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Transformative bioenergy systems in sub-Saharan Africa
Today
26
Mar
Transformative bioenergy systems in sub-Saharan Africa
Time Today 12:00 - 13:00 Today 12:00 - 13:00
Place KBC-Glasburen

Seminar. Welcome to a UTRI Transformation Talk on bioenergy solutions for sustainable development.

IceLab Lunch Pitch: Tanvir Shaikh and Ryo Morimoto
Today
26
Mar
IceLab Lunch Pitch: Tanvir Shaikh and Ryo Morimoto
Time Today 12:00 - 13:00 Today 12:00 - 13:00
Place Galaxen, Sirius

Seminar. The Integrated Science Lab invites you to meet, and explore collaboration opportunities with, Tanvir Shaikh and Ryo Morimoto.

U-CHEC Seminar
Today
26
Mar
U-CHEC Seminar
Time Today 13:00 - 15:00 Today 13:00 - 15:00
Place Online seminar, Zoom

Seminar. Introduction to DIPEx

EMG-seminar - Isolde Puts
Today
26
Mar
EMG-seminar - Isolde Puts
Time Today 13:00 - 14:00 Today 13:00 - 14:00
Place KBG501 and Zoom

Seminar. Title: From land to ocean, and ocean to land; biology and chemical cycling in Boreal-Arctic coasts

Luise Mirow: Pictorial Lies and Commitment
Today
26
Mar
Luise Mirow: Pictorial Lies and Commitment
Time Today 13:15 - 15:00 Today 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119 (HD108)

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Luise Mirow.

Giulia Mandoli - cardiology
Thu
27
Mar
Giulia Mandoli - cardiology
Time 09:00 - 13:00 27 March 09:00 - 13:00
Place The library in the medicine corridore, B41 4th floor, University hospital

Defence of doctoral thesis. Insights into the cardiac function by Echocardiography in Heart failure and Heart transplantation.

Article draft
Thu
27
Mar
Article draft
Time 10:15 - 12:00 27 March 10:15 - 12:00
Place HUM F.134 Lingvisten

Seminar. The HESSD seminar series ideas invites you to a seminar with Charlott Wikström.

Big Interdisciplinary Archaeological Database (BIAD)
Thu
27
Mar
Big Interdisciplinary Archaeological Database (BIAD)
Time 13:00 - 15:00 27 March 13:00 - 15:00
Place HUM.J.118

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Archaeology and Environmental Archaeology invites you to a seminar with Natalia Riabogina.

Marie Berit Akpiroro Peters – Virology
Fri
28
Mar
Marie Berit Akpiroro Peters – Virology
Time 09:00 - 12:00 28 March 09:00 - 12:00
Place Major Groove

Defence of doctoral thesis. Identification and characterization of host factors involved in orthoflavivirus infection.

Josefine Lampinen – Work Therapy
Fri
28
Mar
Josefine Lampinen – Work Therapy
Time 09:00 - 12:00 28 March 09:00 - 12:00
Place Aula Biologica

Defence of doctoral thesis. Rehabilitation in dementia – exploring feasibility and addressing loneliness.

Mikko Luomaranta, Plant Science
Fri
28
Mar
Mikko Luomaranta, Plant Science
Time 09:00 - 13:00 28 March 09:00 - 13:00
Place KB.E3.01 Lilla hörsalen, KBC-huset.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Decoding lignin in Swedish aspen: Paths to Better Feedstocks and Resilient Trees.

Seminar: Filip Olsson
Fri
28
Mar
Seminar: Filip Olsson
Time 10:15 - 12:00 28 March 10:15 - 12:00
Place HUM.G.219

Seminar. Culture and implicit cognition: On the preconscious nature of prejudiced attitudes

#frAIday: Can AI save a minority language? Meänkieli and digitalization
Fri
28
Mar
#frAIday: Can AI save a minority language? Meänkieli and digitalization
Time 12:15 - 13:00 28 March 12:15 - 13:00
Place Galaxen & Zoom

Lecture. #frAIday talk with Moa Eriksson Krutrök and Pär Poromaa Isling

Fireside chat: Open conversation about AI
Fri
28
Mar
Fireside chat: Open conversation about AI
Time 13:00 - 15:00 28 March 13:00 - 15:00
Place Jupiter, Galaxen

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

Integrated Biomedical Science seminar: Stefanie Barbirz
Fri
28
Mar
Integrated Biomedical Science seminar: Stefanie Barbirz
Time 14:00 - 15:00 28 March 14:00 - 15:00
Place Major Groove, Department of Molecular Biology, Building 6L

Seminar. Title: Bacteriophages crossing glycan barriers on bacterial cell surfaces

Meet Umeå University in the Netherlands
Sat
29
Mar
Meet Umeå University in the Netherlands
Time 29 March at 10:00 until 30 March at 17:00 29 March at 10:00 until 30 March at 17:00
Place Expo Houten: Meidoornkade 24, 3992 AE Houten, the Netherlands

Other. Join Umeå University at the Emigration Expo in Houten, the Netherlands, on 29 and 30 March 2025 to learn more about opportunities to study with us.

