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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.

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Researchers will study how AI affects human well-being
Published: 2020-11-05

Ingeborg Nilsson is one of the responsible for the initiative.

Researching how eating disorders are represented in literature
Published: 2023-04-06

"The way we ask questions in humanities contributes to the medical perspective."

Responsible AI grant
Published: 2020-07-21

The research project Responsible Artificial INtelligence (RAIN) is supported with a SEK 1,500,000 grant.

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...

Reveals technology behind a space instrument built to study Jupiter
Published: 2022-05-11

The instrument will measure ions and electrons in the Jupiter system aboard a European spacecraft.

Ribosomal protein exhibits remarkable evolutionary transformation
Published: 2023-12-14

Ribosomal protein undergoes structural change but retains sequence during evolution.

Risk of social media creating ambiguity in acute crises
Published: 2022-03-04

In an acute crisis, it can be difficult to know exactly what has happened and how to respond.

Robots in a group that can be trusted and understood
Published: 2021-02-17

Umeå researchers study groups of robots that interact with each other and groups of people.

Robots that recognize and express intentions
Published: 2022-09-14

Getting intelligent computer programmes to recognize and express intentions is complex, new thesis shows.

Rooting regulators are evolutionary conserved
Published: 2021-05-31

With genomes of trees mapped, one can study initiation of adventitious roots from an evolutionary perspective.

Rules must be broken when computers are to learn human language
Published: 2021-06-30

Anna Jonsson has developed her own model for semantic analysis.

Sarandra’s mid-seminar on fall prevention for the elderly
Published: 2021-04-20

Mid-seminar means that you have come halfway in the research based on your research plan.

Scientists call for new European regulations for GMO
Published: 2019-07-25

In an open letter scientists call for changed European legislation on genetically modified organisms.

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.

Scientists tap novel technologies to see water as never before
Published: 2020-08-04

Researchers redefine how the binding effect works at the nano level.