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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

Harvard statistician appointed honorary doctor at the Faculty of Science and Technology
Published: 2020-08-10

Martin Kulldorff is professor at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston.

Scientists tap novel technologies to see water as never before
Published: 2020-08-04

Researchers redefine how the binding effect works at the nano level.

Responsible AI grant
Published: 2020-07-21

The research project Responsible Artificial INtelligence (RAIN) is supported with a SEK 1,500,000 grant.

Plant roots increase carbon emission from permafrost soils
Published: 2020-07-20

Plant roots stimulate microbial decomposition and increases greenhouse gas emission from thawing permafrost.

Making sense of complex tree data
Published: 2020-06-26

Bastian Schiffthaler has improved the genome information from aspen and developed bioinformatic tools.

Spin-off awarded for industry grade physics in Unreal Engine
Published: 2020-06-24

Algoryx has been awarded for implementation of industry grade physics simulation in Unreal Engine.

Microalgae high potential for lipid production and water cleaning
Published: 2020-06-23

Jean Claude Nzayisenga validates method to analyse lipid, carbohydrate and protein content of microalgae.

Transgenic trees perform well in a Swedish field trial
Published: 2020-06-22

UPSC study show that genetically modified wood have a higher energy yield for the production of biofuels.

50 million to hydrogen research for sustainable energy production
Published: 2020-06-18

SSF supports a hydrogen research centre led by KTH and including Umeå researchers.

Helping biologists to understand their complex data
Published: 2020-06-11

Chanaka Mannapperuma has developed user-friendly bioinformatics tools for plant biologists.

Virginia Dignum one of 50 top AI ethics influencers
Published: 2020-05-31

Virginia Dignum on the French digital web agency IPFC list of top 50 AI Ethics influencers.

Licentiate thesis on socially intelligent systems
Published: 2020-05-27

Timotheus Kampik has defended his Licentiate Thesis.

The landscape determines how streams should be restored
Published: 2020-05-27

Stream restauration projects planned at the landscape scale leads to the best results.

USBE Scientific Awards 2020
Published: 2020-05-27

This year's recipients are Medhanie Gaim, Sonal Yadav and Anita Lindmark.

Prestigious postdoctoral fellowships for malaria research in Umeå
Published: 2020-05-27

Mirjam Hunziker will study how malaria parasites switch to sexual reproduction.