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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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Parents in dual-earner households reports fewer depressive symptoms
Published: 2022-10-18

New research adds to the understanding of the long-term consequences of parental division of paid labor.

Discovery of exciting bacteria in underground caves in Africa
Published: 2022-10-14

Researchers from Umeå University, SLU and Algeria have found bacteria in previously unexplored caves.

Melting permafrost increases greenhouse gas from arctic lakes
Published: 2022-10-05

When permafrost melts greenhouse gas emission from arctic lakes increase, as quantified in a new study.

Non-target hunt for hazardous substances in the sea
Published: 2022-10-04

Andriy Rebryk has developed a method for non-target screening for potentially harmful substances.

Reduced climate impact by better insight in life cycle assessment
Published: 2022-10-04

The right tools are key to ensure investment decisions that reduce global emissions, new thesis shows.

New findings of how cells turn independent and regulate functions
Published: 2022-10-03

New thesis shows how cells regulate their protein level and adjust to the environment outside their organism.

Gabriel Torrens is one of the first with the Nobel laureate as a patron
Published: 2022-09-30

The Excellence by Choice Postdoc programme is managed by UCMR and UPSC with Emmanuelle Charpentier as patron.

Arctic lakes act as “reactors” or “chimneys” for carbon dioxide
Published: 2022-09-27

The period of ice-cover and subsequent ice-melt is important for understanding CO2 emission from arctic lakes.

Energy storage materials built from nano-sized molecular blocks
Published: 2022-09-20

Niobium can be used to design electrochemical energy storage materials, Mark Rambaran's thesis shows.

Design evolution through the martial art of Capoeira
Published: 2022-09-19

Nicholas Torretta draws inspiration from Capoeira to shine a light on power structures in design thinking.

How plants protect themselves from strong light
Published: 2022-09-14

A new study uncovers a new mechanism for how plants protect themselves from strong illumination.

Robots that recognize and express intentions
Published: 2022-09-14

Getting intelligent computer programmes to recognize and express intentions is complex, new thesis shows.

New research project will learn more about fermented foods
Published: 2022-09-01

Today, little is known about the impact of fermentation on human health.

Studying extreme environments on Earth to understand the planet Mars
Published: 2022-08-31

Her exciting research is interdisciplinary, covering planetary science, astrobiology, and inorganic chemistry.

Microalgae purify seawater and produce valuable biomass
Published: 2022-08-23

Nordic algae are studied by Umeå University researchers within the project MicroBioRefine.