Billions of bacteria are already known and play a crucial role in our #health – but there is also an almost invisible neighboring group: the #Archaea. These are ancient microorganisms whose function in the human body remains something of a mystery @umeauniversitet.bsky.social tinyurl.com/yhr9yjsm

Icelabbers having fun at the annual ski relay race here @umeauniversitet.bsky.social, the KBC Stafetten! Our favorite category is the battleship, with four skiers on one pair of skis 🤣

Cold day with bright sunshine — perfect for a bit of winter joy on the break at @umeaunimarine.bsky.social! ❄️🌞 #ColdClimate #UMF @umeauniversitet.bsky.social

When the cell’s recycling stations, the lysosomes, start leaking, it can become dangerous. Toxic waste risks spreading and damaging the cell. Now, researchers at @umeauniversitet.bsky.social have revealed

När cellens återvinningsstationer, lysosomerna, börjar läcka kan det bli farligt. Giftigt avfall riskerar att sprida sig och skada cellen. Nu har forskare vid @umeauniversitet.bsky.social avslöjat de

För majoriteten av alla som drabbas av #ALS känner man inte till vad som orsakar sjukdomen. En ny studie visar att spontana mutationer i hjärnbarken kan vara en del av förklaringen #forskning med stöd av Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse @umeauniversitet.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ythmtf2v

Soon wrapping up the joint monitoring cruise with SMHI and UMF aboard R/V Svea. 🚢 Huge thanks to everyone for a superb expedition! 🌊🦑🧪 #EnvironmentalMonitoring #SMHI #SLU #ResearchVessel @umeauniversitet.bsky.social

🧪🌾 @cathbell62.bsky.social works @umeauniversitet.bsky.social & @ijpb-versaillescly.bsky.social in France and has been instrumental to establish #INUPRAG, a collaboration between @umeaplantsciencecentre.se, @inrae-france.bsky.social & @cragenomica.bsky.social.

🧪🌾In Sept 2026, @umeauniversitet.bsky.social will host a Nobel Symposium on microproteins - tiny regulators with big potential. Led by Stephan Wenkel @microproteins.bsky.social from UPSC, the multidisciplinary event aims to spark fresh perspectives. Read more here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...

Send-off party for Kristina Viklund! 🥲 After 30+ years as Comms Officer at #UMF, she’s retiring. Her passion for the ocean and dedication to spreading knowledge about marine research have inspired so many! 🌊🧪🦑 Couldn’t ask for a better coworker! 💖💖💖 @umeauniversitet.bsky.social #MarineResearch

#ClimateChange may increase the spread of neurotoxin in the oceans — just as it did thousends of years ago! New study published in #NatureWater, led by @ericcapo12.bsky.social from Umeå University! 🌊🦑🧪 www.umu.se/en/news/clim... @umeauniversitet.bsky.social @nature.com #Methylmercury

Umeå universitet i topp bland utbildningar med goda jobbchanser https://www.europesays.com/se/55426/ Vid första urvalet för hösten 2025 hade nästan 456 300 personer sökt minst en högskoleutbildning i Sverige. Det…

Tiny tweaks in #DNA folding can have big effects. A study from @umeauniversitet.bsky.social shows that even the most subtle changes in DNA’s shape have an important influence on gene activity and energy production #research supported by Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. tinyurl.com/aj886aaz

Små förändringar i DNA:s veckning kan få stora effekter. En studie från @umeauniversitet.bsky.social visar att även de mest subtila förändringarna i DNA:s form påverkar genaktivitet och energiproduktion #Forskning med stöd av Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse #medicin #cancer tinyurl.com/54ye2y3y

Hooray for Umeå University, which turns 60 today! 🥳🎈

Summer might soon come to an end, but beautiful mornings on research vessel KBV 181 continue!! 🌞❤️ #MarineResearch #EnvironmentalMonitoring #MorningSun #GulfOfBothnia #UMF @umeauniversitet.bsky.social 🌊🧪🦑

Emmanuelle Charpentier has been appointed honorary citizen of Umeå Municipality, and in connection with the honorary citizenship ceremony, the Nobel Prize winner is making a long-awaited visit to her alma mater for a public seminar/talk. Read more here: www.umu.se/en/events/se...

