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Edvin Forsgren, Computational Science and Engineering
Today
16
Apr
Edvin Forsgren, Computational Science and Engineering
Time Today 09:00 - 13:00 Today 09:00 - 13:00
Place Kempesalen KBC (Stora hörsalen).

Defence of doctoral thesis. Chemometric Strategies for Supervised Multi-Model Analysis.

Easter Break at Curiosum!
Today
16
Apr
Easter Break at Curiosum!
Time Today 10:00 - 17:00 Today 10:00 - 17:00
Place Curiosum, Östra strandgatan 32, Arts campus

Other. Welcome to an egg-citing Easter break at Curiosum! We offer lots of exciting activities for the whole family! Read more here.

Seminar: Jeffrey Mitchell
Today
16
Apr
Seminar: Jeffrey Mitchell
Time Today 13:15 - 15:00 Today 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.G.219

Seminar. Changing abortion attitudes around the world: A within-between analysis of country level factors

Easter Break at Curiosum!
Thu
17
Apr
Easter Break at Curiosum!
Time 10:00 - 17:00 17 April 10:00 - 17:00
Place Curiosum, Östra strandgatan 32, Arts campus

Other. Welcome to an egg-citing Easter break at Curiosum! We offer lots of exciting activities for the whole family! Read more here.

Easter Break at Curiosum!
Fri
18
Apr
Easter Break at Curiosum!
Time 10:00 - 17:00 18 April 10:00 - 17:00
Place Curiosum, Östra strandgatan 32, Arts campus

Other. Welcome to an egg-citing Easter break at Curiosum! We offer lots of exciting activities for the whole family! Read more here.

Easter Break at Curiosum!
Sat
19
Apr
Easter Break at Curiosum!
Time 10:00 - 17:00 19 April 10:00 - 17:00
Place Curiosum, Östra strandgatan 32, Arts campus

Other. Welcome to an egg-citing Easter break at Curiosum! We offer lots of exciting activities for the whole family! Read more here.

Easter Break at Curiosum!
Sun
20
Apr
Easter Break at Curiosum!
Time 10:00 - 17:00 20 April 10:00 - 17:00
Place Curiosum, Östra strandgatan 32, Arts campus

Other. Welcome to an egg-citing Easter break at Curiosum! We offer lots of exciting activities for the whole family! Read more here.

Easter Break at Curiosum!
Mon
21
Apr
Easter Break at Curiosum!
Time 10:00 - 17:00 21 April 10:00 - 17:00
Place Curiosum, Östra strandgatan 32, Arts campus

Other. Welcome to an egg-citing Easter break at Curiosum! We offer lots of exciting activities for the whole family! Read more here.

Arctic lunch meet-up: EU Horizon funding
Tue
22
Apr
Arctic lunch meet-up: EU Horizon funding
Time 12:00 - 13:00 22 April 12:00 - 13:00
Place A Working Lab

Group meeting. Welcome to an Arctic lunch meet-up where we meet, present our research, and discuss funding and collaboration opportunities.

Future Faculty - An introduction to the Research Support Office
Wed
23
Apr
Future Faculty - An introduction to the Research Support Office
Time 10:00 - 11:30 23 April 10:00 - 11:30
Place LÄR B 220

Seminar. Future Faculty is pleased to announce: An introduction to the Research Support Office

Arctic Six meet-up
Wed
23
Apr
Arctic Six meet-up
Time 11:30 - 13:00 23 April 11:30 - 13:00
Place A Working Lab

Group meeting. Welcome to the Arctic Six meet-up where we meet, connect, and discuss collaboration opportunities.

IceLab Lunch Pitch: Judith Sarneel, Erin Stafford and Léon Serre-Fredje
Wed
23
Apr
IceLab Lunch Pitch: Judith Sarneel, Erin Stafford and Léon Serre-Fredje
Time 12:00 - 13:00 23 April 12:00 - 13:00
Place KBC

Seminar. The Integrated Science Lab invites you to meet, and explore collaboration opportunities with, Judith Sarneel, Erin Stafford and Léon Serre-Fredje.

EMG seminar - Åsa Berglund
Wed
23
Apr
EMG seminar - Åsa Berglund
Time 13:00 - 14:00 23 April 13:00 - 14:00
Place KBG501 and Zoom

Seminar. Title: Environmental effects of mining

Global Extractivisms, colonialisms and Indigenous Worlds
Wed
23
Apr
Global Extractivisms, colonialisms and Indigenous Worlds
Time 13:00 - 14:00 23 April 13:00 - 14:00
Place Zoom

Seminar. Webinar with Markus Kröger and Rauna Kuokkanen on extractivism and colonialism in global and Sápmi contexts.

Hannah Altehenger, philosophy
Wed
23
Apr
Hannah Altehenger, philosophy
Time 13:15 - 15:00 23 April 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119 (HD108)

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Hannah Altehenger.

Information meeting about Teaching Sabbatical
Wed
23
Apr
Information meeting about Teaching Sabbatical
Time 15:00 - 16:30 23 April 15:00 - 16:30
Place Adminstration Building, Docenten (8th floor)

Group meeting. Welcome to an information meeting about Teaching Sabbatical - An opportunity for international experience in your teaching role!

Teacher’s Guide to Digital History: Using Familia and Tabellverket Online in Teaching
Thu
24
Apr
Teacher’s Guide to Digital History: Using Familia and Tabellverket Online in Teaching
Time 13:00 - 14:00 24 April 13:00 - 14:00
Place Fatmomakke floor 4 NBET / Zoom

Seminar. A CEDAR seminar with Maria J. Wisselgren och Elina Nordung Omnell. Welcome!

