Contact persons for disability support

If you study within a programme, you first turn to the contact person for that programme. You will then get information about who to turn to when it comes to courses within the programme.

If you are studying a single subject course, you turn to the contact person at the department responsible for the course. Which department that is responsible for a particular course is stated in the syllabus.

Here you can search for a specific syllabus.

Contact persons

Below the contact persons are listed for undergraduate programmes, master's programmes and departments.

Undergraduate programmes

Fine Arts - Maria Granberg

International Business and Economics Programme (former International Business Programme) - Sandra Rådahl

Life Science - Johanna Nilsson

Master's programmes

Go directly to master's programmes beginning with the letter:

A B C E F G H I L M N O P R S T

Accounting - Monika Larsson

Advanced Product Design - Birgitta Sundberg

Architecture and Urban Design - Sofia Mikaelsson

Artificial intelligence - Lennart Steinvall

Biomedicine - Yngve Östberg

Business Development and Internationalisation - Martina Sundqvist 

Chemistry - Johanna Nilsson

Cognitive Science - Johannes Braf

Computational Science and Engineering - Eddie Wadbro and Jennie Ohlsson

Computing Science - Lennart Steinvall 

Constitutional Law and Human Rights - Sandra Johansson

Crisis Management and Peacebuilding - Malin Nygren

Earth Science - None specified

Ecology - Sandra Straumdal 

Economics - Tomas Raattamaa

Environmental Science - Sandra Straumdal

Finance - Monika Larsson

Fine Arts - Maria Granberg

Gender Studies - Veronika Lodwika

Geoecology - Maria Karlsson

Human Computer Interaction and User Experience - Karin Fahlquist

Human Geography with specialisation in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) - Håkan Appelblad

Interaction Design - Birgitta Sundberg

IT Management - Alexandra Lindén

Labour Law - Sandra Johansson

Landscape Archaeology/Environmental Archaeology - Margherita Helgesson

Land Use and Environmental Law - Sandra Johansson

Law and Society - None specified

Law, Gender and Society - None specified

Leadership and Organisation - Erika Antill

Library and Information Science - Helen Andersson

Management - Martina Sundqvist

Marketing - Monika Larsson

Mathematical Statistics - Elin Wiklund

Mathematics - Elin Wiklund

Midwifery - Helen Forsgren, Hanna Fransson and Rickard Wigren

Molecular Biology - Anna Gharibyan

Nursing - Helen Forsgren, Hanna Fransson and Rickard Wigren

Nursing Science - Helen Forsgren, Hanna Fransson and Rickard Wigren

Occupational Health - Anita Petterson Strömbäck

Occupational Therapy - Birgit Enberg

Pharmaceutical Science - Sanna Karlsson

Physics - Carolina Näslund

Physiotherapy - Carin From

Plant and Forest Biotechnology - Hanna Öhman

Psychology with Specialisation in Health Psychology - Johannes Braf

Political Science - Malin Nygren 

Public Health - Eva Selin

Public Health with a Specialization in Health Economics - Eva Selin

Robotics and Control - Catharina Åhgren

Scandinavian Studies with a Focus on Northern Studies - Gisela Taube-Lyxzen

Social Work - Helen Bergström

Spatial Planning and Development - Håkan Appelblad

Special Education Programme - Magdalena Hagelin

Special Needs Training - Magdalena Hagelin

Sports Medicine - Apostolos Theos

Statistical Sciences - Jessica Fahlén

Tourism - Håkan Appelblad

Transportation Design - Birgitta Sundberg 

Departments (for single subject courses)

Go directly to departments whose name in English begins with the letter:

A C D E F G H I L M N O P S U

Applied Educational Science
(Tillämpad utbildningsvetenskap)

• Single subject courses - Pär Segerbrant
• Courses within programmes - Maria Lindahl  

Applied Physics and Electronics - Catharina Åhgren
(Tillämpad fysik och elektronik)

