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Profiles and Features

Elin Chorell, forskare vid Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin, Umeå universitet.
Aiming to detect and halt type 2 diabetes

Her goal is to make it possible to detect and slow the progression of type 2 diabetes at an early stage.

Andrey
He reveals the chemistry of life at nanoscales with X-rays

Andrey Shchukarev, manager of the XPS-platform, developed a pioneering method to fast-freeze wet samples

Konrad AbramowiczUniversitetslektor vid Institutionen för matematik och matematisk statistikRoll: Prefekt
From Erasmus student to head of department – with internationalisation as a driving force

Konrad Abramowicz came to Umeå as an exchange student in 2006 and chose to stay at the University.

Hsing-Fen TuPostdoktor vid Institutionen för tillämpad utbildningsvetenskap
From Max Planck to Umeå University – meet Hsing-Fen Tu

The researcher Hsing-Fen Tu is passionate about neuroscience, active learning and learning methods.

Student standing by the campus pond at Umeå University
"I was looking for the experience of a university town where students are everywhere"

Meet Lūcija from Latvia, recent graduate from the master's programme in plant and forest biotechnology.

A man standing in front of a wooden bench.
"Teachers give you space to think for yourself and bring in your own experiences"

Meet Fabio from Germany, recent graduate from the master's programme in crisis management and peacebuilding.

Full list of Profiles and Features

Christiane Funk is fascinated by the superpower of microalgae
Christiane Funk is passionate about small organisms with great potential for a more sustainable future.
Published: 2025-03-31
A day at work - Convention in Chicago
A day in a life of a researcher in Peace and conflict studies
Published: 2025-03-24
Citizen science – a part of open science
Inviting the public in your research requires careful preparation, and the library can provide advice.
Published: 2025-03-21
Peering through the ice to uncover the secrets of Arctic lakes
Václava Hazuková, KBC-Kempe postdoc, researches carbon storage in Arctic lakes.
Published: 2025-03-11
Lucía's Return to Umeå
Her advice to prospective students: embrace the opportunity for growth and new experiences.
Published: 2025-02-24
Co-creating resilient futures in the Arctic through food
Arctic Six Chair Danielle Wilde explores ways to reimagine the role of food and food practices in the Arctic.
Published: 2025-02-20
Five hundred years of love
Studies on metaphors in English show that love is often described in terms like a commodity.
Published: 2025-02-13
Tatiana developed strategies to build her professional network
Tatiana's journey is a testament to how education, culture, and passion can shape an inspiring career.
Published: 2025-02-03
The Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test - Umeå University´s assignment since its beginning
Umeå University has been tasked with designing and developing the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test since 1977.
Published: 2025-02-03
Arctic Six Chair examines the future of Arctic teacher education
Arctic Six Chair Björn Norlin will investigate Sámi content in teacher education at northern universities.
Published: 2025-02-03
Graduate school exchange programme brought Sultana to Linköping
The National Research School in General Practice welcomed to pre-doc stay in Linköping.
Published: 2025-01-31
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.
Published: 2025-01-17
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.
Published: 2025-01-16
Researching the water bodies' emissions of greenhouse gases
Gerard Rocher-Ros wants to understand the flow of carbon and nutrients to find solutions to climate change.
Published: 2025-01-13
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.
Published: 2024-11-20