Breakfast - a food and meal summit
Fri
25
Apr
Breakfast - a food and meal summit
Time 08:00 - 09:00 25 April 08:00 - 09:00
Place Teacher Education Building, Floor 3

Seminar. Welcome to Breakfast – a seminar where discussions about food, meals and opportunities for collaboration are at the centre.

UPSC Seminar with Remko Offringa
Fri
25
Apr
UPSC Seminar with Remko Offringa
Time 10:00 - 11:00 25 April 10:00 - 11:00
Place KB.E3.01 "Lilla hörsalen", KBC building

Seminar. Scientific seminar organised by Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC)

#frAIday: “Poetic Layers” - Exploring the Aesthetics of Bias
Fri
25
Apr
#frAIday: “Poetic Layers” - Exploring the Aesthetics of Bias
Time 12:15 - 13:00 25 April 12:15 - 13:00
Place Zoom & TBA

Lecture. A #frAIday talk with YoungSuk Lee, a UmArts WASP-HS Art and AI Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Umeå Institute of Design (UID).

#frAIday fireside chat: Open conversation
Fri
25
Apr
#frAIday fireside chat: Open conversation
Time 13:00 - 15:00 25 April 13:00 - 15:00
Place Jupiter, Universum

Workshop. Join to talk about AI from a transdisciplinary perspective.

IceLab Seminar: Guest Researcher Karl Kochanowski
Fri
25
Apr
IceLab Seminar: Guest Researcher Karl Kochanowski
Time 13:30 - 14:30 25 April 13:30 - 14:30
Place IceLab and Zoom

Seminar. Karl Kochanowski presents 'Predicting in vivo metabolic vulnerabilities in Streptococcus suis using metabolic models' in IceLab April 25th 13.30.

Integrated Biomedical Science seminar: Wanli Liu
Fri
25
Apr
Integrated Biomedical Science seminar: Wanli Liu
Time 14:00 - 15:00 25 April 14:00 - 15:00
Place Major Groove, Department of Molecular Biology, Building 6L

Seminar. Wanli Liu from Tsinghua University in China gives a lecture.

UMA Talks: Situated Practices – Social Engagements
Fri
25
Apr
UMA Talks: Situated Practices – Social Engagements
Time 17:00 - 19:00 25 April 17:00 - 19:00
Place Theatre, Umeå School of Architecture

Lecture. An event exemplifying and discussing socially engaged, situated architectural practices.

Study in Sweden in London
Sat
26
Apr
Study in Sweden in London
Time 12:00 - 15:00 26 April 12:00 - 15:00
Place Embassy of Sweden

Other. Pre-Departure Event — Alumni Invitation.

Meet Umeå University – virtual study fair
Sat
26
Apr
Meet Umeå University – virtual study fair
Time 19:00 - 22:00 26 April 19:00 - 22:00
Place Online

Other. Thinking about studying at Umeå University? Join Study in Sweden’s virtual fair and chat with us at Umeå University.

Responses of a coralline alga to future climate change
Mon
28
Apr
Responses of a coralline alga to future climate change
Time 14:00 - 15:30 28 April 14:00 - 15:30
Place UMF Norrbyn

Seminar. Brooklyn Bolstad, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Adam Silumbwe – Public Health
Tue
29
Apr
Adam Silumbwe – Public Health
Time 09:00 - 12:00 29 April 09:00 - 12:00
Place Hall Alicante, University Hospital Umeå, building 5B, 3 floor

Defence of doctoral thesis. Rolling the wheels of collaboration: Tobacco control policy development and alcohol policy implementation in Zambia.

Discover your sample in 3D using volume EM by FIB-SEM
Tue
29
Apr
Discover your sample in 3D using volume EM by FIB-SEM
Time 12:00 - 13:00 29 April 12:00 - 13:00
Place Glasburen, KBC, and Zoom

Seminar. SciLifeLab Site Umeå / KBC Infrastructure Seminar Series

Norm Critical Desire
Tue
29
Apr
Norm Critical Desire
Time 13:00 - 14:30 29 April 13:00 - 14:30
Place Zoom

Seminar. Josefin Olsson, PhD student in Gender Studies at Umeå University.

Medchem Seminar Series - Karl Kochanowski, IRTA-CReSA, Barcelona
Tue
29
Apr
Medchem Seminar Series - Karl Kochanowski, IRTA-CReSA, Barcelona
Time 15:15 - 16:00 29 April 15:15 - 16:00
Place KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: "Mapping the in vitro metabolic interaction network of a nasal microbiota community"

The aging brain: different perspectives on frontal cortex overactivation in older adults
Tue
29
Apr
The aging brain: different perspectives on frontal cortex overactivation in older adults
Time 15:15 - 16:00 29 April 15:15 - 16:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Umeå Cognitive Science Seminar invites you to a seminar with Sara Pudas, Umeå University.

Walpurgis on Campus
Wed
30
Apr
Walpurgis on Campus
Time 12:10 - 12:50 30 April 12:10 - 12:50
Place Outside of Lindellhallen

Other. Walpurgis on Campus - with a spring choir of over 100 voices.

Fabiana Caserta, philosophy
Wed
30
Apr
Fabiana Caserta, philosophy
Time 13:15 - 15:00 30 April 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119 (HD108)

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Fabiana Caserta.

