WELCOME TO THE COURSE
We are happy to inform you that you have been admitted to the Applied Functional Genomics course. We look forward to welcoming you on to the course and hope that, if you are a visiting student, your time in Umeå will be enjoying and rewarding. My name is Nathaniel Street, and I am the course leader. Please contact me with any questions (nathaniel.street@umu.se) or use the contact form below. On this page you will find important and useful information, so please read through it carefully.
Have you been admitted to a course or programme, but do not wish to keep your place? Then you should decline your offer by logging in to your account at Universityadmissions.se. In doing so, you free up your place to someone who is on the waiting list.
If you are in need of special support due to disability, you should apply for that in good time before you start your studies. Find more information about support for studying with disabilities.
As a new student, you need to activate your user account (your Umu-id) approximately two weeks prior to the start of the semester.
With your user account you can:
If you are a new student, you will automatically receive a user account when you are admitted, but you will need to activate it for it to function properly. You will not be able to activate it until approximately two weeks prior to the start of the semester.
Install MFA for a more secure login
To increase security and reduce the risk of unauthorised access to your information or account, students must enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) to log in to various systems, such as Canvas and the Student Web.
I want to activate my user account and install MFA
If you are an exchange student or tuition fee paying student, you will receive an email with instructions on how to activate your account.
If you are having problems activating your account or logging in, please contact our Servicedesk. You will find answers to common questions, and can submit enquiries.
Although you have been admitted to the course, you will also need to be registered for the course. For this course, registration takes place during an introduction meeting on Monday 5th May at 09:00 in SAM.A.371. You can see the location of NAT.D.440 using the university digital map (Maze Map) here. All teaching for this course is in this room.
If you will not be able to able to attend the introduction meeting, please be sure to notify Nathaniel Street beforehand. If you cannot attend the introduction and have not notified us, we cannot guarantee that you will be registered and you risk losing your place on the course. We close registration one week after the course start.
The course begins with registration and an introduction. The introduction covers the following topics:
The course is group work based. It is therefore important that you can attend and work together with your group during the course. If you know that you will be absent for any period of the course, you must inform Nathaniel Street and discuss this.
All course content, information and communication will be available in Canvas. If you have been admitted to the course, you will have access to the course site in Canvas.
Please be aware that updates to the course site will be happening. It is important to always check the details of each teaching activity shortly before the scheduled event.
The course will involve the use of computers. We advise that you bring your laptop to all teaching sessions, including the introduction and first day.
Checklist for admitted students
Follow this simple list of things to complete your enrolment at Umeå University. It includes: how to secure housing, getting a residence permit (for citizens from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland), tuition payment (if applicable), travel directions and more.
The Student web
The website for current students has all sorts of information about services, support, legal and practical matters at Umeå University. You can sign in to the learning platforms, see your schedule and course overview, get a study certificate, apply for a degree or sign up for an examination.
Recommended arrival times
International students are recommended to arrive at least a few days before the start of the regular semester, preferably prior to the Orientation. If you fail to arrive on time, you have to contact the study counselor as soon as possible, but no later than one week ahead of the course start, or you may not be able to register for the programme or course.
If you will have student housing through the Housing Office at Umeå University you will receive information about your arrival in your offer of housing.
Don't forget - Umeå has cold winters, so pack accordingly with a warm jacket, warm shoes, gloves and hat.
Orientation
Moving to a new country with an unfamiliar language, culture and customs can be a challenge. We would like to help you and ease that challenge so that you can focus on your studies. Therefore, we would like to offer you the possibility to take part in our Orientation, which begins a few days before the start of the semester (Autumn) or the same day as the semester starts (Spring).
Welcome Fair
Are you a new student at Umeå University? Visit the Welcome Fair – a perfect opportunity to learn what our university and Umeå can offer. The fair normally takes place in the beginning of each semester.
Get your UmU card
When you are on Campus Umeå, Umeå Arts Campus or Campus Örnsköldsvik, you will need a UmU card. The card has the following functions:
To get the card, you need to apply for it. Here’s how to apply for the UmU card.
Join a student union
There are three student unions at Umeå University:
They are actively involved so that fellow students have a high quality of education, good working environment, and fun leisure time.
Access to Microsoft Office 365
Students at Umeå University have free access to the programmes of Microsoft Office 365. This means that you have access to Teams, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Whiteboard Forms, your student email and other services which can facilitate your studies and your collaboration with other students. To access Office 365 you need to activate your UmU-id.
Learn more about Office 365 and how to install it on your computer