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The Faculty of Arts and Humanities

We teach and conduct research in the fields of language, religion, history, archaeology, philosophy, history of ideas, art, literature, ethnology, media and culture.

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Education

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
Oliver Billker awarded the Torgny och Lena Stigbrand Prize

Receives the award for his pioneering work in malaria research.

Sun Nyunt Wai
Sun Nyunt Wai awarded for outstanding bacterial research

Professor Sun Nyunt Wai is awarded the Bo and Barbro Hammarström Prize in 2026.

Kotryna Simonyte Sjödin
Gut microbiota differs in children with rare food allergy

The study provides new insights into the link between early gut microbiota and allergy development.

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Recommends a major investment in research at Umeå University

The Swedish Research Council recommends that the government invest in research at Umeå University.

ACCESS Forum i Chile, januari 2026.
Open call to lead a research theme at the ACCESS Forum 2027

Application to lead a research theme at the ACCESS Forum 2027 in Gothenburg is open. Deadline: 31 May 2026.

En man som sitter på en hästdragen vagn.
Unemployed adult children increase their parents’ risk of depression

Older adults in India have a higher risk of developing depression when their adult children are unemployed.