May

#frAIday: AI-Powered Sensing Materials for Next-Generation Human-Machine Interactions
Fri
2
May
#frAIday: AI-Powered Sensing Materials for Next-Generation Human-Machine Interactions
Time 12:15 - 13:00 2 May 12:15 - 13:00
Place Zoom & Sirius

Lecture. A #frAIday talk with Dr Liucheng Guo, about AI-Powered Sensing Materials for Next-Generation Human-Machine Interactions

Integrated Biomedical Science seminar: Mario Feldman
Fri
2
May
Integrated Biomedical Science seminar: Mario Feldman
Time 14:00 - 15:00 2 May 14:00 - 15:00
Place Major Groove at the Department of Molecular Biology, Building 6L

Seminar. Mario Feldman from Washington University School of Medicine in the US gives a lecture.

Andreas Brännström, Computing Science
Mon
5
May
Andreas Brännström, Computing Science
Time 13:00 - 17:00 5 May 13:00 - 17:00
Place HUM.D.220

Defence of doctoral thesis. Formal Methods for Verification in Human-Agent Interaction

Cryo-focused ion beam milling (cryo-FIB-SEM): Taking you where you need to go
Tue
6
May
Cryo-focused ion beam milling (cryo-FIB-SEM): Taking you where you need to go
Time 12:00 - 13:00 6 May 12:00 - 13:00
Place Glasburen, KBC, and Zoom

Seminar. SciLifeLab Site Umeå / KBC Infrastructure Seminar Series

Survivance of Indigenous Knowledges and Lifeways
Tue
6
May
Survivance of Indigenous Knowledges and Lifeways
Time 15:00 - 16:00 6 May 15:00 - 16:00
Place Zoom

Seminar. Laara Fitznor, internationally renowned Indigenous researcher, will give a digital lecture as part of the seminar series Várdduo 25 years.

Medchem Seminar Series - Eric Cascales, University of Marseille, France
Tue
6
May
Medchem Seminar Series - Eric Cascales, University of Marseille, France
Time 15:15 - 16:00 6 May 15:15 - 16:00
Place KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: TBA

How to design a "good" Canvas site
Wed
7
May
How to design a "good" Canvas site
Time 10:00 - 12:00 7 May 10:00 - 12:00
Place Stora konferensrummet - UPL, Natural Science Building

Workshop. How to design a "good" Canvas site

Humlab Share: Grow Your Silence
Wed
7
May
Humlab Share: Grow Your Silence
Time 13:00 - 15:00 7 May 13:00 - 15:00
Place Humlab / Zoom

Seminar. With Gabriel Bohm Calles.

Steve Humbert-Droz, philosophy
Wed
7
May
Steve Humbert-Droz, philosophy
Time 13:15 - 15:00 7 May 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119 (HD108)

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Steve Humbert-Droz.

Understanding the Swedish labour market - 3rd Country Nationals
Wed
7
May
Understanding the Swedish labour market - 3rd Country Nationals
Time 14:00 - 15:00 7 May 14:00 - 15:00
Place Digtal

Seminar. Do you consider pursuing a career in Sweden and wish to gain insights on the Swedish labour market? If yes, join us for this webinar!

Translational Cancer Research Day
Thu
8
May
Translational Cancer Research Day
Time 08:30 - 16:30 8 May 08:30 - 16:30
Place Clarion Hotel, Umeå

Conference. The annual Cancer Research Day. Last day for registration is April 23.

Tracing Roman culinary influence in northern provinces via archaeobotanical evidence
Thu
8
May
Tracing Roman culinary influence in northern provinces via archaeobotanical evidence
Time 13:00 - 15:00 8 May 13:00 - 15:00
Place Online in Zoom

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Archaeology and Environmental Archaeology invites you to a seminar with Patricia Vandorpe, University of Basel.

Firm premiums and the great compression
Thu
8
May
Firm premiums and the great compression
Time 13:00 - 14:00 8 May 13:00 - 14:00
Place Fatmomakke NBET flora 4 / Zoom

Seminar. CEDAR seminar with Jonatan Andersson, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University.

Understanding the Swedish labour market - for EU/EEA nationals
Thu
8
May
Understanding the Swedish labour market - for EU/EEA nationals
Time 14:00 - 15:30 8 May 14:00 - 15:30
Place Digital

Seminar. Do you consider pursuing a career in Sweden and wish to gain insights on the Swedish labour market? If yes, join us for this webinar!

Medchem Seminar Series - Marco Di Antonio, Imperial College London, UK
Thu
8
May
Medchem Seminar Series - Marco Di Antonio, Imperial College London, UK
Time 15:15 - 16:00 8 May 15:15 - 16:00
Place KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: TBA

Maria Bendtsen Kronkvist – Psychiatry
Fri
9
May
Maria Bendtsen Kronkvist – Psychiatry
Time 09:00 - 12:00 9 May 09:00 - 12:00
Place Hall Umeälven, Psychiatry building, point ZA21, University Hosital, Umeå

Defence of doctoral thesis. Participation in Care Decisions - Shared decision-making in social psychiatric care

Andreas Berner – Medical Biochemistry
Fri
9
May
Andreas Berner – Medical Biochemistry
Time 09:00 - 12:00 9 May 09:00 - 12:00
Place KBE301 - Small assembly hall

Defence of doctoral thesis. Investigating the Biology and specific Targeting of Individual G-Quadruplex Structures.

