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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.

The science behind Christmas trees: How conifers brave winter's worst
Published: 2024-12-20

Christmas trees bring joy into our lives, but also endure extremely harsh conditions in the forest.

Evaluating new technologies for underwater habitat surveys
Published: 2024-12-19

Comparing ROV with diving in underwater surveys.

New stress response modeling research school open and recruiting
Published: 2024-12-19

IceLab launches the Stress Response Modeling Graduate Research School with five PhD positions now available.

Research schools in the infection field – grand slam to Umeå
Published: 2024-12-18

The Swedish Research Council awards Umeå University 16 million SEK to two national research schools.

Life Science Umeå highlighted in documentary project
Published: 2024-12-18

A documentary project about innovative initiatives across Europe highlights Life Science in Umeå.

Pesticides in Cambodian agriculture investigated for health risks
Published: 2024-12-18

Researchers have investigated substances used as pesticides – suspected of inducing cancer.

Students found few resistant bacteria at Open house
Published: 2024-12-18

Collected samples from the visitor's hands and everyday objects.

Building Bridges Between the Alps and the Arctic
Published: 2024-12-16

Arctic climate, tourism, and Sami research for sustainability were presented to the Swiss embassy.

Understanding the spread of animal infections – prevent the next pandemic
Published: 2024-12-13

The PANDASIA project aims to increase our understanding of how diseases make the leap from animals to humans.

EU invests 68 million in Umeå researchers
Published: 2024-12-12

20 research projects, from virus control to tech innovations, have secured EU funding. Curious? Learn more.

She combines her residency in general medicine with research
Published: 2024-12-09

Elin trains to become a specialist in general medicine and continues her doctoral project about virus.

New Cancer Fund millions for UMU research
Published: 2024-12-06

Ten projects at Umeå University receive a total of 30 million SEK from the Swedish Cancer Society.

Mikael Elofsson takes a seat in royal academy
Published: 2024-12-05

Faculty of Science and Technology Dean new fellow in the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA).

Discovery may open new way to attack prostate cancer
Published: 2024-12-03

Activating instead of blocking a special protein can open a new way to fight some forms of prostate cancer.

Immune system DNA holds key for multiple disease personalised therapies
Published: 2024-12-02

Some people naturally have higher levels of proteins that protect them from covid-19.

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

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

Astrophysicist explains why we are seeing unusually high levels of Northern Lights
Published: 2024-11-27

Astrophysicist explains why we are seeing unusually high levels of Northern Lights at the moment.

Applying Network Science to Networking at IceLab Days
Published: 2024-11-21

IceLab members turned network science inwards to visualize research overlaps during their annual meeting.

VR millions to dismantle virus factories
Published: 2024-11-21

A Umeå project is among those that receive the most, 30 million, for interdisciplinary research environments.

David Wardle on the list of the world's most cited researchers
Published: 2024-11-20

David Wardle's research on ecosystems is highly influential in the field.

Mixed forests reduce the risk of forest damage in a warmer climate
Published: 2024-11-20

Extensive study examines damage to Swedish trees and how the forest industry can become more profitable.

Umeå University hosted SciLifeLab Leadership for a Full-Day tour of Local Facilities
Published: 2024-11-19

New SciLifeLab director, Jan Ellenberg, and SciLifeLab board chair Ylva Engström, paid a full-day visit.

KBC DAYS strengthens interdisciplinary collaboration
Published: 2024-11-15

Researchers and staff from infrastructures and industry shared ideas and results under the theme sensing.

Ion motion in focus when a comet transforms from hibernating to active
Published: 2024-11-14

Doctoral thesis explains what happens when the solar wind meets other objects with atmospheres.

Nanoplastics can impair the effect of antibiotics
Published: 2024-11-14

Minuscule plastic particles can reduce effect of antibiotics and risk causing resistance, according to study.

Environmental science students reviewed sustainability on campus
Published: 2024-11-07

Environmental science students have explored various aspects of sustainability on campus.