P.S.: On Saturday next week, September 6, Luis will produce another performance/installation at Arboretum Norr in Umeå. Pass by if you are interested and in Umeå! You can find more information here: www.umu.se/en/events/ca... @umeauniversitet.bsky.social

🐟The annual coastal fish monitoring is wrapped up!Always exciting to see what ends up in the nets — this year it was LOTS of perch! Usually a promising sign for the ecosystem.🦑🧪🌊 #GulfOfBothnia @umeauniversitet.bsky.social #FishMonitoring

How has society’s view of #disabilities evolved throughout history, and what does it reveal about the present day? Lotta Vikström, a professor of history @umeauniversitet.bsky.social is endeavoring to shed light on an often-overlooked group: people with disabilities. #research tinyurl.com/4hrkuv75

🧪🧬NEWS - Research facility allows to monitor molecules in motion At the new C-Trap Facility, scientist can now manipulate and observe dynamic molecular processes in real time.🔬 Curious to learn more? Take a look here👇: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n... 📸 Mattias Pettersson @umeauniversitet.bsky.social

How do cells break down damaged proteins and other substances? Yaowen Wu is studying these vital processes and developing innovative chemical tools to control them. His research may pave the way for new treatments for #cancer and other diseases @umeauniversitet.bsky.social tinyurl.com/yp2z4f85

📣 Looking for a postdoc in Life Science?🧪 Join the multidisciplinary 'Excellence by Choice' postdoctoral programme in Umeå hosted by Umeå Centre for Microbial Research @umeauniversitet.bsky.social & @umeaplantsciencecentre.se! ⏰ Deadline: 17 August Read more here: www.umu.se/en/ucmr/ec-p...

Wallenberg Scholar Felipe Cava, professor at @umeauniversitet.bsky.social is researching to reveal the secrets of cell walls and develop new ways of outwitting antibiotic-resistant #bacteria. #research #medicine #antibiotics #infections @cavalab.bsky.social tinyurl.com/mpwru92v

📣 Looking for a PhD position? Join the research group of @stephanevrg.bsky.social at @umeaplantsciencecentre.se and @umeauniversitet.bsky.social! 🔬 But hurry up: the application deadline is approaching next week on June 26! P.S.: Stéphane is around at the #ICAR2025.🧪🌾

Oliver Billker @umeauniversitet.bsky.social is heading a groundbreaking research project on the #malaria parasite and its complex interaction with the mosquitoes that spread it #research #science tinyurl.com/yk2xf73w

🌍 One rule may explain how life is organised across ecosystems, from deep oceans to dry savannas. Rubén Bernardo Madrid IceLab postdoc at @umeauniversitet.bsky.social is first author of a new study in @natecoevo.nature.com identifying this pattern in biodiversity. www.umu.se/en/news/one-...

Trump­-administrationen driver en mycket aggressiv politik mot det amerikanska forskarsamhället. Detta får betydande konsekvenser även för forskare och forskning i Sverige och världen. Om detta skriver rektor Tora Holmberg i en debattartikel i Tidningen Curie: www.tidningencurie.se/debatt/ameri...

Fantastic days at sea!🌞Joint monitoring cruise with our German collegues from #IOW aboard their vessel R/V Elisabeth Mann Borgese, comparing hydrographic, nutrient and chlorophyll data. 🚢🌊 @ostseeforschung.bsky.social @umeauniversitet.bsky.social #BalticSea #EnvironmentalMonitoring

#OpenHouse in IceLab this afternoon! Everyone pitching in to tidy up the place and make the OG space look as nice as the brand new offices and working rooms next door. Join us 13.30! @mrosvall.bsky.social pictured here 'breaking free' of director duties 🧹 @umeauniversitet.bsky.social #IceLab15

🔥Time to fire up the sauna (“bastu” in Swedish) — #UMF is getting ready for tonight’s Eurovision semi-final! It’s gonna get hot!🌡️🥵🎵 #Eurovision #ESC2025 #KAJ #BaraBadaBastu #Sauna @umeauniversitet.bsky.social

The European Polar Board and European Polar Coordination Office are officially established in Umeå, hosted by the Arctic Centre at Umeå University! It was celebrated with a top meeting with a wide international audience where the importance of Polar research in Europe was highlighted and discussed.

