Alumni of the Year: species under threat and safe perinatal care

Quantum phenomenon governs organic solar cells

Researchers at LiU have discovered a quantum phenomenon that influences the formation of free charges in organic solar cells. “If we can properly understand what’s going on, we can increase the efficiency”, says Olle Inganäs, professor emeritus.

Increasing the employability of doctoral graduates

Newly promoted doctoral graduates often have difficulty finding a job meeting both their expectations and skills. In order to increase their employability, doctoral graduates, employers and universities must be prepared to act.

Creating stretchable thermoelectric generators

For the first time, a soft and stretchable organic thermoelectric module has been created that can harvest energy from body heat. The breakthrough was enabled by a new composite material that may have widespread use.

Daniel Carlsson first to receive prestigious teaching prize

The first to receive the Ingemar Teaching Prize is assistant lecturer and maths teacher Daniel Carlsson in the Department of Mathematics. Daniel has a passion for teaching, and providing students with the tools and abilities to prepare them for life.

Håkan Olausson appointed Wallenberg Clinical Scholar

Håkan Olausson has been appointed as a Wallenberg Clinical Scholar by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. He receives SEK 15 million for his research into the clinical significance of a newly discovered ultrarapid pain-signalling system.

Bacteria cause problems for genetic research

A puzzling modification of DNA that is common in bacteria is not present in humans or other mammals. Scientists at LiU show that previous detection in animals was probably due to limitations of the technology used and bacterial contamination.

LiU to lead major European AI network

The EU Commission has selected the four networks that are to strengthen European research within artificial intelligence (AI). One of the four networks is coordinated and run by Fredrik Heintz, associate professor and AI researcher at LiU.

Henrique: doctorates from both LiU and Brazil

The collaboration between LiU and Brazil is taking a step forward. Henrique Raduenz is a double degree doctoral student and will receive degrees from LiU and Brazilian university UFSC. “There’s a lot of paperwork, but it’s worth the extra effort.”

Students working at the 1177 medical information service

When you call the 1177 medical information service, it may soon be a medical student from Linköping University who answers.

LiU-professor writes the history of the family dynasties

The amount written about the Wallenberg, Stenbeck and Bonnier family dynasties is enough to fill a library. However, little has been written about the similarities – and the differences – between these imposing Nordic families.

After new government recommendations – LiU activates distance mode

Sweden’s prime minister Stefan Löfvén has presented recommendations from the Public Health Agency of Sweden, one of which is that universities and university colleges start to use distance education with effect from Wednesday 18 March.

After new government recommendations – LiU activates distance mode

Sweden’s prime minister Stefan Löfvén has presented recommendations from the Public Health Agency of Sweden, one of which is that universities and university colleges start to use distance education with effect from Wednesday 18 March.

Ten years of Maths Coach Online

“Thanks. Now at last I understand.” and “Thanks. You explain things really clearly” are two of the happy replies that turn up in the chat function of the maths coaches. Until now nearly 51,000 pupils have been helped with their maths homework.

Microscopy image of protein aggregates stained green and red with the tracer molecules.

Tracer molecules can distinguish between very similar brain diseases

Two diseases that affect the brain, Parkinson’s disease and multiple system atrophy, show the same characteristics. Scientists have now shown that tracer molecules developed at LiU can distinguish between these diseases.

Linköping University cancels Open Day at Campus Norrköping

Linköping University will not hold the Open Day at Campus Norrköping planned for 19 March. Information about studying and education will instead be distributed in the university’s digital channels.

Alumnus Sofie Lärkhammar: I will never forget the education at LiU

As business development specialist for the Finnish gas company Gasum, Sofie Lärkhammar has had an exciting – and important – start to her professional life. From her education at LiU she has some unforgettable memories.

LiU continues to follow recommendations from the Public Health Agency of Sweden

As the coronavirus continues to spread, the media are reporting how government agencies and employers act in different ways. LiU will not establish any recommendations itself, and will continue to follow the Public Health Agency of Sweden.

The ink of the future in printed electronics

A research group led by Simone Fabiano at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, has created an organic material with superb conductivity that doesn’t need to be doped. They have achieved this by mixing two polymers with different properties.

Several of LiU’s subjects on international ranking

LiU has been named as one of the world’s 200 best universities in education, materials science, sociology and electrical and electronic engineering, according to this year’s QS World University Rankings by Subject.

Quantum computers and photonics to attract students

“We have seen increasing interest from students for quantum computers, quantum cryptography and photonics, says Jan-Åke Larsson, who has taken the initiative to a new profile within Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering.

Posh school no cure for segregation

A new study shows how segregation accompanies high-performing students with foreign backgrounds into the classroom. They are excluded from the Swedish community, even though they are formally seen as successful examples of integration.

Trapping the corona virus

Lennart Svensson, professor of molecular virology at Linköping University, has his eye set on testing a method on the new coronavirus that is currently spreading major anxiety around the world.

How do we build people's trust in robots?

In the future, AI may be used to care for people – and it may be robots doing the work. Two researchers at Linköping University are to lead a project investigating trust, empathy and accountability in the relationship between humans and robots.

AI research holding its breath

The European Commission has recently published the way ahead for a common initiative in artificial intelligence. “This is fully in line with the ideas we presented within the European research network CLAIRE”, says LiU researcher Fredrik Heintz.

An AI computer lab using medical images from SCAPIS

Scientists plan to use the same technology as that used to create deepfake videos to build AI-generated medical images. The synthesised images will present data from the big SCAPIS study, and will be used for research into AI solutions in healthcare.

