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Umeå University’s Appointments Procedure determines teacher categories, qualification criteria and assessment criteria in recruitment and promotion of teachers, as well as the external expert...

The purpose of this document is to explain the legal issues to consider when students process personal data as part of their studies, for example when working on a thesis or other student assignmen...

This policy sets out Umeå University’s view on management and leadership as well as its expectations on managers and leaders at the University – including heads of department and other academic...

The university-wide action plan for systematic work environment management and active measures 2025–2027 describes at a general level identified risks and barriers in the work and study environment...

The aim of this policy is to institutionalise a long-term, structured and strategic approach to professional and career development; strengthen the University’s ability to develop and respond to...

These procedures describe Umeå University’s whistleblower function. They outline the University’s reporting channels and how follow-up cases are to be processed by the authorised office.

Per the Swedish Code of Statutes, SFS 2010:543, all non-EU/EEA citizens are required to pay tuition for studies at the level of higher education.

The university submits an annual report to the government every year, which has been decided by the university board. The annual report presents and comments on the results of the activities.

The instruction for the Council for Research Infrastructure at Umeå University (henceforth also called “RIS”) specifies the council’s composition, responsibilities, and ways of working.

This rule describes how local agencies at Umeå university must work to maintain, evaluate, and improve, the radiation protection at the local agency to comply with Swedish laws and regulations.