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Umeå Transformation Research Initiative (UTRI)

If you're interested in research and collaboration for sustainable development, UTRI is the network for you. We promote interdisciplinary partnerships, create spaces for knowledge exchange and networking, and support new initiatives across disciplinary and professional boundaries. You can also apply for both practical and financial support to realise your ideas. Welcome to UTRI!

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UTRI activities

Weaving Knowledge(s) – Epistemic Crafting in Times of Climate Transformation 
Thu
24
Sep
Weaving Knowledge(s) – Epistemic Crafting in Times of Climate Transformation 
Time 12:00 - 13:00 24 September 12:00 - 13:00
Place SAM.A.333

Seminar. Transformation Talk: How can design create space for different ways of knowing and producing knowledge in sustainability and environmental work?

Humlab Talk: Communication and political imaginaries on climate change
Thu
24
Sep
Humlab Talk: Communication and political imaginaries on climate change
Time 15:00 - 17:00 24 September 15:00 - 17:00
Place Humlab / Zoom

Lecture. Humlab Talk with Anabela Carvalho, University of Minho

October

Book Club: Fiction and Sustainability
Tue
6
Oct
Book Club: Fiction and Sustainability
Time 18:00 - 19:30 6 October 18:00 - 19:30
Place Matverkstad, Umeå City Library

Workshop. Welcome to an open book club discussion on climate fiction, sustainability and society organised by Young UTRI and Umeå City Library.

November

UTRI Conference 2026, Beyond the Backlash: Sustainability for the Future
Thu
26
Nov
UTRI Conference 2026, Beyond the Backlash: Sustainability for the Future
Time 26 November at 08:15 until 27 November at 16:30 26 November at 08:15 until 27 November at 16:30
Place Vardagsrummet

Conference. Welcome to Umeå Transformation Research Initiatives' annual conference! We welcome everyone interested in engaging in research and collaboration

Get to know UTRI

All faculties represented

We are the UTRI steering group

If you have any questions about UTRI, you can contact any of the faculty representatives.

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Faculty of Science and Technology

Jon Moen
Professor, other position
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Christoffer Boman
Associate professor
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Faculty of Social Sciences

Annika Nordlund
Associate professor
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Jonas Westin
Research fellow, associate professor
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Young UTRI

Charlotta Svonni
Postdoctoral position, postdoctoral fellow
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News, Profiles and Features

Here you find news and features from umu.se concerning the areas of climate, sustainable change and the global goals included in Agenda 2030.
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.

Samtal runt bord
When the Climate Crisis Becomes a Public Health Issue

Researchers and Sweden’s Ambassador for Global Health discuss crises and health.

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Nordic doctoral course on ’green energy transitions’ completed

During a doctoral course, the question of what the green transition could look like was discussed.

Bild på förvaltnings- och lärarutbildningshuset
Happy holidays from the Arctic Centre – 2025: A Year in Review

As 2025 comes to an end, we reflect on a meaningful and formative year for Arctic research and education.

Publik på konferens
When Crises Amplify Each Other, Interdisciplinarity Becomes Crucial

UTRI’s conference examined how interdisciplinary research can address global crises.

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Early-career researchers build bridges across disciplinary boundaries

Interdisciplinary collaboration emerged from UTRI's network for young researchers.

Matthias Siewert vid en drönare
Subtle changes in the Arctic landscape revealed from above

Matthias Siewert's drone images reveal how climate change is redrawing – centimetre by centimetre.

Daniel Metcalfe
Arctic Six project will reveal forests’ role in climate change

Daniel Metcalfe will initiate a research project on measuring carbon stocks and fluxes in Arctic forests.

Climate researcher with an ethical approach

Maria Nilsson is passionate about spreading facts so climate decisions do not threaten human health.

Project coordinator for UTRI

Elsa Bjurman
Project coordinator
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