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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.

Två kvinnor i armkrok går fram på en scen.
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

Artificial intelligence for humans
AI research at Umeå University is partly specialised in ethics and social affairs.
Published: 2019-02-08
Umeå Lunar Venture
Umeå Lunar Venture will put Umeå University on the map by sending a measuring equipment to the moon.
Published: 2019-01-08
Erik Rosendahl
One problem in society today is the inactive lifestyle that older adults lead.
Published: 2018-12-17
Anna Nordström
Anna Nordström is hoping to find a remedy through health checks on 70-year-olds.
Published: 2018-12-17
Three perspectives on doctoral student life
Read about the challenging journey from being a student to a researcher.
Published: 2018-12-11
Johanna Olsson - Brings education to a new dimension
As a teacher and educational consultant, Johanna Olsson wants to develop teachers’ digital competence
Published: 2018-11-26
A day at the Head-teacher training prog
A day at the Head-teacher Training Programme.
Published: 2018-11-26
A bird’s eye on digital revolution
Meet Pelle Snickars – professor at Humlab, and one of the most prominent media theorists in Sweden.
Published: 2018-11-23
Collaboration for green hydrocarbons
Bio4Energy researchers and company Eco-Oil are launching a new technology for making “green” hydrocarbons.
Published: 2018-11-23
Artificial intelligence changes our society
Researchers at Umeå University are gathering to strengthen the university's role in AI.
Published: 2018-11-21
Why don’t we safeguard our democracy more?
Abrak Saati reflects on how life coudl have panned out.
Published: 2018-11-21
Stephen Daly, postdoctoral researcher at King’s College London
Short interview with FairTax researcher Stephen Daly, postdoctoral researcher at King’s College London.
Published: 2018-11-20
Kiran Aziz, Fairtax Researcher
Short interview with Kiran Aziz, FairTax researcher
Published: 2018-11-20
A collaboration worth building on
The Co-op model helps students to combine studies with job placements at regional construction companies.
Published: 2018-11-20
The biomedicine student who got on the plane to Umeå
"The course starts tomorrow!" Henry Bwanika just got on the plane to Umeå to start his student life.
Published: 2018-11-19