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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 professor with focus on ethical and societal impact of AI
Published: 2018-10-22

Virigina Dignum, Computing Science, is one of the new professors within the WASP project.

Novel strategy to analyse biomarkers in exhaled breath
Published: 2018-10-15

In his dissertation, Ramin Ghorbani presents a novel methodology for the analysis of real-time breath data.

Honorary doctor Denis Mukwege wins the Nobel Peace Prize
Published: 2018-10-05

For his efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.

Fernström Prize for research on bacterial cell walls
Published: 2018-09-14

Felipe Cava has been awarded the 2018 Fernström Prize at Umeå University.

SEK 24 million to research on tuberculosis and antibiotic resistance
Published: 2018-09-10

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection causes approximately nine million new cases of tuberculosis each year.

ALS disease mechanism discovered
Published: 2018-09-04

The discovery can open up for novel pharmaceutical developments in the future.

Greenhouse emissions from Siberian rivers peak as permafrost thaws
Published: 2018-09-04

Thawing permafrost makes greenhouse emissions from rivers peak, a recent study from Umeå University shows.

Major European grant to newly recruited Umeå researcher
Published: 2018-08-30

The European Research Council grants an ERC Starting Grant of 1.5 million euro to the group leade...

EU grant to young sociology researcher
Published: 2018-08-29

Researcher Anna Baranowska-Rataj has been granted EUR 1.5 million from the ERC for her frontier research.

Arcum joins the European Polar Board
Published: 2018-08-27

The organisation focuses on major European strategic priorities in both the Arctic and Antarctic regions.

Protein interaction helps Yersinia cause disease
Published: 2018-08-23

Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, in collaboration with an international team, have...

New book about the history of field research institutions
Published: 2018-08-15

Thirteen researchers study the history of field research institutions, from the 17th century and onward.

Good news for fishermen: “Browning” impacts fish less than expected
Published: 2018-08-15

Water color is getting darker in lakes across the planet. This phenomenon, known as “browning,” w...

Restoration project nominated for EU prize
Published: 2018-06-11

The restoration project ”Vindel River LIFE”, coordinated by Umeå University, is one of totally 28...

His dissertation is followed by the important establishment years
Published: 2018-05-29

Nils Skoglund starts to see the light at the end of the tunnel and a more stable life as a researcher.