66 Million SEK from the Swedish Research Council to UCMR-researchers
Published: 2024-11-07

In this year's call from the Swedish Research Council, a total of 66 million is granted to 14 projects.

Cutting edge research money to infection researcher
Published: 2024-11-05

Johan Normark will study how the immune system regenerates after treatment with drugs that eliminate B cells.

Umeå researcher receives ERC Synergy Grant to study plant development
Published: 2024-11-05

€10 will contribute to new knowledge on plant development.

Researcher awarded for globally renowned centre
Published: 2024-10-31

Linda Sandblad receives the Bo and Barbro Hammarström Prize.

Identifying putative functions of long non-coding RNAs in trees
Published: 2024-10-29

Camilla Canovi developed a bioinformatics pipeline to assign putative functions to long non-coding RNAs.

Recreated UK river inspires in Sweden
Published: 2024-10-29

Scientists made wildlife flourish by creating new wetlands.

Persson millions for intestinal research
Published: 2024-10-28

Björn Schröder's research group receives SEK 6 million for research on the intestinal microbial modulation.

Proteins are key when antibiotic resistance spreads
Published: 2024-10-22

New thesis shows that special proteins are used when resistance to antibiotics spreads between bacteria,

Computational physics to make AI-controlled heavy machinery safer
Published: 2024-10-22

Researchers combine AI with computational physics in a new project with industry.

The region invests more in junior clinical researchers
Published: 2024-10-17

Alicia Lind is one of five employees who receive Region Västerbotten grant for postdoctoral qualifications.

Important new funding for research on virus factories
Published: 2024-10-15

Lars-Anders Carlson is receiving SEK 24 million from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

Research on calcium transport can provide safer food
Published: 2024-10-14

Research breakthrough could be significant for the food industry and the fight against antibiotic resistance.

New findings on stem cells and development of cancer
Published: 2024-10-10

A discovery of how stem cells becomes specialised cells provides new understanding of how cancer develops.

Children line up to build a bacteria in 3D
Published: 2024-10-03

Kemal Avican joined Curiosum’s ForskarFredag Sept. 27 to build virtual bacteria with children.

NDPIA – important player at the infection biology arena
Published: 2024-10-03

The school covers infection biology in a broadly, from humans and animals to plants and is a success story.

School classes borrow an infection researcher
Published: 2024-09-30

Teresa Frisan shared her enthusiasm for research and gave an insight into researchers' everyday life

Inland waters crucial for accurate climate assessments
Published: 2024-09-30

Not accounting for carbon fluxes between land and water leads to incorrect climate assessments.

Seminar series sparks international research collaborations
Published: 2024-09-27

Nicolò Maccaferri and his group had the pleasure to host Stefano Corni in the context of UCMR Seminar Series.

Study unveals a novel protective mechanism in bacterial cell wall
Published: 2024-09-26

A crosslinking mode in the bacteria's cell wall inhibits degrading enzyms and thus protects the bacteria.

Develops a new method to prevent fungi disease in salmonids
Published: 2024-09-23

Túlio's research is about saprolegnosis - a fungi disease that affect freshwater fishes.

Receives SEK 15 million: Will create degradable plastic – from algae
Published: 2024-09-20

Biomass from algae is converted into plastic used in lamps and packaging.

New study uncovers unexpected interaction between Mars and the solar wind
Published: 2024-09-19

Under certain conditions the induced magnetosphere of Mars can degenerate, a study in Nature shows.

Forever chemicals persist through waste incineration
Published: 2024-09-19

Common PFAS substances are difficult to capture once they have entered the environment, new thesis shows.

Joint field work furthers research on chemicals in Arctic waters
Published: 2024-09-18

A research group conducted joint field work with USA in Abisko and Lake Torneträsk to collect HNP samples.

Works on biological problems with mathematical tools
Published: 2024-09-17

Suvam's project concerns how bacteria respond to external stressors like antibiotics and develop resistance.

