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Emmanuelle Charpentier, hedersdoktor vid Umeå universitet.
Discovery at Umeå University awarded 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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

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The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation invests in infection medicine

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

Research news

Making sense of complex tree data
Published: 2020-06-26

Bastian Schiffthaler has improved the genome information from aspen and developed bioinformatic tools.

Spin-off awarded for industry grade physics in Unreal Engine
Published: 2020-06-24

Algoryx has been awarded for implementation of industry grade physics simulation in Unreal Engine.

Microalgae high potential for lipid production and water cleaning
Published: 2020-06-23

Jean Claude Nzayisenga validates method to analyse lipid, carbohydrate and protein content of microalgae.

Transgenic trees perform well in a Swedish field trial
Published: 2020-06-22

UPSC study show that genetically modified wood have a higher energy yield for the production of biofuels.

50 million to hydrogen research for sustainable energy production
Published: 2020-06-18

SSF supports a hydrogen research centre led by KTH and including Umeå researchers.

Helping biologists to understand their complex data
Published: 2020-06-11

Chanaka Mannapperuma has developed user-friendly bioinformatics tools for plant biologists.

Virginia Dignum one of 50 top AI ethics influencers
Published: 2020-05-31

Virginia Dignum on the French digital web agency IPFC list of top 50 AI Ethics influencers.

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

Timotheus Kampik has defended his Licentiate Thesis.

The landscape determines how streams should be restored
Published: 2020-05-27

Stream restauration projects planned at the landscape scale leads to the best results.

USBE Scientific Awards 2020
Published: 2020-05-27

This year's recipients are Medhanie Gaim, Sonal Yadav and Anita Lindmark.

Prestigious postdoctoral fellowships for malaria research in Umeå
Published: 2020-05-27

Mirjam Hunziker will study how malaria parasites switch to sexual reproduction.

New frames added to the molecular movie on how plants make oxygen
Published: 2020-05-25

Scientists take steps towards capturing a molecular movie of how oxygen-oxygen bond formation occurs.

Pike cause speciation in northern lakes
Published: 2020-05-19

Researchers have mapped environmental factors leading to whitefish dividing into different "sibling species".

Umeå University’s staff tripled overnight
Published: 2020-05-19

150,000 diligently working bees and their queens Vilhelmina, Dorotea and Fredrika make up Campus Bigården.

Continuing her career in the waste handling field
Published: 2020-05-18

After graduation, Mar Edo keeps working on the waste management industry.