shape how research on sustainable transformation is understood, communicated and explored within and across disciplines? This question will be addressed in a series of two workshops taking place this spring. The workshops are organised with the support of <a href="/link/6d3f2b829bd7423aa69ec33909f7e85e.aspx">Umeå Transformation Research Initiative, UTRI</a>.The workshops are open to researchers from all disciplines who are interested in engaging with narrative approaches in relation to their own research.In this workshop we build on perspectives introduced in Workshop 1: <a href="/link/59bd53894e80491b95dfdc555f4bed3e.aspx">Climate fiction and future narratives</a> but it is not a requirement to have participated in Workshop 1.The workshop will be led by: Matilda Marshall, Maria Lindgren Leavenworth and Elena Lindholm.<h3>Program and registration</h3>11:30 Lunch12:00-13:00 WorkshopThe registration för the workshop is closed, did you miss out on the registration? Contact <a href="mailto:utri@umu.se">utri@umu.se</a> and we will find you a spot.Sirius, GalaxenWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/writing-narratives-transformations_12163855/2026-05-18T11:30:00+02:002026-05-18T13:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/burman-lectures-2026-1_12159972/The Burman Lectures 2026(1)Welcome to this years Burman lectures in philosophy with Carolina Sartorio, Rutgers. Lecture 1.Tue, 19 May 2026 13:15:00 +0200The Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies invites you to the annual Burman lectures in philosophy. This years invited lecturer is Carolina Sartorio, Rutgers. She will give three open lectures over three days on the theme of Responsibility for Consequences. <h3>Lecture 1: Basic and Non-Basic Responsibility: Against Unification</h3>Abstract: Unlike the basic kind of responsibility, the non-basic kind (responsibility for consequences, or “out in the world” things) is a form of moral responsibility that is inherited from something else. Should we still expect these two forms of responsibility to be unified in some significant way? Is unification a virtue of a theory of responsibility? Some have thought so. I first argue against unification. I then draw consequences for debates about the relevance of alternative possibilities to moral responsibility.<h3>More Burman Lectures</h3><a href="/link/58d2d45fd35645b891c02fa2b6d0e554.aspx">Lecture 2: Responsibility, Causation, and the Problem of Collective Harms</a> Wednesday 20 May at 13.15-15.00 PM in Lecture Hall HUM.D.220 – Hjortronlandet<a href="/link/5bf4813c24804a9ea4ca1b0356b24454.aspx">Lecture 3: Grounding Responsibility for Consequences</a> Thursday 21 May at 13.15-15.00 PM in Lecture Hall HUM.D.220 – HjortronlandetAll interested are welcome to these lectures.The 2026 Burman Lectures are supported by a generous contribution from Vitterhetsakademin.<a href="/link/d90150ed5b014eaa8616094448fa9953.aspx">Learn more about the Burman Lectures</a><a href="https://philosophy.rutgers.edu/people/regular-faculty/regular-faculty-profile/182-regular-faculty-full-time/1313-sartorio-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Learn more about Carolina Sartorio</a> Lecture Hall HUM.D.220 – Hjortronlandet, Humanities Building, Umeå UniversityLecturehttps://www.umu.se/en/events/burman-lectures-2026-1_12159972/2026-05-19T13:15:00+02:002026-05-19T15:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/everyday-colonialism-inuit-lives-and-work-in-arctic-nunavik_12173275/Everyday Colonialism: Inuit Lives and Work in Arctic NunavikWelcome to a seminar with guest researcher Caroline Hervé from Université Laval (Québec, Canada).Tue, 19 May 2026 13:30:00 +0200Welcome to a seminar with guest researcher Caroline Hervé from Université Laval (Québec, Canada).Caroline Hervés research focuses on the historical and contemporary relationships between state institutions and Inuit communities in Nunavik (Canadian Arctic), in a context shaped by enduring colonial relations. Drawing on ethnographic research, I conduct several projects within state institutions, which I approach as privileged space‑times for observing both the coexistence and the frictions between Inuit and non‑Inuit ways of being in the world.By carrying out research across a range of public services — including the courts, policing, civil security, health care, social services and academic institutions — she develops a comparative and cross‑sectoral perspective. This approach aims to examine the relationships between the various actors involved, both employees and service users, the ways in which they encounter one another in everyday interactions, and how they perceive and negotiate their place within these relationships.This analysis highlights the persistence and reproduction of colonial power relations as they unfold through ordinary, everyday interactions, producing forms of structural violence, particularly through bureaucratic logics. It also underscores the central role played by cultural mediators — such as interpreters or Inuit employees acting as cultural translators — as well as the importance of subtle, everyday strategies of resistance.Caroline Hervés research is situated at the intersection of political anthropology, and more specifically the anthropology of the state, Indigenous studies, and Inuit studies. It is conducted within the framework of partnership‑based and participatory research projects, through which, drawing inspiration from Indigenous research methodologies, she develops approaches that prioritize the creation of sustained and meaningful relationships with research participants. This perspective recognizes Inuit as cultural experts and involves an ongoing engagement with reflexivity and researcher positionality.<h2>Bio</h2>Caroline Hervé is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at Université Laval (Canada). She also holds the Research Chair in Relations with Inuit Societies, through which she seeks to generate new knowledge about the history and social dynamics of Inuit societies, develop training and educational tools for non-Inuit, and give Inuit a central role in research production.She specializes in political anthropology and analyzes the ontological dimensions of intercultural encounters in contexts marked by colonial relations. She is the author of the book Le pouvoir vient d'ailleurs. Leadership et coopération chez les Inuit du Nunavik (PUL, 2015) and several scientific articles. She is a member of the Interuniversity Center for Indigenous Studies and Research (Université Laval) and the Institut nordique du Québec. She is also the editor of the international journal Études Inuit Studies.<div class="epi-contentfragment">Registration Humlab Talk hybrid</div>Humlab H2/ Zoom Seminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/everyday-colonialism-inuit-lives-and-work-in-arctic-nunavik_12173275/2026-05-19T13:30:00+02:002026-05-19T15:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/ambassador-visit-the-1994-genocide-against-the-tutsi-in-rwanda_12173499/Ambassador visit: The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in RwandaThe 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda: Building a world that remembers and resists hate for a better future.Tue, 19 May 2026 15:00:00 +020032 years ago the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda took place. In one of the worst crimes against humanity, more than a million people were slaughtered in just 100 days.To commemorate and honour the victims of this crime, the Umeå Association of International affairs together with the UN student-association are honoured to invite you to an afternoon with the Rwandan ambassador to Sweden, Dr Diane Gashumba, the Swedish ombudsman for Equity Lars Arrhenius, as well as Rwandan scientists Dr. Vincent Rusanganwa and Josée Butera Akayezu. Agenda: 15:00: Introduction and light of hope.15:05: Welcome remarks by Jonathan Bodén, Vice-president of Umeå Association for International Affairs.15:10: Responsibility and the fight against discrimination for better future with a presentation of his book Lejonmyran, by Mr. Lars Arrhenius, Swedish Ombudsman for Equity.15:30: The Planning, execution, and denial of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi: A Call for Global Action. With Dr. Vincent Rusanganwa, Staff Scientist at Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University.15:45: From survival to renewal: A personal testimony of healing and hope, with Josée Butera Akayezu, Co-author of Rwanda: The Country That Was Reborn.15:55: Short video and leg stretching.16:00: From ruin to renewal: Lessons learnt in rebuilding lives and the nation’s destroyed socio-economic fabric, with H.E Dr Diane Gashumba, the Ambassador of Rwanda in Sweden.16:20: Q&A. Interaction with Audience.Lindellhallen 3Otherhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/ambassador-visit-the-1994-genocide-against-the-tutsi-in-rwanda_12173499/2026-05-19T15:00:00+02:002026-05-19T16:30:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/medchem-seminar-andre-mateus_12156581/Medchem Seminar Series - André MateusTitle: "Functional proteomics of human gut microbiome species"Tue, 19 May 2026 15:15:00 +0200Speaker: <h3>André Mateus</h3>Department of Chemistry, Umeå UniversityTitle: <h3>Functional proteomics of human gut microbiome species</h3> More information about the MedChem Seminar Series and the schedule is <a href="/link/8a7f664146514a36a73f92cd1e776f8b.aspx?epslanguage=en">here</a>.  KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBCSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/medchem-seminar-andre-mateus_12156581/2026-05-19T15:15:00+02:002026-05-19T16:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/icelab-lunch-pitch-verena-kohler-preeti-moar-and-par-bystrom_12167443/IceLab Lunch Pitch: Verena Kohler and Preeti MoarThe Integrated Science Lab invites you to meet, and explore collaboration opportunities with Verena Kohler and Preeti Moar. Wed, 20 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200The Integrated Science Lab invites you to join the conversation at a Lunch Pitch. Verena Kohler scaling up yeast stress data. Preeti Moar is seeking collaborators with complex data analysis knowledge. <h2>Join the conversation - everyone is welcome!</h2>To encourage cross pollination of ideas between researchers from different disciplines, IceLab hosts interdisciplinary research lunches with the vision of allowing ideas to meet and mate. During the Lunch Pitch Season, the creative lunches take place at KBC (Glasburen) on a Wednesday.<h3>Registration</h3>Register to come to the pitch and reserve your lunch by Monday, 18 May at 10am.<div class="epi-contentfragment">IceLab Lunch Pitch Register and Watch</div>IceLab Lunch Pitch registration will open two weeks before the event.  Note! The default lunch option is a vegetarian falafel sandwich. You can choose an alternative lunch in a separate form that will be emailed to you once you have registered.  <h2>Who is pitching about what?</h2><h3> Pitch 1: Verena Kohler, Assistant professor at Department of Molecular Biology</h3>Scaling Up Yeast Stress Biology: From Manual Annotation to AutomationWhat we do: We use yeast as a high‑throughput model to study how cells respond to stress during ageing. Using robotic screening and several fluorescently tagged libraries, we can monitor thousands of strains in parallel and follow protein behaviour across conditions. We have established pipelines to measure growth and have manually scored microscopy datasets, creating a curated, high-quality annotated resource from epifluorescence imaging (with confocal data coming soon).Where we want help: We now want to scale this further by systematically analysing protein localisation, aggregation, and changes in organelle shape under stress, where we expect to uncover new phenotypes and compare them to published data. To achieve this, we want to automate both image processing and phenotype scoring—and are looking for ideas and expertise to make this faster, more robust, and scalable.<h3>Pitch 2: Preeti Moar, Postdoc at Department of Clinical Microbiology</h3>Early life immune programming and infection riskFrequent infections in early childhood impose a substantial and largely preventable burden on children, families, and healthcare systems. Yet even in settings with relatively uniform healthcare access and high vaccination coverage, children show striking differences in how often they are sick. Why some get infections repeatedly while others remain resilient remains poorly understood. Leveraging the NorthPop birth cohort, we address this question by integrating early‑life immune data with detailed registry‑based information on prenatal, environmental, and socioeconomic exposures. The biological focus is on early immune programming, including immune factors transferred from the mother as well as the child’s developing mucosal immune system, which serves as the first line of defense against infections. The analytical focus is on modeling how these immune processes interact with environmental context over time and on identifying how divergent infection trajectories, together with vulnerability or resilience, emerge from these interacting systems in early life.Interested in: Collaborations around innovative analytical methods for complex data analysis. <h2>Where is it?</h2> KBC Glasburen, near the KBC café. Find your way to the venue (<a href="https://link.mazemap.com/9dsf42gT">mazemap link</a>) IceLab Lunch Pitches are made possible through funding from KBC for the venue and from Stress Response Modeling at IceLab for their coordination and lunches. KBC GlasburenSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/icelab-lunch-pitch-verena-kohler-preeti-moar-and-par-bystrom_12167443/2026-05-20T12:00:00+02:002026-05-20T13:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/light-sceleton-interactions-in-coralline-algae22222_12172653/EMG-seminar Laurel Larsen, Uppsala UniversityTitle: Ecosystem engineering, bio-physical feedback, and long-term geomorphic change in the Okavango and other low-gradient floodplain-deltas Wed, 20 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200A seminar in the Department of Ecology, Environment and Geoscience's (EMG) seminar series.Title: Ecosystem engineering, bio-physical feedback, and long-term geomorphic change in the Okavango and other low-gradient floodplain-deltas<a href="https://umu.zoom.us/j/3772972611">Zoom link</a>  Fjället - KBG501 and ZoomSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/light-sceleton-interactions-in-coralline-algae22222_12172653/2026-05-20T13:00:00+02:002026-05-20T14:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/burman-lectures-2026-2_12159979/The Burman Lectures 2026(2)Welcome to this years Burman lectures in philosophy with Carolina Sartorio, Rutgers. Lecture 2.Wed, 20 May 2026 13:15:00 +0200The Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies invites you to the annual Burman lectures in philosophy. This years invited lecturer is Carolina Sartorio, Rutgers University. She will give three open lectures over three days on the theme of Responsibility for Consequences. <h3>Lecture 2: Responsibility, Causation, and the Problem of Collective Harms</h3>Abstract: What is the relation between (non-basic) moral responsibility and causation? Some think that we can only be responsible for what we cause, and that our responsibility for an outcome is always grounded in having caused it; in contrast, others think that we can be responsible for outcomes that we don’t cause, as in the case of collective harms, and that our responsibility in those cases is grounded in other factors. I first argue against both views—I argue that they fail for the same reason: they are too dependent on the truth of controversial metaphysical assumptions. I then put forth an alternative view that is more metaphysically neutral (and independently plausible). Finally, I draw consequences for the problem of collective harms.<h3>More Burman Lectures</h3><a href="/link/2a06351aaae04423a7282baa23becc46.aspx">Lecture 1: Basic and Non-Basic Responsibility: Against Unification</a> Tuesday 19 May at 13.15-15.00 PM in Lecture Hall HUM.D.220 – Hjortronlandet<a href="/link/5bf4813c24804a9ea4ca1b0356b24454.aspx">Lecture 3: Grounding Responsibility for Consequences</a> Thursday 21 May at 13.15-15.00 PM in Lecture Hall HUM.D.220 – HjortronlandetAll interested are welcome to these lectures.The 2026 Burman Lectures are supported by a generous contribution from Vitterhetsakademin.<a href="/link/d90150ed5b014eaa8616094448fa9953.aspx">Learn more about the Burman Lectures</a><a href="https://philosophy.rutgers.edu/people/regular-faculty/regular-faculty-profile/182-regular-faculty-full-time/1313-sartorio-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Learn more about Carolina Sartorio</a> Umeå University, Humanities Building, Lecture Hall HUM.D.220 – HjortronlandetLecturehttps://www.umu.se/en/events/burman-lectures-2026-2_12159979/2026-05-20T13:15:00+02:002026-05-20T15:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/ec2u-science-contest-2026_12164636/EC2U Science Contest 2026Watch online and vote for Umeå University in the EC2U Science Contest 2026. The event will be streamed live.Wed, 20 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200On 20 May, 2026, the EC2U Science Contest will take place as part of the EC2U Forum in Turku (Finland). This time, researchers and students from Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany), the University Turku, and Umeå University will be competing against each other.<h3>How does a science contest like this work?