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Åsa Strand,  professor vid Institutionen för fysiologisk botanik
Understanding plant signaling systems for more resilient crops

Åsa Strand wants to develop robust crops to ensure food security for the world's population.

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Building Bridges Through Erasmus+

Umeå University's Erasmus+ Collaboration with Ukrainian and Moldovan Higher Education Institutions.

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From a techy childhood to a multinational tech company

Thomas Nilsson, former computing science student and PhD student, talks about his career path in an interview.

Nicolò Maccaferri
Physics meets magic as Nicolò Maccaferri tames the light

His research lays the foundation for the light-operated and energy-efficient computers of the future.

Elsa Karlsson Gustafsson
Winner of the Parliaments essay Award 2023

A day at work of Elsa Karlsson Gustafsson

Rector Sofia Lundberg leaves USBE

At the end of this year, she will hand the reigns over and return to being a professor of economics.

Full list of Profiles and Features

Chemistry that turns biomass into petrol
Jyri-Pekka Mikkola's research group have invented renewable petrol. Can they put the system into production?
Published: 2020-01-31
"Sustainability requires systems thinking"
For many years, H&M's new CEO Helena Helmersson has been on a mission to turn them into a sustainable company.
Published: 2020-01-30
Bacteria indicate disturbances in the marine environment
Bacteria community composition gives important information on disturbances to marine environment.
Published: 2019-11-22
Sensitive bacterioplankton communities in the Baltic
The sensitive Baltic bacteria communities will change in the climate changed future.
Published: 2019-11-22
Basal energy sources are changing
Researchers have followed the carbon from land to sea and into the marine food-web.
Published: 2019-11-21
Decreased efficiency in a complex food web
Dissolved organic carbon makes the food web less efficient. What controls this?
Published: 2019-11-20
To the bottom with thiamin deficiency
Changes in the phytoplankton community may explain why vitamin deficiency occurs among top predators.
Published: 2019-11-20
Digging deep into food web functions
Climate change makes the marine food web less effective. EcoChange studies this phenomena.
Published: 2019-11-20
Adaptable pike
The ability to adapt to changing conditions might save the pike in the Baltic.
Published: 2019-11-20
Small, unique pike populations
Pike populations help us understand climate change adaption.
Published: 2019-11-20
Pharmaceutical residues widespread in the Baltic Sea
Pharmaceutical residues are widespread in sea water. Researchers find a mix of medicines.
Published: 2019-11-19
From research to implementation
Åke Bengtsson, board member of EcoChange, sees the important coupling between research and implementation.
Published: 2019-11-14
CRISPR-Cas9 – Genetic technology for the future
CRISPR-Cas9: Emmanuelle Charpentier's breakthroughs.
Published: 2019-09-30
UID19 – Design making a difference
Follow the students journey during this year's grad show, UID19 Design Talks & Degree Show.
Published: 2019-06-19
Sherry researches snow leopards in remote Kyrgyz mountains
In the Kyrgyz mountains, Sherry Young, former master's student in Umeå, researches snow leopards.
Published: 2019-06-04