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New approach balances growth and seasonal responses in aspen
Published: 2026-11-12

Researchers used the trees' internal clock to increase aspen growth without disrupting seasonal responses.

Physicists receive ERC Synergy Grant to create extreme light pulses
Published: 2026-11-12

László Veisz aims to push the boundaries of physics by focusing laser light in a new way.

Laura Bacete Cano reflects on the STS Forum in Kyoto
Published: 2026-11-05

Laura Bacete Cano reflects on academic freedom, research priorities and her experience at the STS Forum.

Recreating heatwaves in the lab to help older people stay well at home
Published: 2026-11-05

Experiments in climate chamber are set to show how older people react to heat and how homes can be adapted.

Arctic plant roots play key role in climate change
Published: 2026-11-02

Processes beneath the ground can help researchers understand how the tundra’s ecosystem affects the climate.

Umeå leads SEK 50 million initiative on the future of food in the north
Published: 2026-11-02

How can northern Sweden produce more food in a changing climate? NorthFood studies food from farm to fork.

Research on lakes and rivers receives funding from Formas
Published: 2026-10-23

Two new projects will investigate the carbon storage potential of Arctic lakes and flooding in watercourses.

€20 million EU project to develop trustworthy AI for healthcare
Published: 2026-10-23

ASCLEPIUS will develop AI assistants that support clearer communication and reduce documentation work

Unexpected discovery emerged from collaboration between two research fields
Published: 2026-10-23

Tiny gold particles could play a new role in the organic electronics of the future.

From still images to movies of life’s molecular machines
Published: 2026-10-22

New technology could reveal how vital processes in the body work in real time.

Dissertations

Hanna Axén, Physical geography
Fri
20
Nov
Hanna Axén, Physical geography
Time 09:00 - 13:00 20 November 09:00 - 13:00
Place Stora hörsalen, KBC (KBE303).

Defence of doctoral thesis. Patterns and drivers of carbon cycling in old growth boreal forests.

Diego Alejandro Miranda, Chemistry
Fri
27
Nov
Diego Alejandro Miranda, Chemistry
Time 09:00 - 13:00 27 November 09:00 - 13:00
Place BIO.E.203 – Aula Biologica.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Biopolymers Inside and Out - Bacterial cell factories for biopolymers production from residual biomass.

December

Anindya Sundar Das, Computing Science
Tue
1
Dec
Anindya Sundar Das, Computing Science
Time 13:00 - 17:00 1 December 13:00 - 17:00
Place MIT.A.121 - Hörsal MIT (Plan 1)

Defence of doctoral thesis. Unmasking the Unknown: Addressing Anomalies for Trustworthy AI.

Elisabeth Baland, Biochemistry
Fri
4
Dec
Elisabeth Baland, Biochemistry
Time 09:00 - 13:00 4 December 09:00 - 13:00
Place SAM.A.280.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Glycan utilization systems in species of the human gut microbiome.

Moa Marie Mattsson, Energy Technology
Thu
10
Dec
Moa Marie Mattsson, Energy Technology
Time 09:00 - 13:00 10 December 09:00 - 13:00
Place Stora hörsalen, KBC (KBE303).

Defence of doctoral thesis. Advancing Positive Energy Districts through Stakeholder Perspectives, Urban Energy Modelling, and Climate-Neutral Scenarios.

Kaan Kilic, Computing Science
Thu
10
Dec
Kaan Kilic, Computing Science
Time 13:15 - 17:00 10 December 13:15 - 17:00
Place SAM.A.230.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Digital Agents as Social Actors: From Theory to Agent-Supported Lifestyle Changes.

Oliver Larsson, Computing Science
Fri
11
Dec
Oliver Larsson, Computing Science
Time 13:00 - 17:00 11 December 13:00 - 17:00
Place BIO.E.203 - Aula Biologica.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Keeping Clouds Afloat.

Ange Sabine Ingabire, Energy Technology
Tue
15
Dec
Ange Sabine Ingabire, Energy Technology
Time 09:00 - 13:00 15 December 09:00 - 13:00
Place KBE301-Small Auditorium (KBC Lilla hörsalen).

Defence of doctoral thesis. Particulate PAHs and Toxicological Properties of Biomass Cookstove Emissions: Integrated Laboratory and Field Studies.

Teitur Ahlgren Kalman, Cell and Molecular Biology of Plants
Wed
16
Dec
Teitur Ahlgren Kalman, Cell and Molecular Biology of Plants
Time 09:00 - 13:00 16 December 09:00 - 13:00
Place KBE301, Lilla hörsalen.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Chromatin architecture and gene regulation in the giant Norway spruce genome.

Angelo Pio Sebaaly, Biogeochemistry
Fri
18
Dec
Angelo Pio Sebaaly, Biogeochemistry
Time 09:00 - 13:00 18 December 09:00 - 13:00
Place Stora Hörsalen, KBE303.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Between Ice Grains: From Geochemical Reactivity and Molecular Sorting to Catalysis?

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Latest update: 2022-11-03