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The Arctic Six has appointed 14 new Fellows who will carry out their projects relevant to the Arctic.
The Department of Geography has been awarded over 17.8 million SEK in new research funding in 2024.
Dorothee Bohn and Doris Carson will host at the 9th Nordic Geographers Meeting in Finland in February
The editors of the new Handbook of Tourism and Migration are calling out to researchers for contributions.
Professor of Geography and former Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Dean. "A committed and well-regarded colleague."
Interdisciplinary collaboration emerged from UTRI's network for young researchers.
What links green cheese, AI and cancer tests? They're themes in 16 projects sharing €10 million in EU funding.
Zoltan Elekes has been awarded the 2019 "Excellent Young Regional Scientist Award".
The first Tourism and Climate Change Stocktake report has been released by the TPCC.
Human Geographer Cenk Demiroglu has developed a visual "geobibliography" over spatial research.
New dissertation highlights adaptability in an uncertain world
Arctic Centre Funding – Read about Pamela Bachmann-Vargas and her fieldwork in Abisko.
Dieter Müller passed away suddenly on November 20. His colleagues have written an obituary in his memory.
Researcher Hanna Lempinen held two seminars on peat energy during her visit as at Umeå University.
Alumna student Kim Dohee from our Master Tourism programme.
The European Commission has granted 6.8 Million Euro to the project SHARE-Covid-19.
For the first time, researchers have counted the actual number in inland northern Sweden.
Humans are part of nature – not its counterpart. New book challenges conventional views.
New research will focus on the major investments planned in Skellefteå, Boden and Malmfälten.
"The Arctic" is often portrayed as polar bears and white wastelands. New research diversifies this image.
A new thesis critically examines "Arctification" and its ambiguous role in regional development.
How do communities recover when industries collapse? A new thesis explores resilience beyond financial metrics
Sania Dzalbe is awarded for her thesis "Spatial visibility of Greenlanders in Aalborg Denmark".
Lisa Hillebrand Martín receives 10,000 SEK for the best student thesis in regional science 2025.
Read about Skogsungdomarna – a meeting place for young people interested in forests in Västerbotten.
On April 27, 2024, Skogsungdomarna organised a forest history excursion in Kulbäcksliden for their members.
Researchers explore how villages boost social inclusion with meeting places and local drive.
Having social ties to highly educated colleagues increases the chances of getting a better paid position.
Incidents with fatal police violence in the US are 66% more likely to occur in formerly “redlined” areas.
The Arctic Graduate School is up and running after a kick-off day at the start of the Autumn semester.
A new project will explore the dynamics of workforce integration in Sweden's Arctic tourism sector.
The Graduate School of Gender Studies is recruiting five PhD students.
Liv Andersen winner of Outdoors thesis award about Tourism and Human geography.
Tourism has been hit hard by Covid-19. But it will come back. Perhaps already this summer in Västerbotten.
Rikard Eriksson, one of the speakers at Kunskapsnoden 2023, studies regional development.
The impact of the ongoing Northern Regions arctification in the tourism sector
The Arctic Congress 2024 gathered many researchers from Umeå University who presented their research.
Global researchers met in Umeå to explore solutions for the North’s future labour market.
A new research project will explore the impact and challenges of remote work.