Umeå, Sweden, 27-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Two African scientists become new honorary doctors at the Faculty of Medicine at Umeå University, Sweden. They are Julia Goedecke at the University of Cape Town and the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom … Read the full press release
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Tagged African scientists, Faculty of Medicine, honorary_doctors, Julia Goedecke, medicine, Patrik Danielson, scientists, Sweden, Umeå University, WHO
Umeå, Sweden, 27-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The plant geneticist and lecturer at the Department of Plant Physiology, Nathaniel Street, is awarded the pedagogical prize from the Faculty of Science and Technology. The prize jury motivated its decision due to his outstanding … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Award, Faculty of Science and Technology, geneticist, lecturer, Nathaniel Street, pedagogical prize, pedagogy, Physiology, Plant geneticist, plants, teaching, Umeå University
Umeå, Sweden, 05-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Professor Jacques Dubochet, one of this year’s three Nobel laureates in Chemistry, is visiting Umeå University on Wednesday 13 December to hold a lecture on his revolutionising research. Together with Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson, … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson, Professor Jacques Dubochet, Umeå University
Umeå, Sweden, 02-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Philipp Ochtrop from Umeå University has worked on a project to turn the two enzymes AnkX and Lem3 from the disease causing bacteria Legionella pneumophila into a valuable tool for the chemical modification of proteins. … Read the full press release
Umeå, Sweden, 21-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Bacteria release membrane-derived vesicles (MVs), which are small particles that can transport virulence factors to neighbouring bacteria or to the cells of a mammalian host. This special MV-based system for delivering toxic proteins and nucleic … Read the full press release
Temperatures are rising, and life on earth changes. The fastest change takes place in the North, in the Arctic. That is a fact. But what societal challenges await? Will the Arctic still be habitable for humans? Is this a new … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, Science, Society, Sweden, Technology
Tagged artic researchers, Hans Adolfsson, Peter Sköld, Umeå University
LEICESTERSHIRE, 03-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — John Anderson, Professor of Physical Geography at Loughborough University’s School of Social, Political and Geographical Sciences has been awarded the King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Professorship in Environmental Science for the 2017/18 academic year at Umeå … Read the full press release
In a collaborative effort, researchers at Uppsala and Umeå University now show that the formation of methylmercury in sediment is controlled by the molecular composition of the organic matter. The study has been published in Nature Communications. Umeå, Sweden, 14-Feb-2017 … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, Science, Sweden
Tagged Andrea Garcia Bravo, Erik Björn, mercury methylation, organic matter, Stefan Bertilsson, Umeå University, Uppsala
Umeå, Sweden, 10-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has granted over SEK 94 million to three research projects in medicine and natural sciences at Umeå University. The projects are led by researchers Maria Fällman, Jan Karlsson and … Read the full press release
Umeå, Sweden, 29-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Humans utilise forests and watercourses in a way that depletes ecosystem habitats, biodiversity and ecosystem services. Many areas are restored to break the trend, but to succeed you need to consider not only the ecosystem … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, Science, Sweden
Tagged Christer Nilsson, Ecology, Environmental Sciences, land and aquatic environments, Umeå University
Umeå, Sweden, 14-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as peroxides and superoxides are important signalling molecules in an organism’s regulation of metabolism and inflammation. Accumulation of ROS have been linked to neurodegeneration and cancer. Researchers at Umeå University … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Sweden
Tagged Hospital of Halland in Sweden, Nelson Gekara, Reactive oxygen species, Saskia Erttmann, Umeå University
Umeå, Sweden, 14-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — For the first time, researchers at Umeå University and Lund University have estimated the risk of developing various types of prostate cancer for men with the disease in the family. Men with brothers who have … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Sweden
Tagged Lund University, Ola Bratt, prostate cancer, Umeå University
Umeå, Sweden, 14-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Görel Bohlin Award for prominent gender research is presented to Umeå University lecturers or researchers who have made important scientific achievements in gender studies. The 2016 award goes to Åsa Gunnarsson, professor in Law … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Society, Sweden
Tagged gender research, professor Åsa Gunnarsson, The Görel Bohlin Award, Umeå University
Umeå, Sweden, 19-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Professor and Vice-Chancellor Lena Gustafsson and Professor Britta Lundgren will be honoured with the Umeå University Medals of Honour 2016 for their outstanding contributions to the university. The medals will be presented at the Annual … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Sweden
Tagged Britta Lundgren, Lena Gustafsson, Umeå University, Umeå University Medals of Honour 2016
Soil frost is a nearly universal process in the Arctic. In a recent dissertation by doctoral student Marina Becher at Umeå University, it is shown that the frequency and extent of soil frost is important for the release of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, Science, Sweden
Tagged arctic soil, greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, Marina Becher, soil frost, Umeå University
Celiac disease incidence has increased among Swedish children between 2 to 15 years. The significant escalation in celiac disease can be associated with planned caesarean sections, urinary tract infections during pregnancy, season of birth and being born in south Sweden. … Read the full press release
The implications of terrorist attacks targeting trains are becoming increasingly extensive. The number of casualties has increased and there has been a fivefold in injuries since the 1970–80s. At the same time, more than half of the attacks are carried … Read the full press release
Running streams are key sources of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, but why is it so? An international team of researchers, led by Umeå University, publishes the answer in the prestigious journal Nature Geoscience. Umeå, Sweden, 17-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release
Alexis Nielsen, master’s degree student in geoecology at Umeå University, received the 2015 Global Swede Award at a diploma ceremony in Stockholm on 12 May. The special recognition is a joint initiative between the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 2015 Global Swede Award, Alexis Nielsen, Greg Neely, Umeå University
A researcher at Umeå University has carried out a project to identify messages required for the community in Sierra Leone to stop the spread of Ebola. A report has recently been presented to the country’s government with the results. Umeå, … Read the full press release
Umeå, Sweden, 13-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The historical past is important when we seek to understand environmental conditions as they are today and predict how these might change in the future. This is according to researchers from Umeå University, whose … Read the full press release
Umeå, Sweden, 3-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — People who use snus run twice the risk of developing alcohol dependency compared with non-users, and the more one uses snus, the higher the risk. This has been found in a study from Umeå … Read the full press release
Umeå, Sweden, 18-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Peter Sköld, Professor of History and Director of the Arctic Centre at Umeå University (Arcum), has by the Latvian Foreign Ministry been appointed to be the first Latvian honorary consul in Västerbotten. The Latvian … Read the full press release
Umeå, Sweden, 20-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In this year’s Shanghai Jiaotong Academic Ranking of World Universities, Umeå University is again placed among the world’s top 300 instiutions. In addition, Umeå is ranked among the top 150 in the field of life and agricultural … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Management, Sweden
Tagged ARWU, Shanghai Jiaotong Academic Ranking of World Universities, Umeå University
Umeå University has been ranked first in Europe and ninth in the world for student satisfaction according to the latest International Student Barometer (ISB). The survey was responded to by international students from 170 universities in the world during the … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Society, Sweden
Tagged Anders Fällström, ISB, latest International Student Barometer, Per A Nilsson, student satisfaction, Umeå University
Umeå University advanced seven places globally – from 34 to 27 – in this year’s ‘Top 50 under 50’ league table produced by QS University Rankings. The list focuses on young and dynamic universities established within the last 50 years. … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, Society, Sweden
Tagged 'Top 50 under 50', Ben Sowter, Lena Gustafsson, QS University Rankings, Umeå University
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