Graphite oxidation experiments reveal new type of oscillating chemical reaction
Published: 2024-09-17

The structural changes that occur in graphite during oxidation have puzzled scientists for 50 years.

New Insights into 3D Gene Regulation Dynamics
Published: 2024-09-13

Novel mechanism in gene regulation uncovered in study exploring the 3-dimensional dynamics of gene elements.

Reunions and new directions for Korea-IceLab collaboration
Published: 2024-09-13

South Korean researchers visited IceLab as part of STINT research exchange in modeling ecology and evolution.

Antibiotic usage can damage the protective mucus layer in the gut
Published: 2024-09-12

Antibiotic-driven alterations in the microbiota. causes defects in the normally protective mucus barrier.

Growing data-driven infection research community in Umeå
Published: 2024-09-10

MIMS Group Leader and DDLS Fellow starts his independent research lab at Umeå University.

Two young researchers receive ERC Starting Grant
Published: 2024-09-05

ERC Starting Grants is a research programme that support promising young researchers.

Investigates a potential drug against Cryptospodirium
Published: 2024-09-04

Antonio's work focuses on the chemical and structural mode of action of the novel drug at molecular level .

15 November: UCMR Distinguished Guest Seminar: Matthew Bogyo
Published: 2024-09-02

Matthew lectures on chemical probes for imaging cancer and infectious diseases.

Discovery explains the chemistry behind the cell's energy molecule
Published: 2024-08-28

Research shows how the magnesium atom directs the chemistry that catalyzes the production of ATP in a cell.

Marie Curie Fellowship for the study of promising magnetic material
Published: 2024-08-27

Lakshmi Das receives Marie Curie Fellowship to investigate new material with ultra-fast light pulses.

10 million to project for sustainable shrimp and fish production
Published: 2024-08-20

The project will devolop production of fish and shrimp in circular aquaculture systems.

Mpox global emergency call – 5 questions to Umeå virologist
Published: 2024-08-15

Current outbreak of mpox is a more dangerous variant than the one that spread in Africa about two years ago.

Optical physics has potential for challenges in life science
Published: 2024-08-14

In a mix of biology and physics, Ben investigates biological reactions and processes with fast lasers.

Promising results for new antibiotic in tests on mice
Published: 2024-08-09

Effective against serious infections, according to new study.

Herbivorous insects have major impact on forests
Published: 2024-08-07

Major global study shows that insect herbivory plays a significant role in carbon and nutrient cycling.

Umeå Professor elected to EMBO Membership
Published: 2024-07-10

Professor Oliver Billker is one of the newly elected EMBO Members on the 60th anniversary of EMBO.

Modulating the internal clock increases growth in hybrid aspen
Published: 2024-07-05

PhD student Johan Sjölander discovered that modifying the internal clock in hybrid aspen can increase growth.

36’000 tea bags explain global decomposition pattern on new web
Published: 2024-07-03

Tea bags buried in soil worldwide show decomposition rates in different soil types.

Details of photosynthesis revealed with record-breaking images
Published: 2024-07-01

Cryo.electronmicroscopy reveals the positions of hydrogen atoms and water molecules in photosynthesis.

Degradation of cell wall key in the spread of resistance
Published: 2024-07-01

New study shows how an enzyme breaks down the bacteria's cell wall to transfer resistance to antibiotics.

New Group Leaders joining infection research at Umeå University
Published: 2024-06-25

MIMS welcomes Ryo Morimoto and Iker Valle Aramburu as new Group Leaders!

The world's first AI-controlled forest machine trained in Umeå
Published: 2024-06-20

The AI system has been developed on a supercomputer in several million training steps.

IceLab kickoff conference propels stress response research
Published: 2024-06-18

Kickoffen för Stress Response Modeling vid IceLab den 10-11 juni innebar en lovande start för det nya centret.

Research breakthrough opens the door to more studies of protein movements
Published: 2024-06-18

Breakthrough in research enables more experiments than ever before on vital processes inside cells.