Miriam Rutegård - Diagnostic radiology
Fri
9
May
Miriam Rutegård - Diagnostic radiology
Time 13:00 - 17:00 9 May 13:00 - 17:00
Place Betula

Defence of doctoral thesis. Miriam Rutegård is defending her doctoral thesis in diagnostic radiology

Samuel Videholm – Pediatrics
Fri
9
May
Samuel Videholm – Pediatrics
Time 13:00 - 16:00 9 May 13:00 - 16:00
Place Assembly hall Snäckan, Östersund Hospital

Defence of doctoral thesis. Pathways of inequalities in paediatric infectious diseases: Evidence from register-based cohort studies in Sweden.

Integrated Biomedical Science seminar: Brigitte Hantusch
Fri
9
May
Integrated Biomedical Science seminar: Brigitte Hantusch
Time 14:00 - 15:00 9 May 14:00 - 15:00
Place Major groove, department of molecular Biology, Building 6L

Seminar. Title: Crosstalk of hormone and vitamin sensors in prostate cancer

Game Jam on Campus – a fun weekend for those who want to create and play!
Fri
9
May
Game Jam on Campus – a fun weekend for those who want to create and play!
Time 9 May at 15:00 until 11 May at 15:00 9 May at 15:00 until 11 May at 15:00
Place Rotundan, Universum, Umeå University

Other. Do you love games, and have always wanted to try your hand at making one? Then this is the event for you!

Gulf of Bothnia heading towards eutrophication
Mon
12
May
Gulf of Bothnia heading towards eutrophication
Time 14:00 - 15:30 12 May 14:00 - 15:30
Place UMF Norrbyn

Seminar. The Gulf of Bothnia is heading towards eutrophication. What is causing this?

UPSC Seminar with Mingyuan Zhu
Tue
13
May
UPSC Seminar with Mingyuan Zhu
Time 14:00 - 15:00 13 May 14:00 - 15:00
Place "Lilla hörsalen" (Small lecture hall), KB.E3.01, KBC building

Seminar. Scientific seminar organised by Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC)

IceLab affiliate seminar with Eric Capo
Tue
13
May
IceLab affiliate seminar with Eric Capo
Time 14:00 - 16:00 13 May 14:00 - 16:00
Place IceLab & Zoom

Seminar. Eric Capo presents a seminar in IceLab titled 'Unraveling microbial diversity in Swedish Arctic lakes' May 13th at 14:00.

Medchem Seminar Series - Eliette Touati, Institut Pasteur Paris
Tue
13
May
Medchem Seminar Series - Eliette Touati, Institut Pasteur Paris
Time 15:15 - 16:00 13 May 15:15 - 16:00
Place KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: “Helicobacter pylori and gastric oncogenesis: from molecular events to gastric cancer biomarkers discovery”

Daniel Giberman, philosophy
Wed
14
May
Daniel Giberman, philosophy
Time 13:15 - 15:00 14 May 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119 (HD108)

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Daniel Giberman, Göteborg.

Arctic lunch meet-up
Thu
15
May
Arctic lunch meet-up
Time 12:00 - 13:00 15 May 12:00 - 13:00
Place A Working Lab

Group meeting. Welcome to an Arctic lunch meet-up where we meet, present our research, and discuss funding and collaboration opportunities.

The Ceremony for recognised and distinguished teachers
Thu
15
May
The Ceremony for recognised and distinguished teachers
Time 12:30 - 13:15 15 May 12:30 - 13:15
Place Ljusgården, Lärarutbildningshuset

Other. Welcome to attend a ceremony to celebrate those appointed recognised or distinguished teachers at Umeå university.

Seminar: Leslie Podlog
Fri
16
May
Seminar: Leslie Podlog
Time 13:15 - 15:00 16 May 13:15 - 15:00
Place BET.E101, Beteendevetarhuset

Seminar. Psychological Aspects of Sport Injury: Social, Developmental, and Clinical Considerations

Meet Umeå University – virtual study fair
Sat
17
May
Meet Umeå University – virtual study fair
Time 11:00 - 14:00 17 May 11:00 - 14:00
Place Online

Other. Thinking about studying at Umeå University? Join Study in Sweden’s virtual fair and chat with us at Umeå University.

Spring Graduation Ceremony 2025
Sat
17
May
Spring Graduation Ceremony 2025
Time 16:00 - 18:00 17 May 16:00 - 18:00
Place Aula Nordica

Other. Welcome to the Spring Graduation Ceremony and the inauguration of our new Vice-Chancellor.

The Human in Motion – Health Throughout Life: Close care and Rehabilitation at home
Mon
19
May
The Human in Motion – Health Throughout Life: Close care and Rehabilitation at home
Time 13:00 - 15:00 19 May 13:00 - 15:00
Place Digital on Zoom

Seminar. The third webinar in the seminar series: The Human in Motion – Health Throughout Life.

Metaethics workshop
Tue
20
May
Metaethics workshop
Time 20 May at 09:00 until 21 May at 17:00 20 May at 09:00 until 21 May at 17:00
Place HUM.J.118, Humanities building

Workshop. Welcome to a Metaethics workshop at Umeå University.

Mini-symposium with Marina Aspholm, Christopher Frøhlich, Kristian Riesbeck
Tue
20
May
Mini-symposium with Marina Aspholm, Christopher Frøhlich, Kristian Riesbeck
Time 13:00 - 16:15 20 May 13:00 - 16:15
Place Aula Biologica

Symposium. Mini-symposium organised by the American Society for Microbiology, NDPIA, Umeå UCMR, and the Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Biophysics.

