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18 September 2026
LiU-professor Ulf Helmersson has been awarded the prestigious PSE Leading Scientist Award 2026for his scientific and technological contributions to plasma and surface engineering.
Malmstens is strengthening its research with two new doctoral students. Combining traditional craftsmanship with new technology, they will explore the future of furniture production, focusing on sustainability, materials, quality and aesthetics.
Closer collaboration is needed to make high-quality Swedish language data available. This was a key conclusion when around 60 participants from industry, public administration, academia and research met in Stockholm to discuss AI.
16 September 2026
With SEK 3 million in continued funding from the Swedish Institute, Linköping University can run a new edition of STRIDE. The programme brings together participants from six countries for professional development in digital governance and democracy.
Digital tools that promote health do not easily make their way into healthcare, even when shown to have a good effect. Now, two crucial factors have been identified: data management and governance on several levels in the organisation.
From Vision to Change. Through the Enhance project, students, researchers and societal stakeholders in six countries have tested future workshops to develop ideas for education, campuses and communities.
15 September 2026
Applications are now open for four three-year research fellowships in economics and economic history at Linköping University. The fellowships are funded and awarded by the Högbom-Cocozza Foundation.
When Lingyin Meng began his doctoral studies at Linköping University, his goal was clear: to work with biosensors. Today, he is developing sensors that could one day contribute to both better health and a cleaner environment.
14 September 2026
Recycling old solar panels can bring economic and climate benefits, but these may be unevenly distributed. A new study shows that regulations and incentives could determine who benefits.
11 September 2026
For the first time, Sweden hosted a major international conference on social networks. At Campus Norrköping, 186 researchers presented new research on how relationships and networks shape people, organisations and societies.
Several companies with which Agtech Sweden collaborates have been honoured with this year’s Elmia Agriculture Innovation Award. The innovations are expected to contribute in various ways to more precise and efficient farming.
SprayWithCare collects weather and wind data and analyses the information in real time. The innovation has now been awarded silver in the Elmia Agriculture Innovation Award 2026.
In a new study, researchers at Linköping University have successfully used fruit flies to investigate why two very similar PFAS substances can carry very different health risks.
10 September 2026
The Arrhenius Supercomputer at Linköping University is now inaugurated. Arrhenius strengthens LiU’s role in Swedish and European research infrastructure and is a resource for researchers in academia, industry and the public sector throughout Europe.
Agtech Sweden at Linköping University, together with a number of partners, has been awarded SEK 11 million in EU funding for the new project “Energy-Resilient and Energy-Efficient Rural Enterprises”.
08 September 2026
The secret lies in camera technology and advanced algorithms. Smart Agritech Solution is also exploring new applications for monitoring pigs.
07 September 2026
Instead of treating electricity, fuel and fertiliser as separate elements, farms of the future need to consider them as parts of an integrated energy system. Production, storage and use need to be interconnected.
03 September 2026
LiU researchers Nara Kim and Catherine Aitchison, both at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, have each been awarded an ERC Starting Grant worth approximately SEK 18 million over five years in a highly competitive process.
BoMill's technology can process up to 30 tonnes of grain per hour. Using near-infrared (NIR) technology, suitable for both wheat and barley, the internal properties of every individual kernel can be analysed and sorted.
02 September 2026
Level of education is the socio-economic factor most strongly associated with survival rates after acute hip surgery. This is shown in a LiU study of 58,000 people. The results can be used to identify patients who may need more support after surgery.
Sweden has a unique opportunity to take a leading role in the digital transformation of agriculture. Achieving this will require closer collaboration across the sector.
Dehumanisation is a driving force behind some of history’s worst atrocities, according to Professor David Livingstone Smith. As Visiting Professor at LiU he will investigate when, how and why one human being comes to see another as less than human.
01 September 2026
Thanks to a donation, two early career researchers will have the opportunity to devote three years to historical research at the Department of Thematic Studies. Applications are now open.
He is on site by half past six, and almost immediately the phone starts ringing. Andreas Bladh is leading the work to redevelop Corson, one of the most intense projects of his career.