Nya celler i bindväv öppnar för strategi mot #cancer i bukspottskörteln visar forskare från @umeauniversitet.bsky.social i en ny studie. #forskning med stöd av Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse och Marianne och Marcus Wallenbergs Stiftelse @danielohlund.bsky.social tinyurl.com/hch2xmpy

MIMS, together with @scilifelab.se & Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse's National Program for Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS) and @umeauniversitet.bsky.social, is looking for an excellent young life science or computational researcher to become Group Leader. umu.varbi.com/en/?jobtoken...

🚨New report out! We show microbes can indicate mercury-contaminated sediments. As part of the project, we built a portable molecular lab — the #Omibox! 🧪🌊 Science meets fieldwork! Full report here: www.naturvardsverket.se/4976ed/globa... #environmentalscience #Hg @umeauniversitet.bsky.social

🧪🌾 What is the role of the circadian clock in regulating growth and the timing of important seasonal events? Read more in the new study from the Maria E. Eriksson group @treesandgrowth.bsky.social that resulted from a @icelabumu.bsky.social collaboration with Jun Yu @umeauniversitet.bsky.social 👇:

Large field-scale study, showing that pharmaceutical pollution alters behaviour and migration in Atlantic salmon! 🧪🐟💊 www.umu.se/en/news/larg... @umeauniversitet.bsky.social #SLU

What happens when ecosystems reach a #tippingpoint —when #climatechange threatens entire landscapes? Can we reverse environmental collapse? Come to a #publiclecture by @ricardsole.bsky.social May 22 @umeauniversitet.bsky.social & explore this and other ideas! Register: www.umu.se/en/events/ri...

Welcome, Tora, the new Vice-Chancellor of Umeå University! 🥳 The Government has today appointed Professor Tora as new Vice-Chancellor from 1 April. “I’m incredibly proud to have been entrusted this assignment, and I’m looking forward to settling in Umeå and getting to know my new university”.

This spring, nearly 140 high school students from natural science programs will visit Umeå University. ⚗️ The students will have the opportunity to meet researchers, explore advanced laboratories and equipment, and receive information about studying in Umeå. www.umu.se/en/news/high...

Jobbar du med, eller planerar du #kommunikationskurser för #forskare? Välkomna på det första webbinariet inom ramen för #Resurscenter för kurser i #forskningskommunikation - 25 mars kl. 10:00 – 11:30 har vi #presentationsteknik som tema. Läs mer: vetenskapallmanhet.se/kalendarium/...

Exciting research ahead! 🧪🌍 Amy Weisenfeld (MSc, @sorbonne-universite.fr) is at #UMF to study phytoplankton responses to long-term brownification & eutrophication in river estuaries at the Gulf of Bothnia. Most welcome, Amy! #MarineScience #UmeaUniversity #ClimateChange

An experience of a lifetime! Join the One Ocean Expedition, a voyage onboard the S/S Statsraad Lehmkuhl across the north-west passage. Participate in a course about Arctic Future Pathfinders (10 ECTS).

🧪 INTERVIEW - Light drives photosynthesis, but an excess can harm plants.🌾 @sanchalinanda.bsky.social used a novel instrument that monitors the stress levels of plants to gain new insights on their energy dissipation mechanisms. Read more in this interview with her: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...

We are offering fellowships to early career clinicians in Sweden with an opportunity to develop a research project in the broad area of infection medicine in collaboration with a basic researcher. Apply before 11 April. Details: www.umu.se/en/mims/rese...