News at Linköping University

SEK 81 million to research in science and technology

The Swedish Research Council has granted SEK 81 million to research at LiU. Twenty-two researchers have been awarded grants for projects in fields that include organic electronics, visualisation, and machine learning.

How personality influences financial decisions

Our personalities influence the financial decisions we take and how we experience our financial situation. This is the conclusion of a thesis in behavioural finance at LiU. The results are, however, not clear-cut, and some are really surprising.

Habitat loss is bad news for species – especially for top predators

What happens in ecosystems when the habitats of different species disappear? When plants and animals lose their habitats, predator species at the top of the food chain die out first, according to a new study by scientists at Linköping University.

Extended funding for research in molecular medicine

The Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine has secured extended funding of SEK 160 million from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, plus an additional SEK 68 million for a recruitment package for researchers in data-driven life science.

Digitalisation difficult for young people with intellectual disabilities

Adolescents and young adults with intellectual disabilities need more support if they are to participate in the ongoing rapid digitalisation. There are difficulties, but also great opportunities, as shown by Kristin Alfredsson Ågren in her thesis.

LiU researchers first to develop an organic battery

Researchers at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics have for the first time demonstrated an organic battery. It is of a type known as a “redox flow battery” that can be used to store energy from solar cells, and as a power bank for cars.

Predicting influenza epidemics

Researchers at Linköping University have developed a unique method to predict influenza epidemics by combining several sources of data. The forecasts can be used, for example, when planning healthcare provision during an epidemic.

New mechanism affecting nerve impulses discovered

Researchers at LiU have discovered a new mechanism by which substances can open a certain type of ion channel and in this way regulate nerve impulses. The discovery, published in the journal PNAS, may help in the development of future drugs.

Key indicators can help industry save energy

By comparing different industrial processes, companies and official bodies can increase their knowledge about possible savings of energy. There is a huge potential for reductions in energy consumption and less impact on the climate.

Research award to Jerker Rönnberg

Jerker Rönnberg has been awarded the Swedish Hearing Research Prize 2020 for his 20 years of world-leading research within cognitive hearing, based at Linköping University.

Ethical questions arise when nurses are exported

Each year, more than 10,000 nurses leave the Philippines to work in other countries under international agreements. Such agreements cannot always be defended from an ethical point of view, Klein Fernandez shows in his doctoral thesis.

Three doctoral students to receive Horizon 2020 funding at LiU

Three departments will each host a doctoral student funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions. The research projects deal with using waste heat to produce electricity, perovskites for photonics, and the rendering of computer-generated images.

New funding for textile muscles

Edwin Jager’s research in soft exoskeletons is now financed for three more years.

Linköping University in broad Japanese collaboration

Linköping University is one of several Swedish institutions of higher education that have close research collaboration with Japanese institutions within the framework of the MIRAI project.

LiU professor recognised for work against visual impairment

LiU-professor Neil Lagali and Senior Lecturer Inger Berndtsson of the University of Gothenburg, have received an award from the Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired.

LiU to build Sweden’s largest supercomputer for AI

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has donated SEK 300 million to Linköping University and the National Supercomputer Centre (NSC) to build Sweden´s fastest supercomputer for machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Rector Magnificus has been installed

In a dignified and moving ceremony, Jan-Ingvar Jönsson has been installed as vice-chancellor. “I am taking over a university that is functioning extremely well”, he said, and also extended heartfelt thanks for the support he has received so far.

LiU students teaching virtual pupils

In a project that is unique in Europe, students of teaching at LiU are training in a virtual classroom. It is hoped that the method will give students confidence in leading classes.

Huge potential for proactive companies

A new thesis looked at how companies work with customer focus and innovation. Half of the companies investigated worked proactively with the issues. But half don’t. This means that there is a huge potential for companies to develop their operations.

Number of exchange students halved

The corona pandemic caused many who had planned to travel abroad this spring to change their plans. The number of exchange students who came to LiU for the autumn term of 2020 was 269. The figure last year was more than twice this: 587.

SEK 29 million for research into new 2D materials

Professor Johanna Rosén, together with colleagues, has been awarded SEK 29 million from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. AI is to be added to the tools used to seek two-dimensional materials with completely new properties.

Mutations that affect ageing – more common than we thought?

The number of mutations that can contribute to ageing may be significantly higher than previously believed, according to new research on fruit flies. The study supports a new theory about the type of mutation that can lie behind ageing.

ECIU University up and running

Two LiU students, Maria Lokat and Markus Pettersson, are taking the first course to be given by the virtual university ECIU. Together with students at universities in Twente and Stavanger, they will seek smart solutions for sustainable transport.

Gerhard Andersson committed to LiU

Professor Gerhard Andersson is psychologist and psychotherapist and one of the most cited researchers in the world. He is now associated with the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences at LiU. Thus, he has left Karolinska Institutet.