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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

Open up for Innovation 2025
100 Life Science experts gather to connect science and industry in Umeå

The conference aims to promote collaboration between academia and industry and drive innovation.

Lågstadieflickor jobbar i klassrum.
Mother tongue education – marginalised but viable

Since its introduction in Sweden in the 1960s, mother tongue education has been a neglected subject.

The researchers are standing in a narrow white room, with high shelfs of small, green plants in containers. They are holding the flower of on of the plants and studying it closely.
Scientists unlock one of the toughest biomaterials and find clues to pollen's expiration date

By opening up pollen grains, a technique developed in Umeå, scientists found clues to pollen's expiration date

Ett barn fyller på ett glas mjölk i en skolmatsal.
Super-sensitive method finds bacteria spores in food and hospitals

Resistant spores can cause food poisoning and infections via, for example, dairy products.

Aurora nya tentamenslokaler i ett centralt läge på campus
Opening of Aurora examination centre

The new Aurora examination centre on Campus Umeå will be opening in May 2025.

Johan Henriksson lab
New knowledge about cell division with data-driven techniques

Improved resolution promotes advanced cell analysis, especially in cases of abnormal cell division in cancer.