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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

New frames added to the molecular movie on how plants make oxygen
Published: 2020-05-25

Scientists take steps towards capturing a molecular movie of how oxygen-oxygen bond formation occurs.

Pike cause speciation in northern lakes
Published: 2020-05-19

Researchers have mapped environmental factors leading to whitefish dividing into different "sibling species".

Umeå University’s staff tripled overnight
Published: 2020-05-19

150,000 diligently working bees and their queens Vilhelmina, Dorotea and Fredrika make up Campus Bigården.

Continuing her career in the waste handling field
Published: 2020-05-18

After graduation, Mar Edo keeps working on the waste management industry.

Umeå researchers receive international award for best paper on software agents
Published: 2020-05-14

Virginia Dignum and Frank Dignum receive best paper award for AAMAS 2020 Blue Sky track.

Umeå researchers take up the fight against covid-19 with SciLifeLab support
Published: 2020-05-13

SciLifeLab and Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation funds 6 projects focusing on combating the corona.

The more the better – but few samples have their advantages
Published: 2020-05-13

Frida Torell has studied how metabolite samples can be interpreted when there are only a few available.

New professor in AI and privacy
Published: 2020-05-08

Vicenç Torra is a new professor at the department of Computing Science.

Umeå University statement on European approach for AI
Published: 2020-05-05

The EU White Paper on AI shall foster a European ecosystem of excellence and trust in AI.

Autonomous tools for high performance in large datacentres
Published: 2020-05-04

Abel Souza has developed algorithms and intelligent software tools to improve the performance.

Developing AI-robots for healthcare
Published: 2020-05-02

AI robots that talk to humans are developed at Umeå University and the University Hospital of Umeå.

Umeå children in worldwide school project on AI
Published: 2020-04-27

Tegs Centralskola is one of few schools in the world chosen for unique UNICEF AI and children rights project.

Not only temperature controls the nutrient cycle in the Arctic
Published: 2020-04-14

Nature Communcations: Absence of earthworms can explain why Arctic plants are starving for nitrogen.

Scientists says Corona-apps can be a risk
Published: 2020-04-14

Researchers warn that Corona-apps that track people's movements and behaviors can pose great risks.

Umeå researchers' corona simulation receive international attention
Published: 2020-04-09

The simulation tool supports decision makers by testing effects of measures against the corona epidemic.