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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

Forskargruppen diskuterar provtagningsmetodik nära Jokkmokk.
Unique field study shows how climate change affects fire-impacted forests

During the unusually dry year of 2018, Sweden was hit by numerous forest fires.

LEC med Universitets logotyp i lysande gulgrönt sken.
New understanding of energy losses in emerging light source

A new method for measuring efficiency losses gives a breakthrough in the development of new light sources.

OTC-kammare på tundran
Warmer climate leads to increased carbon dioxide release from the tundra

A new major study shows that the effects of climate change could be stronger than previously thought.

Hanna Devinnney
Hannah's Research on Biased AI

Hanna Devinney defends their thesis on biased AI on 18 April 2024.

Man i halvfigur i cafémiljö på universitetet.
Climate Impacts Research Centre welcomes new director

Pär Byström wants to develop one of the world's leading centers for climate research in the Arctic.

Kary Främling, professor vid institutionen för datavetenskap, sitter vid skrivbord med en dator och en skärm på väggen
The mysterious "black box" of AI has been opened by Umeå professor

Professor Kary Främling can explain results, actions or recommendations made by the majority of AI systems.

Latest features

Åsa Strand,  professor vid Institutionen för fysiologisk botanik
Understanding plant signaling systems for more resilient crops

Åsa Strand wants to develop robust crops to ensure food security for the world's population.

Man framför filmduk som visar en matematisk matris. Han bär ljusblå skjorta och han har en mikrofonmygga kring örat.
From a techy childhood to a multinational tech company

Thomas Nilsson, former computing science student and PhD student, talks about his career path in an interview.

Nicolò Maccaferri
Physics meets magic as Nicolò Maccaferri tames the light

His research lays the foundation for the light-operated and energy-efficient computers of the future.

Events

Elena Dracheva, Computational Science and Engineering
Today
19
Apr
Elena Dracheva, Computational Science and Engineering
Time Today 09:00 - 13:00 Today 09:00 - 13:00
Place KBC Lilla hörsalen KBE301.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Development of in silico methods to aid chemical risk assessment: focusing on kinetic interactions in mixtures

Anastasia Knyazeva, Chemistry
Fri
26
Apr
Anastasia Knyazeva, Chemistry
Time 09:00 - 13:00 26 April 09:00 - 13:00
Place Stora Hörsalen (KBE303), KBC-huset.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Non-canonical ATG8 conjugation in ESCRT-driven membrane remodeling processes.

Ali Rahmanian, Computing Science
Mon
29
Apr
Ali Rahmanian, Computing Science
Time 13:00 - 17:00 29 April 13:00 - 17:00
Place Hörsal UB.A.240 - Lindellhallen 4.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Edge Orchestration for Latency-Sensitive Applications.

May

Forest Social: beyond feelings and logic in the forest debate
Tue
7
May
Forest Social: beyond feelings and logic in the forest debate
Time 12:00 - 13:00 7 May 12:00 - 13:00
Place HUM.G.219

Lecture. Forest Social lecture with Klara Härgestam, Doctoral student in Rhetoric from Örebro University.

Ulrika Wikström, Subject Matter Education with a focus on mathematics
Thu
16
May
Ulrika Wikström, Subject Matter Education with a focus on mathematics
Time 09:00 - 13:00 16 May 09:00 - 13:00
Place Hörsal NAT.D.320, Naturvetarhuset.

Defence of doctoral thesis. BETWEEN SYMBOLS AND WORDS: Structural connections in mathematics texts and their effect on reading.

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