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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 knowledge about cell division with data-driven techniques
Published: 2025-02-11

Improved resolution promotes advanced cell analysis, especially in cases of abnormal cell division in cancer.

New knowledge about food can improve the overall health of children
Published: 2020-09-28

Nutritionist and gastronome Ulrica Johansson studies optimised supplementary food intake for young children.

New knowledge about the virulence and resistance of hospital superbug
Published: 2024-01-22

Bacterial pili increase virulence and form biofilm structures that strengthen antibiotic tolerance.

New knowledge on how climate affects pendulous lichens in northern forests
Published: 2020-11-17

Research from Umeå University explains how traits in pale lichens allow them to thrive in wet climates.

New leadership at Umeå School of Architecture
Published: 2019-09-04

Mikael Henningsson, Sara Thor, Michael Gruber and Amalia Katapodis will lead Umeå School of Architecture.

New light-tuned chemical tools control processes in living cells
Published: 2025-01-30

Professor Yaowen Wu's lab is at the forefront of developing chemo-optogenetic systems.

New members from Umeå University in the Swedish Research Council’s scientific councils
Published: 2024-12-20

Three professors from Umeå University newly appointed members of the Scientific councils.

New method measures pressure with high precision
Published: 2023-10-13

Accurate measuring is crucial when for example dosing medicines and handling dangerous gases.

New method to recycle adsorbents in wastewater treatment
Published: 2023-11-02

Pierre Oesterle's thesis shows how recycling can be made more eco-friendly using pressure cooker technology.

New microscope will reveal 3D cell structures at nanoscales
Published: 2024-11-29

The new FIB-SEM instrument was inaugurated in November 2024.

New non-toxic method for producing high-quality graphene oxide
Published: 2024-02-20

Produces significantly fewer defects compared to the most commonly used method today.

New opportunities to study ions in space
Published: 2021-11-24

Sofia Bergman's thesis gives scientists new possibilities to study low-energy ions in space.

New possibilities for light-emitting plastics with patterned light
Published: 2019-02-12

Mattias Lindh shows that the thickness of ultra-thin light-emitting plastics is important for brightness.

New professor in AI and privacy
Published: 2020-05-08

Vicenç Torra is a new professor at the department of Computing Science.

New Professor in Software Engineering and Security
Published: 2021-11-16

Meet Alexandre Bartel, new professor in Software Engineering and Security at Umeå University.