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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

Why Umeå?
Matheus Souza is our Phd-student from Brasil. He gives his views on his new city and workplace.
Published: 2024-03-19
Why Umeå?
Rika Rostika is our Phd-student from Indonesia. She gives her views on her new city and workplace.
Published: 2024-03-19
Lilian Madureira Teles
Master student about her internship at the Council of European Municipalities and Regions
Published: 2024-03-14
From a techy childhood to a multinational tech company
Thomas Nilsson, former computing science student and PhD student, talks about his career path in an interview.
Published: 2024-03-08
PhD Day - an old tradition in a new guise
A recurring success for scientific networking
Published: 2024-03-05
Physics meets magic as Nicolò Maccaferri tames the light
His research lays the foundation for the light-operated and energy-efficient computers of the future.
Published: 2024-01-24
Winner of the Parliaments essay Award 2023
A day at work of Elsa Karlsson Gustafsson
Published: 2024-01-11
Behind the scenes
Turning challenging moments into growth opportunities.
Published: 2023-12-06
Research trip in Mostar
A Day at work for Matheus Souza, doctoral student in Peace and conflict studies
Published: 2023-11-27
Rector Sofia Lundberg leaves USBE after “some fantastic years”
At the end of this year, she will hand the reigns over and return to being a professor of economics.
Published: 2023-11-22
Jörgen Rutegård: "I want to do some kind of good"
Improving healthcare in low-income countries will reduce maternal mortality and complications from surgery.
Published: 2023-11-20
Goal: increased knowledge about the climate and associated health risks
Maria Nilsson is passionate about spreading facts so climate decisions do not threaten human health.
Published: 2023-11-14
“I was often the only female physicist among the men”
As a young woman in Poland, Aleksandra Foltynowicz broke the norms when she followed her passion for physics.
Published: 2023-11-06
The Death of Klinghoffer – lecture at Norrlandsoperan
Patrik Johansson lecturing on the situation in the Middle East
Published: 2023-11-03
Beyond the Body Count
Josefa Maria Stiegler, guest researcher at the Department of Political Science
Published: 2023-11-01