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Discovery at Umeå University awarded 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Emmanuelle Charpentier has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation invests in infection medicine

The financial support is included in a national investment into Life Science.

Research news

Key bacterium discovered – maintains the protective intestinal mucus barrier
Published: 2024-04-29

Dietary fibre is vital for our intestinal flora, where the bacteria Blautia is important to the mucus barrier.

Knowledge of brain tumour metabolism can improve treatment
Published: 2022-08-02

Metabolites expression varies greatly between subgroups of malignant brain tumors, cancer researchers show.

Kungliga Skytteanska Samfundet’s award to membrane chemist
Published: 2021-07-02

The award-winning researcher Naser Tavajohi has worked at the Department of Chemistry for just over two years.

Kunskapsnoden kicks off prioritised research areas
Published: 2024-01-31

The three cross-faculty areas show the width and edge of research at Umeå University.

Language Studies is hosting research conference Sig Writing
Published: 2022-06-20

Language Studies brings together 300 participants from around the world in research conference Sig Writing.

Large EU project on risk assessment of chemicals starts
Published: 2022-08-02

PARC is a new chemistry research project funded by the EU, with over 200 partners from 28 countries.

Large grant to curricula and mathematical reasoning skills research
Published: 2022-08-02

The Swedish Research Council grants six million SEK to research on curriculum and mathematical reasoning.

Large grant to Umeå Institute of Design for research on how we are affected by our digital things
Published: 2018-01-29

Since we can’t exactly ‘look under the hood’ anymore on all the digital things we use in everyday...

Largest study to date shows pharmaceutical pollution alters migration in Atlantic salmon
Published: 2025-04-10

Pharmaceutical used for sleep disorders influences the migration success of juvenile salmon in the wild.

Laser spectroscopy for more efficient biomass combustion
Published: 2023-05-17

New method paves the way for green energy and improves understanding of complex chemical processes.

László Veisz has worked with this year's Nobel Prize winner in physics
Published: 2023-10-04

Congratulated his colleagues after the announcement: "I was sure this time would come."

Laura Bacete Cano becomes a member of the Young Academy of Sweden
Published: 2025-05-23

Assistant Professor Laura Bacete Cano is one of eight new members elected to the Young Academy of Sweden.

Law, ethics and AI in focus at digital forensic conference
Published: 2021-01-27

Researchers discuss how digital crime can be combated by digital forensics and artificial intelligence.

Leading AI researcher to Umeå University
Published: 2019-12-18

Diego Calvanese, Italy, is employed as a Wallenberg visiting Professor at the Department of Computing Science.

Licentiate thesis on socially intelligent systems
Published: 2020-05-27

Timotheus Kampik has defended his Licentiate Thesis.