</h3>The <a title="EC2U Science Contest" href="https://ec2u.eu/events-news/ec2u-science-contest">EC2U Science Contest</a> is a fast‑paced, entertaining event where multidisciplinary teams of researchers are given the same question and just a few minutes to agree on an answer before presenting it to the audience. The questions are submitted in advance by the public and can address scientific, societal or ethical issues, as well as curious “what if?” scenarios.Both the audience and an international jury award points based on clarity, logic, creativity and entertainment value. The event is held in English and will be broadcast online, allowing participation beyond Turku.The <a title="EC2U Science Battle 2021" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcrcaXf5aaQ">Science Battle 2021</a> is available to watch on YouTube in its entirety, as well as in a <a title="EC2U Science Battle 2021 Best of Version" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0boF5S2qj4">best-of version</a>. Recordings of the <a title="EC2U Science Contest 2022-2025" href="https://www.youtube.com/live/DaUZB7-F3Zs">EC2U Science Battle/Contest 2022–2025</a> are also available on YouTube.<h3>From big challenges to everyday curiosity</h3>In previous Science Contests, audience questions have included:<ul><li>Why are planets round, but the solar system flat?</li><li>Is it ethically better to eat insects than meat?</li><li>How many balloons would it take to lift an 80‑kg person into the air?</li><li>Could we change our genes to prevent disease – and should we?</li><li>How can the lack of oxygen in the Baltic Sea be controlled?</li></ul><h3>Your vote matters. Support the Umeå team!</h3><div class="epi-contentfragment">Eng Science Contest 2026</div><h3>Members of Team Umeå</h3><div class="epi-contentfragment">EC2U team</div>University of Turku, Finland (Live broadcast on Youtube)Otherhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/ec2u-science-contest-2026_12164636/2026-05-20T15:00:00+02:002026-05-20T17:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/beyond-calls--may2026_12156258/Beyond Calls – May2026Welcome to the Beyond Calls group meeting for researchers.Thu, 21 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200Welcome to Beyond Calls! This is a recurring group meeting for researchers at Umeå University who want to strengthen their understanding of what makes funding applications successful. Learn what really works directly from fellow researchers and guest funders. Bring your questions, share your experience and connect with colleagues who want to sharpen their proposals and build strong networks for future calls.At each meeting, researchers share practical insights and personal experiences about what makes a proposal stand out. Get insight in the unwritten rules and clever strategies rarely found in the official call texts.More information will come!<h3>Speakers</h3>More information will come.<h3>Registration</h3><a href="https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=-aZLWjH1Mk-UZzmPGead5GvAMIkGirFDqt15Qu1bFtFUNjhHOUVBRFZFREU2MlVTSFJUUkpOUjY0RyQlQCN0PWcu">Registration form</a> Please register for a light lunch sandwich.<h2>Upcoming Beyond Calls meetings</h2>This is a meeting series that takes place once a month. Take a look at the other scheduled meetings here.No further planned meetings yetMustang Sally (AWL)Group meetinghttps://www.umu.se/en/events/beyond-calls--may2026_12156258/2026-05-21T12:00:00+02:002026-05-21T13:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/avatars-and-conversational-ai--opportunity-discovery-workshop_12166848/Avatars and Conversational AI – Opportunity discovery workshopWorkshop on avatar and conversational AIThu, 21 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200Humlab together with WARA Media & Language, part of the WASP research program, welcomes researchers, instructors, and graduate students at Umeå University to explore research opportunities around avatars and conversational AI. The workshop will include a demonstration of an experimental avatar framework, opportunities to test and interact with the avatar, and time to discuss potential research projects that make use of the technology.This is relevant for anyone interested in AI ethics, cognitive science, educational innovation, or immersive media. Registration (external link) <a href="https://en-gb.eu.invajo.com/event/waramediaandlanguagetogetherwithhumlab/avatarsandconversationalaiopportunitydiscoveryworkshop">https://en-gb.eu.invajo.com/event/waramediaandlanguagetogetherwithhumlab/avatarsandconversationalaiopportunitydiscoveryworkshop</a>   HumlabWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/avatars-and-conversational-ai--opportunity-discovery-workshop_12166848/2026-05-21T13:00:00+02:002026-05-21T15:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/helena-alexanderson_12165296/Research seminar in archaeology: Helena AlexandersonThe Research Seminar Series in Archaeology and Environmental Archaeology gives a seminar with Helena Alexanderson, Lund University.Thu, 21 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200The Research Seminar Series in Archaeology and Environmental archaeology invites you to a seminar with Helena Alexanderson, Lund University. "What can luminescence do for you? Experiences of luminescence dating at Swedish archaeological sites".<a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fportal.research.lu.se%2Fen%2Fpersons%2Fhelena-alexanderson%2F&data=05%7C02%7Csandra.olsson%40umu.se%7C6fb9557997934c0e082f08de75196b83%7C5a4ba6f9f5314f329467398f19e69de4%7C0%7C0%7C639076949200615703%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vDVZcemJ28jqKXQBQA4VcettAB47VnQk7itQtRHIhbs%3D&reserved=0">Learn more about Helena Alexanderson</a><h3>Abstract</h3>Luminescence dating encompasses a set of techniques that can be applied to materials that contain the minerals quartz or feldspar, and it covers an age range from around 10 years to more than 500 000 years. Among the more common varieties are thermoluminescence (TL), mainly applied to pottery and other fired materials; optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), more often applied to sediment; and luminescence profiling (POSL), a relative dating tool. Apart from some older TL dating, luminescence has not been used very much in Swedish archaeological contexts. However, at the Lund Luminescence Laboratory (LLL) we have during the last few years worked together with archaeologists to explore applications of luminescence in different settings and the number of archaeological luminescence ages is increasing.In this talk, I’ll give a brief overview of how the method works and then move on to a series of archaeological case studies, based on research at the LLL. The dated settings include, for example, road tracks, cairns, floors, ovens and hearths, wall remains and sand-covered cultural layers with a time span from the Neolithic to Medieval and historic times. The aim is to show what the technique can and cannot do in practice, and to offer a sense of what luminescence can contribute to research questions about, for example, construction histories, site use, and broader landscape development.<h3>About the seminar series</h3>The Research Seminar Series in Archaeology and Environmental Archaeology presents and discusses current research in archaeology and environmental archaeology. <a title="The research seminar series in archaeology" href="/link/e38d28f9751a4256b488b852295b3b27.aspx">See more upcoming seminars in the series</a>HUM.H.119Seminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/helena-alexanderson_12165296/2026-05-21T13:00:00+02:002026-05-21T15:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/burman-lectures-2026-3_12159984/The Burman Lectures 2026(3)Welcome to this years Burman lectures in philosophy with Carolina Sartorio, Rutgers. Lecture 3.Thu, 21 May 2026 13:15:00 +0200The Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies invites you to the annual Burman lectures in philosophy. This years invited lecturer is Carolina Sartorio, Rutgers University. She will give three open lectures over three days on the theme of Responsibility for Consequences.<h3>Lecture 3: Grounding Responsibility for Consequences</h3>Abstract: In the two previous lectures I motivated a particular way of thinking about non-basic moral responsibility, and I hinted at some possible applications of the view. In this final lecture I discuss other applications that, I think, help cement the view. I first draw attention to the grounding structure of non-basic responsibility. I then explain how this bears on the debate about tracing as well as on our responsibility in complex cases, including scenarios of overdetermination of various kinds and scenarios of causal deviance.<h3>More Burman Lectures</h3><a href="/link/2a06351aaae04423a7282baa23becc46.aspx">Lecture 1: Basic and Non-Basic Responsibility: Against Unification</a> Tuesday 19 May at 13.15-15.00 PM in Lecture Hall HUM.D.220 – Hjortronlandet<a href="/link/58d2d45fd35645b891c02fa2b6d0e554.aspx">Lecture 2: Responsibility, Causation, & the Problem of Collective Harms</a> Wednesday 20 May at 13.15-15.00 PM in Lecture Hall HUM.D.220 – HjortronlandetAll interested are welcome to these lectures.The 2026 Burman Lectures are supported by a generous contribution from Vitterhetsakademin.<a href="/link/d90150ed5b014eaa8616094448fa9953.aspx">Learn more about the Burman Lectures</a><a href="https://philosophy.rutgers.edu/people/regular-faculty/regular-faculty-profile/182-regular-faculty-full-time/1313-sartorio-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Learn more about Carolina Sartorio</a> Umeå University, Humanities Building, Lecture Hall HUM.D.220 – HjortronlandetLecturehttps://www.umu.se/en/events/burman-lectures-2026-3_12159984/2026-05-21T13:15:00+02:002026-05-21T15:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/prototyping-event_12169141/Kickstart: PrototypingWelcome to KICKSTART: PROTOTYPING 21/5 – your first step toward turning ideas into reality!Thu, 21 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200Welcome to KICKSTART: PROTOTYPING 21/5 – your first step toward turning ideas into reality!Ready to turn your idea into reality? Or interested in joining a startup? Regardless, sign up to KICKSTART: PROTOTYPING with us at the Innovation Office.<h3>Registration link:</h3><a href="https://umuholding.confetti.events/kickstart-prototyping-21may">https://umuholding.confetti.events/kickstart-prototyping-21may</a>During this workshop you’ll learn how to create a digital prototype that makes your idea concept easier to visualize and communicate with others. Together, we’ll guide you through building your first digital prototype using AI (easier than you think!).If you are interested in possibly joining forces with someone else, this workshop is also a great opportunity to meet new innovators and gain an understanding of what it means to run and work in a startup.You’ll get:<ul><li>A basic understanding of prototyping – how to create representations of your idea that make it easier to explore and share with others.</li><li>Hands-on experience – with our support on site, you’ll build your own prototype.</li><li>Actionable next steps – leave with concrete ways to keep developing and testing your concept. If you want to create a physical product after the session, we’ll make sure you get access to the Curiosum Makerspace and the support you need.</li></ul>You will also receive a crash course in lean startup and design thinking, approaches we use that will help you in your ongoing idea development.<h3>SET UP</h3>KICKSTART begins with a 45-minute presentation from us at the Innovation Office, followed by individual work based on the session’s theme. During this time, you will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss your ideas with business developers on site. We work under confidentiality.<h3>FOR WHOM</h3>People from Umeå University and SLU who have an idea they want to develop, or are interested in joining a startup. No prior knowledge is required to participate.<h3>DATE & TIME</h3>26/3, 15.00–17.00<h3>LOCATION</h3><a href="https://link.mazemap.com/n98aZ4Lv">A Working Lab</a>, workshop room Mustang Sally<h3>LANGUAGE</h3>English<h3>COST</h3>Free<h3>WHAT TO BRING</h3>A computerThis event is part of our Kickstart series. Each session can be attended independently and requires no previous participation.A Working Lab, workshop room Mustang SallyWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/prototyping-event_12169141/2026-05-21T15:00:00+02:002026-05-21T17:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/curiosum_space-260521_12172515/Curiosum Space 21 MayAre we alone? Hear Merve Yesilbas on the search for life on Mars and explore the limits of life in Wisdome. Free admission!Thu, 21 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200This spring, we invite you to four selected Thursday evenings where popular science is combined with fascinating planetarium shows in Wisdome Umeå. Curiosum Space is aimed at a more adult audience and offers space experiences that open new perspectives on the universe and our place within it.<h2>Thursday, 21 May – Astrobiology</h2>On this evening, we turn our gaze to the cosmos and ask one of humanity’s biggest questions: Are we alone, or could life exist elsewhere in the universe? Hear researcher Merve Yesilbas talk about the search for life on Mars, and join us on a visual journey deep beneath the Earth’s surface in Wisdome Umeå – discovering a hidden biosphere that challenges our understanding of where life can exist.Please note: All sessions will be held in English.▷ Free admission all evening! <a href="https://curiosum.proofx.se/XEvyjbHXpwlKxALDih39PE/">▷ Click here to reserve your seat</a> <h3>Programme</h3>18:00 Lecture: Chemical Signatures of Life on Mars, with Merve Yesilbas, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Umeå University Mars has long captured our imagination as a place where life might once have existed. In this talk, I will explore how scientists search for signs of life on the Red Planet by following chemical clues found in water, organic molecules, minerals, and microorganisms. Drawing on laboratory studies of Mars-relevant materials and microbial systems, we will examine the kinds of signatures life may leave behind, and how chemistry helps us address one of humanity’s biggest questions: Are we alone? (approx. 40 min) 19:00 Wisdome Premiere: Dark Biosphere Deep beneath the Earth’s crust, far from light and oxygen, microorganisms thrive in extreme environments once thought to be completely lifeless. This immersive show explores the “dark biosphere” – a hidden world of life that is reshaping our understanding of how and where life can exist. Could similar forms of life exist on other planets? (approx. 30 min)<h3>Booking</h3>You can reserve your place free of charge via the link below. You may choose to attend the full programme or individual sessions. Tickets must be collected no later than 15 minutes before the start of each session. Unclaimed tickets will be released for drop-in visitors.<a href="https://curiosum.proofx.se/XEvyjbHXpwlKxALDih39PE/">▷ Reserve your seat by clicking here.</a><h3> About the Event</h3>Merve Yesilbas, based at the Department of Chemistry at Umeå University, studies how life can emerge and be detected on Mars by investigating some of Earth’s most extreme environments – from the frozen landscapes of Antarctica to volcanic regions such as Hawaii and Iceland. Using advanced spectroscopic techniques, she examines how minerals and rocks can preserve water and support life-sustaining processes.Her research connects laboratory studies with data from Mars missions, including satellite and rover analyses, to identify potential signs of life. At the intersection of biogeochemistry, astrobiology and planetary science, her work seeks to answer a fundamental question: Is there – or has there ever been – life on Mars?She collaborates with leading international institutions such as SETI and NASA, alongside several major research organisations. <h2>Welcome to us!</h2>Curiosum Science Center We are open 10 AM–4 PM on weekends, public holidays and school holidays, Wednesday evenings 5–9 PM, and selected Thursday evenings. For programme details, opening hours and prices, please visit <a href="/link/75737cb33e71485482307e76f2f805df.aspx">www.curiosum.umu.se</a>.Curiosum is for curious minds of all ages. Children visiting Curiosum on their own, without an accompanying adult, must be at least 13 years old.Curiosum, Östra strandgatan 32, Arts campusOtherhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/curiosum_space-260521_12172515/2026-05-21T17:00:00+02:002026-05-21T20:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/breakfast---a-food-and-meal-summit2605_12146817/Breakfast - a food and meal summitWelcome to Breakfast – a seminar where discussions about food, meals and opportunities for collaboration are at the centre.Fri, 22 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200<h3>Are you hungry for conversations about food and meals?</h3>Welcome to Breakfast – a seminar where discussions about food, meals and opportunities for collaboration are at the centre.Guest: Várdduo, Christina Storm Mienna & Kristina Sehlin MacneilTheme: Decolonial perspectives in Indigenous research and introduction to VárdduoDo you want to participate? Everyone who is interested in the theme are welcome, but remember to <a href="https://forms.office.com/e/7apznfMYag">register via this link</a> so that we know how many people will show up.Breakfast is served from 07.45 and we start presentations and talks at 08.00. Read more about our <a href="/link/a5f6972605444aca9d45556b7ee6c3c4.aspx">breakfast seminars here</a>.If you are interested in telling us about your business and the issues that are important to you, or if you have tips on someone we should invite, please contact Björn Norén: <a href="mailto:bjorn.noren@umu.se">bjorn.noren@umu.se</a>.Teacher Education Building, Floor 3Seminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/breakfast---a-food-and-meal-summit2605_12146817/2026-05-22T08:00:00+02:002026-05-22T09:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/marcus-sunden---medicinsk-vetenskap_12164764/Marcus Sundén - medicinsk vetenskapBreast Cancer Liver Metastases: Incidence, prognosis and surgical treatment.Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200Marcus Sundén, Department of Diagnostics and Intervention, defends his thesis titled "Breast Cancer Liver Metastases: Incidence, prognosis and surgical treatment".Principal supervisor: Oskar HemmingssonParticipate via Teams:  Mötes-ID: 378 587 824 770 06 Lösenord: cV9q2v9AAulan, Sunderbyn HospitalDefence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/marcus-sunden---medicinsk-vetenskap_12164764/2026-05-22T09:00:00+02:002026-05-22T13:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/helene-rietz--medicine_12160100/Helene Rietz – MedicineHypertension in the young – prevalence, risk factors and prognosis.Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200Helene Rietz, Department of public health and clinical medicine, defends her doctoral thesis Hypertension in the young – prevalence, risk factors and prognosis.External reviewer: Docent Daniel Gordin, Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research, Department of Nephrology, Helsinki University Hospital, FinlandPrinicipal supervisor: Mattias Brunström.The defense will be held in Swedish.<a href="https://umu.zoom.us/j/62878331943">Follow via Zoom</a> (code 112233) Triple Helix, University Mgt BuildingDefence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/helene-rietz--medicine_12160100/2026-05-22T09:00:00+02:002026-05-22T13:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/huzeifa-aweesha--public-health_12171412/Huzeifa A'weesha – public healthAdopting effective development cooperation and improving health system governance in fragile and conflict-affected states.Fri, 22 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200Huzeifa A'weesha, Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, defends his thesis titled "Aid and health in a contested balance. Adopting effective development cooperation and improving health system governance in fragile and conflict-affected states: lessons from Sudan".Principal supervisor: Miguel San SebastianTo participate digitally via Zoom: <a href="https://umu.zoom.us/j/66345552548">https://umu.zoom.us/j/66345552548</a>Alicante, building 5B 3rd floor, Norrland University HospitalDefence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/huzeifa-aweesha--public-health_12171412/2026-05-22T13:00:00+02:002026-05-22T16:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/dredge-capital_12168980/Dredge CapitalThe talk intervenes in geographic debates across political ecology, critical infrastructure studies, and critical physical geography.Fri, 22 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200The talk intervenes in geographic debates across political ecology, critical infrastructure studies, and critical physical geography by foregrounding the geomorphological dimensions of capitalist expansion—how capital not only flows through but also physically reshapes the land and waterscapes upon which it depends. The conjuncture of the climate crisis, planetary urbanization and ecological disruption has sharpened scholarly and political attention to the material dimensions of capitalist development. In geography and cognate fields, infrastructure has emerged as an analytical concept and set of material phenomena for understanding how capital reshapes the built environment and natural world. And yet, the large-scale earth moving work that underpins many infrastructures—literally or operationally—has received limited attention in these conversations. We approach dredging as a central but underexamined practice through which global capitalism shapes and is, in turn, shaped by earth systems. By tracing the historical emergence, global expansion, and dominant position of the Dutch-Belgian dredging industry cluster, we theorize and historicize dredge capital as a material and institutional formation that reorganizes geohydrological systems to sustain accumulation, even as it generates ecological contradictions. Our analysis demonstrates that, in the age of logistics-led development and climate anxiety, contemporary capitalism’s capacity to endure environmental disruption depends increasingly on its ability to mobilize dredging as a spatial and geomorphological fix to its own crises of accumulation and ecological instability. Henrik Erntsson is Professor and Docent in Political Ecology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Honorary Senior Research Scholar in Human Geography at The University of Manchester, UK, where he previously worked as Lecturer. He was Honorary Associate Professor in Urban Studies at the African Centre for Cities at the University of Cape Town, where he lived and worked for almost a decade, and was Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University’s History Department. His current research evolves around urban political ecology and Southern/postcolonial urbanism linking this to wider geographical processes with a focus on the extractive continuities of the green energy transition and dredging as a world-making industrial force.  Sam.A.305 /ZoomSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/dredge-capital_12168980/2026-05-22T13:00:00+02:002026-05-22T14:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/valeriia-zymovets--oral-mikrobiologi_12167939/Valeriia Zymovets – Oral mikrobiologiFrom Bacterial Modulation of Dental Stem Cells to Novel Therapeutic Targets for Promoting Dental Pulp Repair and Regeneration.Fri, 22 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200Valeriia Zymovets, Department of odontology, defends her thesis titled "From Bacterial Modulation of Dental Stem Cells to Novel Therapeutic Targets for Promoting Dental Pulp Repair and Regeneration".Main supervisor: Nelly Romani VestmanAuditorium B, building 1D, 9th floor, Norrland University HospitalDefence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/valeriia-zymovets--oral-mikrobiologi_12167939/2026-05-22T13:00:00+02:002026-05-22T16:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/simon-berggren_12171870/The research seminar in history and history of ideas: Simon BerggrenThe Research seminar series in history and history of ideas invites you to a seminar with Simon Berggren.Fri, 22 May 2026 13:15:00 +0200The Research seminar series in history and history of ideas invites you to a seminar with Simon Berggren who will give a presentation on the university library’s digital collections.<h3>About the Seminar Series</h3>The Research Seminar Series in History and History of Ideas is primarily intended as a forum for discussing dissertation sections and other research in history and history of ideas, at the Department of Historical, Philisophical and Religious Studies.<a href="/link/7101c38db13544b4a7b95b6f31000959.aspx">See more upcoming seminars in the series</a>HUM.H.119 Seminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/simon-berggren_12171870/2026-05-22T13:15:00+02:002026-05-22T15:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/spring-graduation-ceremony-2026_12165270/The Spring Graduation CeremonyWelcome to the Spring Graduation Ceremony and the inauguration of our new Vice-Chancellor.Sat, 23 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200Welcome to the Spring Graduation Ceremony celebrating the University’s jubilee doctors and new doctors. Umeå University’s academic ceremonies stem from Medieval European academic institutions. The Spring Graduation is one of two academic ceremonies and takes place one day in May each year.The Spring Graduation Ceremony celebrates the University’s jubilee doctors and new doctors through rituals in Latin or Swedish and with symbols of academic freedom. The Ceremony is open to the public. The audience must be seated by 15:50.The Spring Graduation Ceremony starts at 16:00 with a procession of guests of honour into the auditorium. On stage, they receive their doctoral insignia from the conferrer. The ceremony takes about 2 hours.<a title="Graduation Ceremony." href="/link/0095eccd043c4a68a9b79515cc108510.aspx">Read more about the details of the Spring Graduation Ceremony</a>.You can also watch the Spring Graduation Ceremony online. It is broadcast on <a title="Live broadcast." href="http://umu.se/live">umu.se/live</a>Please note: Umeå University photographs and films/live video streams the ceremony to use in their communication. Contact the Communications Office at <a href="mailto:komm@umu.se">komm@umu.se</a> or talk to the staff if you have any objection to appearing in such images.<a href="/link/0b4fa49c65a04f54b4ba10e5a906df44.aspx">Learn more about the Spring Graduation</a>Aula NordicaOtherhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/spring-graduation-ceremony-2026_12165270/2026-05-23T16:00:00+02:002026-05-23T18:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/untangling-the-secrets-of-marine-silks_12165564/Untangling the Secrets of Marine SilksHow marine amphipod silks function across Baltic salinity gradients.Mon, 25 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200Katrin Kronenberger, University of Oxford, is a biologist studying underwater silks produced by tube-building amphipods. Her research combines marine ecology, functional morphology and biomaterial science to understand how these proteinaceous fibres are produced, spun and how they function in aquatic environments. Marine amphipod silk is a natural structural biopolymer combining aspects of barnacle cement adhesion with elements of spider silk spinning.Katrin's project at UMF examines how these silks function across Baltic salinity gradients and what this reveal about environmental adaptation and the potential for biomimetic wet adhesives.Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, NorrbynSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/untangling-the-secrets-of-marine-silks_12165564/2026-05-25T14:00:00+02:002026-05-25T15:30:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/northpop-workshop_12171012/NorthPop WorkshopAnnual workshop on the NorthPop study with opportunity to discuss new projects and collaborations.Tue, 26 May 2026 08:30:00 +0200The purpose of this annual workshop is to present current news and ongoing research projects from the NorthPop study, as well as provide an opportunity for discussions about new research projects and collaborations.All researchers at Umeå University (as well as external researchers) are welcome. Participation is free and NorthPop treats all participants to ‘fika’ and lunch.<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YU9T6mbe3wKudCYF-xhEgvejjaH2ilZB/view">Programme</a><a href="https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=-aZLWjH1Mk-UZzmPGead5PU_ypwN1Z5Npy1AfBcNR6dUOUdLM04yNThWRDAyWFdKMlUxS0c2MTdLNS4u&route=shorturl">Registration (last day to register: May 19)</a><a href="/link/295d69e9847d4ba69508f8eaed7fc355.aspx">NorthPop Research Infrastructure</a>Triple Helix, University Management BuildingWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/northpop-workshop_12171012/2026-05-26T08:30:00+02:002026-05-26T13:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/romuald-esdras-wandji-computing-science_12169606/Romuald Esdras Wandji, Computing ScienceOntology-based Update in Virtual Knowledge Graphs.Tue, 26 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200Ontology-based Update in Virtual Knowledge Graphs.Supervisor: Diego Calvanese.Hörsal UB.A.230 - Lindellhallen 3.Defence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/romuald-esdras-wandji-computing-science_12169606/2026-05-26T13:00:00+02:002026-05-26T17:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/understanding-the-swedish-labour-market-_12158570/Understanding the Swedish labour market 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.Tue, 26 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200Do you consider pursuing a career in Sweden and wish to gain insights on the Swedish labour market? If yes, join us for this webinar as you will get an overview of:<ul><li>The main sectors, which ones have shortages or surpluses, the role of employers’ organisations and trade unions, labour law</li><li>The working conditions, including contracts, salary, working hours, social codes at work</li><li>What you should consider when looking for work, how to find employers and vacancies, how to approach employers. Application and documents</li><li>The Swedish unemployment insurance system. Possibility to apply for financial support through Targeted Mobility Scheme for citizens from EU, Norway and Iceland when offered a job contract in another EU country, TMS for jobseekers - Arbetsförmedlingen .</li></ul>Please note: We kindly inform participants that questions regarding residence permits or migration matters cannot be addressed during the session.Date: 26 May Time: 2 PM-3.30 PM Location: Online via Microsoft Teams (a link will be sent to registered participants a few days before the event)Register here: <a title="Understanding the Swedish labour market 26 May " href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2Fe%2FJRDWvXp23r&data=05%7C02%7Cjannike.hurenkamp%40umu.se%7Caf3baead7d554dae2ba408de5d8aa3de%7C5a4ba6f9f5314f329467398f19e69de4%7C0%7C0%7C639051047236024631%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ij3iynJs5V2DMxe3tpip4XeSI4QBbJ3qV3TIIF5w8uI%3D&reserved=0">Understanding the Swedish labour market 26 May</a>This webinar is hosted by Umeå University in collaboration with EURES. University of Umeå is one of several EURAXESS Centres in Sweden.  EURAXESS is a pan-European initiative aimed at promoting career development for researchers, stimulating research mobility within the EU, attracting researchers outside the EU, informing researchers about their rights and making vacant research posts visible in Europe   <a title="www.euraxess.se" href="http://www.euraxess.se">www.euraxess.se</a>TeamsSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/understanding-the-swedish-labour-market-_12158570/2026-05-26T14:00:00+02:002026-05-26T15:30:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/michael-dimitriou_12151452/Umeå Cognitive Science Seminar: Michael DimitriouThe Umeå Cognitive Science Seminar invites you to a seminar with Michael Dimitriou, Umeå University.Tue, 26 May 2026 15:15:00 +0200The Umeå Cognitive Science Seminar invites you to a a seminar with Michael Dimitriou, associate professor at the Department of Medical and Translational Biology, who will speak on the topic of "The Intelligent Periphery: How Goals Reshape the Body's Sensors".All interested are welcome to attend this seminar.<h3>Abstract</h3>The human nervous system is typically portrayed as a hierarchy in which the brain commands and the peripheral nervous system obeys — muscles contract for action, and sensors faithfully report the mechanical consequences. In this talk I will argue that this picture is incomplete. Drawing on recordings from single sensory axons in awake, actively moving humans, combined with electromyographic and robotic perturbation paradigms, I will show that peripheral muscle sensory organs are not passive transducers but tuneable signal-processing devices whose output depends on context, goals, and experience. I will discuss what this implies for our understanding of perception, action, motor learning, and the neural basis of sensorimotor decline with ageing.<h3>Bio</h3>Michael Dimitriou completed his PhD at the Department of Integrative Medical Biology at Umeå University, where he studied the neurophysiology of muscle receptors. He subsequently held a postdoctoral position at the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge under Daniel Wolpert, investigating motor control and motor learning using robotic manipulanda. He returned to Umeå, where he has been leading his own research group for more than a decade, and has for several years been employed as an Associate Professor at the Department of Medical and Translational Biology.<h3>About the seminar series</h3><a href="/link/28963cd2d1a943938b5dba8dba7d6217.aspx">Learn more about the Umeå Cognitive Science Seminar and upcoming events</a>HUM.H.119Seminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/michael-dimitriou_12151452/2026-05-26T15:15:00+02:002026-05-26T16:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/medchem-seminar-laura-zanetti-polzi_12172071/Medchem Seminar Series - Laura Zanetti-PolziTitle: "A multiscale perspective on photoinduced electron transfer in biosystems"Tue, 26 May 2026 15:15:00 +0200Speaker: <h3>Laura Zanetti-Polzi</h3>Center S3, Institute of Nanoscience, National Research Council, ItalyTitle: <h3>A multiscale perspective on photoinduced electron transfer in biosystems</h3> Host: Nicolò Maccaferri (UCMR) More information about the MedChem Seminar Series and the schedule is <a href="/link/8a7f664146514a36a73f92cd1e776f8b.aspx?epslanguage=en">here</a>.  KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBCSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/medchem-seminar-laura-zanetti-polzi_12172071/2026-05-26T15:15:00+02:002026-05-26T16:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/c-trap_12172493/C-TrapSciLifeLab Umeå/KBC Infrastructure lunch seminarWed, 27 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200SciLifeLab Umeå and KBC warmly welcome you to participate in the lunch seminar on Wednesday, 27 May:<h3>"C-Trap: combined optical tweezers, confocal microscopy and microfluidics for the study of single-molecule dynamics and mechanics"</h3>Presenter: Rubén Casanova-Sáez, Manager of the C-trap Facility, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå UniversityDescription:The C-Trap facility at KBC provides access to a dual-trap C-Trap Dymo 300 system, an integrated platform that combines optical tweezers, multichannel microfluidics, and fluorescence microscopy. This unique setup enables simultaneous manipulation, visualization, and force measurement of biomolecules with sub-nanometer spatial precision and sub-millisecond temporal resolution. Based on highly focused laser beams, optical tweezers can trap and control microscopic particles, allowing precise application and detection of forces in the picoNewton range at the single-molecule level.The facility supports real-time investigations of biomolecular interactions under near-physiological conditions, including DNA–protein and RNA–protein binding, protein folding, and conformational dynamics. Integration with confocal fluorescence microscopy enables direct observation of molecular events such as binding, translocation, and structural changes, while the microfluidics system allows rapid exchange of reagents and environmental conditions during experiments. This correlative approach provides simultaneous access to mechanical and biochemical information within a single experiment, overcoming limitations of traditional bulk assays that average out heterogeneous or transient behaviors.In this seminar, I will introduce the C-Trap instrument and its capabilities, outline the support available to facility users, and present selected examples of research enabled by the C-Trap.Learn more about the C-Trap Facility at UMU: <a href="/link/97688ec54d0541a6beea674daf7082ef.aspx">https://www.umu.se/en/research/infrastructure/c-trap-facility/</a> Location:The seminar will be held at Glasburen, in the KBC-building, Linnaeus väg 6, 90736 Umeå (<a href="https://link.mazemap.com/oghH7GJK">link to Mazemap</a>).Registration:Register to book your free lunch by May 25 at 10:00, or drop in on the day to hear the talk with no lunch: <a href="/link/812d7dd9be4f4fc59006768aa1cf2189.aspx">Register here.