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From the Umeå lab to around the world – how genetic scissors are now being used

Key pieces of the puzzle for the gene scissors were discovered in Umeå. The tool is used for many things.

Porträtt på Niklas Eklund
Arctic Six project strives for a more secure future for the Arctic

Arctic Six Chair Niklas Eklund will address security issues and lead the work for Arctic Security forward.

Gerard Rocher RosInstitutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap
From land to sea with a focus on the climate

Gerard Rocher-Ros wants to understand the flow of carbon and nutrients to find solutions to climate change.

Armando F J Perez
Exploring the future of food and nutrition in the Arctic

Arctic Six Chair, Professor Armando Perez-Cueto, will explore sustainable food transitions in the Arctic.

Porträtt på Keith Larson, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap, Umeå universitet.
Leading the Arctic Centre into a new era of collaboration and impact

Keith Larson aims to make a real impact in the Arctic by forging stronger links between research and society.

Daniel Metcalfe
Arctic Six project will reveal forests’ role in climate change

Daniel Metcalfe will initiate a research project on measuring carbon stocks and fluxes in Arctic forests.

Full list of Profiles and Features

The Industrial Doctoral School is more than just business
"The Industrial Doctoral School will always be close to my heart,” remarks Kristina Sehlin MacNeil.
Published: 2020-11-09
Business contacts led to a job after graduation
Jonas Westberg was one of the first doctoral students at IDS. Today, he works in the industry in Norway.
Published: 2020-11-09
Health and Medical care’s handling of social issues
Isabel Goicolea, Professor in public health
Published: 2020-11-06
Emmanuelle Charpentier: "I really miss the atmosphere at Umeå University"
Words of praise, memories and laughter. Celebrating Umeå's first Nobel laureate via a live web link.
Published: 2020-10-14
Affiliate receives close to 1 million in research grants from Forte
Forte gives 970,000 kr for a project on competence provision for social services in sparsely populated areas
Published: 2020-09-14
Organic pollutants can affect marine bacteria
Marine bacteria can be affected by organic pollutants.
Published: 2020-09-11
Increasing diversity in shallow coastal areas
The species diversity in coastal areas can increase as an effect of climate change.
Published: 2020-09-11
Swedish food strategy questioned in book on Arctic food security
Scientific anthology on food security in the Arctic released today
Published: 2020-09-10
“The best thing about IDS is the mixed disciplines”
Johan Iraeus does research on preventing and mitigating vehicle collision injuries at Chalmers.
Published: 2020-09-08
Toxic algae equipped for the future
The toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii is well-equipped to meet climate change.
Published: 2020-08-14
Pike - survivors in a changing environment?
The pike's ability to adapt to a diverse environment may be its key to survival.
Published: 2020-08-14
Deadly vitamin deficiency in the sea
Salmon, eider, gulls… Many top predators suffer from thiamin deficiency. Why does the problem arise?
Published: 2020-08-13
Knowledge-hungry water management authorities
Collaboration between research and water management is necessary for a healthy marine environment.
Published: 2020-08-13
EcoChange – for us, and for the sea
We need strong and continuous research on the marine environment, says professor Agneta Andersson.
Published: 2020-08-12
Fish embryos show cocktail effects
The sediments of the seabed serve as large sinks for a variety of environmental toxins. How toxic are they?
Published: 2020-08-12