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19 May 2026

LiU educates elected representatives on AI and societal impact

LiU is launching a learning platform that gathers research-based knowledge about the impact of artificial intelligence and digitalisation on our democracy. The aim is to equip politicians for a new reality where AI is an integral part of society.
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08 May 2026

Exchange with a university in Tunisia beneficial for both students and researchers

The Erasmus+ ICM project within Engineering Materials at LiU has involved collaboration with the University of Sfax in Tunisia. Two years later, the researchers identify several positive outcomes.
En man sitter på marken framför ett träd.

04 May 2026

Butterfly researcher receives Sweden’s largest teacher award

At the age of six, he began to collect butterflies. In primary school, he knew he wanted to be a butterfly researcher. Karl-Olof Bergman brings students and problems into nature. He is now rewarded with Sweden’s largest teacher award.
kvinna som sitter ute på campus valla.

29 April 2026

Jeanne Cilliers is LiU’s Professor of Economic History

"Almost everything we experience today has historical parallels," says Jeanne Cilliers, new professor of economic history at LiU. She is interested in demographic processes such as marriage, fertility and mortality.
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29 April 2026

Digital twin could reveal alcohol consumption in crime cases

Using a digital twin, it is possible to predict with greater precision than at present how much alcohol a person has consumed and at what time. The study was conducted by researchers at LiU and the Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine.
A woman standing in front of a display of vegetables.

20 April 2026

Future visions for sustainable food consumption

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.
A man is holding a roll with printed solar cells.

16 April 2026

Solar cells from LiU soon in living rooms around the world

In the new remote control for Google TV, batteries have been replaced by printed organic solar cells powered by indoor lighting.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.
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16 April 2026

New centre for research on drone swarms

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.
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13 April 2026

The supercomputer – a pillar of research

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.
En kvinna står i snön framför ett batterilager.

02 April 2026

The battle for power – who has the right to our electricity?

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?
Man in front of screen.

01 April 2026

Can an urban district produce more energy than it consumes?

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.
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31 March 2026

New AI partnership strengthens the region

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.

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Collaboration at Linköping University

One of the foundations on which Linköping University’s success is built is collaboration. It connects our education to the labour market, strengthens the relevance of our research, and makes it possible for the knowledge gained to benefit society.