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10 March 2026

New insights aided recovery from persistent fatigue

Researchers have identified common steps and turning points in stories of patients who have recovered from diagnoses characterised by persistent fatigue. The findings can contribute to new ways of understanding and rehabilitating these conditions.

09 March 2026

Max Johansson's public defence of doctoral thesis

Max Johanssons successfully defended his doctoral thesis, with the title "Modelling, Control, and Optimization of Fuel Cell Hybrid Trucks" on March 6th.

09 March 2026

Increased risk of bullying in open-plan offices

Open-plan offices entail a clearly increased risk of workplace bullying compared with employees having their own office or sharing with just a few colleagues. This is shown in research from Linköping University.

06 March 2026

Måns Magnusson receives the Rettig Prize 2026

Måns Magnusson, member of the SweCSS steering group and assistant professor in Statistics at Uppsala University, has been awarded the Rettig Prize 2026 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities.

06 March 2026

Prestigious chemistry award to Simone Fabiano

This year’s Göran Gustafsson Prize in Chemistry is awarded to LiU Professor Simone Fabiano. His research focuses on organic semiconductors and how so‑called doping can improve conductivity and yield new properties.

03 March 2026

RESIST is recruiting in cyber resilient AI

RESIST is recruiting seven PhD students and two postdocs to strengthen Sweden’s position in secure and trustworthy AI. The positions are part of the national center for cyber resilient AI.

27 February 2026

Kick Off for RELATE – a research center for sustainable and extended working lives

On 26 February, RELATE held its kick-off at Wadströmska villan on Campus Norrköping, marking the start of its work as an interdisciplinary research centre focusing on sustainable working lives and return to work for people aged 55+

25 February 2026

Six new SciLifeLab group leaders appointed at Linköping University

In the autumn of 2025, it was announced that Linköping University has six new SciLifeLab Group Leaders: Linda Bojmar, BKV, Johanna Ungerstedt, BKV, Martin Hallbeck, BKV, Mika Gustafsson, IFM, Claudio Mirabello, IFM and Colm Nestor, BKV.

24 February 2026

AI provides a more precise time of death

Artificial intelligence can be used to provide a more precise time of death, which can be crucial in e.g. murder investigations. The AI model is trained on so-called metabolites in thousands of blood samples from real deaths.

23 February 2026

AI-boosted electronic nose detects ovarian cancer

Using machine learning, an electronic nose can “smell” early signs of ovarian cancer in the blood. The method is precise and, according to the LiU researchers behind the study, it could eventually be used to find many different cancers.

23 February 2026

New Italian research network SINAPSE to be introduced in Sweden

In March, 2026, the first-ever association dedicated to Italian researchers in Sweden, SINAPSE, will officially launch at the Embassy of Italy in Stockholm. LiU-researcher Donatella Puglisi is part of the initiative.

19 February 2026

Treatment can protect extremely premature babies from lung disease

Early hydrocortisone treatment of extremely premature babies increases their chances of survival without lung disease, according to a study led by LiU. The study also shows that the treatment is safe to give.

19 February 2026

Vivian Vimarlund – the researcher who shaped the role of digitalisation in the future of healthcare

For more than three decades, Vivian Vimarlund has contributed to the development of health informatics through models and methods used to identify and evaluate the effects of digital innovations and e‑health services in healthcare.

18 February 2026

PhD student profile Arman Mohammadi

Recently, Arman Mohammadi completed his PhD in Vehicular Systems. During his doctoral studies, he focused on combining mechanical engineering with artificial intelligence to develop methods for fault diagnosis in industrial systems.

11 February 2026

The war in Ukraine has serious effects on children’s health

Children’s access to healthcare in Ukraine has seen a sharp decline since Russia invaded the country in February 2022. A Swedish study shows how children’s physical, mental and social health is being seriously affected by the war.

05 February 2026

No association between COVID-vaccine and decrease in childbirth

COVID-19 vaccination is not the cause behind a decrease in childbirth, according to a study from Linköping University. The results speak against rumours about vaccination and reduced fertility.

04 February 2026

Ukrainian researchers and students visited LiU

Ukrainian society must continue to function during the war. Other European countries can contribute. LiU is part in the Swedish-Ukrainian project STREAM-U and recently welcomed a group of researchers, public officials and students.

04 February 2026

New LiU Study: Para Athletes and Youth at Highest Risk of Injuries and Illness at the Olympics and Paralympics

Behind the medals at the Olympics and Paralympics lies a downside – many athletes suffer from injuries and illnesses. A new study from Linköping University shows that para athletes and young athletes are the most exposed.

02 February 2026

AI and simulation lab equips teachers

Teachers and students are given tools to use AI wisely in education. In simulations with avatars, they practise dealing with teaching challenges. This and much more is going on in the AIST Lab, a new interdisciplinary initiative at LiU.

28 January 2026

Foundations for type 1 diabetes may already be laid during pregnancy

Researchers have identified a protein pattern that, already at birth, looks markedly different in those who later go on to develop type 1 diabetes. The findings show that a combination of several factors during pregnancy affects disease risk.

