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Curiosity became a career

What is it like to be a doctoral student? Meet Julia, whose research takes her all the way to Jupiter's moons.

Oscar Rantatalo
Improving investigations into online sexual abuse of children

Oscar Rantatalo is Umeå University’s first professor of police science.

Johanna BjörklundProfessor vid Institutionen för datavetenskap
Newly appointed professor wants to make AI less overconfident

Johanna Björklund aims to make today’s AI systems understand their own limitations.

Anna Baranowska-Rataj
Anna Baranowska-Rataj explores families’ health in the context of changing Arctic

Anna wants to investigate how critical life events, including migration, affect families’ health in the Arctic

Pedro Sanches
Pedro Sanches wants to make environmental data in the Arctic more understandable

Through Arctic Six, he connects Arctic environmental research with participatory design.

A man wearing a blue labcoat, holding a tray of plants in a greenhouse.
Predicting how plants respond to their environment

How do genetic differences shape plant responses to the environment? Yanjun Zan aims to predict them.

Full list of Profiles and Features

Curiosity became a career
What is it like to be a doctoral student? Meet Julia, whose research takes her all the way to Jupiter's moons.
Published: 2026-10-16
Improving investigations into online sexual abuse of children
Oscar Rantatalo is Umeå University’s first professor of police science.
Published: 2026-10-09
Marcus Schmitt-Egenolf aims to map health challenges in the Arctic
The research can contribute to improved public health and better allocation of health resources in the Arctic.
Published: 2026-10-06
Linda Lundmark explores how the tourism labour market is changing in the Arctic
Her research focuses on businesses, local communities and sustainable development in rural Arctic areas.
Published: 2026-10-02
Under the hood of AI and behind several successful companies
Johanna Björklund aims to make today’s AI systems understand their own limitations.
Published: 2026-09-30
Anna Baranowska-Rataj explores families’ health in the context of changing Arctic
Anna wants to investigate how critical life events, including migration, affect families’ health in the Arctic
Published: 2026-09-24
Pedro Sanches wants to make environmental data in the Arctic more understandable
Through Arctic Six, he connects Arctic environmental research with participatory design.
Published: 2026-09-16
Predicting how plants respond to their environment
How do genetic differences shape plant responses to the environment? Yanjun Zan aims to predict them.
Published: 2026-09-11
"You'd be making a mistake if you don't go to Umeå"
An exchange semester in Umeå inspired Jesse West from USA to launch his own travel website.
Published: 2026-09-02
University-owned computers introduced for digital invigilated examinations
From 31 August 2026, digital on-site examinations will use university-provided computers.
Published: 2026-08-26
When Networks Meet: International Collaboration to Strengthen Mental Health
The collaboration between SOLH and the Catalan network TECSAM creates new opportunities for innovation.
Published: 2026-08-14
Celebrating 25 years of successful brain research
A grand celebration as UFBI marked its 25th anniversary
Published: 2026-07-09
Protein production problems and quality control conundrums in the wondrous world of mitochondria
Andreas Kohler's research could impact how we understand ageing and open new paths to preventing diseases.
Published: 2026-06-23
Conferred as doctors – 20 years after their PhD defences
They missed their doctoral conferment. Twenty years later, Ulrika Nordström and Matthew Marklund celebrate.
Published: 2026-05-12
A semester abroad in Texas gave new perspectives on teaching
Driven by curiosity, Mikael Goossen explored new ways of teaching through a STINT teaching sabbatical.
Published: 2026-05-08