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Profiles and Features

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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

En man i labbrock som ler mot kameran.
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.

Full list of Profiles and Features

Got to experience an international research environment in Sydney
Lana Hebib had the opportunity to go on a pre-doctoral visit to Australia.
Published: 2025-06-11
"I was looking for the experience of a university town where students are everywhere"
Meet Lūcija from Latvia, recent graduate from the master's programme in plant and forest biotechnology.
Published: 2025-06-10
"Teachers give you space to think for yourself and bring in your own experiences"
Meet Fabio from Germany, recent graduate from the master's programme in crisis management and peacebuilding.
Published: 2025-06-10
"Umeå was the perfect environment to study sustainability."
Meet Madeline Morales from the USA, recent graduate from the master's programme in environmental science.
Published: 2025-06-10
Collaborating across borders to make polar science matter
From the Umeå University campus, Kylie Owen coordinates European polar research.
Published: 2025-06-02
The writing that gets done together
WAG, the library's writing group for researchers, is an opportunity for planning, reflection and writing.
Published: 2025-05-26
Research in sustainability put to use at global company
Helena landed a job right after her PhD – now she’s driving sustainability efforts in the industry.
Published: 2025-05-23
Mathematics that can change the world
Mats G Larson’s research is shaping the future of cars, cities and robots through models and simulations.
Published: 2025-05-09
A day at work - EU research-project CoCo
We give you an insight in what goes on at the department of Political Science
Published: 2025-04-28
The importance of libraries
Artist Shubigi Rao emphasises the importance of libraries in many of her works.
Published: 2025-04-07
Signs of life: he detects biosignatures in preparation for future Mars missions
Alef dos Santos studies microbes in extreme environments to find chemical traces of extraterrestrial life
Published: 2025-04-03
Christiane Funk is fascinated by the superpower of microalgae
Christiane Funk is passionate about small organisms with great potential for a more sustainable future.
Published: 2025-03-31
A day at work - Convention in Chicago
A day in a life of a researcher in Peace and conflict studies
Published: 2025-03-24
Citizen science – a part of open science
Inviting the public in your research requires careful preparation, and the library can provide advice.
Published: 2025-03-21
Peering through the ice to uncover the secrets of Arctic lakes
Václava Hazuková, KBC-Kempe postdoc, researches carbon storage in Arctic lakes.
Published: 2025-03-11