Always an innovator
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Here we present a small selection of stories about the exciting things that happen or have happened at Linköping University.

Read about what is possibly Sweden's best reception for new students, the technology that will protect the black rhino in Kenya, the world's first electronic roses and many other things. 

Stories from LiU
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Engineers right on target

In the late 20th century, prestigious MIT joined forces with LiU, Chalmers and KTH to modernise engineering studies. The CDIO framework is now used worldwide, and in 2018 LiU was the first to offer it in medicine.
Skulls from rhinos

Protecting the black rhino with technology

The rhinoceroses in Africa are under threat of extinction. Technology from LiU will improve security in national parks and save the lives of rhinos as well as park rangers.
Eleni Stavrinidou, post doc, i labbet vid LOE

Electronic roses – a world first

LiU researchers in organic electronics were first in the world to insert electronics into a living plant. This opened up a completely new research field. In the future we might have a rose garden that supplies electricity to the household.