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Václava Hazuková
Anknuten som postdoktor till Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap
Enhet: Stipendium
Research on lakes and rivers receives funding from Formas

Two new projects will investigate the carbon storage potential of Arctic lakes and flooding in watercourses.

Ludvig Edman, Ajay Kumar Poonia och Nicolò Maccaferri vid Institutionen för fysik samarbetar inom WISE.
Unexpected discovery emerged from collaboration between two research fields

Tiny gold particles could play a new role in the organic electronics of the future.

Magnus Andersson
Professor vid Kemiska institutionen
Roll: Studierektor
From still images to movies of life’s molecular machines

New technology could reveal how vital processes in the body work in real time.

New project to map pristine and vulnerable Arctic lakes

The Arctic is warming rapidly. Researchers are now set to investigate effects on lake ecosystems.

Johannes Messinger, lab, membrane inlet mass spectrometry
The quest for a better photosynthetic enzyme

Hidden mechanisms may provide clues for the development of more efficient plants.

Ryan Sponseller
Professor vid Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap
Roll: Studierektor
Tracking methane across land-water boundaries

Scientists want to gain a better understanding of how methane is produced to predict future emissions.

Recent feature articles

Stephan Wenkel och Iker Valle Aramburu forskar båda om mikroproteiner, Stephan i växter och Iker inom immunförsvar och samspel mellan värdar och mikroorganismer. Tillsammans arrangerade de Nobelsymposiet om mikroproteiner vid Umeå universitet i september 2026.
Tiny proteins are proving hard to ignore

Once overlooked, tiny proteins are revealing surprising roles in biology – and new possibilities for research.

Julia Servin, doktorand vid Institutionen för fysik
Curiosity became a career

What is it like to be a doctoral student? Meet Julia, whose research takes her all the way to Jupiter's moons.

Oscar Rantatalo
Improving investigations into online sexual abuse of children

Oscar Rantatalo is Umeå University’s first professor of police science.

Marcus Schmitt-Egenolf
Marcus Schmitt-Egenolf aims to map health challenges in the Arctic

The research can contribute to improved public health and better allocation of health resources in the Arctic.

Linda Lundmark explores how the tourism labour market is changing in the Arctic

Her research focuses on businesses, local communities and sustainable development in rural Arctic areas.

Johanna Björklund
Professor vid Institutionen för datavetenskap
Newly appointed professor wants to make AI less overconfident

Johanna Björklund aims to make today’s AI systems understand their own limitations.