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Umeå University Secures Major Wallenberg Funding for Social and Humanistic Forestry Research

PRESS RELEASE -- 15, December 2025

(IN BRIEF) Six researchers at Umeå University have been awarded SEK 38 million in funding from the Wallenberg foundations for humanities and social science research connected to forestry, representing almost half of the projects approved nationally. The funding highlights the … Read the full press release

Umeå University Researchers Reveal How Global ‘Über-Lake’ Model Transforms Understanding of Freshwater and Climate Links

PRESS RELEASE -- 12, August 2025

(IN BRIEF) Researchers from Umeå University, together with international partners, have developed a novel framework that treats the world’s millions of lakes as a single composite “Über-lake,” enabling the discovery of emergent patterns that individual studies cannot capture. Using global … Read the full press release

Spring Graduation at Umeå University: Celebrating Teachers, Researchers, and the New Vice-Chancellor

PRESS RELEASE -- 1, May 2025

(IN BRIEF) Umeå University will celebrate its Spring Graduation on 15 and 17 May 2025, with ceremonies recognizing outstanding teachers, new doctors, jubilee doctors, and the installation of Tora Holmberg as Vice-Chancellor. A total of 34 teachers will be honored, … Read the full press release