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Johanna Björklund
Professor vid Institutionen för datavetenskap
Strengthens its AI initiative – Johanna Björklund appointed adviser to the Vice-Chancellor

She will lead the development of a new AI strategy, among other assignments.

En utsikt över en bergskedja med en flod i fjärran.
Arctic plant roots play key role in climate change

Processes beneath the ground can help researchers understand how the tundra’s ecosystem affects the climate.

En grupp båtar som ligger i vattnet.
Third Cohort of Arctic Six Chairs Gathered in Bodø

The researchers discussed current issues in the Arctic and opportunities for future collaboration.

Person som gräver upp potatisar ur jorden.
Umeå leads SEK 50 million initiative on the future of food in the north

How can northern Sweden produce more food in a changing climate? NorthFood studies food from farm to fork.

Erika Olofsson, Institutionen för omvårdnad.
Hip fracture in older adults is far more than an orthopaedic injury

Risk, mortality after injury, and recovery are influenced by physical health, disease, and mental well-being.

Václava Hazuková
Anknuten som postdoktor till Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap
Enhet: Stipendium
Research on lakes and rivers receives funding from Formas

Two new projects will investigate the carbon storage potential of Arctic lakes and flooding in watercourses.

Umeå University joins EU project to improve doctor–patient interaction

ASCLEPIUS will develop AI assistants that support clearer communication and reduce documentation work

Jon Abrahamsson Ring
Global Business in Focus as Former IKEA CEO Visits Umeå

Alumnus Jon Abrahamsson Ring shared insights from his international career.

Ludvig Edman, Ajay Kumar Poonia och Nicolò Maccaferri vid Institutionen för fysik samarbetar inom WISE.
Unexpected discovery emerged from collaboration between two research fields

Tiny gold particles could play a new role in the organic electronics of the future.