Mid-term seminar - Oskar Nylén Nordenfors
Mon
31
Mar
Mid-term seminar - Oskar Nylén Nordenfors
Time 14:00 - 15:00 31 March 14:00 - 15:00
Place NAT.D.450

Seminar. Mid-term seminar given by Oskar Nylén Nordenfors on Does training on symmetric data induce equivariance?

Architectural solutions for autonomous living on Holmön
Mon
31
Mar
Architectural solutions for autonomous living on Holmön
Time 15:00 - 17:00 31 March 15:00 - 17:00
Place Umeå School of Architecture

Opening. Exhibition of architecture- and engineer student projects on off-grid housing solutions on Holmön.

April

Medchem Seminar Series - Joana Gomes, University of Porto, Portugal
Tue
1
Apr
Medchem Seminar Series - Joana Gomes, University of Porto, Portugal
Time 15:15 - 16:00 1 April 15:15 - 16:00
Place KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: "Novel insights on the role of glycosylation in therapy resistance and immune evasion in gastrointestinal cancer"

Petra Green, philosophy
Wed
2
Apr
Petra Green, philosophy
Time 13:15 - 15:00 2 April 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119 (HD108)

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Petra Green.

UPSC Seminar with Timo Hytönen
Thu
3
Apr
UPSC Seminar with Timo Hytönen
Time 13:00 - 14:00 3 April 13:00 - 14:00
Place KB.E3.01 "Lilla hörsalen", KBC building

Seminar. Scientific seminar organised by Umeå Plant Science Centre

Anton Eklund, Computing Science
Thu
3
Apr
Anton Eklund, Computing Science
Time 13:15 - 17:00 3 April 13:15 - 17:00
Place UB.A.230 Lindellhallen 3.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Evaluating Document Clusters through Human Interpretation.

Christian Kammler, Computing Science
Fri
4
Apr
Christian Kammler, Computing Science
Time 00:00 - 12:00 4 April 00:00 - 12:00
Place MIT.A.121

Defence of doctoral thesis. Modeling Norms for Social Simulations: Increasing Realism in Social Simulations to Support Decision Makers in Their Desciscion Making

Christian Kammler, Computing Science
Fri
4
Apr
Christian Kammler, Computing Science
Time 09:00 - 13:00 4 April 09:00 - 13:00
Place MIT.A.121.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Modeling Norms for Social Simulations: Increasing realism in social simulations to support decision makers in their decision making.

Van Minh Dinh, Chemistry
Fri
4
Apr
Van Minh Dinh, Chemistry
Time 09:00 - 12:00 4 April 09:00 - 12:00
Place KBC Lilla hörsalen KBE301.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Valorization of biomass byproducts: the potential of chitin and lignin from the perspective of solid catalysts.

#frAIday: Empowering Learning with AI by Navigating Challenges and Opportunities
Fri
4
Apr
#frAIday: Empowering Learning with AI by Navigating Challenges and Opportunities
Time 12:15 - 13:00 4 April 12:15 - 13:00
Place Galaxen & Zoom

Lecture. A #frAIday talk by Thomas Mejtoft, Associate Professor of Media Technology at Umeå University.

Carbon Politics and Green Transitions
Mon
7
Apr
Carbon Politics and Green Transitions
Time 11:00 - 12:00 7 April 11:00 - 12:00
Place Zoom

Seminar. What are some dangerous limitations with the hegemonic political and organizational responses to the climate emergency? And why should we care?

