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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

Carbon from forest waste can be used for future energy storage
Published: 2023-09-25

Pine cones can be a cheap raw material for supercapacitors, according to a new thesis.

Exotic tree species in the forest mean loss of grazing land for reindeer
Published: 2023-09-21

Semi-domesticated reindeer avoid winter habitats with exotic lodgepole pine.

Beyond recycling: new role for autophagy protein in membrane repair discovered
Published: 2023-09-20

The cell's recycling - autophagy - is not only about cleaning up, but also repairing membranes in the cell.

Repeated doses of covid-19 vaccine
Published: 2023-09-20

Four to six vaccine doses protect the elderly against COVID-19, shows a study led by two researchers in Umeå.

New book on how the image of the Arctic changes in speculative fiction
Published: 2023-09-19

"The Arctic has moved into our consciousness as a central part of the Earth's machinery."

Infection researchers forge new connections at symposium in Umeå
Published: 2023-09-01

MIMS and UCMR highlighted infection research in the form of a joint scientific symposium.

World’s longest lichen declines in a national park
Published: 2023-09-01

Long term study shows 42 percent decline of pendent lichen in national park.

SciLifeLab Site Umeå celebrates!
Published: 2023-08-28

September 11, SciLifeLab site Umeå celebrates with an event around infrastructures and life science.

Digs into the role of gut microbes in mucosal barrier degradation
Published: 2023-08-25

Aicha needed something more challenging, and applied for the 'EC' postdoc programme at Umeå University.

Non-toxic solvents provide greener production of artificial membranes
Published: 2023-08-25

Production of artificial membranes becomes safer for people and the environment thanks to new research.

Worrying heat wave in the northern Baltic Sea
Published: 2023-08-15

The heat wave in the northern Baltic Sea in recent weeks is the longest ever recorded.

Investigates the pathogenicity of the bacteria Yersinia
Published: 2023-08-14

'EC' postdoc Jagadish is passionate about research, and also feel joy in guiding and teaching others.

A pulse of light makes polaritons disappear
Published: 2023-07-06

Umeå researchers publish study on what causes polaritons (a light-matter mixture) to collapse.

IceLab receives large grant for interdisciplinary research
Published: 2023-06-27

The Swedish Research Council investigates millions in ground-breaking research environments.

NorrSam kick-off gathers early career researchers in Sámi topics
Published: 2023-06-22

Around 30 researchers working with Sámi related topics discussed the development of the NorrSam-network.