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"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.

Tecsam-nätverket besöker Umeå universitet

When Networks Meet: International Collaboration to Strengthen Mental Health

The collaboration between SOLH and the Catalan network TECSAM creates new opportunities for innovation.

Katrine Riklund på UFBIs 25 års jubileum

UFBI celebrating 25 years of successful brain research

A grand celebration as UFBI marked its 25th anniversary

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.

ALS forskare Ulrika Nordström och Matthew Marklund

Conferred as doctors – 20 years after their PhD defences

They missed their doctoral conferment. Twenty years later, Ulrika Nordström and Matthew Marklund celebrate.

Mikael Goossen at the University of Texas, Austin

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.

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Women's hearts in focus for research

She is researching heart rate variability in women.

Published: 2022-02-01

CARE: Indigenous rights and open data

Indigenous peoples see open science both as progress and as a source of worry. One suggested solution is CARE.

Published: 2022-01-17

About hard to find topics in the library system

Can library search tools affect how we view research?

Published: 2022-01-16

Meet the only neuro/anestesiolog in Sweden

Magnetic camera as a research tool

Published: 2022-01-14

ROBUST portrait: Karl Johan Bonnedahl

On strong sustainability, social innovation and the existential dimension of research work.

Published: 2021-12-01

“All life is problem solving”

In his research Frank Figge tackles sustainability issues crucial for the future of mankind.

Published: 2021-11-15

Is ‘Lagom’ part of degrowth?

Fika Pitch on how the concept of 'lagom' in a Swedish context can be seen from a degrowth perspective.

Published: 2021-11-15

I saw the need for public health intervention

Cartrine Anyango, PhD student at the Department of epidemiology and global health, want to make difference.

Published: 2021-11-04

From subject teacher to professor

Maria Rönnlund, new professor of educational work, has studied pupils’ participation and influence at school.

Published: 2021-10-28

How sport is organised affects society

How do sport organisations distribute power and resources? Read interview with professor Josef Fahlén.

Published: 2021-10-25

They strengthen the academic environment with new perspectives

Newly recruited associate professors from four countries strengthen Umeå School of Architecture.

Published: 2021-10-20

ROBUST portrait: Quang Evansluong

On societal challenges in Sweden and Vietnam and being a researcher with a multicultural background.

Published: 2021-10-13

“We need to stop telling women to step up”

If you ask Ann Öhman, the uneven gender distribution in academia is no insoluble problem.

Published: 2021-10-12

Fearless and ground-breaking environmental economist

Runar Brännlund, one of Umeå University’s most outspoken voices is preparing to draw back.

Published: 2021-10-06

Studying the interplay between host cell and pathogen

Barbara Sixt wants to know how human cells can fight pathogenic bacteria.

Published: 2021-10-04