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The Faculty offers 13 undergraduate and 5 master's programmes and a wide selection of freestanding courses.

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Oliver BillkerProfessor vid Institutionen för molekylärbiologiEnhet: Grupp Oliver BillkerAnknuten som forskare till Molekylär Infektionsmedicin, Sverige (MIMS)Roll: Föreståndare
Umeå Professor elected to EMBO Membership

Professor Oliver Billker is one of the newly elected EMBO Members on the 60th anniversary of EMBO.

Johan Sjölander stands in the greenhouse at Umeå Plant Science Centre inbetween young aspen trees on tables. He is holding his PhD thesis in his hand.
Modulating the internal clock increases growth in hybrid aspen

PhD student Johan Sjölander discovered that modifying the internal clock in hybrid aspen can increase growth.

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36’000 buried tea bags explain global decomposition

Tea bags buried in soil worldwide show decomposition rates in different soil types.

Fermented food on a plate.
Future diet – plant-based fermented foods on the plate

Researchers at Umeå University have conducted the first study focusing on plant-based fermentation.

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Online doctors did not prescribe more antibiotics than others

Doctors in virtual contacts did not prescribe antibiotics more than regular health centres, shows study.

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Details of photosynthesis revealed with record-breaking images

Cryo.electronmicroscopy reveals the positions of hydrogen atoms and water molecules in photosynthesis.