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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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How small changes in atoms improve hydrogen production
Published: 2025-06-18

Researchers have found a way to improve catalysts that make emission-free hydrogen.

Spectroscopy expert appointed honorary doctor at Umeå University
Published: 2025-06-05

Professor Kevin K. Lehmann from the University of Virginia: "I have always followed my curiosity."

One single rule helps explain life from ocean depths to open savannas
Published: 2025-06-04

The discovery will help to understand why species are spread the way they are across the planet.

New AI research secures privacy
Published: 2025-06-02

Sonakshi Garg shows that privacy is not a barrier to progress.

Doctors struggle with empathy in a high-pressure work environment
Published: 2025-06-02

Empathy in healthcare is important, but sometimes challenging to put into practice.

New computational tool helps to identify long non-coding RNAs
Published: 2025-05-30

Better identification of plant-specific long non-coding RNAs allows comparisons across species.

Laura Bacete Cano becomes a member of the Young Academy of Sweden
Published: 2025-05-23

Assistant Professor Laura Bacete Cano is one of eight new members elected to the Young Academy of Sweden.

A blend of science, fun and nature scenery when postdocs meet
Published: 2025-05-22

'Excellence by Choice' interdisciplinary postdocs shared experiences and discussed future career options.

Record number of doctoral theses at the Department of Computing Science
Published: 2025-05-22

"A remarkable evidence of our thriving research environment", says Frank Drewes, Head of the Department.

New project aims to turn residues into high-quality animal feed
Published: 2025-05-20

A new project aims to support the development of a more sustainable economy by turning waste into feed.

Advanced coatings boost the competitiveness of solar thermal energy
Published: 2025-05-15

Solar thermal collectors are taking on fossil energy sources – thanks to a new type of coating.

Everyone is coughing right now
Published: 2025-05-09

More people than usual are at home with cold symptoms, Professor Niklas Arnberg answers why.

Discovery opens up for new ways to treat chlamydia
Published: 2025-05-08

A newly discovered molecule paves the way for research into new antibiotics that kill chlamydia.

Adjusting trees’ internal clocks can help them cope with climate change
Published: 2025-04-15

Study shows adjusting trees’ internal clocks could help them cope with climate change

Largest study to date shows pharmaceutical pollution alters migration in Atlantic salmon
Published: 2025-04-10

Pharmaceutical used for sleep disorders influences the migration success of juvenile salmon in the wild.