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Forskningssamarbete mellan polisvetenskap och datavetenskap
Research shows how AI and Mixed Reality can enhance police work

A unique interdisciplinary collaboration explores the use of AI-based interactive systems in police work.

Jun Zhang, Laura Herzog, and Yaowen Wu in front of the computor.
From Controlling Neurons with Light to Programming Living Cells

Light-controlled molecular tools let scientists program living cells, from cancer therapy to microbes.

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Simulations reveal why pharmaceuticals become trapped in soil

Computer simulations reveal why some pharmaceuticals become trapped in soil—and others spread through water.

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New findings on drug treatment for Compulsive Sexual Behaviour Disorder

Results may support more individualised treatment decisions.

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First country to turn around type 2 diabetes trend

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Mauritius went down between 2009 and 2021.

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Inspiring future scientists at ForskarFredag

A Mars mission inspired young visitors to search for life beyond Earth at ForskarFredag.

Recent feature articles

Oscar Rantatalo
Improving investigations into online sexual abuse of children

He is Umeå University’s first professor of police science.

Marcus Schmitt-Egenolf
Marcus Schmitt-Egenolf aims to map health challenges in the Arctic

The research can contribute to improved public health and better allocation of health resources in the Arctic.

Porträttbild Linda Lundmark
Linda Lundmark explores how the tourism labour market is changing in the Arctic

Her research focuses on businesses, local communities and sustainable development in rural Arctic areas.

Johanna BjörklundProfessor vid Institutionen för datavetenskap
Newly appointed professor wants to make AI less overconfident

Johanna Björklund aims to make today’s AI systems understand their own limitations.

Anna Baranowska-Rataj
Anna Baranowska-Rataj explores families’ health in the context of changing Arctic

Anna wants to investigate how critical life events, including migration, affect families’ health in the Arctic

Pedro Sanches
Pedro Sanches wants to make environmental data in the Arctic more understandable

Through Arctic Six, he connects Arctic environmental research with participatory design.