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Body weight important in pregnancy – regardless of country of birth

Overweight is a major contributor to complications during pregnancy and childbirth – this applies to both women born in Sweden and women who have moved here, something that has not been well researched so far.

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Research for a sustainable future in ten new projects

Photosynthetic materials, two-dimensional noble metals and sustainable semiconductors are some of the projects at LiU that have been granted funding from the research programme Wallenberg initiative materials Science for sustainability – WISE.

Cheerleaders in a row.

Cheerleaders tell of psychological abuse

Of current and former cheerleading athletes, 29 per cent reported being subjected to psychological abuse in the sport, according to a new study from Linköping University.

LiU gains reputation

Linköping University is the institution that, together with Malmö University, has increased its reputation the most compared with last year. This is shown by Verian's annual reputation index for Swedish higher education institutions.

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AI may boost society's cybersecurity

The race between hackers trying to crack systems vital to the functioning of society and cybersecurity experts is constantly ongoing. LiU-researchers will now develop AI that can detect hacker attacks and take action before any damage is done.

An AI look into the future

Humming supercomputers, robot dogs on rescue missions and plenty of future opportunities with AI and the research programmes WASP and WISE. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson got many impressions from his visit to Linköping University.

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