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04 June 2026
CHASS, the Center for Heterogeneous Adaptive Swarm Systems, is now recruiting PhD students for research that could contribute to future search and rescue operations, environmental monitoring and the protection of critical infrastructure.
LiUST’s inauguration festival brought together researchers, students and collaboration partners for a day filled with ideas and new perspectives.
03 June 2026
A new approach from Linköping University allows applications to combine data from multiple sources in real time – a key capability for modern AI. The research has now been recognised with an international award.
For the first time, scientists have succeeded in artificially mimicking the ion signalling of heart muscle cells. To succeed, researchers at LiU have used organic electronics. The findings open up for new types of implants and sensors.
02 June 2026
What can a hidden language tell us about freedom, identity and survival? By studying Lubunca, Burak Alp Çakar explores the emancipatory power of words and how they can empower, protect and keep communities alive.
27 May 2026
Joyanto Routh has been awarded nearly SEK 6 million from Formas for research on air pollution, health risks and climate‑adapted solutions in Sweden and India.
The film Once Upon the Moon allows the audience to experience the moon landings as if they were there themselves. Authentic footage, astronauts’ own stories and the latest visualisation technology make this possible.
26 May 2026
LEAD, an innovation incubator based in Östergötland, has been appointed Swedish accelerator for NATO DIANA – NATO’s innovation programme for the development of new technologies with both civilian and military applications.
25 May 2026
AI development relies on vast amounts of data. Researchers are questioning if “big data” is enough to build ethical and reliable systems. Attention is shifting to “small data” – smaller, richer, and more controlled datasets that offer new insights.
LiU-researchers awarded grant of close to SEK 6 million for project aimed at improving drinking water safety.
22 May 2026
Durga Sankar, postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM) at Linköping University, has been awarded a scholarship from Stiftelsen Konung Carl XVI Gustafs 50 årsfond för vetenskap, teknik och miljö.
21 May 2026
It's going to be great fun! Learn something new, meet new people, network with companies, find inspiration for your thesis or research - and enjoy som fika. All in the spirit of sustainability. Welcome to the LiUST inaugration festival!
From Italy to Sweden – and onwards to Nepal. Through her studies at Linköping University, Carin Lodetti had the opportunity to carry out fieldwork in Nepal and explore how climate change affects people’s everyday lives and local decision-making.
20 May 2026
Why is conservative online news a niche phenomenon while liberal media travels across party lines? A new study finds the answer in platform user composition rather than in behavioral differences between ideological groups.
Sociologists survey computational text analysis, showing how methods from topic modeling to large language models can support both thick description and causal inference in the social sciences.
19 May 2026
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.
18 May 2026
How should doctoral students and supervisors relate to generative AI in education and research? What responsibilities lie with individuals and what with the university? These questions were discussed in a seminar series on AI use in doctoral studies.
12 May 2026
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.
11 May 2026
Linköping University has launched a new Excellence Centre in Analytical Sociology. The initiative will strengthen theory-driven research, international collaboration and long-term development in one of LiU’s internationally leading research fields.
08 May 2026
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.
05 May 2026
Sun’s team aims to develop a low cost, sunlight driven photocatalytic material capable of removing NO from ambient air without additional energy input.
04 May 2026
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.
The choirs of Linköping University have achieved a new musical milestone. At the 2026 Grammis Awards, Ghost was named Best Hard Rock/Metal – where the contribution from LiU’s choirs on the latest album has now been highlighted as part of the success.
30 April 2026
At the fair on the future of gastronomy, three LiU researchers share their research on AI on dairy farms, the role of emotions in sustainability education, and digital twins that can replace animal experiments.
