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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."

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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

I saw the need for public health intervention
Cartrine Anyango, PhD student at the Department of epidemiology and global health, want to make difference.
Published: 2021-11-04
From subject teacher to professor
Maria Rönnlund, new professor of educational work, has studied pupils’ participation and influence at school.
Published: 2021-10-28
How sport is organised affects society
How do sport organisations distribute power and resources? Read interview with professor Josef Fahlén.
Published: 2021-10-25
They strengthen the academic environment with new perspectives
Newly recruited associate professors from four countries strengthen Umeå School of Architecture.
Published: 2021-10-20
ROBUST portrait: Quang Evansluong
On societal challenges in Sweden and Vietnam and being a researcher with a multicultural background.
Published: 2021-10-13
“We need to stop telling women to step up”
If you ask Ann Öhman, the uneven gender distribution in academia is no insoluble problem.
Published: 2021-10-12
Fearless and ground-breaking environmental economist
Runar Brännlund, one of Umeå University’s most outspoken voices is preparing to draw back.
Published: 2021-10-06
Studying the interplay between host cell and pathogen
Barbara Sixt wants to know how human cells can fight pathogenic bacteria.
Published: 2021-10-04
Head of the Arctic Research School
Arctic Centre welcomes our new colleague Linda Lundmark.
Published: 2021-10-01
Visiting professor André de Roos shakes up established ideas in theoretical ecology
Mathematicians call him ecologist, ecologists a mathematician. André is a comfortable interdisciplinaire.
Published: 2021-09-29
Sustainable for Arctic forest owners
Biodiversity has become more important for forest owners in the north, but the reason is still unknown.
Published: 2021-09-27
International collaboration leads to a firm foundation
International collaboration leads to strong research of high quality within the research programme EcoChange.
Published: 2021-09-24
Wants to get closer to a solution to Parkinson’s disease
Sara af Bjerkén is determined to figure out what role noradrenaline has in this context.
Published: 2021-09-22
A challenge to find the solution to pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer can resist most existing treatments and the five-year survival rate is low.
Published: 2021-06-24
What does zero tolerance mean in practice?
How are suspected cases actually handled in the organisation and what conditions are in place to take action?
Published: 2021-06-16