5th Swedish Diabetes Summit Meeting
Wed
21
May
5th Swedish Diabetes Summit Meeting
Time 21 May at 12:15 until 23 May at 12:30 21 May at 12:15 until 23 May at 12:30
Place Väven, Umeå center

Conference. We bring together Swedish diabetes researchers for new interactions and collaborations.

IceLab 15 year celebration
Wed
21
May
IceLab 15 year celebration
Time 21 May at 13:00 until 23 May at 17:00 21 May at 13:00 until 23 May at 17:00
Place IceLab

Conference. Join us in celebrating IceLab's 15th anniversary with inspiring talks, exciting activities, and a look back at our journey!

Talk from the metaethics work
Wed
21
May
Talk from the metaethics work
Time 13:15 - 15:00 21 May 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119 (HD108)

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a talk from the Metaethics workshop.

Elia Astanterabi Swai – Public Health
Thu
22
May
Elia Astanterabi Swai – Public Health
Time 09:00 - 12:00 22 May 09:00 - 12:00
Place Hall Alicante, Building 5 B, 3 floor, Umiversity Hospital, Umeå

Defence of doctoral thesis. BEING YOUNG AND PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED: Voicing the needs and challenges of children, adolescents, and their carers in northeastern Tanzania.

Public Lecture: Terraforming Ecosystems with Ricard Solé
Thu
22
May
Public Lecture: Terraforming Ecosystems with Ricard Solé
Time 16:30 - 18:00 22 May 16:30 - 18:00
Place Aula Nordica

Lecture. Can we 'terraform' ecosystems to prevent collapse? In this public lecture, Ricard Solé explores how synthetic biology could help restore balance.

Breakfast - a food and meal summit
Fri
23
May
Breakfast - a food and meal summit
Time 08:00 - 09:00 23 May 08:00 - 09:00
Place Teacher Education Building, Floor 3

Seminar. Welcome to Breakfast – a seminar where discussions about food, meals and opportunities for collaboration are at the centre.

Mariam Taha. Computing Science
Fri
23
May
Mariam Taha. Computing Science
Time 09:00 - 12:00 23 May 09:00 - 12:00
Place NAT.D.360

Defence of doctoral thesis. Problematic Metric Space for Machine Learning: Data and Model Spaces

Fredrik Landfors – cardiology
Fri
23
May
Fredrik Landfors – cardiology
Time 09:00 - 13:00 23 May 09:00 - 13:00
Place Room B NUS Building 1D, 9th floor

Defence of doctoral thesis. DECODING DYSLIPIDEMIA: Human Genetic Studies of Drug Targets in Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease.

Erik Zäll, Experimental Physics
Fri
23
May
Erik Zäll, Experimental Physics
Time 09:00 - 13:00 23 May 09:00 - 13:00
Place KBE301, Lilla hörsalen.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Heating a sustainable future.

Samielle Drake - Economics
Fri
23
May
Samielle Drake - Economics
Time 10:00 - 12:00 23 May 10:00 - 12:00
Place Hörsal UB.A.220 – Lindell 2

Defence of doctoral thesis. Navigating Public Procurement

UPSC Cutting-Edge Seminar with Katharina Markmann
Fri
23
May
UPSC Cutting-Edge Seminar with Katharina Markmann
Time 10:00 - 11:00 23 May 10:00 - 11:00
Place KB.E3.03 "Carl Kempe salen", KBC building

Seminar. Scientific seminar arranged by Umeå Plant Science Centre

Seminar; Geographies of grandparents of disabled children
Fri
23
May
Seminar; Geographies of grandparents of disabled children
Time 13:15 - 14:15 23 May 13:15 - 14:15
Place SAM.A.305/ Zoom

Seminar. Emma Landby is postdoctoral fellow at Centre for Demographic and Aging Research at Umeå University (CEDAR) .

Ayush Kumar Varshney, Computing Science
Mon
26
May
Ayush Kumar Varshney, Computing Science
Time 09:00 - 13:00 26 May 09:00 - 13:00
Place BIO.A.206 - Aula Anatomica.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Navigating Model Anonymity and Adaptability.

Ayush Kumar Vashney, Computing Science
Mon
26
May
Ayush Kumar Vashney, Computing Science
Time 09:00 - 12:00 26 May 09:00 - 12:00
Place BIO.A.206

Defence of doctoral thesis. Navigating Model Anonymity and Adaptability

Signe Lundqvist, Mathematics
Tue
27
May
Signe Lundqvist, Mathematics
Time 13:00 - 17:00 27 May 13:00 - 17:00
Place Hörsal UB.A.220 – Lindellhallen 2.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Does it move? Euclidean and projective rigidity of hypergraphs.

Maarten Laurits Jensen, Computing Science
Tue
27
May
Maarten Laurits Jensen, Computing Science
Time 13:00 - 17:00 27 May 13:00 - 17:00
Place MIT.A.121.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Dynamic Context-Sensitive Deliberation for Social Simulations: Balancing Scalability and Realism.