Beyond the Command Line - HPC2N and the OpenOnDemand Experience
Tue
8
Apr
Beyond the Command Line - HPC2N and the OpenOnDemand Experience
Time 12:00 - 13:00 8 April 12:00 - 13:00
Place Glasburen, KBC, and Zoom

Seminar. SciLifeLab Site Umeå / KBC Infrastructure Seminar Series

Medchem Seminar Series - Lucia Fuchslueger, University of Vienna
Tue
8
Apr
Medchem Seminar Series - Lucia Fuchslueger, University of Vienna
Time 15:15 - 16:00 8 April 15:15 - 16:00
Place KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: TBA

Basic AI in Theory and Practice
Wed
9
Apr
Basic AI in Theory and Practice
Time 09:00 - 12:00 9 April 09:00 - 12:00
Place A Learning Lab, NAT.D.370

Workshop. Workshop Basic AI in Theory and Practic

AI in public sector – workshop for decision makers
Wed
9
Apr
AI in public sector – workshop for decision makers
Time 10:00 - 13:00 9 April 10:00 - 13:00
Place Hybrid (Umeå University - Galaxen & on zoom)

Workshop. How do we ensure it aligns with ethical standards, societal needs, and sustainability?

Forest Social: tree nursing as a performance
Wed
9
Apr
Forest Social: tree nursing as a performance
Time 12:00 - 13:00 9 April 12:00 - 13:00
Place Jupiter, Galaxen

Seminar. Forest Social invites Luis Berríos Negrón to show and talk about a movie of his performance art piece.

Mark Windsor, philosophy
Wed
9
Apr
Mark Windsor, philosophy
Time 13:15 - 15:00 9 April 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119 (HD108)

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar withMark Windsor, Uppsala.

The Cycling City of Umeå: Yesterday – Today – Tomorrow
Wed
9
Apr
The Cycling City of Umeå: Yesterday – Today – Tomorrow
Time 18:00 - 19:30 9 April 18:00 - 19:30
Place Umeå stadsbibliotek

Lecture. How have the conditions for cycling changed over time in Umeå, and what is happening today and tomorrow?

Innovation through collaboration
Thu
10
Apr
Innovation through collaboration
Time 12:00 - 14:00 10 April 12:00 - 14:00
Place Galaxen (Sirius), Universum

Seminar. AstraZeneca Open Innovation and Collaborative Insights from Mikael Elofsson, UMU

Meet Umeå University – virtual study fair
Thu
10
Apr
Meet Umeå University – virtual study fair
Time 15:00 - 18:00 10 April 15:00 - 18:00
Place Online

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

Katarzyna Olovsson, Energy Technology
Fri
11
Apr
Katarzyna Olovsson, Energy Technology
Time 09:00 - 13:00 11 April 09:00 - 13:00
Place BIO.E.203 – Aula Biologica.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Thermochemical properties and quality measures of limestone and quicklime.

Developing Mad Methodologies, Moving Toward a New ‘Patient Perspective’
Fri
11
Apr
Developing Mad Methodologies, Moving Toward a New ‘Patient Perspective’
Time 10:15 - 12:00 11 April 10:15 - 12:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research seminar series in history and history of ideas invites you to a seminar with Michael Rembis, Buffalo State University.

#frAIday: Ron Sun
Fri
11
Apr
#frAIday: Ron Sun
Time 12:15 - 13:00 11 April 12:15 - 13:00
Place Zoom & Galaxen

Lecture. A #frAIday talk with Professor and Department Head, Ron Sun, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Integrated Biomedical Science seminar: Tone Tønjum
Fri
11
Apr
Integrated Biomedical Science seminar: Tone Tønjum
Time 14:00 - 15:00 11 April 14:00 - 15:00
Place Major Groove, Department of Molecular Biology, Building 6L

Seminar. Title: Genome dynamics in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

UCFF: Workshop
Mon
14
Apr
UCFF: Workshop
Time 13:00 - 15:00 14 April 13:00 - 15:00
Place Stora sammanträdesrummet, Social Work and Zoom

Workshop. Co-creating disability knowledges - a method for transcribing and archiving stories of care

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

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

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

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

Arctic lunch meet-up
Tue
22
Apr
Arctic lunch meet-up
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.

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!

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.

#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.

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.

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.

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.

Sara Pudas
Tue
29
Apr
Sara Pudas
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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Medchem Seminar Series - Kristian Riesbeck, Lund University
Tue
20
May
Medchem Seminar Series - Kristian Riesbeck, Lund University
Time 15:15 - 16:00 20 May 15:15 - 16:00
Place KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: TBA

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

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 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

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

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”.

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.

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

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 - 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

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.

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

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.

Umeå Summer Workshop on Laws of Nature
Tue
10
Jun
Umeå Summer Workshop on Laws of Nature
Time 10 June at 09:00 until 12 June at 17:00 10 June at 09:00 until 12 June at 17:00
Place Venue will be presented shortly

Workshop. Welcome to a philosophy workshop at Umeå University.

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

Breakfast - a food and meal summit
Fri
13
Jun
Breakfast - a food and meal summit
Time 08:00 - 09:00 13 June 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.

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

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

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 the 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

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!