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Olivier Keech pekar på en skärm som visar Dåva.
Shrimp and fish could be grown locally in Umeå

A new research project will use surplus heat from Dåva to farm shrimp and fish with a low carbon footprint.

Talet tretton är skrivet på en betongvägg.
Friday the 13th – a day of superstition and horror

The idea that the day is unlucky can be linked to history, religion, and even popular culture.

Moln från ovan
Why methane surged in the early 2020s

The covid-19 pandemic and the La Niña weather phenomenon are two of the underlying causes.

Pallabi Sengupta
From chemical curiosity to key piece in cancer research

Researchers in Umeå show that i‑DNA exists in living cells and can regulate processes linked to cancer.

Front back to front: Ann Céline Zimmermann, Tlek Tapani, Ben Johns
Reshaping gold leads to new properties

Research on nanoporous gold could lead to more efficient chemical reactions in modern technology.

Tre män vandrar på stenig mark. I bakgrunden syns en sjö och höga berg.
The Arctic up close – course offers new experiences and perspectives

Lena Leimgruber Haraldsson and Nikiforos Staveris participated on a course in Arctic Canada and Alaska.

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Onur Kiliç, Humlab.
Onur Kiliç explores AI beyond binary systems

What happens if queer resistance not only is influenced by technology, but can also begin to reshape it?

En kvinna med långt brunt hår och vit skjorta håller en bok med brunt-rött omslag i handen. Hon står framför en röd vägg.
New genes behind chemical defence in aspen identified

Sara Rydman has identified several new genes linked to the formation of chemical defence compounds in aspen.

En man som står framför en damm
Alumnus Jörgen Bergqvist on leadership, change management and re-examining one's own "why"

What does it really mean to succeed in business? For Jörgen the answer has changed over time.

Henrik Johansson, VD Grant Thornton Sweden Alumn HandelshögskolanFöreläsning
Alumnus and CEO of Grant Thornton Sweden: “Contribute and do things together”

Campus visit on the theme of navigating as a business in a changing world.

Emmanuelle Charpentier hedersmedborgare 2025
Emmanuelle Charpentier on the role of science in society

Today, it is more important than ever to show how research contributes to solving societal challenges.

Närbild på fyra petriskålar med jästceller, noggrant uppmärkta.
Of mice and (wo)men and molecules – at the forefronts of research on anorexia nervosa

At Umeå University, a multi-front battle is underway to combat anorexia nervosa.