Maarten Laurits Jensen, Computing Science
Tue
27
May
Maarten Laurits Jensen, Computing Science
Time 13:00 - 17:00 27 May 13:00 - 17:00
Place MIT.A.121

Defence of doctoral thesis. Dynamic Content-Sensitive Deliberation for Social Simulations: Balancing Scalability and Realism

TAIGA Seminar on Critical Theory and AI with Simon Lindgren
Tue
27
May
TAIGA Seminar on Critical Theory and AI with Simon Lindgren
Time 13:15 - 15:00 27 May 13:15 - 15:00
Place Galaxen, Universum

Seminar. How can critical theory inform transdisciplinary AI research design? Seminar with Simon Lindgren, author of Critical Theory and AI

Homo/femo-nationalism and norm critical pedagogy
Tue
27
May
Homo/femo-nationalism and norm critical pedagogy
Time 14:00 - 16:00 27 May 14:00 - 16:00
Place Zoom

Seminar. Dr. Michael Nebeling Petersen (University of Copenhagen) and Prof. Lena Martinsson (Göteborg University)

Graduation Ceremony 2025 for International Master's Programmes
Tue
27
May
Graduation Ceremony 2025 for International Master's Programmes
Time 14:45 - 17:00 27 May 14:45 - 17:00
Place Aula Nordica

Other. On Tuesday 27 May, Umeå University will hold a ceremony to honour graduating students of International Master's Programmes.

Medchem Seminar Series - Wolfgang Fischer, Max von Pettenkofer Institute, Germany
Tue
27
May
Medchem Seminar Series - Wolfgang Fischer, Max von Pettenkofer Institute, Germany
Time 15:15 - 16:00 27 May 15:15 - 16:00
Place KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: "Using quantitative translocation reporters to elucidate molecular details of type IV secretion in Helicobacter pylori”.

Margherita Arcangeli
Tue
27
May
Margherita Arcangeli
Time 15:15 - 16:00 27 May 15:15 - 16:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Umeå Cognitive Science Seminar invites you to a seminar with Margherita Arcangeli, Institut Nicod, Paris.

Application workshop for STINT Teaching Sabbatical
Wed
28
May
Application workshop for STINT Teaching Sabbatical
Time 10:00 - 12:00 28 May 10:00 - 12:00
Place Natural Sciences Building, Small conference room, UPL

Workshop. Welcome to an application workshop for Teaching Sabbatical -  a scholarship for teachers who are passionate about teaching issues.

Book chapter
Wed
28
May
Book chapter
Time 10:15 - 12:00 28 May 10:15 - 12:00
Place HUM C.122 - Filosofen

Seminar. The HESSD seminar series ideas invites you to a seminar with Andreas Mårdh, Umeå University.

Seminar: Erica Åberg
Wed
28
May
Seminar: Erica Åberg
Time 13:15 - 15:00 28 May 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.G.217

Seminar. “Prosecutors charge me, police watch after me” – The intertwining of authenticity, crime and gang life in Finnish ‘gangsta rap’ music

Margherita Arcangeli and Jean Nicod, philosophy
Wed
28
May
Margherita Arcangeli and Jean Nicod, philosophy
Time 13:15 - 15:00 28 May 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119 (HD108)

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Margherita Arcangeli and Jean Nicod.

Thomas Gu – Neurology
Fri
30
May
Thomas Gu – Neurology
Time 09:00 - 12:00 30 May 09:00 - 12:00
Place 1 D, T9, Hall B

Defence of doctoral thesis. Carotid Near-Occlusion – Diagnostics, Pathophysiology and Risk of Recurrent Ipsilateral Ischemic Stroke

#frAIday: AI Regulation Across Borders: Bridging Academic Research and Policy Practice
Fri
30
May
#frAIday: AI Regulation Across Borders: Bridging Academic Research and Policy Practice
Time 12:15 - 13:00 30 May 12:15 - 13:00
Place Zoom & Galaxen

Lecture. A #frAIday talk with Nicole Tong, a Fulbright Schuman scholar and graduate student at Stanford University

Lidia Kidane, Computing Science
Fri
30
May
Lidia Kidane, Computing Science
Time 13:15 - 17:00 30 May 13:15 - 17:00
Place MIT.A.121.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Accurate and Low-Overhead Workload Prediction for Cloud Management.

Integrated Biomedical Science Seminar: Tiago Dias da Costa
Fri
30
May
Integrated Biomedical Science Seminar: Tiago Dias da Costa
Time 14:00 - 15:00 30 May 14:00 - 15:00
Place Major Groove, Department of Molecualr Biology, Building 6L

Seminar. Tiago Dias da Costa from Imperial College London in the UK gives a lecture.

June

Sonakshi Garg, Computing Science
Mon
2
Jun
Sonakshi Garg, Computing Science
Time 09:00 - 14:00 2 June 09:00 - 14:00
Place HUM.D.210.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Bridging AI and Privacy: Solutions for High-dimensional data and foundation models.

Sonakshi Garg, Computing Science
Mon
2
Jun
Sonakshi Garg, Computing Science
Time 09:00 - 12:00 2 June 09:00 - 12:00
Place HUM.D.210

Defence of doctoral thesis. Bridging AI and Privacy: Solutions for High-Dimensional Data and Foundation Models

Medchem Seminar Series - Christoph Freyer, KI
Mon
2
Jun
Medchem Seminar Series - Christoph Freyer, KI
Time 15:15 - 16:00 2 June 15:15 - 16:00
Place KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: TBA

Cyrille Bader – Medical biochemistry
Tue
3
Jun
Cyrille Bader – Medical biochemistry
Time 3 June at 09:00 until 3 July at 12:00 3 June at 09:00 until 3 July at 12:00
Place KBE301 - small assembly hall

Defence of doctoral thesis. Molecular guardians? Biochemical studies of tactors involved in mitochondrial DNA maintenance and beyond.

