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The Faculty's research spans a wide range of fields and is world-leading in several areas. With research at the highest international level, the Faculty contributes to addressing society's major challenges – from climate change to groundbreaking innovations in artificial intelligence and sustainable materials.
Bio4Energy is about energy research on the government's mission.
EcoChange is about marine environmental research commissioned by the government.
Umeå University conducts intensive research on technological solutions for the transition to a greener world.
CRISPR-Cas9 was discovered here by Emmanuelle Charpentier, recipient of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
The major investment in AI encompasses the entire university.
Oncology is the study of tumour diseases and their treatment.
Umeå University is at the international forefront in the research area of infection biology.
UmArts is the Research Centre for Architecture, Design and the Arts at Umeå University.
Umeå University is participating in the largest-ever investment in materials science in Sweden, WISE.
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Our researchers disseminate their knowledge and their research through various events and public lectures.
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The Faculty has eleven departments and seven research centres.
In an interdisciplinary project, George Westmeijer is building an image library of microbes in the Baltic Sea.
Recognized for her efforts to promote women in a male-dominated field.
The Swedish Government launched A new quantum technology strategy and visited Umeå University.
Large-scale mapping reveals the hidden interactions that shape gut microbial life.
Researchers will investigate how climate education can be designed to drive greater change.
METAmeet 2026 brought leading nanophotonics researchers together for three days of exchange.
