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Umeå University joins €2 million European initiative to strengthen innovation and entrepreneurship

The EC2U ELEVATE pjoect aims to strengthen innovation, entrepreneurship and knowledge transfer.

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A few minutes of freezing can change the fate of iron in nature

Ice is not a passive freezer, it affects iron minerals in a warmer climate with frequent freeze-thaw-cycles.

Shawn Wilson
In the fall term of 2026, Várdduo launches a new type of seminars

The seminars aim to reach a broader target group with important issues within indigenous research.

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Two Representatives from Informatics Join the IRIS Executive Board

Associate Professor Daniel Nylén has been elected to the Executive Board of the IRIS Association.

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Tiny microbes give big insights into the Baltic Sea

In an interdisciplinary project, George Westmeijer is building an image library of microbes in the Baltic Sea.

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Space physicist Asta Pellinen-Wannberg receives international award

Recognized for her efforts to promote women in a male-dominated field.

Tora Holmberg, Lars Lejonborg, Nilsson, Lotta Edholm
Minister for Research visits the University Following Launch of New Quantum Technology Strategy

The Swedish Government launched A new quantum technology strategy and visited Umeå University.

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Screening can reduce colorectal cancer mortality by more than 40 percent

The findings are based on up to 14 years of follow-up data from the Stockholm-Gotland region.

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New study maps how gut bacteria shape each other's growth.

Large-scale mapping reveals the hidden interactions that shape gut microbial life.