Medchem Seminar Series - Mario Milco D’Elios, University of Siena, Italy
Tue
3
Jun
Medchem Seminar Series - Mario Milco D’Elios, University of Siena, Italy
Time 15:15 - 16:00 3 June 15:15 - 16:00
Place KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: “Deciphering the T cell response against Helicobacter pylori in human gastric infection"

Jessica Heine, philosophy
Wed
4
Jun
Jessica Heine, philosophy
Time 13:15 - 15:00 4 June 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119 (HD108)

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Jessica Heine.

Sophia Herndandez – Molecular Biology
Thu
5
Jun
Sophia Herndandez – Molecular Biology
Time 09:00 - 12:00 5 June 09:00 - 12:00
Place Major Groove, Building 6L, NUS/Department of Molecular Biology

Defence of doctoral thesis. Characterisation of exported parasite proteins in Plasmodium berghei blood stages.

Johanna von Knorring – Professional Development
Thu
5
Jun
Johanna von Knorring – Professional Development
Time 09:00 - 12:00 5 June 09:00 - 12:00
Place Hall Betula

Defence of doctoral thesis. Patients' and Doctors' Experiences of Empathy in the Everyday Life of Healthcare.

Emil Häglund, Computing Science
Thu
5
Jun
Emil Häglund, Computing Science
Time 10:00 - 12:00 5 June 10:00 - 12:00
Place NAT.D.320

Defence of doctoral thesis. Artificial Intelligence in Marketing and Contextual Advertising

Emil Häglund, Computing Science
Thu
5
Jun
Emil Häglund, Computing Science
Time 10:00 - 13:00 5 June 10:00 - 13:00
Place NAT.D.320.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Artificial Intelligence in Marketing & Contextual Advertising.

Book chapter
Thu
5
Jun
Book chapter
Time 10:15 - 12:00 5 June 10:15 - 12:00
Place Online in Zoom

Seminar. The HESSD seminar series ideas invites you to a seminar with Emma Vikström, Umeå University, and Sophie Winkler, Örebro University.

Malin Mickelsson – Medical Biosciences
Thu
5
Jun
Malin Mickelsson – Medical Biosciences
Time 13:00 - 16:00 5 June 13:00 - 16:00
Place Assembly hall Betula, University Hospital, Umeå

Defence of doctoral thesis. Evaluation of potential risk markers associated with subclinical atherosclerosis.

USBE Graduation Ceremony 2025
Thu
5
Jun
USBE Graduation Ceremony 2025
Time 16:30 - 18:30 5 June 16:30 - 18:30
Place Aula Nordica, Umeå University Campus

Seminar. On Thursday, June 5, Umeå School of Business, Statistics and Economics (USBE) will hold a ceremony to honor graduating students.

Mid-term seminar - Andreas Granath
Mon
9
Jun
Mid-term seminar - Andreas Granath
Time 09:00 - 11:00 9 June 09:00 - 11:00
Place NAT.D.450

Seminar. Mid-term seminar given by Andreas Granath, on High-order numerical methods for wave-dominated problems: complex geometry and low-rank approximation.

Umeå Summer Workshop on Laws of Nature
Mon
9
Jun
Umeå Summer Workshop on Laws of Nature
Time 9 June at 09:00 until 11 June at 17:00 9 June at 09:00 until 11 June at 17:00
Place Venue will be presented shortly

Workshop. Welcome to a philosophy workshop at Umeå University.

UPSC Seminar with Fernando Geu-Flores
Mon
9
Jun
UPSC Seminar with Fernando Geu-Flores
Time 14:00 - 15:00 9 June 14:00 - 15:00
Place "Lilla hörsalen" (Small lecture hall), KB.E3.01, KBC building

Seminar. Scientific seminar arranged by Umeå Plant Science Centre

Medchem Seminar Series - Samir El Andaloussi, KI
Tue
10
Jun
Medchem Seminar Series - Samir El Andaloussi, KI
Time 15:15 - 16:00 10 June 15:15 - 16:00
Place KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: TBA

Junhong Li - anathomy
Wed
11
Jun
Junhong Li - anathomy
Time 13:00 - 16:00 11 June 13:00 - 16:00
Place Aula Biologica

Defence of doctoral thesis. The Role of Myoblasts in Healing tendon Tissue

Gianluca Debiasi Anders – Medical Biochemistry
Fri
13
Jun
Gianluca Debiasi Anders – Medical Biochemistry
Time 09:00 - 12:00 13 June 09:00 - 12:00
Place Small assembly hall, KB.E3.01, KBC building

Defence of doctoral thesis. Study of DNA metabolism in the context of Staphylococcal mobile elements.

Integrated Biomedical Science Seminar: Evan Cornett
Fri
13
Jun
Integrated Biomedical Science Seminar: Evan Cornett
Time 14:00 - 15:00 13 June 14:00 - 15:00
Place Major Groove, Department of Molecular Biology, Building 6L

Seminar. Evan Cornett from Indiana University School of Medicine in the USA gives a lecture.

