23 April 2026
A new regulation allowing migrants to be detained outside the EU is on the way to being adopted. “I would have expected that Europe, looking to Australia, would say we should never go down this path,” says Claudia Tazreiter, a professor at REMESO.
A storyteller with a passion for popular education. Head of one of LiU’s strongest research environments. And a physician. Markus Heilig researches the biology of the brain in addiction, and always considers the whole person.
22 April 2026
Meet Xinyi Zhao, a researcher that investigates how globalization and digital transformation reshape social inequalities, with a particular focus on gender, mobility, family life, and knowledge production.
Playing a little extra with your dog improves the emotional bond between owner and dog, according to a study from LiU. However, training did not give the same results. The study is relevant for all dog owners, whether they have young or adult dogs.
21 April 2026
With a new, top modern facility, Tekniska verken in Linköping can extract more organic material from household waste. LiU researcher Niclas Svensson leads the study on producing biogas from mechanically sorted organic material.
A sense of gratitude towards parents for their sacrifices, and a desire to succeed and give something back. These are powerful drivers in studies of high-achieving young people with a migration background, according to a study from LiU.
20 April 2026
The food we eat drains our planet and takes a toll on human health, which is why we have to change what we put on our plates. But for the individual consumer, eating sustainably is not that easy. This transition requires changes at several levels.
Researchers at LiU show how two important cancer-related proteins can be prevented from collaborating with each other. The discovery shows the way towards future medications to combat e.g. neuroblastoma in children.
16 April 2026
Ziliang Xiong is pursuing a PhD in Electrical Engineering, specializing in Computer Vision, and is currently in his fourth year. During his doctoral studies, his focus has been on enhancing the safety and reliability of autonomous systems.
In the new remote control for Google TV, batteries have been replaced by printed organic solar cells powered by indoor lighting. The solar cells were developed through research at Linköping University and brought to market by the spin-out Epishine.
How can we measure ecosystems’ ability to withstand change and use that knowledge in practice? This is one of the core issues for a new EU-funded doctoral student network coordinated by Linköping University.
Linköping University will host a new research centre that, in collaboration with Lund University and Örebro University, will develop technologies for autonomous swarms of drones.
14 April 2026
Elmira Zohrevandi at the Department of Science and Technology (ITN) has been awarded SEK 400,000 from the Gunnar Sundblad Research Foundation. Her research focuses on developing AI-based decision support for the pulp and paper industry.
What is data? How is it created? What does it consist of? These are theoretical questions that interest Professor Miriah Meyer. As AI development accelerates, she also wants to contribute practical knowledge that enables us to shape a better future.
13 April 2026
The Department of Electrical Engineering has been awarded two Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships. The grants are part of the EU’s research programme Horizon Europe and fund postdoctoral research in international competition.
Sometimes there is a before and an after. Such as the mobile phone that changed our lives. Or supercomputers that help scientists in their everyday lives. Calculations that were impossible before are now being done around the clock.
09 April 2026
A LiU team led by Professor Henrik Pedersen has shown that switching from continuous to pulsed electron driven CVD sharply reduces carbon contamination in iron films.
The cybersecurity lab on Campus Valla is a specially designed environment where students can practise ethical hacking as well as protection against attackers.
07 April 2026
He began studying for a master’s degree in engineering but dropped out. Then he enrolled on the psychology programme. Yet something still felt wrong. Now he is studying both at the same time and feels he has finally found his place.
02 April 2026
Wind farms rising like the Eiffel Tower, data centres consuming as much power as entire regions and municipalities feeling like pawns in a global game. The large-scale investments are creating conflict: who has priority access to our electricity?
01 April 2026
Senior Associate Professor Yang Liu is coordinating a European project in which, together with several cities, he aims to develop a framework for how an urban district can generate its own positive energy balance.
31 March 2026
The AI Academy Partnership Program at Linköping University will support companies and organisations in developing the skills needed to use AI effectively. The first partner in this new form of collaboration is Länsförsäkringar Östgöta.
The Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM) at LiU has been granted extended funding until 2039 by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. This makes it possible to build on ten years of success and to recruit new physician-scientists.
Family life came early for PhD student Petter Alsén. Shortly after finishing upper secondary school, he became a father, and he began working as an apprentice painter in the construction industry. Nine years later, he called his boss.
See an overview of research subjects and subject representatives at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Linköping University.
As an international exchange student you may be offered accommodation through LiU. Here you can find questions and answers that are relevant to know before you arrive.
Material not included in our collections can be requested through Interlibrary Loan or purchase suggestion by LiU students and employees.
Seize the opportunity to learn some Swedish while you are on exchange or studying a degree programme at Linköping University!
Health policy is a research interest which are studied within the Division of Health Care Analysis at Linköping University.
A team of qualified test engineers and material testers perform wide-range of mechanical tests. We can offer mechanical testing, X-ray diffraction, heat treatment, materials characterisation and phase diagram simulation.
Democracy and academic freedom is the theme for the lecture series Research just around the corner in 2026.
To print or copy, LiU students need to have a balance of funds to pay with by adding money to their LiU account.
Find out about the requirements and the process if you want to apply for appointment to docent at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Are you a student interested in research? BKV offers the opportunity to take up to two research preparatory courses to get a sense of what it’s like to be active in research.
Here you can read more about the public defence of PhD thesis and licentiate seminar at the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
Are you allowed to enter and reside in Sweden? Make sure you confirm your rights or obligations in time for processing requirements at the Swedish Migration Agency.
17 April 2026
”No one has ever seen this before.” World-leading sociologist Peter Bearman talks about the connection between activity in the brain and our feelings towards other people.
Linköping University Library is a European Documentation Centre (EDC). EDC’s are collections of official documents from European Union institutions and agencies.
The tuition fee status of a new student is determined during the application process based on the submitted documents. If you have been assessed and do not agree with this you can apply for your status to change.
Tuition fee payments are paid in advance instalments, one semester at a time. Pay-online or via bank transfer.
Here we are announcing docent lectures at the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
Read more about thesis defence and licentiate seminar and the structure of the doctoral thesis.
Many companies have their origins in LiU research or were founded by alumni. They range from world-leading companies like Sectra and IFS to small new niche businesses.
Area of strength e-Health offer four types of grants for 2026 - 2027. Collaboration grant, international postdoc, invite a researcher, and PhD student grant.
15 April 2026
Here you will find a compilation of current and recently offered doctoral courses at the Department of Mathematics (MAI).
Through doctoral studies you will learn to plan, think critically and take responsibility with the goal of becoming an independent researcher. And at the same time have fun during the journey. Read more about doctoral studies at BKV.
DoStuC is the official representative group of PhD students at IFM. We aim to improve the PhD student experience at the department.
