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Discovery at Umeå University awarded 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Emmanuelle Charpentier has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation invests in infection medicine

The financial support is included in a national investment into Life Science.

Research news

AI shows how the right energy renovation can reduce both emissions and costs
Published: 2026-04-23

AI-based analyses can provide locally tailored energy renovation recommendations.

Researchers turn soil bacterial protein into potent cancer cell killer
Published: 2026-04-22

Researchers in Umeå show how a modified bacterial protein disables cancer cells in a new way.

Metaphor shapes language learning and public debate
Published: 2026-04-22

Cognitive linguistics, metaphor, and embodied cognition are central research interests of Lacey Okonski.

New research reveals cell proteins that drive severe viral infections
Published: 2026-04-21

Two cell proteins determine how TBE virus, West Nile virus, and dengue virus replicate.

Scientists reveal water pathways in photosynthesis
Published: 2026-04-14

Researchers reveal a “water valve” in Photosystem II that controls how water moves in photosynthesis.

Images and risk communication boost motivation for better heart health
Published: 2026-04-14

Ultrasound imaging of atherosclerosis boosts motivation for healthier lifestyles and preventive medication.

Three-dimensional microscopy reveals how tick-borne virus replicates
Published: 2026-04-07

New insights how the virus is assembled and matures, which may be important for future treatments for TBE.

The protein that helps cancer cells survive treatment
Published: 2026-04-07

Inhibits the process that normally causes cancer cells to die.

Oliver Billker awarded the Torgny och Lena Stigbrand Prize
Published: 2026-04-02

Receives the award for his pioneering work in malaria research.

Gut microbiota differs in children with rare food allergy
Published: 2026-04-02

The study provides new insights into the link between early gut microbiota and allergy development.

Major investment in research at Umeå University
Published: 2026-04-01

The Swedish Research Council recommends that the government invest in research at Umeå University.

When academia teams up with industry to advance microbiome science
Published: 2026-04-01

Researcher Chinmay Dwibedi shared insights from hi BioGaia AB collaboration during Open up for Innovation.

New research explores pathways towards negative emissions
Published: 2026-03-31

Can waste products from forestry and agriculture become a key to reversing climate emissions?

What is actually happening in Kent? An infectious disease specialist explains the meningitis outbreak
Published: 2026-03-19

Urban Johansson Kostenniemi, infectious disease physician and researcher, keeps a close eye on the situation.

Researchers met high‑school students during “Next Nobel Prize 2026”
Published: 2026-03-18

Sparkling interest in research in the spirit of Umeå’s honorary citizen, Emmanuelle Charpentier.