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Profiles and Features

Christiane Funk
Fascinated by the superpower of microalgae

Christiane Funk is passionate about small organisms with great potential for a more sustainable future.

Václava Hazuková, cellting water samples from an Arctic lake.
Peering through the ice to uncover the secrets of Arctic lakes

Václava Hazuková, KBC-Kempe postdoc, researches carbon storage in Arctic lakes.

Exchange student standing in the University Library
Lucía's return to Umeå: Rediscovering the perfect balance

Her advice to prospective students: embrace the opportunity for growth and new experiences.

Danielle Wilde
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.

Teckninng av Amor med ögonbindel
Five hundred years of love

Studies on metaphors in English show that love is often described in terms like a commodity.

An alumnae of Umeå University sitting on top of a white couch
"I learned valuable strategies to help build my professional network in Sweden"

Tatiana's journey is a testament to how education, culture, and passion can shape an inspiring career.

Full list of Profiles and Features

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
Anders wants to reduce debris and interference in MRI
Anders Garpebring wants to get sharper and clearer results from images of cancerous tumors, with help of AI.
Published: 2022-09-02