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DHNB 2026.
Umeå becomes the venue of a major digital humanities conference

DHNB 2027 gathers around the theme Human(ities) in the loop.

Kanadas ambassadör besöker Umeå universitet 12 mars 2026
Canada’s Ambassador visited Umeå University – Stronger research ties and increased collaboration are becoming increasingly important

Research, Indigenous perspectives and geopolitics in focus during the Ambassador’s visit to Umeå.

Kristina Sehlin Macneil
Experiences of Sámi and Migrants to Provide New Perspectives on Democracy

Kristina Sehlin MacNeil is part of a project that has received funding from the Swedish Research Council.

Arctic Security Forum opens pathways to northern collaboration

Leading actors meet in Oulu to strengthen cooperation on Arctic security challenges

Maria Liljeholm, tillförordnad medicinskt ansvarig i Umeå Comprehensive Cancer Centre och adjungerad ledamot i nätverkets styrgrupp.
New national network strengthens cancer research in Umeå

Collaboration in Comprehensive Cancer Centres gives Umeå University opportunities to contribute to research.

Yuri Schwartz i bananflugeodlingsrummet
Geneticists challenge theory of how cells retain their identity

In Science Advances, the results are presented that open the door to rewriting a chapter of cell biology.

Petriskål
Capsule technology opens new window into individual cells

Easy method helps researchers understand disease mechanisms.

Sanningskommissionen
Minister of Culture presented with anthology – analysing policies towards the Sámi

The first part of the Truth Commission for the Sami People was handed over at Umeå University.

folk på gata
SwedPop launches new version – expanding the database with more regions, time periods, and variables

SwedPop,a national research infrastructure for historical population data, launches version 4 of its database.