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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

Alma Livingstone
Alma Livingstone is currently enrolled in the Master's Programme in Crisis Management and Peacebuilding.
Published: 2019-05-14
Felipe Cava
Felipe Cava wants to learn more about the small and complex microbes.
Published: 2019-05-14
Yannick Stephan
Yannick Stephan is currently enrolled in the Master's Programme in Political Science at Umeå University.
Published: 2019-05-13
Successful research collaborations brought Petros Pashiardis back to Umeå
Read interview with Petros Pashiardis, visiting researcher at the Centre for Principal Development.
Published: 2019-05-08
Anna Överby Wernstedt
The purpose of Anna Överby Wernstedt`s research is finding methods to stop the TBE virus before it spreads.
Published: 2019-05-08
Oskar in Turin
Oskar chose to study in Italy.
Published: 2019-03-11
The Industrial Doctoral School gave new perspectives
What happened to physician Steven Shen after graduating from the Industrial Doctoral School?
Published: 2019-02-22
Rising temperatures heighten ill-health
According to Maria Nilsson, illness due to climate change is already a fact for Swedes and Europeans.
Published: 2019-02-19
Nordic Noir trendsetting in Europe
Katarina Gregersdotter is part of an EU project studying the formation of Europe's cultural identity.
Published: 2019-02-08
How the Iranian image of Europe has changed
How the Iranian image of Europe has changed according to Professor Mohammad Fazlhashemi.
Published: 2019-02-08
Low interest in the EU also in election year
Johan Hellström says the May election can turn the balance of power in the Europe's most important parliament.
Published: 2019-02-08
Open doors to Europe
Erasmus+ offers students good chances to study a term abroad in another European country.
Published: 2019-02-08
Terrorism takes new forms
There are signs that the last, so-called religious wave, is changing.
Published: 2019-02-08
Means of terrorism become more poisonous
A growing problem in Europe is that individuals handle harmful substances.
Published: 2019-02-08
Believes in a change in GMO legislation
Stefan Jansson, professor of plant physiology, believes it's an ideal time to make legal changes.
Published: 2019-02-08