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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.

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New AI methods make medical image analysis more reliable
Published: 2026-09-03

New AI methods take into account the structures in medical images and provide more reliable results.

Metamaterials make the unexpected possible
Published: 2026-08-31

Who has not dreamed of an invisibility cloak? The potential of metamaterials inspires researchers worldwide.

New strategy targets one of cancer research's toughest challenges
Published: 2026-08-27

By disrupting the genetic instructions that produce c-Myc, researchers can slow the growth of cancer cells.

A Few Minutes of Freezing Can Change the Fate of Iron in Nature
Published: 2026-08-27

Ice is not a passive freezer, it affects iron minerals in a warmer climate with frequent freeze-thaw-cycles.

Tiny microbes give big insights into the Baltic Sea
Published: 2026-08-25

In an interdisciplinary project, George Westmeijer is building an image library of microbes in the Baltic Sea.

Space physicist Asta Pellinen-Wannberg receives international award
Published: 2026-08-24

Recognized for her efforts to promote women in a male-dominated field.

Minister for Research visits the University Following Launch of New Quantum Technology Strategy
Published: 2026-08-21

The Swedish Government launched A new quantum technology strategy and visited Umeå University.

New study maps how gut bacteria help and hinder each other's growth
Published: 2026-08-20

Large-scale mapping reveals the hidden interactions that shape gut microbial life.

Knowledge alone is not enough: Many outdoor workers remain unprotected against TBE
Published: 2026-08-19

Vaccine accessibility, cost, and employer support may be just as important as knowledge of the disease.

From words to action in climate education
Published: 2026-08-18

Researchers will investigate how climate education can be designed to drive greater change.

The Swedish Brain Foundation invests in brainpower in Umeå
Published: 2026-08-14

Seven research projects at Umeå University will receive a total of SEK 9 million in funding.

Metamaterials and nanophotonics in Umeå
Published: 2026-08-11

METAmeet 2026 brought leading nanophotonics researchers together for three days of exchange.

Five questions about the virus that still frightens the world
Published: 2026-07-09

We still lack effective antiviral drugs, which highlights the importance of basic research.

Scientists identify the “point of no return” in dying leaves
Published: 2026-07-01

When levels of the amino acid arginine go down a leaf irrevocably ages a study in Nature Plants reveals.

New mechanism behind breast cancer metastasis uncovered
Published: 2026-06-30

The new study shows that the protein METTL3 helps breast cancer cells spread.