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Profiles and Features

Olivia HarlinAlumn
Found her home in the technology industry – "There is a need for diversity"

She didn't think maths was for her, but it was her self-image that stood in her way. Now she is a UX designer.

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She became Sweden’s first professor of nursing research

Today Astrid Norberg is 86 years old and still conducting research. “I’m active nearly every day."

Man står utomhus med samhällsvetarhuset i bakgrunden. Solen lyser och det är vinter.
Nils’s Academic Journey – An Inspiring Story

Nils Eriksson’s 37-year journey through academia is a story of collaboration, learning, and continuous growth.

Sarita Nordström
She is coaching biomedical analyst students on their journey

The best thing about working as a counselor is meeting students in ups and downs and seeing them develop.

Elin Chorell, forskare vid Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin, Umeå universitet.
Aiming to detect and halt type 2 diabetes

Her goal is to make it possible to detect and slow the progression of type 2 diabetes at an early stage.

Andrey
He reveals the chemistry of life at nanoscales with X-rays

Andrey Shchukarev, manager of the XPS-platform, developed a pioneering method to fast-freeze wet samples

Full list of Profiles and Features

The Industrial Doctoral School is more than just business
"The Industrial Doctoral School will always be close to my heart,” remarks Kristina Sehlin MacNeil.
Published: 2020-11-09
Business contacts led to a job after graduation
Jonas Westberg was one of the first doctoral students at IDS. Today, he works in the industry in Norway.
Published: 2020-11-09
Health and Medical care’s handling of social issues
Isabel Goicolea, Professor in public health
Published: 2020-11-06
Emmanuelle Charpentier: "I really miss the atmosphere at Umeå University"
Words of praise, memories and laughter. Celebrating Umeå's first Nobel laureate via a live web link.
Published: 2020-10-14
Affiliate receives close to 1 million in research grants from Forte
Forte gives 970,000 kr for a project on competence provision for social services in sparsely populated areas
Published: 2020-09-14
Organic pollutants can affect marine bacteria
Marine bacteria can be affected by organic pollutants.
Published: 2020-09-11
Increasing diversity in shallow coastal areas
The species diversity in coastal areas can increase as an effect of climate change.
Published: 2020-09-11
Swedish food strategy questioned in book on Arctic food security
Scientific anthology on food security in the Arctic released today
Published: 2020-09-10
“The best thing about IDS is the mixed disciplines”
Johan Iraeus does research on preventing and mitigating vehicle collision injuries at Chalmers.
Published: 2020-09-08
Toxic algae equipped for the future
The toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii is well-equipped to meet climate change.
Published: 2020-08-14
Pike - survivors in a changing environment?
The pike's ability to adapt to a diverse environment may be its key to survival.
Published: 2020-08-14
Deadly vitamin deficiency in the sea
Salmon, eider, gulls… Many top predators suffer from thiamin deficiency. Why does the problem arise?
Published: 2020-08-13
Knowledge-hungry water management authorities
Collaboration between research and water management is necessary for a healthy marine environment.
Published: 2020-08-13
EcoChange – for us, and for the sea
We need strong and continuous research on the marine environment, says professor Agneta Andersson.
Published: 2020-08-12
Fish embryos show cocktail effects
The sediments of the seabed serve as large sinks for a variety of environmental toxins. How toxic are they?
Published: 2020-08-12