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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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Umeå scientists in US initiative to combat antibiotic resistance
Published: 2021-06-29

Fredrik Almqvist's research group assists with design and synthesis of new antibacterial substances.

Can AI prevent the effects of a pandemic?
Published: 2021-06-21

A new book on how AI can prevent the effects of a crisis.

Postdocs in Umeå stick together in Umeå Postdoc Society
Published: 2021-06-21

The aim of the society is to attain an attractive environment for postdocs, both socially and academically.

The Pollen Hunt starts and a week is dedicated to pollinators
Published: 2021-06-21

School pupils begin the Pollen Hunt and the Pollination week is dedicated to pollinating insects.

Aphids don’t spit in the glass, but preferably in plant sap
Published: 2021-06-18

The gene SLI1 protects arabidopsis and makes aphids spit 20 times before absorbing sugar juice from the plant.

Forestry has little impact on the genetic diversity of the spruce
Published: 2021-06-18

Genetic variation in spruce does not differ significantly between cultivated and old forest in Västerbotten.

Highly fluorinated chemicals can enter the environment via our household waste
Published: 2021-06-17

The leaking substances that Sofie Björklund studied, PFAS, are very stable and do not break down in nature.

Unique baby food project sparks huge media interest
Published: 2021-06-17

What we eat as babies is of great importance for long-term health. But how do we make kids like veggies?

Guest professorship focuses on sustainable life along Vindelälven
Published: 2021-06-07

Guest professor Julian D. Olden will focus his research on sustainable life along Vindelälven.

Rooting regulators are evolutionary conserved
Published: 2021-05-31

With genomes of trees mapped, one can study initiation of adventitious roots from an evolutionary perspective.

Grants from Forte and Handelsbanken
Published: 2021-05-31

Research funding of 10.8 million has been granted from Forte and Handelsbanken.

Getting your research story right
Published: 2021-05-04

15 PhD students have honed their messages during the course Science Communication.

New approaches to identifying substitutes for hazardous chemicals
Published: 2021-04-29

A correct assessment of risks with chemicals that replace those that are banned is hampered by lack of data.

New simulation tool for covid-19 beats epidemiological models
Published: 2021-04-29

The simulation tool that is being developed at Umeå University now shows excellent results.

Breakthrough in the understanding of a protein with a key role in cancer
Published: 2021-04-27

The neutron reflexometry method gives scientists atomic-level insight into the behaviour of the protein Bcl-2.