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We teach and conduct research in the fields of language, religion, history, archaeology, philosophy, history of ideas, art, literature, ethnology, media and culture.
Read more about the research conducted at departments and units and about research infrastructures.
The Faculty offers 13 undergraduate and 5 master's programmes and a wide selection of freestanding courses.
METAmeet 2026 brought leading nanophotonics researchers together for three days of exchange.
Applications are now open for uni-wide exchange places spring 2027. Deadline 1 September.
Researchers in Umeå conduct internationally recognized research on mosquito-borne diseases in humans.
Most cancer drugs target proteins. This strategy instead targets the virus's DNA.
Oxidative stress and inflammation may contribute to disease development while also pointing to new biomarkers.
We still lack effective antiviral drugs, which highlights the importance of basic research.
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