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Of mice and (wo)men and molecules – at the forefronts of research on anorexia nervosa

At Umeå University, a multi-front battle is underway to combat anorexia nervosa.

Michel Rouleau-DickPostdoktor vid Juridiska institutionenAnknuten som postdoktor till Centrum för transdisciplinär AI

Arctic sovereignty through international law and AI perspectives

Arctic Six Fellow Michel Rouleau-Dick wants include and develop international law and AI in a changing Arctic.

Dorothee BohnPostdoktor vid Institutionen för geografiEnhet: Geografi

Arctic Six Fellow wants to explore relations in northern sparsely populated areas

Arctic Six Fellow Dorothee Bohn seeks to explore human-nature relations in regional development.

“A place full of opportunities” – Rico Krause, international student at Umeå University

Studying abroad, a path to personal and academic development.

Graduate course an experiment in reimagining science

IceLab Camp: a graduate course and an experiment in how scientific collaboration happens.

Undisciplined curiosity drives versatile Inge-Bert Täljedal

Academia, politics, philosophy, culture, religion. Inge-Bert Täljedal's commitment spans a wide range of areas

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Real AI is Social AI

In 2019 Frank Dignum was inaugurated Professor of Artificial Intelligence at Umeå University.

Published: 2020-02-04

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