27 January 2026

"We have so much to learn from each other"

On 8-9 december 2025, it was once again time to bring together the WCMM/DDLS affiliates for a retreat.

27 January 2026

Cutting‑edge IT and mobile communications research grows

Efficient 6G, advanced robotics and human-machine interaction are some of the themes of the 25 new research projects that have been awarded funding within the ELLIIT initiative. The projects share a total of SEK 255 million over five years.

26 January 2026

Higher costs for green hydrogen transport in the Nordics

Green hydrogen produced using solar and wind power would be cheaper to produce at more southerly latitudes than in the Nordic region. This is shown in a study from Linköping University.

21 January 2026

Migrants will be the purveyors of change

There is nothing new about human movement. Still, across the world ’migration’ has become a policy obsession. Professor Bridget Anderson challenges the concept with her research and encourages other scholars to do the same. This is why.

11 March 2026

Tema's DataLab

The DATA LAB is a forum for collaborative co-creation and experimentation with diverse forms of doing and communicating academic knowledge.

11 March 2026

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10 March 2026

Capacity for Assessment of Socio-economic Implications

This project will analyze the socioeconomic effects and optimize planning using the Raps tool. The aim is to develop an academic platform to understand the impact of the transition on communities and regions.

10 March 2026

Gender Studies Education

Gender Studies conducts interdisciplinary education with a critical and research-based approach. We offer an international master’s programme, and single-subject courses at both undergraduate and advanced levels.

10 March 2026

Research preparatory courses and scholarships

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.

09 March 2026

Docent lectures at the Faculty of Science and Engineering

Here we are announcing docent lectures at the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

09 March 2026

University Board

The University Board is the highest decision-making body at the university. It is responsible to the government for ensuring that Linköping University meets its objectives.

06 March 2026

Täppan Cleanroom

A cleanroom tailored for processing of soft functional materials.

05 March 2026

Contribute to electronic medications to slow down brain disease

Imagine a future where there is effective treatment for diseases of the nervous system and the brain. Magnus Berggren develop a new type of medicines for treating Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS and cancer.

05 March 2026

Strengthen the medical humanities to meet health challenges

A broad understanding of how disease, loss, suffering and new medical diagnoses affect us is crucial to tackling the world’s health challenges. Kristin Zeiler conducts interdisciplinary research in the medical humanities.

05 March 2026

Pave the way for the engineers of the future

Anders Ynnerman has decided to reverse the trend of young people’s declining interest in technology. Preserving this interest is crucial for sustainable social development. Visual science communication offers a solution.

05 March 2026

Support research on addiction treatment

Alcohol and drug dependency causes enormous suffering for those affected and large costs to society. Markus Heilig investigates methods that can be the key to effective treatment.

05 March 2026

Help our smallest survivors live a good life

With modern intensive care technology, an increasing number of prematurely born babies survive. But how are they doing later? Ulrika Ådén wants to offer effective interventions to address increased risk of e.g. autism, ADHD and learning difficulties.

05 March 2026

Save the lives of heart patients with a new method

Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of death in Sweden. Anders Persson and his team have found a way to detect these diseases in time, which can ease suffering and save money.

05 March 2026

Support research on AI to secure future learning

In a very short time, artificial intelligence has changed the educational landscape. This means great opportunities, but also great challenges. Linnéa Stenliden wants to use AI wisely to help more students succeed in school.

05 March 2026

Make the world wiser with decision-making research

By understanding how decisions are shaped, we can create changes that make a real difference, e.g. for the climate and in healthcare. Gustav Tinghög and Daniel Västfjäll seek new knowledge on human behaviour.

05 March 2026

Support medical treatment with materials that mimic nature

Imagine being able to test cancer drugs on artificial tumours or creating wound dressings that prevent infection. Daniel Aili’s research is about creating artificial materials with the same precision as life itself and using them in medical contexts.

05 March 2026

Contribute to new knowledge for meeting societal challenges

To break segregation, we need to understand what causes it. Maria Brandén and Peter Hedström use large amounts of data to study what happens at the individual level, and what that means at societal level.

05 March 2026

Doctoral studies in Culture and Society

The Culture and Society research environment has since the autumn term of 2002 offered research education of duration four years, leading to a doctoral degree (240 credits), or two years, leading to a licentiate degree (120 credits).

04 March 2026

Research just around the corner

Democracy and academic freedom is the theme for the lecture series Research just around the corner in 2026.

04 March 2026

Graduate courses at IFM

Here is a presentation of second and third cycle courses given for IFM's doctoral students.

03 March 2026

HOSS-lab

HOSS-lab (Human Open Science Services) is a strategic initiative at LiU aimed at coordinating methodological knowledge, expertise and equipment for research on humans.

03 March 2026

Postdoctoral fellowship

A postdoctoral fellowship may be given to foreign citizens with a doctoral degree or equivalent, acquired in countries other than Sweden, and may be paid for a maximum of two years from LiU.

03 March 2026

Tema T Fellowship Programme

Technology and Social Change's visiting fellowship programme provides guest researchers the opportunity to spend between one–two months at the vibrant interdisciplinary research environment of our department.