Tomas Widholm

03 March 2026

RESIST is recruiting in cyber resilient AI

RESIST is recruiting seven PhD students and two postdocs to strengthen Sweden’s position in secure and trustworthy AI. The positions are part of the national center for cyber resilient AI.

27 February 2026

Kick Off for RELATE – a research center for sustainable and extended working lives

On 26 February, RELATE held its kick-off at Wadströmska villan on Campus Norrköping, marking the start of its work as an interdisciplinary research centre focusing on sustainable working lives and return to work for people aged 55+

25 February 2026

Six new SciLifeLab group leaders appointed at Linköping University

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.

24 February 2026

AI provides a more precise time of death

Artificial intelligence can be used to provide a more precise time of death, which can be crucial in e.g. murder investigations. The AI model is trained on so-called metabolites in thousands of blood samples from real deaths.

23 February 2026

AI-boosted electronic nose detects ovarian cancer

Using machine learning, an electronic nose can “smell” early signs of ovarian cancer in the blood. The method is precise and, according to the LiU researchers behind the study, it could eventually be used to find many different cancers.

23 February 2026

New Italian research network SINAPSE to be introduced in Sweden

In March, 2026, the first-ever association dedicated to Italian researchers in Sweden, SINAPSE, will officially launch at the Embassy of Italy in Stockholm. LiU-researcher Donatella Puglisi is part of the initiative.

19 February 2026

Treatment can protect extremely premature babies from lung disease

Early hydrocortisone treatment of extremely premature babies increases their chances of survival without lung disease, according to a study led by LiU. The study also shows that the treatment is safe to give.

19 February 2026

Vivian Vimarlund – the researcher who shaped the role of digitalisation in the future of healthcare

For more than three decades, Vivian Vimarlund has contributed to the development of health informatics through models and methods used to identify and evaluate the effects of digital innovations and e‑health services in healthcare.

18 February 2026

PhD student profile Arman Mohammadi

Recently, Arman Mohammadi completed his PhD in Vehicular Systems. During his doctoral studies, he focused on combining mechanical engineering with artificial intelligence to develop methods for fault diagnosis in industrial systems.

11 February 2026

The war in Ukraine has serious effects on children’s health

Children’s access to healthcare in Ukraine has seen a sharp decline since Russia invaded the country in February 2022. A Swedish study shows how children’s physical, mental and social health is being seriously affected by the war.

05 February 2026

No association between COVID-vaccine and decrease in childbirth

COVID-19 vaccination is not the cause behind a decrease in childbirth, according to a study from Linköping University. The results speak against rumours about vaccination and reduced fertility.

04 February 2026

Ukrainian researchers and students visited LiU

Ukrainian society must continue to function during the war. Other European countries can contribute. LiU is part in the Swedish-Ukrainian project STREAM-U and recently welcomed a group of researchers, public officials and students.

04 February 2026

New LiU Study: Para Athletes and Youth at Highest Risk of Injuries and Illness at the Olympics and Paralympics

Behind the medals at the Olympics and Paralympics lies a downside – many athletes suffer from injuries and illnesses. A new study from Linköping University shows that para athletes and young athletes are the most exposed.

02 February 2026

AI and simulation lab equips teachers

Teachers and students are given tools to use AI wisely in education. In simulations with avatars, they practise dealing with teaching challenges. This and much more is going on in the AIST Lab, a new interdisciplinary initiative at LiU.

28 January 2026

Foundations for type 1 diabetes may already be laid during pregnancy

Researchers have identified a protein pattern that, already at birth, looks markedly different in those who later go on to develop type 1 diabetes. The findings show that a combination of several factors during pregnancy affects disease risk.

27 January 2026

"We have so much to learn from each other"

On 8-9 december 2025, it was once again time to bring together the WCMM/DDLS affiliates for a retreat.

27 January 2026

Cutting‑edge IT and mobile communications research grows

Efficient 6G, advanced robotics and human-machine interaction are some of the themes of the 25 new research projects that have been awarded funding within the ELLIIT initiative. The projects share a total of SEK 255 million over five years.

26 January 2026

Higher costs for green hydrogen transport in the Nordics

Green hydrogen produced using solar and wind power would be cheaper to produce at more southerly latitudes than in the Nordic region. This is shown in a study from Linköping University.

21 January 2026

Migrants will be the purveyors of change

There is nothing new about human movement. Still, across the world ’migration’ has become a policy obsession. Professor Bridget Anderson challenges the concept with her research and encourages other scholars to do the same. This is why.

21 January 2026

Customer confidence is crucial to how new technology is received

As customers, we can become both satisfied and more interested when a company offers digital, innovative services, such as an AI-based solution. At the same time, this can make us reject those services.

20 January 2026

American poets society

Literary scholar Elin Käck is probably the only person who has done her work experience programme with a poet. She enjoys spending her summers in various archives and has recently presented her research on American poets’ travels in Europe.

19 January 2026

Arman Mohammadi's public defence of doctoral thesis

Arman Mohammadi successfully defended his doctoral thesis, with the title "Machine Learning for Fault Diagnosis of Industrial Systems" on December 18th.

15 January 2026

Political polarisation blocks more sustainable transport

Trains and planes have become part of our polarised social climate and one is often set against the other. This political gridlock hinders progress towards a more sustainable transport system. This is the conclusion of a doctoral thesis at LiU.

12 January 2026

Digital services can increase exclusion

When public agencies introduce digital services, one goal is to improve accessibility for citizens. But for residents in disadvantaged neighbourhoods, this may create new barriers to integration. This is shown in a doctoral thesis from LiU.