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DHNB 2026.
Umeå becomes the venue of a major digital humanities conference

DHNB 2027 gathers around the theme Human(ities) in the loop.

Kristina Sehlin Macneil
Experiences of Sámi and Migrants to Provide New Perspectives on Democracy

Kristina Sehlin MacNeil is part of a project that has received funding from the Swedish Research Council.

Maria Liljeholm, tillförordnad medicinskt ansvarig i Umeå Comprehensive Cancer Centre och adjungerad ledamot i nätverkets styrgrupp.
New national network strengthens cancer research in Umeå

Collaboration in Comprehensive Cancer Centres gives Umeå University opportunities to contribute to research.

Harshit and Yaowen in lab
Light Controlled Metabolic Engineering for a Sustainable Future

Advancing precise, light‑controlled tools to steer bacterial metabolism for future sustainable production.

Yuri Schwartz i bananflugeodlingsrummet
Geneticists challenge theory of how cells retain their identity

In Science Advances, the results are presented that open the door to rewriting a chapter of cell biology.

Petriskål
Capsule technology opens new window into individual cells

Easy method helps researchers understand disease mechanisms.

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En man som sitter i ett laboratorium klädd i labbrock och handskar. Han har långt mörkt hår och skägg.
Not the genes, but how they work together makes a tree a tree

Trees are shaped not by unique "tree genes", but by how genes work together.

En kvinna med långt brunt hår som ler mot kameran.
Guest Researcher at Várdduo – Centre for Sámi Research

Amanda Green from Eastern Kentucky University is a Guest Researcher at Várdduo.

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CRISPR-Cas9 – the gene-editing tool that changed the world

A breakthrough in Umeå laid the foundation for CRISPR-Cas9, a revolutionary tool.

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.