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Featured stories

Boris Jonsson and Hans Sjöström
A unique shop with a 50-year legacy – he built it from the ground up

Hans Sjöström shares how a collection of metal cabinets became Chem Shop – a well-oiled research service.

Fyra fötter sticker fram under täcke
Gonorrhoea is spreading and outsmarting antibiotics

Tomas Gustafsson's experiences with patient encounters led him to research new antibiotic candidates.

Illustration händer på tangentbord framför en datorskärm med ett upplåst hänglås.
IT system Adato exposed to cyber attack

Umeå University use the system to support the rehabilitation process for employees.

Alef dos Santos, postdoctor at the Department of Chemistry, studies biosignatures to prepare for future Mars missions.Alef dos Santos, postdoktor vid Kemiska institutionen, forskar på biosignaturer som kan användas för framtida Marsströvare.
Signs of life: he detects biosignatures in preparation for future Mars missions

Alef dos Santos studies microbes in extreme environments to find chemical traces of extraterrestrial life

En kvinna som står i en lagerlokal med många hyllor.
Research in sustainability put to use at global company

Helena landed a job right after her PhD – now she’s driving sustainability efforts in the industry.

Christiane Funk
Fascinated by the superpower of microalgae

Christiane Funk is passionate about small organisms with great potential for a more sustainable future.

Student voices

"This programme has been a transformative experience for me"

Meet Amy Nwoku from Nigeria, master's student in public health with a specialisation in health economics.

“I’ve learned a lot about the different directions to pursue after my studies”

Meet Joost Vossers, master's student in artificial intelligence from the Netherlands.

"It's been a pretty cool journey of learning and self-discovery!"

Meet Silvia Estela Morales Gutiérrez, master's student in cognitive science from Guatemala.

Climate and sustainability

Umeå University's ambition is to actively contribute to the sustainable transition of society.

Vision and strategies

The vision and basic values form the basis for how students and staff should treat each other and the planet.

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