</a>Online participation (no registration is required):<a href="https://umu.zoom.us/j/61307079123">https://umu.zoom.us/j/61307079123</a>Meeting ID: 613 0707 9123 More information about the SciLifeLab Umeå/KBC Infrastructure seminar series and the schedule is <a href="/link/f39ac2dec4bd4aa6bf9eb4f302aa37ad.aspx">here</a>.Organisers: SciLifeLab Umeå and KBCGlasburen, KBC, and ZoomSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/c-trap_12172493/2026-05-27T12:00:00+02:002026-05-27T13:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/relationality-emotions-motivations--environmental-values_12165662/Relationality, emotions, motivations & environmental valuesWelcome to a seminar with visiting researcher Kaisa Vainio from the University of Turku. Wed, 27 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200Welcome to a seminar with Kaisa Vainio from the University of Turku, who is a visiting researcher at the Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies during May 2026. Kaisa will speak on the topic of "Relationality, emotions, motivations and environmental values."Kaisa Vainio is a cultural anthropologist and researcher of human–forest relations, specializing in interdisciplinary environmental studies, qualitative methods, research interviews, and sensory ethnography. Her research interests include nature-related values and emotions, the relationships of northern peoples, Arctic issues, and human–environment coexistence.<a href="https://www.utu.fi/en/people/kaisa-vainio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read more about Kaisa Vainio</a>All interested are welcome to attend this seminar.HUM.F.134 - LingvistenSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/relationality-emotions-motivations--environmental-values_12165662/2026-05-27T13:00:00+02:002026-05-27T15:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/luke-laframboise--sami-studies_12171366/Luke Laframboise – sámi studiesDress in Gákti – Speak in SuitsWed, 27 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200Dress in Gákti – Speak in Suits: Appraising the Strategies and Structual Limits of Sámi Political Engagement Amid Evolving Norms and Institutional MaturationOpponent: Heidi Sinnevaara-Niskanen, Docent/Lecturer, Faculty of Education, University of LaplandHjortronlandet, HUM.D.220Defence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/luke-laframboise--sami-studies_12171366/2026-05-27T13:00:00+02:002026-05-27T15:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/light-sceleton-interactions-in-coralline-algae222222_12172654/EMG-seminar - Kriddie WhitmoreTitle: To be announcedWed, 27 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200A seminar in the Department of Ecology, Environment and Geoscience's (EMG) seminar series.Title: To be announced<a href="https://umu.zoom.us/j/3772972611">Zoom link</a>  Fjället - KBG501 and ZoomSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/light-sceleton-interactions-in-coralline-algae222222_12172654/2026-05-27T13:00:00+02:002026-05-27T14:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/hannah-altehenger_12159970/The research seminar in philosophy: Hannah AltehengerThe Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Hannah Altehenger.Wed, 27 May 2026 13:15:00 +0200The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Hannah Altehenger. The seminar title will be presented here shortly.<h2>About the seminar series</h2>This seminar is intended primarily for presentations of PhD work and other research in philosophy conducted at the Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies. Guest lectures sometimes take place in the seminar as well. The seminars are given in English and all interested are welcome to attend these events. <a href="/link/c39c3aa808c341fbb6e20b226145c3cc.aspx">Learn more about the seminar series in Philosophy and upcoming events</a>HUM.H.119Seminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/hannah-altehenger_12159970/2026-05-27T13:15:00+02:002026-05-27T15:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/graduation-ceremony-2026_12155042/Graduation Ceremony 2026 for International Master's ProgrammesOn Wednesday 27 May, Umeå University will hold a ceremony to honour graduating students of International Master's Programmes. Wed, 27 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200The ceremony is for students of all International Master’s Programmes at Umeå University expected to graduate this spring.The ceremony is held in Aula Nordica on Campus Umeå and is only open to invited students and their guests.The cermony will be broadcast live on <a href="http://www.umu.se/live">www.umu.se/live</a>More information is available on the <a href="/link/a911a07be0514a0d90cb0170318d2746.aspx">Graduation Ceremony webpage.</a> Aula NordicaOtherhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/graduation-ceremony-2026_12155042/2026-05-27T15:00:00+02:002026-05-27T17:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/katarina-eklund--medicine_12171437/Katarina Eklund – medicineInterdisciplinary pain rehabilitation in primary care. A health economic perspective.Thu, 28 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200Katarina Eklund, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, defends her thesis titled "Interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation in primary care. A health economic perspective".Principal supervisor: Gunilla StenbergAuditorium Betula, Norrland University HospitalDefence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/katarina-eklund--medicine_12171437/2026-05-28T09:00:00+02:002026-05-28T12:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/digsum-seminar-platformed-visual-immobilities_12173364/DIGSUM seminar: Platformed visual (Im)mobilitiesDaniela Jaramillo Dent, University of ZürichThu, 28 May 2026 12:15:00 +0200Welcome to the next DIGSUM seminar!Title DIGSUM seminar: Platformed visual (Im)mobilitiesSpeaker Daniela Jaramillo Dent, University of ZürichAbout the seminar This talk examines platform logics shaping visual (im)mobilities across digital spaces for different communities during political unrest. Drawing on research with migrant and mainstream influencers in the US, Spain, and Switzerland, it explores three dimensions of visual (im)mobility in algorithmic environments: literal, metaphorical, and platformed. Migrants remain constrained by political tensions, oppressive legislation, and anti-immigration sentiment that immobilize them through hateful engagement and problematic coverage. Platform moderation, online hate, and commercial interests create differential content mobilities, raising challenges for studying social phenomena within platform architectures that shape visibility hierarchies. GalaxenSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/digsum-seminar-platformed-visual-immobilities_12173364/2026-05-28T12:15:00+02:002026-05-28T13:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/intersecting-inequalities_12153295/Intersecting inequalitiesWelcome to a CEDAR seminar with Fardosa Green, Department of Sociology and CEDAR. Thu, 28 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200Welcome to a CEDAR seminar with Fardosa Green, Department of Sociology and CEDAR. Intersecting inequalities: mens' involvement in unpaid labour over time and across countries All interested are welcome to participate in CEDAR seminars. The seminars are held on floor 4 NBET and online via Zoom. If you wish to participate via zoom contact Mojgan Padyab.Fatmomakke floor 4 NBET / ZoomSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/intersecting-inequalities_12153295/2026-05-28T13:00:00+02:002026-05-28T14:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/rebecka-renklint---medical-science_12161316/Rebecka Renklint – Medical scienceType 2 diabetes: From insulin dynamics to eHealth – new pathways for early diagnosis and treatment.Fri, 29 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200Rebecka Renklint, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, defends her doctoral thesis titled  "Type 2 diabetes: From insulin dynamics to eHealth – new pathways for early diagnosis and treatment".External reviewer: Professor Bledar Daka, School of Public Health and Community Medicine.Principal supervisor: Julia OttenThe defense will be held in Swedish.<a href="https://umu.zoom.us/j/62878331943">Follow via Zoom</a> (passcode 112233)Bergasalen, Norrland University HospitalDefence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/rebecka-renklint---medical-science_12161316/2026-05-29T09:00:00+02:002026-05-29T13:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/jonna-mattsson-biophysical-chemistry_12168014/Jonna Mattsson, Biophysical ChemistryFrom Structure to Motion: Linking Dynamics to Kinase Function.Fri, 29 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200From Structure to Motion: Linking Dynamics to Kinase Function.Supervisor: Magnus Wolf-Watz.KBC Lilla hörsalen KBE301.Defence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/jonna-mattsson-biophysical-chemistry_12168014/2026-05-29T09:00:00+02:002026-05-29T13:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/pontus-challis--pediatrics_12170496/Pontus Challis – PediatricsNecrotising Enterocolitis in Extremely Preterm Infants: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Associations with Enteral Nutrition.Fri, 29 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200Pontus Challis, Department of Clinical Sciences, defends his thesis titled "Necrotising Enterocolitis in Extremely Preterm Infants: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Associations with Enteral Nutrition".Principal supervisor: Magnus DomellöfExternal examiner (opponent): Michael Georgieff, professor, University of MinnesotaUmeälven auditorium, building 28, ZA-21, Norrland University HospitalDefence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/pontus-challis--pediatrics_12170496/2026-05-29T09:00:00+02:002026-05-29T12:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/dgss-seminar-sam-sternberg_12169139/DGSS seminar: Sam SternbergAs part of the UCMR Distinguished Guest Seminar series, Sam Sternberg, Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Columbia University, gives a lecture.Fri, 29 May 2026 09:30:00 +0200<h2>RNA-guided and RNA-templated antiviral immunity</h2>Speaker: Sam Sternberg, Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Columbia UniversityHost: Ryo Morimoto, Department of Molecular Biology<h2>A Distingusihed Guest Seminar organised by UCMR</h2><h2>About the seminar:</h2>Bacteria deploy diverse antiviral systems to defend against foreign pathogens, including CRISPR–Cas nucleases that use guide RNAs to target DNA cleavage, establishing RNA-guided immunity as a central paradigm. Our recent work uncovered a complementary strategy: defense-associated reverse transcriptases (DRTs) that use template RNAs to direct DNA synthesis during phage infection. DRT2 and DRT9 systems generate distinct DNA products — de novo genes and toxic homopolymers through unconventional reverse transcription mechanisms. More recently, we identified DRT10, which catalyzes protein-primed, RNA-templated synthesis of tandem-repeat DNA via a structured ncRNA. This repeat addition mechanism closely parallels telomerase, with shared requirements for template boundary definition and iterative realignment during DNA synthesis. Phylogenetic and structural analyses suggest that telomerase evolved from bacterial DRT-like enzymes, revealing an unexpected evolutionary link between antiviral immunity and eukaryotic chromosome maintenance. Together, these findings expand RNA-guided immunity beyond CRISPR and establish reverse transcription as a broadly conserved strategy for nucleic acid-based defense.<a href="https://www.sternberglab.org/sam-sternberg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read more about Sam Sternberg lab</a>Rex, Umeå citySeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/dgss-seminar-sam-sternberg_12169139/2026-05-29T09:30:00+02:002026-05-29T10:30:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/humlan-majuri_12162384/The research seminar in history and history of ideas: Humlan MajuriThe Research seminar series in history and history of ideas invites you to a seminar with Humlan Majuri.Fri, 29 May 2026 10:15:00 +0200The Research seminar series in history and history of ideas invites you to a seminar with Humlan Majuri, chapter draft. The text will be distributed well in advance of the seminar. <h3>About the Seminar Series</h3>The Research Seminar Series in History and History of Ideas is primarily intended as a forum for discussing dissertation sections and other research in history and history of ideas, at the Department of Historical, Philisophical and Religious Studies.<a href="/link/7101c38db13544b4a7b95b6f31000959.aspx">See more upcoming seminars in the series</a>HUM.H.119 Seminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/humlan-majuri_12162384/2026-05-29T10:15:00+02:002026-05-29T12:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/philip-semren-theoretical-physics_12167305/Philip Semrén, Theoretical PhysicsFrom Quantum to Classical: Novel Methods for Particle Production and Cosmological Perturbations.Fri, 29 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200From Quantum to Classical: Novel Methods for Particle Production and Cosmological Perturbations.Supervisor: Gert Brodin.NAT.D.440.Defence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/philip-semren-theoretical-physics_12167305/2026-05-29T13:00:00+02:002026-05-29T17:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/ssibs-seminar-william-schafer_12162759/SSIBS seminar: William SchaferWilliam Schafer, KU Leuven, Belgium, lectures withn the frame of Integrated Biomedical Sciences.Fri, 29 May 2026 14:35:00 +0200<h2>TBA</h2>Speaker: William Schafer, KU Leuven, BelgiumHost: Changchun Chen, Department of Molecular BiologyVenue: Major Groove, Umeå University Hospital<h2>About the lecture:</h2>Information coming soon<a href="https://bio.kuleuven.be/faculty/00128709" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://bio.kuleuven.be/faculty/00128709</a> TBASeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/ssibs-seminar-william-schafer_12162759/2026-05-29T14:35:00+02:002026-05-29T15:35:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/drylands-transform--lessons-learned-from-an-interdisciplinary-project-_12173513/Drylands Transform – Lessons learned from an interdisciplinary project UTRI welcomes you to a seminar on lessons learned from the Drylands Transform project with Kristina Lindvall.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200Welcome to a UTRI Transformation Talk that dives into the project Drylands Transform, which aimed to contribute new knowledge for transformative change and sustainable development of rangelands in the border region between Kenya and Uganda.In this seminar, Kristina Lindvall, a member of the Drylands Transform project, will share lessons learned from the project.Drylands cover 40% of the global land area, host 2 billion people, and support approximately 50% of the world’s livestock population. In the drylands of East Africa, pastoral and agropastoral livelihoods are prominent. In the project Drylands Transform, the members investigated links between land health, livestock-based livelihoods, human well-being, and land management and governance.Through strong stakeholder engagement in interdisciplinary research, the project explored challenges and pathways for social-ecological transformation in drylands, aiming to optimize synergies among the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while minimizing trade-offs.The seminar is held in English.<h2>We offer a light lunch!</h2>A limited number of vegetarian lunches will be available from 11:45. These will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.The seminar is open to researchers, students, and staff.Galaxen, SiriusSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/drylands-transform--lessons-learned-from-an-interdisciplinary-project-_12173513/2026-06-01T12:00:00+02:002026-06-01T13:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/spring-exhibition-creative-studies_12173008/Spring Exhibition: Creative StudiesCelebrate the start of summer by experiencing film, art, fashion, and music at this year’s exhibition.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200<h3>Welcome to this year’s most colorful and creative highlight on campus!</h3>Experience an inspiring mix of art, crafts, and musical creativity as our students present the work they have developed throughout the year.During the spring exhibition, the Teacher Education building is transformed into a vibrant meeting place for visual art, design, fashion, and music, featuring works from the courses Grafisk design och media, Musikskapande och ensemblespel, Musikproduktion 2, Design och kläder B and Bild 3.The evening concludes with a concert where the music takes center stage.Programme:<ul><li>Exhibition opens: 17:00</li><li>Concert: 19:00</li><li>Closing: 20:00</li></ul>Teacher Education buildingOpeninghttps://www.umu.se/en/events/spring-exhibition-creative-studies_12173008/2026-06-01T17:00:00+02:002026-06-01T20:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/ghost-in-the-machine-film-screening-and-discussion_12173025/Ghost in the Machine: Film Screening and DiscussionWatch the film that explores the untold origins of artificial intelligence.