Umeå University is investing just over SEK 50 million on three prioritised research areas. This is an investment to crank the research up another notch in the multidisciplinary breadth that characterises this university.
The research area aims to find out what factors influence lifelong learning and plasticity in individuals.
Northfood will be a hub for food production and innovation, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange.
This area works to strengthen society's ability to manage infectious diseases.
The criteria to select priorities research areas are: research quality, subject breadth, potential to develop, and something that is characteristic for Umeå University or this region. The starting point were the 24 proposals that were suggested in the thematic discussions carried out by university researchers.
The selection of prioritised research areas has evolved from the work and thematic discussions that started in 2022 based on a Government proposition to allocate research funding to all higher education institutions based of specific profile areas. The Government has since changed its mind, but Umeå University has used this momentum to develop strategic work on strengthening research quality and competitiveness on a long-term scale.