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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.

Research

Read more about the research conducted at departments and units and about research infrastructures.

Education

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

News

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New research reveals cell proteins that drive severe viral infections

Two cell proteins determine how TBE virus, West Nile virus, and dengue virus replicate.

Norrlands universitetssjukhus har Sveriges modernaste helikopterflygplats med vacker utsikt från 50 meters höjd
Criticism from UKÄ directed at Umeå University

UKÄ has issued serious criticism of Umeå University.

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New project tackles Arctic talent shortage – cross-border collaboration in the Nordic North

Growing labour demand meets declining populations in the Arctic – TalentNorth responds.

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The blood donation bus is coming to Campus – take the opportunity to become a blood donor

The bus will be parked in front of Universum besides the fountain.

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New radiation protection regulation – review your procedures

A new radiation protection regulation consolidates five previous documents into a single, unified framework.

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Global Metabolomics Community Returns to Umeå for Second International Conference

The second edition of the Metabolomics in Life Science conference was held on 27–28 January 2026 in Umeå