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A challenge to find the solution to pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer can resist most existing treatments and the five-year survival rate is low.

What does zero tolerance mean in practice?

How are suspected cases actually handled in the organisation and what conditions are in place to take action?

Chemistry students study molecules in a VR environment

Through VR glasses, students can twist and turn molecular models and see chemical reactions in 3D.

Strategies for self-management crucial for COPD patients

Several strategies for physical exercise have been studied at Umeå University.

An arctic adventure

Icebreaker Oden is soon on its way northward. On board are researcher ready for new discoveries.

Guiding students through unknown terrains

Catherine Lions is awarded for her educational skills and strong commitment to her students.

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En utmaning att hitta lösningen på pankreascancer

Pancreatic cancer can resist most existing treatments and the five-year survival rate is low.

Published: 24 Jun, 2021

What does zero tolerance mean in practice?

How are suspected cases actually handled in the organisation and what conditions are in place to take action?

Published: 16 Jun, 2021

VR glasses help students visualize molecules

Through VR glasses, students can twist and turn molecular models and see chemical reactions in 3D.

Published: 10 Jun, 2021

Strategies for self-management crucial for COPD patients

Several strategies for physical exercise have been studied at Umeå University.

Published: 07 Jun, 2021

An arctic adventure

Icebreaker Oden is soon on its way northward. On board are researcher ready for new discoveries.

Published: 03 Jun, 2021

Guiding students through unknown terrains

Catherine Lions is awarded for her educational skills and strong commitment to her students.

Published: 03 Jun, 2021

Climate change impacts on infectious disease epidemiology

Research coordinator Junwen Guo studies climate change impacts on infectious disease epidemiology

Published: 03 Jun, 2021

Developing accurate statistical methods

Award-winning researcher Tetiana Gorbach develops methods to analyse longitudinal data.

Published: 03 Jun, 2021

Driven by passion and curiosity

Oscar Stålnacke has been awarded the 2021 USBE Scientific Award in Business Administration.

Published: 03 Jun, 2021

RiseB portrait: Siarhei Manzhynski

On studying coopetition, taking a second PhD degree, and doing things with mindfulness.

Published: 24 May, 2021

Symposium on Covid-19 showed the complexity of the pandemic

Highlighting the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to pandemics.

Published: 24 May, 2021

RiseB portrait: Alice Annelin

On passion for sustainability education and new ways to think about accounting.

Published: 27 Apr, 2021

Ready to take on environmental and globalisation issues

Dohee Kim left Sweden as an independent entrepreneur.

Published: 16 Apr, 2021

Why should you study at Umeå University?

2020 was a record year for the total number of students. Three students explain why they chose Umeå.

Published: 13 Apr, 2021

RiseB portrait: Johan Jansson

On climate transitions in the transportation system, opportunities and risks of circular economy.

Published: 06 Apr, 2021