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Department of Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry is Umeå University’s leading research and educational environment in chemistry. We are in the midst of a period of development in which chemistry is playing an increasingly important role in society’s sustainable transition, technological advancement and understanding of complex systems. We are a hub for pioneering research, innovative education and close interdisciplinary collaboration.

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Lab work
New study maps how gut bacteria shape each other's growth.

Large-scale mapping reveals the hidden interactions that shape gut microbial life.

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A few minutes of freezing can change the fate of iron in nature

Ice is not a passive freezer, it affects iron minerals in a warmer climate with frequent freeze-thaw-cycles.

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The protein that helps cancer cells survive treatment

Inhibits the process that normally causes cancer cells to die.

News

Bacteria can help each other survive in persistent infections
Published: 2026-09-15

New thesis shows why stubborn infections may need to be understood as bacterial communities.

Can AI help authorities identify hazardous chemicals earlier?
Published: 2026-09-03

Can AI help authorities detect potentially hazardous chemicals before they become widespread?

A Few Minutes of Freezing Can Change the Fate of Iron in Nature
Published: 2026-08-27

Ice is not a passive freezer, it affects iron minerals in a warmer climate with frequent freeze-thaw-cycles.

Tiny microbes give big insights into the Baltic Sea
Published: 2026-08-25

In an interdisciplinary project, George Westmeijer is building an image library of microbes in the Baltic Sea.

New study maps how gut bacteria help and hinder each other's growth
Published: 2026-08-20

Large-scale mapping reveals the hidden interactions that shape gut microbial life.

Calendar

Medchem Seminar Series - Soham Gupta, KI
Tue
6
Oct
Medchem Seminar Series - Soham Gupta, KI
Time 15:15 - 16:00 6 October 15:15 - 16:00
Place KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: "ISG15 at the virus-host interface: from interferon regulation to viral deISGylation"

SSIBS seminar: HJM Harmsen
Fri
9
Oct
SSIBS seminar: HJM Harmsen
Time 14:00 - 15:00 9 October 14:00 - 15:00
Place Major Groove

Seminar. HJM Harmsen (Hermie) from the University of Groningen, Netherlands, lectures within the Integrated Biomedical Sciences Seminars.

Vibrational Spectroscopy - User Licence Course (2 ECTS)
Mon
12
Oct
Vibrational Spectroscopy - User Licence Course (2 ECTS)
Time 12 October at 09:00 until 16 October at 17:00 12 October at 09:00 until 16 October at 17:00
Place Bojen, Chemistry Department KBC Building

Course. Introduction to the use of FTIR and Raman spectrometers, as well as OPTIR and Raman microscopes.

Umeå Comprehensive Cancer Centre (CCC) breakfast seminar
Fri
16
Oct
Umeå Comprehensive Cancer Centre (CCC) breakfast seminar
Time 08:10 - 09:00 16 October 08:10 - 09:00
Place Betula, 6M, University hospital of Umeå,

Seminar. Johan Holmberg and Ulrika Norén-Nyström are invited speakers at the clinical and translational research seminar.

Medchem Seminar Series - Clement Cabanetos, University of Angers, France
Tue
20
Oct
Medchem Seminar Series - Clement Cabanetos, University of Angers, France
Time 15:15 - 16:00 20 October 15:15 - 16:00
Place KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: TBA

Open positions

PhD position in Chemistry, with a specialization in Biophysical Chemistry
Application deadline: 2026-10-12
  • Type of employment Temporary position
  • Extent 100%
  • Department Department of Chemistry