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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

Robots in a group that can be trusted and understood
Published: 2021-02-17

Umeå researchers study groups of robots that interact with each other and groups of people.

The Swedish Research Council asks researchers about research data management
Published: 2021-02-15

The Swedish Research Council invite researchers to participate in a survey about research data management.

Research improves efficiency of small-scale cloud datacentres
Published: 2021-02-15

Chanh Nguyen has developed methods to improve the efficiency of so-called Mobile Edge Clouds..

Worsened quality of life for people with impaired sense of smell
Published: 2021-02-12

Losing your sense of smell, for instance as a result of COVID-19, can cause a number of problems.

“The industry also needs academia”
Published: 2021-02-12

CHECK brings together Umeå researchers and the largest Swedish industries in cement and quick lime production.

Female MIMS scientists reflect on gender
Published: 2021-02-11

Today we celebrate International Day of Women in Science and draw attention to inequalities in academia.

RAI thinks strategically about AI
Published: 2021-02-08

Pro-Vice-Chancellor Katrine Riklund is chair of RAI that strengthens the development of AI at the university.

High greenhouse gas emissions from Siberian Inland Waters
Published: 2021-02-05

Umeå researchers show that carbon emissions from rivers and lakes exceed coal exports to the Arctic Ocean.

Nordic knowledge on challenges with supplementary feeding of reindeer
Published: 2021-02-03

Reindeer herders are forced to support feeding when weather and little food make it difficult for reindeer.

Law, ethics and AI in focus at digital forensic conference
Published: 2021-01-27

Researchers discuss how digital crime can be combated by digital forensics and artificial intelligence.

Nutrients affect Arctic freshwater responses to global warming
Published: 2021-01-20

Maria Myrstener shows that this has the potential to decrease primary productivity of these ecosystems.

Art curator returns to Umeå as director of UmArts
Published: 2021-01-18

Ele Carpenter will be overall responsible to develop, lead and coordinate the university’s art activities.

SEK nine million for research into popular science visualisation of the atmosphere
Published: 2021-01-12

Madelen Bodin's project will contribute to young people's education and create interest in science.

SEK 12 million for two AI projects at Umeå University
Published: 2021-01-12

Johanna Björklund and Simon Lindgren investigate how digital communication and political bots affect society.

Prestigious royal environmental professorship to Umeå University
Published: 2021-01-12

Professor André M de Roos, University of Amsterdam, has been appointed the professorship 2021–22.