Chemistry - Johanna Nilsson
(Kemiska institutionen)

Clinical Microbiology - Sarita Nordström
(Klinisk mikrobiologi)

Clinical Sciences
(Klinisk vetenskap)

• Courses within the 9th semester at the medical programme - Erik Nordh
• Courses within the 11th semester at the medical programme - Estelle Naumburg
• Single subject courses in child- and adolescent psychiatry - Maud Normark

Community Medicine and Rehabilitation - Maria Berglind
(Samhällsmedicin och rehabilitering)

Computing Science 
(Datavetenskap)

• Undergraduate and master's level - Lennart Steinvall
• Doctoral studies - Kai-Florian Richter 

Creative Studies (Teacher Education) - Anna Lindwall
(Estetiska ämnen i lärarutbildningen)

Culture and Media Studies - Susanne Holst
(Kultur- och medievetenskaper)

• Ethnology
• Journalism
• The History and Theory of Art
• Cultural Analysis
• Kulturentreprenör
• Comparative Literature
• Media and Communications Studies
• Museology
  
  

Diagnostics and Intervention - Linda Forsell
(Former Department of Radiation Sciences and Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences)

Ecology and Environmental Sciences - Sandra Straumdal 
(Ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap)

Economic History - Hans Jörgensen
(Ekonomisk historia)

Education - Camilla Jonsson
(Pedagogiska institutionen)

Epidemiology and Global Health - Ulrika Harju

Food, Nutrition and Culinary Science - Josefin Brodin
(Kostvetenskap)

Geography - Håkan Appelblad
(Geografi)

Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies 
(Idé- och samhällsstudier)

• Archaeology - Margherita Helgesson 
• Philosophy - Ida Anderalm  
• History - Margherita Helgesson 
• History of Science and Ideas - Margherita Helgesson 
• Religious Studies and Theology - Elin Forsberg 
  
  

Informatics - Karin Fahlquist 
(Informatik)

Integrative Medical Biology - Nadia Ferry Yassin
(Integrativ medicinsk biologi)

Language Studies - Gisela Taube-Lyxzen
(Språkstudier)

Law - Sandra Johansson
(Juridiska institutionen)

Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics - Elin Wiklund
(Matematik och matematisk statistik)

Medical Biosciences - Nina Ohlson
(Medicinsk biovetenskap)

Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics - Anna Sjöström
(Medicinsk kemi och biofysik)

Molecular Biology - Raiyan Ibrahim 
(Molekylärbiologi)

Nursing - Helen Forsgren, Hanna Fransson and Rickard Wigren
(Omvårdnad)

Odontology - Karin Lidvall
(Odontologi)

Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience - Sara Widmark
(Farmakologi och klinisk neurovetenskap)

Physics - Carolina Näslund
(Fysik)

Plant Physiology - Hanna Öhman
(Fysiologisk botanik)

Political Science - Malin Nygren 
(Statsvetenskapliga institutionen)

Psychology - Johannes Braf
(Psykologi)

Public Health and Clinical Medicine - none specified
(Folkhälsa och klinisk medicin)

School of Restaurant and Culinary Arts - none specified

Science and Mathematics Education - Daniel Bergner
(Naturvetenskapernas och matematikens didaktik)

Social Work - Gudrun Hedberg
(Socialt arbete)

Sociology - Erika Antill
(Sociologiska institutionen)

Umeå Academy of Fine Arts - Maria Granberg
(Konsthögskolan)

Umeå Centre for Gender Studies, UCGS - Linda Sandberg
(Umeå centrum för genusstudier)

Umeå Institute of Design - Birgitta Sundberg
(Designhögskolan)

Umeå School of Architecture - Sofia Mikaelsson
(Arkitekthögskolan)

Umeå School of Business and Economics
(Handelshögskolan)

• Business Administration - Anders Lindmark​
• Economics - Tomas Raattamaa
• Statistics - Jessica Fahlén