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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

Umeå research project selected for IVA’s List for Research Impact 2026
Published: 2026-06-04

Growing interest in climate-smart food production – facility planned at Dåva.

Study shows how the fetal environment may reduce the risk of type 1 diabetes
Published: 2026-06-03

The findings clarify how genetic and early-life environmental factors interact in autoimmune disease.

Continuous cover forestry favour hair lichens
Published: 2026-06-01

Hair lichens are important in coniferous forest ecosystems and are favoured by continous cover forestry.

Digitalisation of forests overlook important values
Published: 2026-05-26

How data is collected and selected shapes how nature is represented in digital systems, a new thesis shows.

Ice may release more iron than climate models predict
Published: 2026-05-26

Most people think of ice as frozen and lifeless, but research at Umeå University shows the opposite.

Same data, different answer? A new Nature study counts the gap
Published: 2026-05-25

A new study in Nature measures how much published results depend on the person analyzing the data.

Whole organ 3D imaging reveals remaining insulin producing cells in type 1 diabetes
Published: 2026-05-25

The researchers have conducted a unique three-dimensional mapping of an entire human pancreas.

New molecules breakthrough in fight against antibiotic resistance
Published: 2026-05-19

Researchers at Umeå University among others have developed a new class of compunds with antibacterial effect.

Hereditary amyloidosis not linked to increased risk of aortic valve disease
Published: 2026-05-18

Researchers in Umeå explore whether different forms of amyloidosis affect the heart in the same way.

He wrote Sweden’s best physics thesis
Published: 2026-05-15

Rasmus Öberg has been awarded the Oseen Medal by Svenska Fysikersamfundet his doctoral thesis.

Umeå Professor on unusual hantavirus outbreak with human-to-human transmission
Published: 2026-05-13

We put questions to Professor Clas Ahlm about the virus that became an uninvited passenger on a cruise ship.

New AI solution for smarter urban and climate planning
Published: 2026-05-07

Can be used in a range of socially important contexts.

Tree communities shape hidden energy flows under European forests
Published: 2026-05-07

Forests grow better with a mix of tree species, but soil activity may decline, a study in Nature shows.

Felipe Cava elected to European Academy of Microbiology
Published: 2026-05-06

The membership enhances international visibility and reflects Umeå’s strong microbiology research environment.

Skytteansk prize awarded to distinguished heart and lung researchers
Published: 2026-05-04

Professors Stefan Söderberg and André Nyberg are awarded the Margareta and Eric Modig Prize 2026.