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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.

80 years of enchanting stories from Moominvalley

Tove Jansson’s Moomin stories turn 80 years old and continue to charm new generations of readers.

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Using ethics to shape AI in the best interest of humans

Virigina Dignum was inaugurated Professor of Social and Ethical Artificial Intelligence in 2019.

Published: 2020-03-18

Reliable cyber-physical systems for everyone's safety

In 2019 Zonghua Gu was installed as professor in technology in autonomous systems at Umeå University.

Published: 2020-03-16

Royal medal for her fight for women’s rights

Professor emerita Ellinor Ädelroth has been awarded for her significant humanitarian contributions.

Published: 2020-03-05

So much more edible food can be saved

The gastronomy programme is collaborating with a waste company to change behaviours and reduce food wastage.

Published: 2020-02-26

Algorithms that generate algorithms

Paolo Bientinesi was installed as professor for High-Performance Computing in 2019.

Published: 2020-02-25

Mixed forests are the future

Properly mixed forests are more valuable than the present-day monoculture, according to Micael Jonsson.

Published: 2020-02-24

The birth of sustainable development

Ulf Holmgren on the UN report "Our common future" which was crucial to viewpoints on sustainability.

Published: 2020-02-24

Future people in our hands

The idea of sustainability takes future people into account. But who are they? Kalle Grill seeks answers.

Published: 2020-02-20

New book about the Arctic as portrayed in children's literature

Interview with co-editor Maria Lindgren Leavenworth on the new book about the Arctic in Children's literature.

Published: 2020-02-14

From filthy industry to eco-friendly company

Ann-Kristin Bergquist studies the development of climate transitions in trade and industry.

Published: 2020-02-13

Serious health consequences

Peter Byass is one of the Umeå researchers that contribute to the Lancet Countdown global health report.

Published: 2020-02-13

Genetically modified fish assisting in the fight against cancer

Marléne Landström's research could lead to better treatment and more effective drugs to treat prostate cancer.

Published: 2020-02-10

Real AI is Social AI

In 2019 Frank Dignum was inaugurated Professor of Artificial Intelligence at Umeå University.

Published: 2020-02-04

Chemistry that turns biomass into petrol

Jyri-Pekka Mikkola's research group have invented renewable petrol. Can they put the system into production?

Published: 2020-01-31

"Sustainability requires systems thinking"

For many years, H&M's new CEO Helena Helmersson has been on a mission to turn them into a sustainable company.

Published: 2020-01-30