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Profiles and Features

Matthias Siewert vid en drönare
Subtle changes in the Arctic landscape revealed from above

Matthias Siewert's drone images reveal how climate change is redrawing – centimetre by centimetre.

Maria Carbin
“It is very gratifying that Umeå is recognized as a role model”

Research that shapes the city’s profile and highlights gender equality.

Elena Fortún, Elena Lindholm
From censorship to visibility – the legacy of Elena Fortún

Elena Lindholm, Docent of Spanish, researches feminism and sexuality in early 20th-century Europe.

Nikiforos Staverismastersstudent inom datavetenskap
Arctic traditions meet AI – course in Canada and Alaska inspires future research

Nikiforos Staveris will travel to the Northwest passage for a course on Arctic Future Pathfinders.

En rad blodprovsrör fyllda med blod
A gold mine for researchers

The Section of Biobank and Registry Support collects health data and is a unique gold mine for researchers.

MR kamera UFBI
The physics behind successful UFBI studies

At UFBI, collaboration with the region and physicists is essential in research into brain function.

Full list of Profiles and Features

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
They strengthen the academic environment with new perspectives
Newly recruited associate professors from four countries strengthen Umeå School of Architecture.
Published: 2021-10-20
ROBUST portrait: Quang Evansluong
On societal challenges in Sweden and Vietnam and being a researcher with a multicultural background.
Published: 2021-10-13
“We need to stop telling women to step up”
If you ask Ann Öhman, the uneven gender distribution in academia is no insoluble problem.
Published: 2021-10-12
Fearless and ground-breaking environmental economist
Runar Brännlund, one of Umeå University’s most outspoken voices is preparing to draw back.
Published: 2021-10-06
Studying the interplay between host cell and pathogen
Barbara Sixt wants to know how human cells can fight pathogenic bacteria.
Published: 2021-10-04