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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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New book about the Arctic as portrayed in children's literature

Interview with co-editor Maria Lindgren Leavenworth on the new book about the Arctic in Children's literature.

Published: 2020-02-14

Serious health consequences

Peter Byass is one of the Umeå researchers that contribute to the Lancet Countdown global health report.

Published: 2020-02-13

From filthy industry to eco-friendly company

Ann-Kristin Bergquist studies the development of climate transitions in trade and industry.

Published: 2020-02-13

Genetically modified fish assisting in the fight against cancer

Marléne Landström's research could lead to better treatment and more effective drugs to treat prostate cancer.

Published: 2020-02-10

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