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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.

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.

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"My time at Umeå University helped me achieve my career goals"

Alumnus Asim Mehmood from Pakistan hopes to make a long-lasting impact in his community and beyond.

Published: 2023-03-08

Ukrainian student Sergiy Borodin received donated funds

Student Sergiy Borodin fled Ukraine and got a place as an exchange student in Umeå.

Published: 2023-02-22

Fellowship in Wales increases knowledge in pelvic surgery

Read about Martin Rutegård and how he describe the life in Wales, where he will spend a year on a fellowship.

Published: 2023-02-16

"I feel quite satisfied with what I leave behind"

Hand surgery attracted to a life in the north.

Published: 2023-01-25

With focus on indigenous people’s involvement in international politics

Luke Laframboise is a doctoral student in Sami studies, focusing on indigenous politics and Arctic relations.

Published: 2022-12-16

"Important discoveries are waiting in the gaps between disciplines"

Rickard Sjöberg moves between academic disciplines, but says he often realizes that the gap isn't so wide.

Published: 2022-12-14

Advanced microscope provides frozen snapshots at atomic level

Umeå's cryo-electron microscope attracts students and researchers from all over the world.

Published: 2022-11-30

Learning about protein aggregates to solve the riddle of ALS

Peter Andersen has found mechanisms that may make it possible to treat or even prevent it.

Published: 2022-11-28

André Mateus researches the interaction between gut flora and drugs

André Mateus researches how drugs and the microbiome in the human gut work together.

Published: 2022-11-22

How the body is affected by sleep deprivation and darkness

Maria Nordin, associate professor of psychology, explains why sleep is so important for our health.

Published: 2022-11-09

I believe in team thinking and collaboration

The interest in science led into a world where collaboration is the key to success.

Published: 2022-10-19

The 11th IceLab Camp exceeded the participants’ expectations

18 researchers at different career stages met for a creative camp in Granö.

Published: 2022-10-12

The walls of the cell - vital in the fight against many diseases

Viruses create small spaces of their own in cells membrane, where they secretly can do great harm.

Published: 2022-09-28

Four-stranded DNA in a new type of cancer therapy

Nasim Sabouris research findings are forming the basis for efforts to develop new cancer therapeutics.

Published: 2022-09-27

“If we continue to eat like we do today we will destroy the planet”

To tackle climate change, we must eat less meat. But what really makes people change their diets?

Published: 2022-09-21