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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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It's OK to have heart palpitations and get short of breath

Reproductive and sexual health in women and men with congenital heart disease is a fairly unexplored area.

Published: 2022-03-18

AI-teknologi – på frammarsch inom medicinen

Professor Jenny Persson sees great opportunities for AI in the field of medicine.

Published: 2022-03-09

Who benefits from gender equality

Maria Carbin, Professor of Gender Studies, investigates what underlying norms shape policy reforms.

Published: 2022-02-24

ROBUST portrait: Lucas Haskell

On social innovations for ecological crises, and ups and downs of doing a PhD.

Published: 2022-02-22

Designing the tax system in the best possible way

Thomas Aronsson, Professor of Economics, examines issues that all the world's politicians are grappling with.

Published: 2022-02-17

Women's hearts in focus for research

She is researching heart rate variability in women.

Published: 2022-02-01

CARE: Indigenous rights and open data

Indigenous peoples see open science both as progress and as a source of worry. One suggested solution is CARE.

Published: 2022-01-17

About hard to find topics in the library system

Can library search tools affect how we view research?

Published: 2022-01-16

Meet the only neuro/anestesiolog in Sweden

Magnetic camera as a research tool

Published: 2022-01-14

ROBUST portrait: Karl Johan Bonnedahl

On strong sustainability, social innovation and the existential dimension of research work.

Published: 2021-12-01

“All life is problem solving”

In his research Frank Figge tackles sustainability issues crucial for the future of mankind.

Published: 2021-11-15

Is ‘Lagom’ part of degrowth?

Fika Pitch on how the concept of 'lagom' in a Swedish context can be seen from a degrowth perspective.

Published: 2021-11-15

I saw the need for public health intervention

Cartrine Anyango, PhD student at the Department of epidemiology and global health, want to make difference.

Published: 2021-11-04

From subject teacher to professor

Maria Rönnlund, new professor of educational work, has studied pupils’ participation and influence at school.

Published: 2021-10-28

How sport is organised affects society

How do sport organisations distribute power and resources? Read interview with professor Josef Fahlén.

Published: 2021-10-25