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Ett fält med solrosor och en grusväg.

21 October 2026

New project to strengthen agricultural innovation in Ukraine

Linköping University has been awarded SEK 2 million in funding for a new collaboration with Ukrainian partners. The AgrInnEco project aims to strengthen innovation and entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector in the Kharkiv region.
En man och en kvinna som sitter bredvid varandra.

14 October 2026

From waste to education – honorary doctors want to change the world

Waste can reveal inequalities in society. Education can change a child’s future. The new honorary doctors work in completely different fields but are united by a desire to turn knowledge and commitment into concrete change.
En man i en säkerhetsväst som står bredvid en byggskylt.

12 October 2026

Andreas – the man behind Corson

For three years, Corson, the kilometre-long pedestrian and cycle route running through Campus Valla, will undergo extensive redevelopment. Andreas Bladh is leading the project, one of the most intense projects of his career.
En grupp byggarbetare som står på taket av en byggnad.

07 October 2026

From residual flows to new resources – energy researchers encounter industrial symbiosis at Händelö

What if what is left over from one operation could become a resource for another? The Graduate School in Energy Systems visited Händelö to see how industrial symbiosis works in practice – and what it takes to succeed.
Man lecturing in factory.

06 October 2026

Rapid growth brings challenges for the biogas plant in Vårgårda

Production has doubled since the plant began operating. The biggest challenge for the biogas plant in Vårgårda is not producing more biogas. It is finding enough customers in the local area.
People in formal wear.

05 October 2026

Academic Celebrations and “Dining with honorary doctors”

What do six honorary doctors talk about over dinner? A new event lets the audience listen in on their conversations. As of this year, the conferment of honorary doctors has been moved from the spring to the autumn academic ceremony.
A group of people standing in front of a building.

01 October 2026

LiU students explored sustainable digitalisation in Thessaloniki

How can digitalisation contribute to a more sustainable society? Nine students from Linköping University explored this question at the EcoDigify Summer Camp in Thessaloniki.
Man lecturing.

30 September 2026

Biodiesel by-product becomes biogas

Glycerol is a by-product of biodiesel production and can be used as a feedstock for biogas production. Adesso Bioproducts therefore plans to build a biogas plant adjacent to the chemical industry cluster in Stenungsund.
Porträtt på man som står i solen bland gröna träd på Campus Valla

29 September 2026

New professor of economics researches people’s life chance

Two identical job applications. One with an Arabic-sounding name. This experiment marked the start of Magnus Carlsson’s research on discrimination and people’s life chances. He is now a new professor of economics at Linköping University.
Man in front of screen.

28 September 2026

Turning fish industry waste and emissions into a circular success

t began as an initiative to tackle local waste problems. Today, Rena Hav has developed into an extensive circular system encompassing biogas, wastewater treatment, fertiliser, fish feed and land-based salmon farming.
En grupp människor som står och lyssnar på en person.

25 September 2026

The building blocks of the chemical industry are found in the gas

Stenungsund is home to Sweden’s largest chemical industry, at the end of the gas grid in western Sweden. Here, carbon atoms in natural gas and biogas are transformed into valuable substances needed in almost everything we use in everyday life.
tanker truck in loading hall.

25 September 2026

The tanker trucks are emptied and refilled in ten minutes.

The biogas plant in Götene is almost brand new. Visitors watch in fascination as a tanker lorry pulls in, connects a hose and unloads feedstock into one of the receiving hoppers.

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