Umeå University's Arctic Five Chairs Announced
Published: 2024-06-17

Umeå university has received five new Arctic Five Chairs 2024-2026.

Umeå University is highly represented at Arctic Congress 2024
Published: 2024-06-14

The Arctic Congress 2024 gathered many researchers from Umeå University who presented their research.

Nobel Laureates appointed honorary doctors at Umeå University
Published: 2024-06-05

Anne L'Huillier and Ferenc Krausz have worked with researchers at the Department of Physics for many years.

Virus expert spreads knowledge at the university
Published: 2024-06-04

The UCMR community welcomed professor Emma Thomson to a summer warm Umeå for networking and talk.

AI and math can prepare for new infections in changing climate
Published: 2024-05-30

By letting AI count on climate change and travel patterns it is possible to forecast new infections.

UCMR seminar: Lone Simonsen and Kim Sneppen
Published: 2024-05-27

Welcome to a UCMR two seminar 30 May at 14:00-16:00 in Major Groove.

Trio of virus researchers receive award for utilisation
Published: 2024-05-27

A clinician, a preclinician, and a biomedical analyst demonstrate successful COVID-19 research.

Science and creativity explored on Arctic doctoral field trip
Published: 2024-05-24

Doctoral students at the Arctic Graduate School went on a doctoral course and field trip to Rovaniemi.

Model how a microbe can tell a friend from a foe
Published: 2024-05-16

'Can microbes distinguish friend from foe?' only DDLS funded PhD project at UMU in recent call.

Skogsungdomarna learn about the history of the northern forest
Published: 2024-05-16

On April 27, 2024, Skogsungdomarna organised a forest history excursion in Kulbäcksliden for their members.

Novel chemical tool for understanding membrane remodelling in the cell
Published: 2024-05-03

PNAS study makes a good "case" for using small molecules as chemical tools to understand complex biology.

Discovery of a new mechanism that controls cell division
Published: 2024-05-03

How a special protein complex moves along genes in DNA may have an impact on how cells divide.

Life’s insiders: Decoding endosymbiosis with mathematics
Published: 2024-05-02

Mathematical modelling advances research in endosymbiosis, according to a research group in Umeå.

Key bacterium discovered – maintains the protective intestinal mucus barrier
Published: 2024-04-29

Dietary fibre is vital for our intestinal flora, where the bacteria Blautia is important to the mucus barrier.

Umeå has been chosen to host the European Space Weather Week in 2025
Published: 2024-04-24

ESWW brings scientists and the space industry together as it takes place in Sweden for the first time.

Finalist for prestigious climate research prize
Published: 2024-04-23

For the second year in a row, a Umeå University researcher is a finalist for the Frontiers Planet Prize.

Unique field study on fire-impacted forests
Published: 2024-04-19

During the unusually dry year of 2018, Sweden was hit by numerous forest fires.

New understanding of energy losses in emerging light source
Published: 2024-04-18

A new method for measuring efficiency losses gives a breakthrough in the development of new light sources.

Understanding climate warming impacts on carbon release from the tundra
Published: 2024-04-17

A new major study shows that the effects of climate change could be stronger than previously thought.

Keith Larson Awarded the Iwan Bolin Prize
Published: 2024-04-16

Keith Larson at the Arctic Centre is the 2024 recipient of the Iwan Bolin Prize.

Early and targeted treatment is important for tackling tularemia
Published: 2024-04-16

The study supports the use of ciprofloxacin and identifies the need for more knowledge about the disease.

IceLab opens project call for shared postdoctoral fellows
Published: 2024-04-10

Project proposals can be submitted until May 27th and an information session is available April 29th.

17 October: UCMR Distinguished Guest Seminar — Matthew Fisher
Published: 2024-04-10

Matthew lectures about fungal pathogens and future risks for the global life-support system.

Pär Byström new director of Climate Impacts Research Centre
Published: 2024-04-10

Pär Byström wants to develop one of the world's leading centers for climate research in the Arctic.

Latest update: 2018-12-06