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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.

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Ready to take the next step and discover Europe?

Are you passionate and motivated? Apply for the role of EC2U Student Ambassador by 15 June.

Aftab Nadeem, forskare på Institutionen för molekylärbiologi vid Umeå universitet, vid dator
Researchers turn soil bacterial protein into potent cancer cell killer

Researchers in Umeå show how a modified bacterial protein disables cancer cells in a new way.

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Climate change is already claiming lives in Europe – and the risks are increasing

New report concludes human-induced climate change is leading to increasingly severe health consequences.

Lacey Okonski. Växt i bakgruden.
Metaphor shapes language learning and public debate

Cognitive linguistics, metaphor, and embodied cognition are central research interests of Lacey Okonski.

Anna Överby Wernstedt
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.