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Large parts of the tropics overlooked in environmental research
Published: 2026-01-15

Colder and drier regions receive less attention – yet are often hit harder by climate change.

New study shows how the cell repairs its recycling stations
Published: 2026-01-09

Molecular sensors that detect holes in lysosomal membranes for rapid repair have been identified.

DNA floating in air reveals the hidden past of ecosystems
Published: 2025-12-18

DNA captured on air filters acts as an ecological time capsule, according to a recent publication.

New Master’s programme tackles challenges in modern biology
Published: 2025-12-15

Advances in research technologies generate vast amounts of data. This has made bioinformaticians essential.

Cybersecurity researcher at Umeå University sweeps top global awards
Published: 2025-12-11

Award‑winning Professor Alexandre Bartel is recruiting.

Umeå University leads national research school on future cement materials
Published: 2025-12-11

A new research school has been granted SEK 35 million to develop more sustainable cement production.

Johan Trygg elected member of science academy
Published: 2025-12-03

Chemistry professor represents Umeå University in the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, IVA.

Three Umeå researchers appointed Wallenberg Academy Fellows
Published: 2025-12-03

Three researchers have been appointed Wallenberg Academy Fellows by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

Umeå researchers aim to reveal how viruses build their factories
Published: 2025-12-01

Max Renner explore how viruses copy themselves – to help stop future outbreaks.

Calcium-sensitive switch boosts the efficacy of cancer drugs
Published: 2025-11-25

The researchers' goal is more precise target drugs with lower doses and less impact on healthy tissue.

Dissertations

Elena van Zalen, Cell and Molecular Biology of Plants
Thu
29
Jan
Elena van Zalen, Cell and Molecular Biology of Plants
Time 14:00 - 18:00 29 January 14:00 - 18:00
Place Lilla hörsalen (KB.E3.01), KBC

Defence of doctoral thesis. Comparative co-expression network analysis of abiotic stress response in boreal conifers.

February

Jingwen Cai, Computing Science
Fri
13
Feb
Jingwen Cai, Computing Science
Time 09:00 - 13:00 13 February 09:00 - 13:00
Place NAT.D.480.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Contextual Language Processing: From Formal Transducers to Advertising Strategy.

Sabine Houy, Computing Science
Tue
17
Feb
Sabine Houy, Computing Science
Time 13:00 - 16:00 17 February 13:00 - 16:00
Place Hörsal UB.A.230 - Lindellhallen 3.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Control Flow Integrity in Practice: Retrospectives, Realities, and Automated Enforcement.

Hoomaan Maskan, Mathematical Statistics
Tue
24
Feb
Hoomaan Maskan, Mathematical Statistics
Time 08:30 - 12:00 24 February 08:30 - 12:00
Place BIO.E.203 – Aula Biologica.

Defence of doctoral thesis. From Accelerated First-Order Methods to Structured Nonconvex Optimization: Analysis and Perspectives.

Tlek Tapani, Experimental Physics
Fri
27
Feb
Tlek Tapani, Experimental Physics
Time 09:00 - 13:00 27 February 09:00 - 13:00
Place NAT.D.410.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Ultrafast charge and spin dynamics in nanostructures and metamaterials.

March

Eduardo Soldado, Plant Science
Wed
4
Mar
Eduardo Soldado, Plant Science
Time 09:00 - 13:00 4 March 09:00 - 13:00
Place KBE3.01 Lilla hörsalen, KBC-huset.

Defence of doctoral thesis. What makes a tree a tree? Regulatory network controlling wood formation in coniferous and angiosperm forest tree species.

April

Minal Patil, Computing Science
Wed
15
Apr
Minal Patil, Computing Science
Time 09:00 - 13:00 15 April 09:00 - 13:00
Place NAT.D.440.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Towards Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence: Adversarial Robustness, Explainability, and Formal Verification for Autonomous Systems.

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Latest update: 2022-11-03