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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.
Large-scale mapping reveals the hidden interactions that shape gut microbial life.
Ice is not a passive freezer, it affects iron minerals in a warmer climate with frequent freeze-thaw-cycles.
Inhibits the process that normally causes cancer cells to die.
New technology could reveal how vital processes in the body work in real time.
NCX expands Nordic cryo-EM collaboration, making advanced methods and expertise more accessible.
Light-controlled molecular tools let scientists program living cells, from cancer therapy to microbes.
Computer simulations reveal why some pharmaceuticals become trapped in soil—and others spread through water.
A Mars mission inspired young visitors to search for life beyond Earth at ForskarFredag.