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Profiles and Features

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.

Image of Hung-Ting Chien bythe campus pond
Double the exchange experience

Taiwanese student completes two memorable exchanges at Umeå University over a three-year span.

Virginia Dignum, professor vid Institutionen för datavetenskap
Professor: How we reduce the risks with AI

Virginia Dignum is working to develop AI systems that are reliable and adapted to human values.

Oliver BillkerProfessor vid Institutionen för molekylärbiologiEnhet: Grupp Oliver BillkerAnknuten som forskare till Molekylär Infektionsmedicin, Sverige (MIMS)Roll: Föreståndare
Insight into the life of the malaria parasite could lead to new drugs

Oliver Billker studies 5000 genes of malaria parasite in fight against one of the world’s deadliest diseases.

Full list of Profiles and Features

Successful research collaborations brought Petros Pashiardis back to Umeå
Read interview with Petros Pashiardis, visiting researcher at the Centre for Principal Development.
Published: 2019-05-08
Anna Överby Wernstedt
The purpose of Anna Överby Wernstedt`s research is finding methods to stop the TBE virus before it spreads.
Published: 2019-05-08
Oskar in Turin
Oskar chose to study in Italy.
Published: 2019-03-11
The Industrial Doctoral School gave new perspectives
What happened to physician Steven Shen after graduating from the Industrial Doctoral School?
Published: 2019-02-22
Rising temperatures heighten ill-health
According to Maria Nilsson, illness due to climate change is already a fact for Swedes and Europeans.
Published: 2019-02-19
Nordic Noir trendsetting in Europe
Katarina Gregersdotter is part of an EU project studying the formation of Europe's cultural identity.
Published: 2019-02-08
How the Iranian image of Europe has changed
How the Iranian image of Europe has changed according to Professor Mohammad Fazlhashemi.
Published: 2019-02-08
Low interest in the EU also in election year
Johan Hellström says the May election can turn the balance of power in the Europe's most important parliament.
Published: 2019-02-08
Open doors to Europe
Erasmus+ offers students good chances to study a term abroad in another European country.
Published: 2019-02-08
Terrorism takes new forms
There are signs that the last, so-called religious wave, is changing.
Published: 2019-02-08
Means of terrorism become more poisonous
A growing problem in Europe is that individuals handle harmful substances.
Published: 2019-02-08
Believes in a change in GMO legislation
Stefan Jansson, professor of plant physiology, believes it's an ideal time to make legal changes.
Published: 2019-02-08
Artificial intelligence for humans
AI research at Umeå University is partly specialised in ethics and social affairs.
Published: 2019-02-08
Umeå Lunar Venture
Umeå Lunar Venture will put Umeå University on the map by sending a measuring equipment to the moon.
Published: 2019-01-08
Erik Rosendahl
One problem in society today is the inactive lifestyle that older adults lead.
Published: 2018-12-17