Katrin Salman

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.

05 October 2026

RESIST brings Sweden together for cyber Resilient AI

RESIST, the SSF Strategic Research Centre for Cyber-Resilient AI, was launched at Cybercampus Sweden in Stockholm on 1 October. The event brought together participants from academia, industry and the public sector.

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.

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.

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.

29 September 2026

Researchers call for greater responsibility and sustainability in AI development

AI development must be matched by responsibility, improved governance, and sustainability. That is the message from scientists at Linköping University, who met across disciplines to discuss values, security, environmental impacts and AI politics.

29 September 2026

Expanded master’s programme attracts more students

When the International Master's Programme in Outdoor and Sustainability Education at LiU was extended from one year to two, there were questions about student interest. This autumn's data show that more students than before have chosen the programme.

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.

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.

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.

25 September 2026

Lantmännen invests heavily in plant protein – residues could be used for biogas

Lantmännen’s new plant protein facility in Lidköping is taking Swedish agriculture into a new era. The investment of around SEK 1.2 billion is expected to boost pea cultivation in Sweden. BSRC was given a tour of the new facility.

25 September 2026

Promising outlook, but biogas capacity needs to increase

The identity of biogas in Sweden has evolved, and the conditions for further development may be better than ever. The next phase of expansion needs to take place within the agricultural sector.

24 September 2026

Swedish-Brazilian aeronautics collaboration receives international award

The long-standing Swedish-Brazilian collaboration in aeronautics has been awarded the ICAS von Kármán Award for International Cooperation in Aeronautics for its contribution to technical and scientific advances.

24 September 2026

International visualization researchers join LiU as guest professors

As Peter Wallenberg Guest Professors in Visual Scientific Communication, Petra Isenberg and Tobias Isenberg have come to Norrköping to collaborate with LiU researchers and explore new ways of helping people understand complex data.

23 September 2026

Researchers Gathered in Linköping to Explore Artificial Touch for Chronic Pain

Can artificial touch help relieve chronic pain? That is the question being explored by researchers in the Touch Away The Pain (TATP) project, whose third consortium meeting was recently held at Linköping University.

23 September 2026

Robots and drones tested for safer emergency response in crises and war

How can drones and ground robots help the emergency services when an environment is too dangerous for people? Researchers from Linköping University have been in Kiruna to study how unmanned systems can be used in emergency response operations...

23 September 2026

How AI changes human decision-making

AI can find patterns that people miss, but it does not automatically lead to better decisions. New research from Linköping University shows how the roles of humans and AI change depending on the situation and the decision being made.

22 September 2026

She promotes AI for societal good in Europe

Helen Köpman, Alumna of the Year 2026, works at the European Commission’s AI Office in Brussels. For more than 20 years she has worked with research issues and innovation at EU level, where a living planet for future generations is her driving force.

22 September 2026

Alumni of the Year create sustainable cities and the next generation of scientists

Helen Köpman works with AI models to create smart and sustainable cities in the EU. Jesper Svartz is a chemistry teacher with an exceptional ability to enthuse and spark curiosity in students. They are Alumni of the Year 2026 at Linköping University.

22 September 2026

The chemistry teacher who loves experiments

As an upper secondary school teacher, Jesper Svartz is enthusiastic and highly organised. His students compete in chemistry at both national and international level.  He has now been named one of the Alumni of the Year 2026.

21 September 2026

Sweden gains a stronger voice in shaping the future of digital agriculture

Agtech Sweden and the Knowledge Hub for the Digitalisation of Agriculture are taking another step onto the international stage to influence how future agriculture and food systems are digitalised.

21 September 2026

Lessons from a hospital under attack

Regular staff training exercises are crucial if a mass casualty plan is to work in a wartime situation. Focusing on staff safety in the plan itself and including details on communication are also important factors for success.