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Michel Rouleau-DickPostdoktor vid Juridiska institutionenAnknuten som postdoktor till Centrum för transdisciplinär AI

Arctic sovereignty through international law and AI perspectives

Arctic Six Fellow Michel Rouleau-Dick wants include and develop international law and AI in a changing Arctic.

Dorothee BohnPostdoktor vid Institutionen för geografiEnhet: Geografi

Arctic Six Fellow wants to explore relations in northern sparsely populated areas

Arctic Six Fellow Dorothee Bohn seeks to explore human-nature relations in regional development.

“A place full of opportunities” – Rico Krause, international student at Umeå University

Studying abroad, a path to personal and academic development.

Graduate course an experiment in reimagining science

IceLab Camp: a graduate course and an experiment in how scientific collaboration happens.

Undisciplined curiosity drives versatile Inge-Bert Täljedal

Academia, politics, philosophy, culture, religion. Inge-Bert Täljedal's commitment spans a wide range of areas

Has her heart with women affected by violence in Congo – receives medal

Ellinor Ädelroth is awarded Umeå University's Medal of Merit for her scientific and humanitarian work.

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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

ROBUST portrait: Alice Annelin

On passion for sustainability education and new ways to think about accounting.

Published: 2021-04-27

Ready to take on environmental and globalisation issues

Dohee Kim left Sweden as an independent entrepreneur.

Published: 2021-04-16

Why should you study at Umeå University?

2020 was a record year for the total number of students. Three students explain why they chose Umeå.

Published: 2021-04-13

ROBUST portrait: Johan Jansson

On climate transitions in the transportation system, opportunities and risks of circular economy.

Published: 2021-04-06