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Ryggtavlan på en man.

11 December 2025

Greater risk that the political right falls for conspiracy theories

People who lean politically to the right are more likely to fall for conspiracy theories. But regardless of ideology, we tend to accept political claims that align with our own beliefs. This is shown in a doctoral thesis from LiU.

A man kneeling down on a field holding a grass mat.

09 December 2025

Artificial turf in the Nordic climate – a question of sustainability

Artificial turf football pitches are better than natural turf from a sustainability perspective – with some reservations. This is demonstrated by researchers at LiUy in a new study using life cycle analyses.

A cell phone hovering over a hand

09 December 2025

The future of healthcare starts in your mobile

Imagine your smartphone becoming a diagnostic tool that helps you detect early signs of illness or monitor your health between doctor’s visits. That is the vision behind the ECIU University course “Health in Your Hands”.

Men in a mechanical workshop, construction lab.

08 December 2025

Master students constructing drones

Designing and building an autonomously flying aircraft to document weather conditions in an Arctic climate. The master’s students in Aeronautical Engineering received a substantial boost in applying their theoretical knowledge.

vallastaden, A dense, green and varied city district

08 December 2025

LiU Student’s Thesis Awarded: “Provides Valuable Insights”

Kerlos Marouki, a graduate from the master’s programme in Strategic Urban and Regional Planning, has received the Property Owners’ thesis scholarship for his study on how Swedish cities use the BID model (Business Improvement Districts).

Nigel Musk.

08 December 2025

25 years with Language and Culture – Nigel Musk was there from the start

The research environment Language and Culture was established in 2000. Nigel Musk, who left London for Sweden in his youth, has been a part of it from the beginning. Here, he reflects on the development of the environment and the challenges ahead.

Pregnant women in a room.

08 December 2025

Better care of expectant mothers in focus for new research centre

It should not matter where in the country a woman gives birth. Nor should her background. A new research centre is therefore being set up, to make the entire care chain for expectant and new mothers more equal and based on their individual needs.

Professor Maria Brandén.

04 December 2025

Sociologist by chance

Sociologist Maria Brandén studies society from a bird’s eye perspective. As head of the Institute for Analytical Sociology at Linköping University, she wants to create research that influences important political decisions.

Två kvinnliga studenter.

04 December 2025

Startups möter försvarsindustrin i prisat exjobb

Startup-företag står för snabbhet och nya, smarta lösningar. Hur matchar det med tillverkningsindustrin? Civilingenjörerna Matilda Kristensen och Silje Graarud får Christer Giléns stipendium för sin masteruppsats om detta.

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11 December 2025

Docent Application to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

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.

11 December 2025

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11 December 2025

Täppan Cleanroom

A cleanroom tailored for processing of soft functional materials.

A young woman in front of the Open Access logo and an abstract pattern.

11 December 2025

Open Access Week

The International Open Access Week is held annually as a celebration of Open Access and Open Science. During the week, the Library hosts events related to the topic.

11 December 2025

Open Science

Open Science involves working to make different parts of the scientific process and its results available. Open science is expected to be important in ensuring that society benefits from the scientific knowledge developed.

Two men discussing research data on a computer screen.

11 December 2025

Research data mangement

Openly accessible research data is one of the aspects of open science. Scholarly journals can nowadays also require researchers to make the research data openly accessible when publishing their results.

The library stacks in Bokladan with Compactus shelves.

10 December 2025

Library stacks

Parts of the Library’s collections are held in compact storage in library stacks, for example in the open stacks on the first floor in Studenthuset and in The University Library’s closed stacks – Bokladan.

Study visit about biogas on Gotland

10 December 2025

BIP-course: Building Cities of the Future

Are you ready to tackle one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time? Join us in this challenge that integrates biogas production into society for a greener transition.

Person who exercising yoga

10 December 2025

Evidence on Yoga – Future for Health & Care conference 2026

The conference is organized by Linköping University (LiU) in collaboration with the Swedish Institute of Medical Yoga (SIMY).