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200<h3>Watch the film that explores the untold origins of artificial intelligence!</h3>The AI Policy Lab invites you to a screening of Ghost in the Machine, a Sundance-selected documentary by Valerie Veatch.The film explores the untold origins of artificial intelligence, tracing them not only through machines and technical progress but through power, politics and the fantasies behind today’s AI hype. It asks how we got here, what stories have shaped the development of AI and where we might go next.The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with invited speakers, including initial reflections, a moderated conversation and audience Q&A.Programme18:30 Doors open 19:00 Film starts 20:30 Film ends and panel discussion begins.The event ends no later than 21:30.Read more on <a href="https://aipolicylab.se/events/ghost-in-the-machine-film-screening-and-discussion/">AI Policy Lab's website.</a>CuriosumOtherhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/ghost-in-the-machine-film-screening-and-discussion_12173025/2026-06-01T19:00:00+02:002026-06-01T21:30:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/uid26--design-talks--degree-show_12172633/UID26 | Design Talks & Degree ShowUID26 is the annual graduation event at UID, bringing together design talks and a degree exhibition.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200UID26 is the annual graduation event at Umeå Institute of Design, bringing together design talks, a degree exhibition, and a shared celebration of the graduating class of 2026. Over two days, students from UID’s graduate and bachelor programmes present their final projects through live on-stage talks, physical models, and refined prototypes.This year’s student-led theme, TRACES, reflects the paths, questions, and responsibilities that shape design practice today. It speaks to what is carried forward through materials, methods, collaboration, and care, and to the traces design leaves on people, society, and the planet.UID26 brings together projects from the following programmesMFA Interaction Design MFA Advanced Product Design MFA Transportation Design BFA Programme in Industrial DesignParticipationUID26 is an invite-only event and welcomes students, alumni, collaborators, industry partners, and members of the wider design community. For those unable to attend on site, the event will be live-streamed, alongside an extensive digital project gallery showcasing this year’s graduate work.Link to event website: <a href="/en/umea-institute-of-design/uid26/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UID26 | Design Talks & Degree Show</a>Project Studio, Umeå Institute of DesignOtherhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/uid26--design-talks--degree-show_12172633/2026-06-02T13:00:00+02:002026-06-03T12:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/medchem-seminar-andrew-alexander_12172072/Medchem Seminar Series - Andrew AlexanderTitle: "Investigating the molecular logic and biotechnological applications of eukaryotic lipid-linked N-glycan synthesis"Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:15:00 +0200Speaker: <h3>Andrew Alexander</h3>Institute for Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zurich, SwitzerlandTitle:<h3>Investigating the molecular logic and biotechnological applications of eukaryotic lipid-linked N-glycan synthesis</h3> More information about the MedChem Seminar Series and the schedule is <a href="/link/8a7f664146514a36a73f92cd1e776f8b.aspx?epslanguage=en">here</a>.  KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBCSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/medchem-seminar-andrew-alexander_12172072/2026-06-02T15:15:00+02:002026-06-02T16:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-information-or-exformation_12108750/KOM-Workshop: Information or ExformationHow 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?Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +0200This workshop are linked to the course <a href="/link/2e6f551abad24d6a9e608ab46be88531.aspx">Communication for Learning (KOM),</a> but are open for anyone to participate in, even if you are not taking the course.<h2>Information or Exformation – instructional communication</h2>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? The problem with instructions is rarely a lack of information — more often, it is the opposite. When overloaded, students struggle to identify what is important.By analysing your own course communication using established frameworks, you will gain insights into how to reduce cognitive overload and structure instructions in a way that helps students focus and plan. The goal is for you to leave the workshop with concrete strategies to improve your course instructions — thereby increasing clarity in both communication and learning.<a href="/link/abd4998933244c88b7c65c13a30f8109.aspx">Read more and register here</a>Läraren, UPLCoursehttps://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-information-or-exformation_12108750/2026-06-03T08:30:00+02:002026-06-03T12:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/rachel-feeney--molecular-biology_12171445/Rachel Feeney – molecular biologyEnvironmental influences on gut microbiota composition and colonic mucus barrier function.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200Rachel Feeney, Department of Molecular Biology, defends her thesis titled "Environmental influences on gut microbiota composition and colonic mucus barrier function".Principal supervisor: Björn Schröder<a href="https://umu.zoom.us/j/61635829011">Participate via Zoom (link)</a>NAT.D.360Defence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/rachel-feeney--molecular-biology_12171445/2026-06-03T09:00:00+02:002026-06-03T12:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/icelab-lunch-pitch-disruptive-ventures-kemal-avican-christer-malm_12165707/IceLab Lunch Pitch: Disruptive Ventures, Kemal Avican and Christer MalmThe Integrated Science Lab invites you to meet, and explore collaboration opportunities with Disruptive Ventures, Kemal Avican and Christer Malm.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200The Integrated Science Lab invites you to join the conversation at a Lunch Pitch. More information about what Disruptive Ventures, Kemal Avican and Christer Malm will pitch about will be available soon.  <h2>Join the conversation - everyone is welcome!</h2>To encourage cross pollination of ideas between researchers from different disciplines, IceLab hosts interdisciplinary research lunches with the vision of allowing ideas to meet and mate. During the Lunch Pitch Season, the creative lunches take place at KBC (Glasburen) on a Wednesday.<h3>Registration</h3>Register to come to the pitch and reserve your lunch by Monday, 1 June at 10am.IceLab Lunch Pitch registration will open two weeks before the event.  Note! The default lunch option is a vegetarian falafel sandwich. You can choose an alternative lunch in a separate form that will be emailed to you once you have registered.  <h2>Who is pitching about what?</h2><h3> Pitch 1: Disruptive Ventures</h3>Information about the pitch from Disruptive Ventures is coming soon<h3>Pitch 2: Kemal Avican, Research fellow at Department of Molecular Ecology and IceLab</h3>Information about Kemal's pitch is coming soon<h3>Pitch 3: Christer Malm, Professor, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine</h3>Information about Christer's pitch is coming soon<h2>Where is it?</h2> KBC Glasburen, near the KBC café. Find your way to the venue (<a href="https://link.mazemap.com/9dsf42gT">mazemap link</a>) IceLab Lunch Pitches are made possible through funding from KBC for the venue and from Stress Response Modeling at IceLab for their coordination and lunches. KBC GlasburenSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/icelab-lunch-pitch-disruptive-ventures-kemal-avican-christer-malm_12165707/2026-06-03T12:00:00+02:002026-06-03T13:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/light-sceleton-interactions-in-coralline-algae2222222_12172655/EMG-seminar - Xiao-Ru WangTitle: To be announcedWed, 03 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200A seminar in the Department of Ecology, Environment and Geoscience's (EMG) seminar series.Title: To be announced<a href="https://umu.zoom.us/j/3772972611">Zoom link</a>  Fjället - KBG501 and ZoomSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/light-sceleton-interactions-in-coralline-algae2222222_12172655/2026-06-03T13:00:00+02:002026-06-03T14:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/nils-franzen_12159971/The research seminar in philosophy: Nils FranzénThe Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Nils Franzén.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:15:00 +0200The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Nils Franzén. The seminar title will be presented here shortly.<h2>About the seminar series</h2>This seminar is intended primarily for presentations of PhD work and other research in philosophy conducted at the Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies. Guest lectures sometimes take place in the seminar as well. The seminars are given in English and all interested are welcome to attend these events. <a href="/link/c39c3aa808c341fbb6e20b226145c3cc.aspx">Learn more about the seminar series in Philosophy and upcoming events</a>HUM.H.119Seminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/nils-franzen_12159971/2026-06-03T13:15:00+02:002026-06-03T15:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/uid26--grad-show-exhibition_12172639/UID26 – Grad Show ExhibitionOn 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.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200On Wednesday, 3 June, we will open our doors to the public. Visitors will be invited to the Arts Campus by the Ume River to get a glimpse of tomorrow, as the next generation of designers will present their visionary graduation projects.Students will showcase their design concepts through physical models, digital visualisations and interactive elements. Visitors will also have the opportunity to meet the creative young designers behind the projects.This year’s public exhibition will present a wide range of innovations, from developing more inclusive learning tools for children with reading and writing difficulties, to exploring autonomous systems for the future of mining and enabling small-scale production of sustainable, nature-based packaging.UID26 | Degree Exhibition at Umeå Institute of DesignWhat? Public exhibition of degree projects from graduating students When? Wednesday, 3 June, 16.00–19.00 Where? Umeå Institute of Design, Östra Strandgatan 30, Umeå Who is welcome? Everyone is welcomeUmeå Institute of DesignOtherhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/uid26--grad-show-exhibition_12172639/2026-06-03T16:00:00+02:002026-06-03T19:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/sana-elbashir-applied-physics_12169615/Sana Elbashir, Applied PhysicsMetal-Doped β-Tricalcium Phosphate for Multifunctional Applications: Structural and Spectroscopic Insights.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200Metal-Doped β-Tricalcium Phosphate for Multifunctional Applications: Structural and Spectroscopic Insights.Supervisor: Britt Andersson.Lindellhallen 1 (Hörsal UB.A.210).Defence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/sana-elbashir-applied-physics_12169615/2026-06-04T09:00:00+02:002026-06-04T13:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/johan-dahlberg---dermatology-and-venereology_12164277/Johan Dahlberg - Dermatology and venereologyLipoedema – Lived experiences, funktional performance, and psychological well-being in affected women.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200Johan Dahlberg, Department of public health and clinical medicine, defends his doctoral thesis Lipoedema – Lived experiences, funktional performance, and psychological well-being in affected women.External reviewer: Docent Malin Olsson, Department of Health Sciences, Marie Cederschiöld University College, Stockholm.Prinicipal supervisor: Alexander Shayesteh.The defense will be held in Swedish.<a href="https://umu.zoom.us/j/62878331943" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Follow via Zoom</a> (code 112233)Room A, Building 1D, floor 9. Norrland University HospitalDefence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/johan-dahlberg---dermatology-and-venereology_12164277/2026-06-04T09:00:00+02:002026-06-04T13:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/-uma-end-of-year-exhibition-2026_12169684/ UMA End of Year Exhibition 2026In the UMA End of Year Exhibition students' work from the five-year architecture programme will be displayed.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200In the UMA End of Year Exhibition students' work from the five-year architecture programme will be displayed, with a special focus on our graduating students. The exhibition also showcases parts of ongoing research. We warmly welcome everyone to attend the exhibition.The exhibition includes projects from eight architecture studios including Master’s studio investigations on urgent questions related to: Global Challenges - Urgent Pedagogy. Radical Domesticities - Housing Goes North. The Outlands: A look into the Post-Industrial Swedish Archipielago.Other studios focus on topics such as: Fundamentals: Architecture through the body. (Year 1) Digital Tectonics. (Year 2-3) Closing loops - Circular Architecture. (Year 2-3) Kiruna Paradox – Inhabiting Latitudes: an Architectural Atlas. (Year 2-3) e/merging encounters – people/situation/place. (Year 2-3)PROGRAMME Thursday 4 June, 16:00–19:00 Opening and event. The exhibition is open to the public.16.00 Welcome and highligts of the year by Cornelia Redeker, Head of Umeå School of Architecture and Katrin Holmqvist-Sten, Director of Studies. 16.10 Studios and exhibition introduction. 16.30 Guided tours by teachers and students throughout the building. 16.30 Barbapapa alcohol-free bar and music.Friday 5 June The School of Architecture's graduation ceremony. We welcome friends and family of our graduating students. The ceremony is scheduled from 13.00 until approximately 14.30. The exhibition is closed to the public.Saturday 6 June, 12:00–17:00 The exhibition is open to the public.Sunday 7 June, 12:00–17:00 The exhibition is open to the public.Umeå School of ArchitectureOpeninghttps://www.umu.se/en/events/-uma-end-of-year-exhibition-2026_12169684/2026-06-04T16:00:00+02:002026-06-04T19:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/usbe-graduation-ceremony-2026_12159909/USBE Graduation Ceremony 2026On Thursday, June 4, Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics (USBE) will hold a ceremony to honor graduating students.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:30:00 +0200Invitations will be sent out at the end of March 2026 to students who are expected to graduate.Each participating student will be offered at least 2 guest tickets. These tickets are intended for family, relatives, and friends who wish to attend the ceremony. An additional release of guest tickets may take place in May.Aula Nordica, Umeå University CampusOtherhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/usbe-graduation-ceremony-2026_12159909/2026-06-04T16:30:00+02:002026-06-04T18:30:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/zeinab-razooqi--oral-mikrobiologi_12167938/Zeinab Razooqi – Oral mikrobiologiZeinab Razooqi, Department of Odontology, defends her thesis.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200Zeinab Razooqi, Department of Odontology, defends her thesis titled "Filifactor alocis and its RTX protein FtxA: Virulence, diagnostic potential, and in synergy with Aggregatibacter actinomyetemcomitans in periodontal disease".Principal supervisor: Jan OscarssonAuditorium B, building 1D node T, 9th floor, Norrland University HospitalDefence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/zeinab-razooqi--oral-mikrobiologi_12167938/2026-06-05T09:00:00+02:002026-06-05T12:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/maria-vittoria-giraudo--cell-biology_12167943/Maria Vittoria Giraudo – Cell biologySkeletal Muscle Preservation During Nerve Regeneration: Cell-Based, Extracellular Vesicle, and Biomaterial Approaches.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200Maria Vittoria Giraudo, Department of Medical and Translational Biology, defends her thesis titled "Skeletal Muscle Preservation During Nerve Regeneration: Cell-Based, Extracellular Vesicle, and Biomaterial Approaches".Principal supervisor: Gustav AnderssonAula Anatomica, Biology BuildingDefence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/maria-vittoria-giraudo--cell-biology_12167943/2026-06-05T09:00:00+02:002026-06-05T12:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/martin-andersson_12171877/The research seminar in history and history of ideas: Martin AnderssonThe Research seminar series in history and history of ideas invites you to a seminar with Martin Andersson.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:15:00 +0200The Research seminar series in history and history of ideas invites you to a seminar with Martin Andersson who will give a presenation on "Historical and sociological explanations within critical realism".<h3>About the Seminar Series</h3>The Research Seminar Series in History and History of Ideas is primarily intended as a forum for discussing dissertation sections and other research in history and history of ideas, at the Department of Historical, Philisophical and Religious Studies.