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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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On language and identities in the Seychelles

Doctoral thesis highlights the importance of language in the construction of Seychellois identity.

Två kostymklädda män ler mot kameran.
Siemens Financial Services Best Student Thesis Award 2026

Two alumni from Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics have been announced as this year’s winners.

En forskare som håller upp en avhandling framför en vägg med fler avhanlingar.
New Material Can Purify Water, Store Energy and Emit Light

Small amounts of metal adds new functionalities to established biomaterials.

En stor gul byggnad med bilar parkerade framför.
After the war, Mostar is shaped by struggles over memory and the future

Rebuilding the city has involved far more than repairing houses and streets.

A woman holding up a plastic container with a plant inside of it.
Graduate course collaboration sparks new plant growth insights

IceLab Camp sparked a collaboration using models to study how nutrients shape plant roots.

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Over 300 international master’s graduates celebrate their achievements

Students from over 40 degree programmes were honoured in a celebratory ceremony in Aula Nordica.