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Profiles and Features

Maria Carbin
“It is very gratifying that Umeå is recognized as a role model”

Research that shapes the city’s profile and highlights gender equality.

Elena Fortún, Elena Lindholm
From censorship to visibility – the legacy of Elena Fortún

Elena Lindholm, Docent of Spanish, researches feminism and sexuality in early 20th-century Europe.

Nikiforos Staverismastersstudent inom datavetenskap
Arctic traditions meet AI – course in Canada and Alaska inspires future research

Nikiforos Staveris will travel to the Northwest passage for a course on Arctic Future Pathfinders.

En rad blodprovsrör fyllda med blod
A gold mine for researchers

The Section of Biobank and Registry Support collects health data and is a unique gold mine for researchers.

MR kamera UFBI
The physics behind successful UFBI studies

At UFBI, collaboration with the region and physicists is essential in research into brain function.

Lena LeimgruberDoktorand vid Institutionen för språkstudierEnhet: EngelskaAnknuten som doktorand till Arktiskt centrum vid Umeå universitetEnhet: Arktisk forskarskola med inriktning mot hållbar utveckling
Arctic literature, oceans, and perspectives – a research journey with personal depth

PhD student Lena Leimgruber participates in an Arctic course which will take her to both Canada and Alaska.

Full list of Profiles and Features

Visiting professor André de Roos shakes up established ideas in theoretical ecology
Mathematicians call him ecologist, ecologists a mathematician. André is a comfortable interdisciplinaire.
Published: 2021-09-29
Sustainable for Arctic forest owners
Biodiversity has become more important for forest owners in the north, but the reason is still unknown.
Published: 2021-09-27
International collaboration leads to a firm foundation
International collaboration leads to strong research of high quality within the research programme EcoChange.
Published: 2021-09-24
Wants to get closer to a solution to Parkinson’s disease
Sara af Bjerkén is determined to figure out what role noradrenaline has in this context.
Published: 2021-09-22
A challenge to find the solution to pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer can resist most existing treatments and the five-year survival rate is low.
Published: 2021-06-24
What does zero tolerance mean in practice?
How are suspected cases actually handled in the organisation and what conditions are in place to take action?
Published: 2021-06-16
VR glasses help students visualize molecules
Through VR glasses, students can twist and turn molecular models and see chemical reactions in 3D.
Published: 2021-06-10
Strategies for self-management crucial for COPD patients
Several strategies for physical exercise have been studied at Umeå University.
Published: 2021-06-07
An arctic adventure
Icebreaker Oden is soon on its way northward. On board are researcher ready for new discoveries.
Published: 2021-06-03
Guiding students through unknown terrains
Catherine Lions is awarded for her educational skills and strong commitment to her students.
Published: 2021-06-03
Developing accurate statistical methods
Award-winning researcher Tetiana Gorbach develops methods to analyse longitudinal data.
Published: 2021-06-03
Climate change impacts on infectious disease epidemiology
Research coordinator Junwen Guo studies climate change impacts on infectious disease epidemiology
Published: 2021-06-03
Driven by passion and curiosity
Oscar Stålnacke has been awarded the 2021 USBE Scientific Award in Business Administration.
Published: 2021-06-03
ROBUST portrait: Siarhei Manzhynski
On studying coopetition, taking a second PhD degree, and doing things with mindfulness.
Published: 2021-05-24
Symposium on Covid-19 showed the complexity of the pandemic
Highlighting the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to pandemics.
Published: 2021-05-24