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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

Better understanding of mercury makes ecosystems safer
Published: 2023-05-29

Mareike Gutensohn's thesis provides insight into how mercury is transformed into its more toxic form.

Beyond recycling: new role for autophagy protein in membrane repair discovered
Published: 2023-09-20

The cell's recycling - autophagy - is not only about cleaning up, but also repairing membranes in the cell.

Bilingual students read and write better in Swedish
Published: 2022-02-21

In a new dissertation Baran Johansson has studied children who read and write in two languages.

Biodiversity and bioenergy are topics of the KBC DAYS 2021
Published: 2021-10-21

The KBC DAYS 2021 focus this year on biodiversity and bioenergy.

Biological processes influence how Arctic rivers emit carbon dioxide
Published: 2019-06-09

Arctic waters contributes largely to global carbon dioxide emissions and we need to better understand how.

Birch leaves as raw material for organic semiconductors
Published: 2023-11-28

By pressure cooking birch leaves scientists obtained carbon particles for use in organic semiconductors.

Blue carbon project recieves SEK 5,4 million
Published: 2023-12-06

Development of a policy roadmap for 'blue carbon' is awarded over SEK 5 million in research funding.

Book an online idea meeting with an innovations advisor
Published: 2021-10-28

A chance for people with ideas and who are interested in innovations and utilisation.

Breakthrough in the understanding of a protein with a key role in cancer
Published: 2021-04-27

The neutron reflexometry method gives scientists atomic-level insight into the behaviour of the protein Bcl-2.

Bright and efficient light without rare metals
Published: 2019-11-25

Umeå Physicists show environmental friendly alternatives for efficient light-emitting electrochemical cells.

Can AI fight cancer?
Published: 2021-10-06

That issue, and others, were discussed by researchers at the Faculty of Medicine's AI Day.

Can AI prevent the effects of a pandemic?
Published: 2021-06-21

A new book on how AI can prevent the effects of a crisis.

Can Earth Life Survive on Mars?
Published: 2019-07-23

The BIOMEX research team, including Natuschka Lee, has made biological experiments under space conditions.

Cancer Society millions to researchers within UCMR
Published: 2023-11-20

Five researchers within UCMR receive grants from the Swedish Cancer Society.

Carbon from forest waste can be used for future energy storage
Published: 2023-09-25

Pine cones can be a cheap raw material for supercapacitors, according to a new thesis.