TRACE 2025 - Tree Rings in Archaeology, Climatology and Ecology
Sun
15
Jun
TRACE 2025 - Tree Rings in Archaeology, Climatology and Ecology
Time 15 June at 09:00 until 20 June at 17:00 15 June at 09:00 until 20 June at 17:00
Place Umeå

Conference. International conference bringing together researchers, experts, and enthusiasts to explore tree rings in archaeology, climatology, and ecology

Modelling fish population changes in the Gulf of Bothnia
Mon
16
Jun
Modelling fish population changes in the Gulf of Bothnia
Time 14:00 - 15:30 16 June 14:00 - 15:30
Place UMF Norrbyn

Seminar. Adriaen Stigter, Radboud University, the Netherlands.

Medchem Seminar Series - Sebastian Suerbaum, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Tue
17
Jun
Medchem Seminar Series - Sebastian Suerbaum, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Time 15:15 - 16:00 17 June 15:15 - 16:00
Place KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: TBA

Umeå Infection Symposium 2025
Fri
27
Jun
Umeå Infection Symposium 2025
Time 10:00 - 14:30 27 June 10:00 - 14:30
Place P5 Väven, Umeå

Symposium. Umeå Infection Symposium on 27 June is organized by MIMS and UCMR and is aimed at anyone interested in microbial and infection research.

UCMR Distinguished Guest Seminar — Matthew Chapman
Fri
27
Jun
UCMR Distinguished Guest Seminar — Matthew Chapman
Time 10:15 - 11:15 27 June 10:15 - 11:15
Place P5, Väven, Umeå city

Seminar. Within the frame of UCMR Distinguished Guests Seminars Series, Prof Matthew Chapman gives a lecture on functional and pathogenic amyloid formation.

August

Image based AI for biodiversity monitoring
Mon
11
Aug
Image based AI for biodiversity monitoring
Time 14:00 - 15:30 11 August 14:00 - 15:30
Place UMF Norrbyn

Seminar. Anna Viklund, Mila Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute

Phytoplankton response to browning in the Gulf of Bothnia
Mon
25
Aug
Phytoplankton response to browning in the Gulf of Bothnia
Time 14:00 - 15:30 25 August 14:00 - 15:30
Place UMF Norrbyn

Seminar. How have increased DOC, metals and other nutrients affected phytoplankton communities in the Gulf of Bothnia over the last 150 years?

September

Student Welcome Fair 2025
Thu
11
Sep
Student Welcome Fair 2025
Time 10:00 - 15:00 11 September 10:00 - 15:00
Place The Universum Building

Other. Are one of our new students? Visit the Student Welcome Fair to learn what our university and Umeå can offer for a good start to your studies.

Arctic Forum: Food
Mon
29
Sep
Arctic Forum: Food
Time 29 September at 11:00 until 30 September at 16:00 29 September at 11:00 until 30 September at 16:00
Place Lycksele

Other. At Arctic Forum: Food, we meet to explore new ways towards resilient societies in the North by preparing and sharing meals with one another.

Bert Jonsson
Tue
30
Sep
Bert Jonsson
Time 15:15 - 16:00 30 September 15:15 - 16:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Umeå Cognitive Science Seminar invites you to a seminar with Bert Jonsson, Umeå University.

October

cryoNET Symposium 2025
Wed
1
Oct
cryoNET Symposium 2025
Time 1 October at 08:00 until 2 October at 17:00 1 October at 08:00 until 2 October at 17:00
Place Rotundan, Umeå

Symposium. Invited speakers, selected talks by participants, poster and networking sessions will highlight the latest discoveries in the cryo-EM field.

UPSC Cutting Edge Seminar with Ari-Pekka Mähönen
Thu
9
Oct
UPSC Cutting Edge Seminar with Ari-Pekka Mähönen
Time 09:00 - 10:00 9 October 09:00 - 10:00
Place "Stora hörsalen" (Big lecture hall), KB.E3.03, KBC building

Seminar. Scientific seminar arranged by Umeå Plant Science Centre

Teaching Awardee Panels - the Annual Celebration
Thu
16
Oct
Teaching Awardee Panels - the Annual Celebration
Time 10:15 - 12:30 16 October 10:15 - 12:30
Place Ljusgården Atrium in the Teacher Education Building

Other. The morning of 16 October teaching award recipients and appointed distinguished teachers participate in panel discussions and receive their diplomas.

The Annual Celebration Lectures
Sat
18
Oct
The Annual Celebration Lectures
Time 09:00 - 12:00 18 October 09:00 - 12:00
Place The Humanities building and Social Sciences building

Lecture. During the morning of 180October the honorary doctors, professors and scientific award recipients give short lectures.

The Annual Celebration Ceremony
Sat
18
Oct
The Annual Celebration Ceremony
Time 17:00 - 19:00 18 October 17:00 - 19:00
Place Aula Nordica

Other. At the Annual Celebration Ceremony we celebrate new professors, honorary doctors and recipients of the university's Medal of Merit.

Marlene Johansson-Falck
Tue
28
Oct
Marlene Johansson-Falck
Time 15:15 - 16:00 28 October 15:15 - 16:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Umeå Cognitive Science Seminar invites you to a seminar with Marlene Johansson-Falck, Umeå University.

November

Lars Nyberg
Tue
25
Nov
Lars Nyberg
Time 15:15 - 16:00 25 November 15:15 - 16:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Umeå Cognitive Science Seminar invites you to a seminar with Lars Nyberg, Umeå University.

Dealing with the polycrisis
Thu
27
Nov
Dealing with the polycrisis
Time 08:00 - 16:30 27 November 08:00 - 16:30
Place Vardagsrummet

Conference. Welcome to Umeå Transformation Research Initiatives' annual conference!