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Faculty of Science and Technology

Our Faculty has 3 300 full-time students, 1 000 employees, and a strong research. The eleven departments of the faculty comprises research and education within architecture, biology, chemistry, computing science, industrial design, mathematics, physics, educational science, and technology.

Latest news

En kvinna i labbrock och handskar arbetar på en maskin.
How to produce hydrogen more efficiently

Researchers have found a way to improve catalysts that make emission-free hydrogen.

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Spectroscopy expert appointed honorary doctor

Professor Kevin K. Lehmann from the University of Virginia: "I have always followed my curiosity."

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One single rule helps explain life on Earth

The discovery will help to understand why species are spread the way they are across the planet.

Doktorand vid Institutionen för datavetenskap
New AI research secures privacy

Sonakshi Garg shows that privacy is not a barrier to progress.

Umeå Plant Science Centre, växtforskning Jian-Feng Mao
New computational tool helps to identify long non-coding RNAs

Better identification of plant-specific long non-coding RNAs allows comparisons across species.

Porträttbild på Frank Drewes, professor vid Institutionen för datavetenskap
Record number of doctoral theses at the department of computing science

"A remarkable evidence of our thriving research environment", says Frank Drewes, Head of the Department.

Latest features

Mats G LarsonProfessor vid Institutionen för matematik och matematisk statistik
Mathematics that can change the world

Mats G Larson’s research is shaping the future of cars, cities and robots through models and simulations.

Christiane Funk
Fascinated by the superpower of microalgae

Christiane Funk is passionate about small organisms with great potential for a more sustainable future.

Václava Hazuková, cellting water samples from an Arctic lake.
Peering through the ice to uncover the secrets of Arctic lakes

Václava Hazuková, KBC-Kempe postdoc, researches carbon storage in Arctic lakes.

Events

September

Is high-throughput electrophysiology possible?
Tue
9
Sep
Is high-throughput electrophysiology possible?
Time 12:00 - 13:00 9 September 12:00 - 13:00
Place Glasburen, KBC

Seminar. The electrophysiology platform at Linköping University, part of Chemical Biology Consortium Sweden (CBCS) at SciLifeLab, visits site Umeå.

Health on Campus 17 September 2025
Wed
17
Sep
Health on Campus 17 September 2025
Time 08:00 - 18:00 17 September 08:00 - 18:00
Place The campus area and its surroundings

Other. Health on Campus invites students and staff to a day of movement, inspiration, and well-being.

Natxo García López, Energy Technology
Fri
19
Sep
Natxo García López, Energy Technology
Time 09:00 - 13:00 19 September 09:00 - 13:00
Place BIO.E.203 – Aula Biologica.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Toward cleaner cooking and energy security in rural sub-Saharan Africa.

Supervisor day for the Faculty of Science and Technology
Thu
25
Sep
Supervisor day for the Faculty of Science and Technology
Time 13:00 - 16:00 25 September 13:00 - 16:00
Place To be announced.

Workshop. This workshop will discuss inclusive, pedagogic supervision guidelines for equal, healthy, and effective learning and working environments for all.

October

cryoNET Symposium 2025
Wed
1
Oct
cryoNET Symposium 2025
Time 1 October at 08:00 until 2 October at 17:00 1 October at 08:00 until 2 October at 17:00
Place Rotundan, Umeå

Symposium. Invited speakers, selected talks by participants, poster and networking sessions will highlight the latest discoveries in the cryo-EM field.

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Science outreach events

Umeå University researchers disseminate their research outside the University through various events.

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