<a href="/link/7101c38db13544b4a7b95b6f31000959.aspx">See more upcoming seminars in the series</a>HUM.H.119 Seminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/martin-andersson_12171877/2026-06-05T10:15:00+02:002026-06-05T12:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/matheus-de-abreu-costa-souza---statsvetenskap_12156561/Matheus de Abreu Costa Souza - StatsvetenskapSpace, Time and Peace in Post-War MostarFri, 05 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200Matheus de Abreu Costa Souza is defending his doctoral thesis with the title Space, Time and Peace in Post-War Mostar Hörsal UB.A.220 - Lindellhallen 2 Defence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/matheus-de-abreu-costa-souza---statsvetenskap_12156561/2026-06-05T13:00:00+02:002026-06-05T15:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/ssibs-seminar-matan-oren_12162768/SSIBS seminar: Matan OrenMatan Oren, Ariel University in Israel, lectures within the frame of Integrated Biomedical Science Seminars.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200<h2>What can sea urchins teach us about immune gene diversification and the evolution of combinatorial immunity?</h2>Speaker: Matan Oren, Ariel university, IsraelHost: Iryna Yakovenko, Department of molecular BiologyVenue: Major Groove, Umeå University Hospital <h2>About the lecture:</h2>The emergence of immune receptor diversity marks a pivotal transition in the evolution of animal immunity. While jawed vertebrates generate adaptive immune diversity through RAG-mediated V(D)J recombination, invertebrates lack classical adaptive immunity yet exhibit unexpectedly sophisticated mechanisms for immune specificity. This seminar draws on evidence from sea urchin models to explore alternative evolutionary and functional pathways to immune diversification.Sea urchins possess a unique immune effector arm based on the Transformer (Trf) gene family, which generates exceptional molecular diversity and mediates pathogen-specific immune responses. Trf genes encode intrinsically disordered proteins with extensive variation in sequence, structure, and expression, enabling highly tailored immune responses despite the absence of canonical adaptive immunity. Although structurally distinct from vertebrate antibodies, Trf-mediated immunity shares key conceptual parallels with adaptive immune systems, including diversification mechanisms, restricted cellular expression, and functional specificity. Remarkedly, single-cell analyses reveal that individual coelomocytes express a single Trf transcript and undergo somatic gene diversification through deletions, duplications, and point mutations, generating cell-specific immune repertoires within a single organism.Although the molecular drivers of the Trf combinatorial immune strategy remain unresolved, we have identified recombination activating gene-like (RAGL) homologues in sea urchins that may function as nucleases and potentially contribute to somatic immune gene diversification. Together, these findings position sea urchins as a powerful model for understanding how immune specificity and diversity can emerge independently of vertebrate adaptive immunity.<a href="https://campuscore.ariel.ac.il/wp/molecular_ecology/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://campuscore.ariel.ac.il/wp/molecular_ecology/</a>Major Groove, Umeå University HospitalSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/ssibs-seminar-matan-oren_12162768/2026-06-05T14:00:00+02:002026-06-05T15:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/count-me-in---a-baltic-sea-macrovegetation-database_12165729/Count me in - A Baltic Sea macrovegetation databaseA seminar with Nefeli Kechrinioti on how to predict future ecosystem services.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200Nefeli Kechrinioti is an Early Career Researcher from the University of Athens visiting UMF as part of the ERASMUS program.In her project, she is creating an extensive database of Baltic Sea marovegetation with the aim to analyse the past and present spatial and temporal biogeography of keystone species and predict future changes.Umeå Marine Sciences CentreSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/count-me-in---a-baltic-sea-macrovegetation-database_12165729/2026-06-08T14:00:00+02:002026-06-08T15:30:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/vanessa-crine--cognitive-neuroscience_12171408/Vanessa Crine – cognitive neuroscienceDissecting neurocognitive aging: Dopaminergic decline, cerebral small vessel disease, and inflammation.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200Vanessa Crine, Department of Medical and Translational Biology, defends her thesis titled "Dissecting neurocognitive aging: Dopaminergic decline, cerebral small vessel disease, and inflammation".Principal supervisor: Nina KaralijaNAT.D.320Defence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/vanessa-crine--cognitive-neuroscience_12171408/2026-06-09T13:00:00+02:002026-06-09T16:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/writing-workshop-to-strengthen-your-msca-pf-application_12172223/Writing workshop to strengthen your MSCA-PF applicationHands-on workshop for researchers applying for an MSCA European Postdoctoral Fellowship with Umeå University as host.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200Are you planning to apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions European Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) with Umeå University as your host institution? Do you have a supervisor at Umeå University? Then this intensive and hands-on writing workshop is an opportunity for you. Two focused full days to take your application to the next levelDuring two full days you will have dedicated time to make real progress on your application. The workshop combines structured writing time with practical guidance, feedback, and inspiration.What the workshop offers<ul><li>Dedicated writing time with personal guidance from experienced research coordinators</li><li>Access to templates to help you build a competitive application</li><li>Support in identifying which sections to develop together with your supervisor</li><li>The opportunity to meet both a former successful MSCA fellow and an experienced MSCA supervisor</li></ul>Lunch is included.The workshop is aimed at applicants who<ul><li>Plan to submit an MSCA-PF application in 2026</li><li>Have a supervisor at Umeå University</li><li>Can participate on both days</li></ul> Registration and preparatory tasks   <a href="https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/Y9hqpN2Gyf?origin=lprLink">Register via the form</a> no later than 3 June, 2026.Preparatory tasks will be sent out one week before the workshop.Contact: Research Support and Collaboration Office, rso@umu.seFurther details about the location will be sent to registered participants.On CampusWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/writing-workshop-to-strengthen-your-msca-pf-application_12172223/2026-06-10T09:00:00+02:002026-06-11T15:15:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/eurau-26-symposium-latitudes_12139443/EURAU 26 Symposium: LatitudesUmeå School of Architecture welcomes educators, researchers and practitioner to the EURAU 26 Symposium on the theme LATITUDES. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200Umeå School of Architecture welcomes educators, researchers and practitioner to contribute to the EURAU 26 Symposium on the theme LATITUDES. Situated reflections on architectural research. Research in Architecture can be conceived as a situated practice, linking to tradition of studies, cultures, climatic and contextual conditions. LATITUDES aims at investigating the field of architecture as a research discipline across cultures, territories and places.Emphasizing the importance of understanding architectural research as a practice situated across multiple contexts, disciplines, and cultural viewpoints and by acknowledging these relational frameworks, LATITUDES encourages researchers with an approach rigorous in measurement yet attentive to the diversity of perspectives that shape the world we inhabit.EURAU European Research on Architecture and Urbanism is a network of schools and researchers in the field, which meets biannually in a symposium to share their investigations.EURAU's main concern is to establish a platform of debate and discussion of contemporary discourses in Architecture and Urbanism. The 2026 conference will be held at Umeå School of Architecture and has the aim to collect reflections and experiences to promote an active engagement of the universities involved to investigate future possibilities of our field of study.The call for paper and a deeper understanding of the theme will be shared soon on <a href="/link/062c039730ea4def9422829c56012e84.aspx">Umeå School of Architecture's website</a>.Umeå School of ArchitectureSymposiumhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/eurau-26-symposium-latitudes_12139443/2026-06-10T15:00:00+02:002026-06-12T19:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/fritz-schnur-experimental-physics_12170282/Fritz Schnur, Experimental PhysicsNear-single-cycle laser development and applications in nanophotonics.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200Near-single-cycle laser development and applications in nanophotonics.Supervisor: Laszlo Veisz.NAT.D.480.Defence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/fritz-schnur-experimental-physics_12170282/2026-06-11T09:00:00+02:002026-06-11T13:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/chau-minh-huynh-analytical-chemistry_12170279/Chau Minh Huynh, Analytical ChemistryNew Approaches to Synthesis and Binding Elucidation of Hydrophilic Molecularly Imprinted Monoliths.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200New Approaches to Synthesis and Binding Elucidation of Hydrophilic Molecularly Imprinted Monoliths.Supervisor: Knut Irgum.NAT.D.470.Defence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/chau-minh-huynh-analytical-chemistry_12170279/2026-06-11T09:00:00+02:002026-06-11T13:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/simon-vallin--odontology_12171452/Simon Vallin – odontologyChronic Pain Across Time and Generations: a Longitudinal and Family Perspective.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200Simon Vallin, Department of Odontology, defends his thesis titled "Chronic Pain Across Time and Generations: a Longitudinal and Family Perspective".Principal supervisor: Anna LövgrenBergasalen, Norrland University HospitalDefence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/simon-vallin--odontology_12171452/2026-06-12T09:00:00+02:002026-06-12T12:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/brigitte-mukarunyana-chemistry_12170281/Brigitte Mukarunyana, ChemistryBiochars and hydrochars for the adsorption of organic contaminants from wastewater.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200Biochars and hydrochars for the adsorption of organic contaminants from wastewater.Supervisor: Jerker Berglund Fick.Stora Hörsalen (KBE303), KBC-huset.Defence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/brigitte-mukarunyana-chemistry_12170281/2026-06-12T09:00:00+02:002026-06-12T13:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/tove-ljuslinder_12171879/The research seminar in history and history of ideas: Tove LjuslinderThe Research seminar series in history and history of ideas invites you to a seminar with Tove Ljuslinder.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:15:00 +0200The Research seminar series in history and history of ideas invites you to a seminar with Tove Ljuslinder who will present a chapter draft with the Swedish title “Från insidan anstalten: Patienters brev berättar om sinnessjukvården i 1940-talets Sverige”.<h3>About the Seminar Series</h3>The Research Seminar Series in History and History of Ideas is primarily intended as a forum for discussing dissertation sections and other research in history and history of ideas, at the Department of Historical, Philisophical and Religious Studies.<a href="/link/7101c38db13544b4a7b95b6f31000959.aspx">See more upcoming seminars in the series</a>HUM.H.119 Seminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/tove-ljuslinder_12171879/2026-06-12T10:15:00+02:002026-06-12T12:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/andre-sjoberg--public-health_12171420/André Sjöberg – public healthDisentangling complex interventions: An evaluation of the impact and value of Everyday Life Rehabilitation (ELR).Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200André Sjöberg, Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, defends his thesis titled "Disentangling complex interventions: An evaluation of the impact and value of Everyday Life Rehabilitation (ELR)".Principal supervisor: Maria LindströmAuditorium B, building 1D 9th floor, Norrland University HospitalDefence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/andre-sjoberg--public-health_12171420/2026-06-12T13:00:00+02:002026-06-12T16:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/katarina-danskog--virology_12171416/Katarina Danskog – virologyHow did I get here? Adenovirus-host interactions for vector development.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200Katarina Danskog, Department of Clinical Microbiology, defends her thesis titled "How did I get here? Adenovirus-host interactions for vector development".Principal supervisor: Niklas ArnbergAuditorium BetulaDefence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/katarina-danskog--virology_12171416/2026-06-12T13:00:00+02:002026-06-12T16:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/arctic-security-forum_12166931/Arctic Security ForumArctic Security Forum in Oulu gathers key actors to address pressing Arctic security challenges and foster new collaborations.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200Arctic Security Forum 2026 brings together leading experts, policymakers, industry representatives and researchers to address some of the most pressing security challenges in the Arctic today. The forum will take place in Oulu on 16–17 June and offers a unique platform for dialogue, knowledge exchange and collaboration across sectors.The programme focuses on three key themes: total defence, transportation, and preparedness in the North. In addition to keynote presentations from high-level speakers, participants will engage in co-creation workshops designed to foster new partnerships, projects and concrete initiatives.The event is particularly relevant for researchers, public authorities, industry actors and others working with Arctic issues, security policy, infrastructure and regional development. It is also of interest to anyone seeking to better understand the rapidly changing geopolitical landscape in the Arctic and its implications for society.By participating, you gain insights into current challenges and opportunities in the Arctic, while also contributing to shaping future collaborations and solutions.More information and registration on the <a href="https://www.oulu.fi/en/events/arctic-security-forum">Arctic Security Forum event page</a>.Oulu, Finland.Conferencehttps://www.umu.se/en/events/arctic-security-forum_12166931/2026-06-16T00:00:00+02:002026-06-17T00:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/save-the-date-ufbi-25-years-anniversary-_12142163/Save-the-date: UFBI 25 years anniversary Umeå center for Functional Brain Imaging (UFBI) 25 years anniversary on June 16-17 2026. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200UFBI will celebrate its 25th Anniversary with a Silver Jubilee Symposium on Tuesday–Wednesday, June 16–17, 2026 at Elite Hotel Mimer in Umeå. For a quarter century, our community of PIs, researchers, collaborators, and students has advanced the understanding of the human brain through cutting-edge imaging and interdisciplinary work.The symposium will feature talks by invited international and national experts, interactive sessions and discussions, poster presentations, networking opportunities, and plenty of Swedish fika. The symposia is free of charge, registration is required. For more information and registration, see <a href="/link/0fea1210928846af8eeed2f6021ea7d4.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFBI 25 year anniversary symposium</a>Elite Hotel Mimer, Kungsgatan 75Symposiumhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/save-the-date-ufbi-25-years-anniversary-_12142163/2026-06-16T09:00:00+02:002026-06-17T17:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/medchem-seminar-jonas-roske_12172076/Medchem Seminar Series - Jonas RoskeTitle: "The structural organisation of accurate and efficient leading strand synthesis in the replisome"Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:15:00 +0200Speaker: <h3>Jonas Roske</h3>MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UKTitle:<h3>The structural organisation of accurate and efficient leading strand synthesis in the replisome </h3> More information about the MedChem Seminar Series and the schedule is <a href="/link/8a7f664146514a36a73f92cd1e776f8b.aspx?epslanguage=en">here</a>.  KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBCSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/medchem-seminar-jonas-roske_12172076/2026-06-16T15:15:00+02:002026-06-16T16:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/4th-cryonet-advanced-image-processing-workshop-22-26-june_12170106/4th CryoNET Advanced Image Processing Workshop 22-26 JuneThe course will provide training on the latest developments in the field to intermediate or advanced users.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200<h3>Course Description</h3>The course is open for facility users or potential facility users, such as PhD students, postdocs, and researchers within the life sciences who are curious and will profit from cryoEM skills. Swedish and international course participants are welcome. To attend, the course participants should be familiar with electron microscopy and structural biology.Participants will receive an overview and hands-on training in state-of-the-art techniques for single particle cryoEM image processing, model building, validation, and tomographic workflows from a range of guest lecturers by international specialists. The course also includes plenty of opportunity for discussions during the week, which should facilitate the participants to tackle their own research challenges. Participation in the entire course is mandatory, and an attendance certificate will be given at the end of the course.This course is supported by SciLifeLab, CryoNET and Umeå University and organized by the Umeå Centre for Electron Microscopy (UCEM).