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Naeem Mohaiemen, Jole Dobe Na (Those Who Do Not Drown), 2020. Still from the film

05 February 2021 10:38

Premiere in Europe for Naeem Mohaiemen’s new film about loss and care

Naeem Mohaiemen’s film Jole Dobe Na (Those Wo Do Not Drown) was commissioned by the Yokohama Triennale and Bildmuseet, where it is now being shown for the first time following its premiere in Japan. In the exhibition at Bildmuseet, the new film is presented together with earlier works by the artist.

Emmanuelle Charpentier. Photo: Hallbauer & Fiorett

08 December 2020 08:55

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is receiving digital attention

On 10 December, the Nobel Prize Ceremony will take place at which Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna will be awarded their Nobel Prizes in Chemistry. Emmanuelle Charpentier made the discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 when she worked at Umeå University.

15 February 2021 13:49

Worsened quality of life for people with impaired sense of smell

Losing your sense of smell, for instance as a result of COVID-19, can cause a number of problems such as weight loss, low-spiritedness and impacted social relations.

James Benedict Brown, associate professor at Umeå School of Architecture, Umeå University.

15 February 2021 08:00

Architect receives the Faculty of Science and Technology’s pedagogical award

James Benedict Brown, associate professor at Umeå School of Architecture, UMA, Umeå University, is awarded the Faculty of Science and Technology’s pedagogical award for 2021. The prize money is SEK 30,000.

With nature as the client students at Umeå Institute of Design have explored new perspectives in design and forestry.

16 December 2020 08:00

Ecocentric design for future forestry

Recently, students from Umeå Institute of Design at Umeå University, Sweden, completed a unique project in collaboration with the Cluster of Forest Technology along with several major stakeholders in the forest industry. But the intended client was not industry, but nature.

Design students Shuai Li and Tillmann Schrempf working on the design of their keyboard Logi ULTRA. Photo. Shuai Li

01 December 2020 08:00

Umeå Institute of Design once again claims top spot on Red Dot Ranking

For the fifth year running, Umeå Institute of Design (UID) at Umeå University takes top position on the Red Dot Design Ranking, rating design educations in the Americas and Europe.

Lars Nyberg, Professor of Neuroscience, chef för WCMM i Umeå, director of WCMM Umeå

22 October 2020 08:42

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation invests in infection medicine at Umeå University

The Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM) in Umeå has been granted SEK 170 million in operational support and another SEK 68 million for recruitments into data-driven Life Science by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

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