<h3>Course Objectives</h3><ul><li>Training in basic principles of structure determination using cryoEM</li><li>To provide training in state-of-the-art techniques for high resolution structure determination by cryoEM, including hands-on practical training in latest software suites for image processing</li><li>Develop problem solving skills through discussions and practical sessions in the presence of international experts in the field</li><li>Networking with experts, software developers, and researchers in cryoEM and learn not only the latest but also upcoming developments</li></ul><h3>Entry Requirments</h3>Priority will be given to researchers involved in a project where the use of cryo-EM is needed, which are to be briefly described upon application.The course is suitable for researchers in the life sciences with a master's or PhD degree, including graduate students, postdocs and staff scientists. A maximum of 20 participants will be admitted. Please provide a clear description of your research project and motivation for attending the course. <h3>Registration</h3><a href="/link/0fc159e8a03344a580b1290e6f5b34d2.aspx">Link to registration</a>Stora Fokusrummet (KBF 301)Workshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/4th-cryonet-advanced-image-processing-workshop-22-26-june_12170106/2026-06-22T12:00:00+02:002026-06-26T12:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/salc10_12146869/SALC10Welcome to the 10th International Conference of the Scandinavian Association for Language and Cognition (SALC10). Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200Welcome to the 10th International Conference of the Scandinavian Association for Language and Cognition (SALC10). The general theme of the conference is Language, Cognition, and Learning.The deadline for papers was 30 November 2025.Read more on <a href="https://www.salc10.com/">SALC10</a>Campus UmeåConferencehttps://www.umu.se/en/events/salc10_12146869/2026-06-23T00:00:00+02:002026-06-25T00:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/teaching-portfolio-ii-developing-your-teaching-portfolio_12172722/Teaching Portfolio II: Developing your teaching portfolioThis workshop provides an opportunity to give and receive feedback on your own teaching portfolio.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200For employment, promotion, and applications to the pedagogical merit system, teachers are required to document their pedagogical competence. A teaching portfolio usually serves as the basis for assessment.This workshop provides an opportunity to give and receive feedback on your own teaching portfolio, including suggestions on how it can be further developed and assessed.Language: Swedish. Can be offered in English if needed.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/543560/event">Registration</a>Online, ZoomWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/teaching-portfolio-ii-developing-your-teaching-portfolio_12172722/2026-08-20T13:00:00+02:002026-08-20T16:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/macrophyteplankton-interactions-during-marine-heatwaves-_12165632/Macrophyte–Plankton Interactions During Marine Heatwaves A mesocosm simulation on how a heatwave affects natural plankton from the Baltic SeaMon, 24 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200Tanguy Soulié is postdoc at MARBEC (MARine Biodiversity, Exploitation and Conservation).In recent decades, Baltic Sea has experienced more frequent and intense marine heatwaves — periods of extreme warming with major impacts on marine ecosystems, particularly plankton communities and their role in biogeochemical cycles. While effects on plankton food webs have been studied, little is known about the interplay between benthic macrophytes and plankton in shaping coastal responses to such events.In this seminar, Tanguy Soulié showcases the mesocosm experiment at the Umeå Marine Sciences Centre that simulates the effect of a heatwave on natural plankton and macrophyte communities.Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, NorrbynSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/macrophyteplankton-interactions-during-marine-heatwaves-_12165632/2026-08-24T14:00:00+02:002026-08-24T15:30:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/workshop-the-many-flexpert-teaching-perspectives_12172850/Workshop: The Many Flexpert Teaching PerspectivesIn the workshop, we will explore together how our perspectives and ideas about good teaching influence the roles we tend to take onWed, 02 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +0200What different roles can and do you want to take on as an academic teacher in a course? When is it helpful to step into which role – and how do you sense what is needed in the moment? Being an expert in your subject is important, but just as important is being flexible and able to support students’ learning in different ways throughout the course. This is what makes you a Flexpert teacher.In the workshop, we will explore together how our perspectives and ideas about good teaching influence the roles we tend to take on, and how this, in turn, affects communication with students and collaboration with other teachers.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/596693/event">Register</a>Läraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/workshop-the-many-flexpert-teaching-perspectives_12172850/2026-09-02T08:30:00+02:002026-09-02T12:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/le-thi-bao-quynh---business-administration_12169621/Le Thi Bao Quynh - Business AdministrationWeaving otherwise: Gender, Alternative Practices, and The Remaking of Entrepreneurship Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200Le Thi Bao Quynh is publicly defending her doctoral thesis with the title: Weaving otherwise: Gender, Alternative Practices, and The Remaking of Entrepreneurship Hörsal UB.A.220 - Lindellhallen 2Defence of doctoral thesishttps://www.umu.se/en/events/le-thi-bao-quynh---business-administration_12169621/2026-09-04T13:00:00+02:002026-09-04T15:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/student-welcome-fair-2026_12165344/Student Welcome Fair 2026Are 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.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200During the second week of the autumn semester, we invite all our new students to a welcome fair. At the fair, you can meet a large number of exhibitors from Umeå University, the student unions, Umeå municipality, companies and associations. They will help you find what you need to optimise your time at Umeå University.The fair is positioned in the middle of Campus Umeå, in the Universum Building and outdoors on the Campus Square. Welcome!<a title="Student Welcome Fair 2025" href="/en/student/new-students/student-welcome-fair/">More information about the Student Welcome Fair</a>Lindell HallOtherhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/student-welcome-fair-2026_12165344/2026-09-10T10:00:00+02:002026-09-10T15:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/interaction-between-microplastics-and-hg-in-a-benthic-microcosm_12165637/Interaction between Microplastics and Hg in a benthic microcosmHow Microplastics and Mercury affect benthic ecosystems: experiments with bivalves and Mercury-resistant microbesMon, 14 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200Inês Pereira is a researcher from Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, NOVA University of Lisbon. She will present a project that aims to investigate the ecotoxicological impacts of Microplastic-Mercury interactions on benthic ecosystems through microcosm in vivo exposures of bivalves in the presence of Mercury-resistant microbial communities in the sediment. The objectives are to assess contaminant fate, Mercury speciation, toxicity biomarkers and gut microbiota.The expected outcomes are new insights on the interactions of Microplastics and Mercury, and on their toxicological and ecological impact on benthic ecosystems.Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, NorrbynSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/interaction-between-microplastics-and-hg-in-a-benthic-microcosm_12165637/2026-09-14T14:00:00+02:002026-09-14T15:30:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/resilience-of-kelp-forests-to-a-changing-marine-environment-_12165706/Resilience of kelp forests to a changing marine environment A mesocosm experiment fills the knowledge gap on mechanistic understanding of Swedish kelp species.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200Dan Smale is a researcher at Marine Biology Association, Plymouth.Mechanistic understanding of responses of Swedish kelp species and populations to climate change stressors is almost entirely lacking, despite the widespread distribution and socioecological importance of these species and habitats in the region.Dan Smale will talk about a project, where they use mesocosms to conduct realistic experiments on critical habitat forming kelp species, faced with increasing threats from ocean warming and concurrent local stressors. They will then compare the findings with similar experiments conducted on the same and other kelp species in other regions to examine the relative resilience of Swedish populations to rapid environmental change. The findings will guide conservation efforts, including the prioritization of management and restoration areas to preserve the optimum kelp functioning and their related ecosystem services.Umeå Marine Sciences CentreSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/resilience-of-kelp-forests-to-a-changing-marine-environment-_12165706/2026-09-21T14:00:00+02:002026-09-21T15:30:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/ocean-acidification--substrate-integrated-stress-resilience_12165731/Ocean Acidification & Substrate-Integrated Stress ResilienceHow to increase coralline settlement with engineered artificial substrate. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200Lorena Neira is a climate researcher and Founder & CEO at Blusink.In this seminar, she will talk about a project that aims to quantify the vulnerability of coralline algae—one of the most climate-sensitive calcifying groups—to ocean acidification and warming, and to determine whether their ability increase in numbers [RK1] improves when growing on Blusink’s engineered substrates. Knowledge that is highly relevant for climate-impact science, biogeochemistry, and the study of calcifier’s resilience in future oceans.  [RK1]Not only to cope but also to simply increase numbers and due to the calcite skeleton also the buffer capability of the substrate+corallines against acidificationUmeå Marine Sciences Centre, NorrbynSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/ocean-acidification--substrate-integrated-stress-resilience_12165731/2026-09-21T14:00:00+02:002026-09-21T14:30:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/canvas-new-quizzes_12172857/Canvas New QuizzesIn this workshop, we will go through the new feature in Canvas.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200During the autumn of 2025, the implementation of Canvas’s new quiz feature, New Quizzes, began, replacing the previous quiz function, Classic Quizzes. In this workshop, we will go through the new feature.Online, ZoomWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/canvas-new-quizzes_12172857/2026-09-22T13:00:00+02:002026-09-22T14:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/fertility-and-sawmill-expansion_12163922/Fertility and sawmill expansionWelcome to a CEDAR seminar with Adrian Poignant, School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg. Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200WelcomWelcome to a CEDAR seminar with Adrian Poignant, School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg. Fertility and sawmill expansionMore information will be added later. Fatmomakke NBET floor 4 / ZoomSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/fertility-and-sawmill-expansion_12163922/2026-09-24T13:00:00+02:002026-09-24T14:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/climate-change-and-dissolution-dynamics-in-rhodolith-beds_12165724/Climate Change and Dissolution Dynamics in Rhodolith BedsThe dissolution dynamics of Rhodolith beds under various abiotic and biotic factors.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200Federica Ragazzola is a researcher at Stazione Zoologica, Genova. In this seminarm she will talk about a project that focuses on the dissolution dynamics of rhodolith beds under various abiotic and biotic factors.The long-standing assumption that organisms precipitating high-magnesium calcite are inherently more vulnerable to ocean acidification, due to the higher solubility of this polymorph relative to aragonite and calcite, demands critical re-evaluation. Emerging evidence suggests that carbonate polymorph alone is not a sufficient predictor of dissolution behavior.Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, NorrbynSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/climate-change-and-dissolution-dynamics-in-rhodolith-beds_12165724/2026-10-05T14:00:00+02:002026-10-05T15:30:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-please-now-here_12172861/KOM-Workshop: Please! Now? Here...Interacting with your audience and teaching materialsWed, 07 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0200Interacting with your audience and teaching materialsWe control how we come across when we interact with our student audience while teaching, on campus as well as online. In this workshop, we will practice with your online presence as a teacher to make students feel addressed, involved in the topic, and willing to be responsive and engaged. Next, we will take this back to the classroom and see how you can improve your interaction with your audience and teaching materials there.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/549149/event">Register</a>This workshop is part of the course <a href="/link/a6a578fc065d4020aa61eb7a507f682d.aspx">Communication for learning</a> but is open for everyone to attend. Läraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-please-now-here_12172861/2026-10-07T08:30:00+02:002026-10-07T12:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-curating-stories_12172868/KOM-Workshop: Curating storiesWhich stories to tell how to whom and whenWed, 07 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200Which stories to tell how to whom and whenStorytelling is a powerful tool in communication for learning, even in the most theoretic, academically heavy disciplines. In this workshop, you exercise your storytelling muscles in a multitude of small exercises. Each exercise adds a layer of depth to your storytelling and helps you make choices when to tell what and how.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/549148/event">Registration</a>This workshop is part of the course <a href="/link/468ae00cbfb14ed48368b313e9ba5c02.aspx">Communication for learning</a> but is open for everyone to attend.Läraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-curating-stories_12172868/2026-10-07T13:00:00+02:002026-10-07T16:30:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/how-fathers-parenting-leave-practices-reshape-workplace-norms_12165570/How fathers’ parenting leave practices reshape workplace normsWelcome to a CEDAR seminar with Satu Helske, University of Turku.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200Welcome to a CEDAR seminar with Satu Helske, University of Turku. How fathers’ parenting leave practices reshape workplace norms: Exploring adaptation processes through feedback-augmented hidden Markov models Abstract: Active father involvement strengthens father–child relationships, improves children's educational attainment, promotes gender equality, and enhances family resilience – contributing, in turn, to broader societal sustainability. Well-designed parental leave policies can support greater father involvement, yet the pace of change toward shared caregiving differs considerably both between and within countries.Workplace contexts can constrain or incentivise leave-taking through normative pressures, organisational policies, and concerns over job security or career development. Our study examines reciprocal influences: not only how workplace contexts shape fathers' choices, but also how fathers' leave-taking behaviour may reshape workplace norms. For example, when high-skilled fathers leverage their bargaining power to take leave, their actions may normalise such behaviour among peers, potentially triggering broader organisational change. The aim is to identify local tipping points where shifts in group behaviour and norms occur.And some notes from Satu about the plan for the talk: I begin the presentation with a brief introduction to selected Markovian models. I then present first results from our study, which applies a feedback-augmented non-homogeneous hidden Markov model to Finnish full-population administrative register data with employer–employee linkages. This approach allows us to quantify how previous fathers' leave choices reshape workplace contexts, thereby influencing subsequent fathers' decisions. In doing so, we map a dynamic, two-way process of adaptation between fathers and their workplaces. All interested are welcome to participate in CEDAR seminars. The seminars are held online via Zoom. If you wish to participate via zoom contact Mojgan Padyab.ZoomSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/how-fathers-parenting-leave-practices-reshape-workplace-norms_12165570/2026-10-08T13:00:00+02:002026-10-08T14:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/the-annual-celebration-lectures_12160187/The Annual Celebration LecturesDuring the morning of 17 October the honorary doctors, professors and scientific award recipients give short lectures. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200During the morning of 17 October the honorary doctors, professors and scientific award recipients give short lectures about their research or other topics of interest.Each lecture is 20 minutes with a 10 minute pause in between. Refreshments will be served at 10.20.All lectures are open to the public.The lecture programme is published by the end of September.The Humanities building and Social Sciences buildingLecturehttps://www.umu.se/en/events/the-annual-celebration-lectures_12160187/2026-10-17T09:00:00+02:002026-10-17T12:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/the-annual-celebration-ceremony26_12160186/The Annual Celebration CeremonyAt the Annual Celebration Ceremony we celebrate new professors, honorary doctors and scientific award recipients.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0200Welcome to Umeå University’s Annual Celebration!This year’s Annual Celebration Ceremony (in Swedish Årshögtiden) takes place on 17 October 2026.<h3>Saturday, 17 October</h3>The Ceremony takes place in Aula Nordica. The Ceremony includes the conferment of honorary doctors and the inauguration of new professors. Scientific award recipients are also celebrated. The Ceremony is open to the public. The audience must be seated by 16:50.The Ceremony will be live streamed on <a title="live umu" href="/live" target="_blank" rel="noopener">umu.se/live</a>Note: Umeå University photographs and films/live video streams the ceremony to use in their communication. Contact the Communications Office at <a href="mailto:komm@umu.se">komm@umu.se</a> or talk to the staff if you have any objection to appearing in such images.<a title="annual celebration" href="/link/8ebf794f389f474ca4a6bfe5f20419d2.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read more about the ceremony.</a>Aula NordicaOtherhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/the-annual-celebration-ceremony26_12160186/2026-10-17T17:00:00+02:002026-10-17T19:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/admin-in-inspera_12172877/Admin in InsperaWelcome to an introductory workshop for the Admin role in Inspera.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200Together, we will go through the entire process of a digital on campus exam, from creating the exam session in Ladok to configuring the settings in Inspera. The workshop concludes with publishing results to students and transferring grades and exam scores to Ladok.Language: Swedish <a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/587571/event">Register for the workshop</a>Online, ZoomWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/admin-in-inspera_12172877/2026-10-21T13:00:00+02:002026-10-21T14:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/design-a-good-canvas-site_12172880/Design a good Canvas siteWe will go through examples of what characterises an accessible and well-structured Canvas site.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0100<h2>Design a good Canvas site</h2>Both accessibility requirements and students’ expectations place higher demands on how we design a course space in Canvas. During the workshop, we will go through examples of what characterises an accessible and well-structured Canvas site.Language: English<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/543744/event">Register here</a>Online, ZoomWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/design-a-good-canvas-site_12172880/2026-11-03T10:00:00+01:002026-11-03T12:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-bodies-in-the-classroom_12172886/KOM-Workshop: Bodies in the classroomThe impact of body language and positioning while teaching.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:30:00 +0100<h2>Bodies in the Classroom</h2>In this workshop, we focus on on-campus education and the role that body language and positioning play in the classroom. We explore the interaction between the body language of the teacher and the students. We try out different configurations and behavioral patterns that can support an open and active learning situation, in small but also in big groups.Be prepared to take part in some exploratory role playing!<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/549140/event">Register here</a>Läraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-bodies-in-the-classroom_12172886/2026-11-04T08:30:00+01:002026-11-04T12:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/kbc-days-2026_12170283/KBC DAYS 2026Annual interdisciplinary conference fostering collaboration across departments and research centres at the Chemical Biological Centre (KBC).Tue, 10 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0100Since 2009, Chemical Biological Centre, KBC, has organised the KBC DAYS, an annual interdisciplinary conference with presentations from the different departments affiliated with KBC and from scientific infrastructures. KBC DAYS 2026 with the main scientific theme "Dynamic Worlds: Responses and Transformations from Molecules to Landscapes" will take place on 10-11 November 2026 - save the date!With the scientific theme Dynamic Worlds, we invite participants to explore how systems across scales—from atoms, molecules and cells to organisms, ecosystems, and landscapes—sense, respond to, and are transformed by internal and external excitations. Beyond time resolved change, dynamics is understood here as the interplay of interactions, constraints, and signals that shape systems across scales.  Dynamic Worlds provides a unifying framework for interdisciplinary research within the Chemical Biological Centre, fostering dialogue across life and materials sciences. By highlighting shared mechanisms and consequences of change in complex systems, the theme aims to inspire new connections, perspectives, and collaborations across different research fields. Stay tuned for more information and the programme.Registration to open in September 2026.Contact: <a href="mailto:info.kbc@umu.se">info.kbc@umu.se</a>More information:Find our more about the <a href="/link/69e360b5484d4a789f2b785e0ddb09c2.aspx">Chemical Biological Centre</a> and <a href="/link/5ca72b356e434b259edad4384bc4563b.aspx">former KBC DAYS conferences</a>Organiser: Chemical Biological Centre (KBC)Carl Kempe salen, KBC buildingConferencehttps://www.umu.se/en/events/kbc-days-2026_12170283/2026-11-10T09:00:00+01:002026-11-11T17:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/understanding-teaching-portfolio_12172667/Teaching portfolio I: Understanding teaching portfolioThe purpose of this workshop is to develop your knowledge of portfolios of pedagogical qualifications as well how to create and use them.Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:00:00 +0100 The purpose of this workshop is to develop your knowledge of portfolios of pedagogical qualifications as well how to create and use them. The workshop is aimed at both new and experienced teachers at Umeå University. The workshop is for both new and experienced teachers at Umeå University who have not come into contact with teaching qualifications and teaching portfolios.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/543560/event">Registration</a><h3>About the workshop</h3>In this workshop we take a look at the requirements and guidelines for documentation and assessment of pedagogical qualifications that Umeå University and some other institutions of higher education have and discuss what pedagogical skill is. You will also get suggestions and experiences that will make it easier for you when you document your own pedagogical qualifications. During the workshop you will be given the opportunity both to create the structure for your own portfolio and to begin to develop some of the documents that you want to include.<h3>Content</h3>What is a Teaching portfolio?<ul><li>The requirement for documentation</li><li>What is pedagogical skill?</li><li>The content of a Teaching portfolio – example</li><li>A structure for my portfolio – individual work</li><li>Assessing pedagogical skills</li></ul>UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/understanding-teaching-portfolio_12172667/2026-11-10T13:00:00+01:002026-11-10T16:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/light-and-organic-matter-effects-on-mixotrophy-in-the-baltic_12165712/Light and Organic Matter Effects on Mixotrophy in the BalticAn assessment of their roles in shaping heterotrophic microbial production strategies.Mon, 16 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0100Isolde Puts is a researcher at University of Oslo.The Baltic Sea has received increasing inputs of coloured dissolved organic matter (cDOM) over recent decades. This material is often coloured by humic substances, and binds with nutrients and iron, reducing light penetration, and resulting in stratified areas with hypoxic (low oxygen) bottom waters.Isolde Puts till talk about how mesocosms are used to simulate stratified anoxic conditions in replicated, large-scale experiments. The controlled mesocosm setup with stratified water columns and induced anoxia allows for precise manipulation of light and organic matter availability, enabling a clear assessment of their roles in shaping heterotrophic microbial production strategies.Umeå Marine Sciences CentreSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/light-and-organic-matter-effects-on-mixotrophy-in-the-baltic_12165712/2026-11-16T14:00:00+01:002026-11-16T15:30:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/places-of-worship-their-cultural-and-social-significance-_12164683/Places of Worship: Their Cultural and Social Significance Interdisciplinary Symposium 18–19 November 2026 at Humlab, Umeå University, Sweden.Wed, 18 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0100Interdisciplinary Symposium 18–19 November 2026 Humlab, Umeå University, SwedenWelcome to Umeå for a symposium on places of worship throughout history. Although the primary focus is on sites associated with institutionalised religion in the Nordic countries, the workshop welcomes other cases and interpretations. The symposium seeks to explore the cultural and societal significance of places of worship from a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. We invite contributions that examine these spaces across regions, nations, and historical periods. Deadline for abstract: 30 April.<a href="/link/4416d4499bdf4ec19356482c32c5e2ca.aspx">Click here for full call for papers </a><h3>Organisers</h3>Stefan Gelfgren, co-ordinator of the Nordic Places of Worship Project (NordPoW)Daniel Lindmark, co-ordinator of the Religious History of the North Network (REHN)<h3>Questions?</h3>Please email Stefan Gelfgren, <a href="mailto:stefan.gelfgren@umu.se">stefan.gelfgren@umu.se</a> Humlab, Umeå UniversitySymposiumhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/places-of-worship-their-cultural-and-social-significance-_12164683/2026-11-18T09:00:00+01:002026-11-19T16:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/canvas-new-quizzes_12172893/Canvas New QuizzesIn this workshop, we will go through the new feature in Canvas.Thu, 19 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0100During the autumn of 2025, the implementation of Canvas’s new quiz feature, New Quizzes, began, replacing the previous quiz function, Classic Quizzes. In this workshop, we will go through the new feature.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/587568/event">Register to the workshop</a>Online, ZoomWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/canvas-new-quizzes_12172893/2026-11-19T10:00:00+01:002026-11-19T11:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/utri-conference-2026-beyond-the-backlash-sustainability-for-the-future_12171010/UTRI Conference 2026, Beyond the Backlash: Sustainability for the FutureWelcome to Umeå Transformation Research Initiatives' annual conference! We welcome everyone interested in engaging in research and collaborationThu, 26 Nov 2026 08:15:00 +0100Welcome to Umeå Transformation Research Initiatives´3rd annual conference. This year organised as a joint conference with the profile area Societal Transformations at Linköping University. We welcome everyone interested in engaging in research and collaboration for sustainable transformation, as we gather around the theme; Beyond the Backlash: Sustainability for the FutureWe are facing growing global challenges, including geopolitical tensions, war, forced migration, climate change, and increasing populism. At the same time, global institutions are weakening and progress towards the sustainable development goals remains insufficient, making the search for paths towards sustainable futures more urgent than ever.This conference is an opportunity for researchers and policymakers to explore how sustainability can be advanced locally, globally, and translocally despite the polycrisis. Through dialogue, collaboration, and critical reflection, we will examine how knowledge, innovation, and collective action can guide research on and for transformation in turbulent times.Take the opportunity to meet colleagues across universities and sectors, engage in critical dialogue, and develop collaborations to address major societal challenges of our time.This conference is organised jointly with Linköping University. Participation is therefore possible on site at Umeå University and at Linköping University. Read more about the conference: <a title="Beyond the Backlash: Sustainability for the Future – Conference, 26 November 2026" href="/link/0e9bd42744f7426ab1433af7c48d1604.aspx">Beyond the Backlash: Sustainability for the Future – Conference, 26 November 2026</a>VardagsrummetConferencehttps://www.umu.se/en/events/utri-conference-2026-beyond-the-backlash-sustainability-for-the-future_12171010/2026-11-26T08:15:00+01:002026-11-27T16:30:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/microbial-diversity-and-function-in-wetlands-and-macrophytes_12162769/Microbial diversity and function in wetlands and macrophytesHow microbial communities shapes ecosystem functioning in different wetlands and coastal environments. Mon, 30 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0100In this seminar, PhD Kesava Priyan Ramasamy will present research projects on how microbial communities shapes ecosystem functioning in different wetlands and coastal environments.The diversity comparison in nutrient-rich and nutrient-poor mires across continents using metabarcoding and functional pathway analysis. The microbial community function, examined by functional pathway analysis, was correlated to environmental factors. He will also present the bacterial and eukaryotic communities associated with coastal macrophytes in the Bothnian Sea.Studying the biodiversity of macrophytes and associated bacteria provides important benefits to understand and preserve the Baltic Sea ecosystem health and resilience. Kesava Priyan Ramasamy works as staff scientist at Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Umeå University. He is focusing on the microorganisms and eukaryotes of marine ecosystems and their metabolic functions in a changing environment. In his research, he is using next-generation sequencing technology (NGS) to reveal the composition of prokaryotic and eukaryotic communities in the Baltic Sea using culture dependent and metabarcoding approach.Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, NorrbynSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/microbial-diversity-and-function-in-wetlands-and-macrophytes_12162769/2026-11-30T14:00:00+01:002026-11-30T15:30:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-growth-of-fixed-mindset-_12172905/KOM-Workshop: Growth of Fixed Mindset?When do we encourage growth — and when might we (often unintentionally) reinforce a more fixed mindset?Wed, 02 Dec 2026 08:30:00 +0100<h2>Growth of Fixed Mindset?</h2>What signals do we send to students about learning, ability, and development through the way we teach and communicate? When do we encourage growth — and when might we (often unintentionally) reinforce a more fixed mindset?In this workshop, we will reflect on our own mindsets as academic teachers and explore how growth- or fixed-oriented assumptions can show up in feedback, assessment, classroom interaction, and everyday communication. Together, we will discuss how these signals may influence students’ motivation, confidence, and learning. Through shared reflection and discussion, we will identify small but meaningful ways to communicate in support of a growth mindset, helping to create learning environments where students feel encouraged to develop, experiment, and persist.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/596695/event">Register here</a><h3>Communication for learning</h3>This workshop is part of the course <a href="/link/468ae00cbfb14ed48368b313e9ba5c02.aspx">Communication for learning</a> but is open for everyone to attend.Läraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-growth-of-fixed-mindset-_12172905/2026-12-02T08:30:00+01:002026-12-02T12:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-npf-included_12172912/KOM-Workshop: NPF IncludedIn this workshop you will explore dos and don’ts, and how inclusive communication can actually be good for all students’ learning.Wed, 02 Dec 2026 13:00:00 +0100<h2>NPF Included </h2>Communication between teachers and students an important part of the learning experience of students. When students have an NPF-diagnose, teachers need to adjust their communication strategies for students with NPF to feel and be included in the teaching. In this workshop you will explore dos and don’ts, and how inclusive communication can actually be good for all students’ learning.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/567872/event">Register here</a><h3>Communication for learning</h3>This workshop is part of the course <a href="/link/468ae00cbfb14ed48368b313e9ba5c02.aspx">Communication for learning</a> but is open for everyone to attend. Läraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-npf-included_12172912/2026-12-02T13:00:00+01:002026-12-02T16:30:00+01:00