LiU home to Sweden’s first AI professor

Erik Sandewall became Sweden’s first professor working in artificial intelligence. He created a broad undergraduate programme designed to promote AI at Linköping University.

Parental use of digital media gives slower language development in children

A research project at Linköping University has shown that children whose parents often use digital media develop language more slowly than others.

New thesis examines auditing costs

The cost of auditing differs significantly between companies, and depends on the form of ownership and the company’s bottom line. When annual reports are compiled, individuals can have a large influence on reports and contents.

LiU’s teacher programmes among the best in Sweden

LiU maintains its top marks in the review by the Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) of teacher programmes. LiU is the only institution of higher education whose teacher programme for maths teachers in Grades 7-9 has been approved.

Upper-secondary pupils join researchers at LiU

How do you make nanoparticles and use them to purify water? Is it really possible to control plant photosynthesis? An advanced chemistry lab – what’s it for? What about a career in nanotechnology...?

Five future research leaders at LiU

The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research has selected 20 young researchers as Future Research Leaders. Five are active at LiU. Each receives SEK 12 million in a five-year period and the opportunity to participate in a leadership programme.

Candidate for vice-chancellor at LiU proposed for consultation process

The recruitment group appointed by the University Board has decided to propose Professor Jan-Ingvar Jönsson, Linköping University, for a consultation process for the vice-chancellorship.

Artificial intelligence finds disease-related genes

An artificial neural network can reveal patterns in huge amounts of gene expression data, and discover groups of disease-related genes. The scientists hope that the method can eventually be applied within precision medicine.

LiU researcher’s protocol protects cruise liners against cyberattacks

Professor Andrei Gurtov at Linköping University has been central to creating a protocol that protects large ships.

Research in children’s medicine at LiU to receive record donation

A private donation of SEK 100 million will strengthen research into children’s medicine at Linköping University.

LiU Student Secondhand wins Environmental Prize

The LiU Student Secondhand project run by student society Navitas has been awarded the LiU Environmental Prize, in the thirteenth year of the competition. The group has set up a second-hand system for the reuse of student furniture.

Summer furniture from Malmstens

The joy of gymnastics, the opportunity to climb to the top and perch, or to gather in a group for quiet chat – all are inspiration for students of furniture design at Malmstens LiU. They plan to fill pop-up parks this summer with relaxation and joy.

Difficult to create sustainable transport chains

Both transport companies and trading companies have high ambitions with respect to sustainable transport. But researchers at LiU and Linnaeus University have shown that several challenges remain before the entire transport chain becomes sustainable.

Norrköping home to world’s first professor of exploranation

Ben Shedd, winner of several awards for his scientific films for dome cinemas, is LiU’s first guest professor in visual scientific communication. The guest professorship has been financed by a donation from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

Students to cancel China journeys

Students and co-workers who are planning to travel to China are encouraged to follow the recommendations of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Due to the Corona virus, thirteen students have cancelled their planned journeys to China.

Important differencies in industry's energy work

Investing in energy conservation can give significant additional benefits to a company, sometimes as significant as the energy saving itself. At the same time, the work companies carry out to reduce energyconsumption differ greatly.

The LiU VR lab, a unique resource for engineering students

Using VR in lab work is popular with future engineers at LiU. They learn more rapidly and find everything easier to understand – and later find that industry is eager to employ people who have combined an engineering degree with visual programming.

AI can predict septic shock

Researchers at Linköping University have developed an algorithm that can identify patients at a higher risk of septic shock.

Skin-to-skin contact does not improve interaction between mother and preterm infant

Researchers have studied the relationship between mothers and infants who have continuous skin-to-skin contact during the entire period from birth to discharge from the hospital.

Creating a new generation of contrast agents

Peter Eriksson has defended a thesis at LiU showing that integrating gadolinium into the crystal structure of cerium oxide creates a contrast agent that is less harmful to the body and also gives better contrast in magnetic resonance imaging, MRI.

New life for old mobiles

Sixty-eight mobiles and two tablet computers was the result when students on the master’s programme in design arranged a wake for old mobiles as part of their course. Some people find it difficult to say goodbye to an old friend.

NSC and SMHI contribute to global climate research

Starting in the autumn of 2019, climate data has been delivered to the global climate research programme CMIP6 from the NSC at Linköping University. This is the result of a long-standing collaboration between SMHI and the NSC.

Sustainable markets must be created and defended

Creating sustainable markets poses particular obstacles: a sustainable market must be continuously shaped and reshaped. This is the conclusion of three LiU researchers in business administration, who have used the Swedish biogas market as a case.

Are security stores the answer to antibiotics shortages?

Set up national storage facilities for antibiotics, to solve problems with shortages of these vital drugs in hospitals, an expert group proposes. Professor Håkan Hanberger has long been active in the issue of antibiotic management.

Robots pose new demands on safety

Large industrial robots have thus far worked in isolation, in clearly defined areas without people nearby. A newly presented thesis at LiU, however, shows that such robots can very well work together with people – and how safety can be ensured.

First prize for smart waste sorting

For four months, three students that take the eight-credit course Ingenious, have been working on real challenges from companies and organisations. They have five minutes to present their ideas. Reangle, smart waste sorting, was this year’s winner.

New method gives robust transistors

A new method to fit together layers of semiconductors as thin as a few nanometres has resulted in not only a scientific discovery but also a new type of transistor for high-power electronic devices. The result, published in Applied Physics Letters.

Diet has rapid effects on sperm quality

Sperm are influenced by diet, and the effects arise rapidly. This is the conclusion of a study in which healthy young men were fed a diet rich in sugar. The study, published in PLOS Biology, gives new insight into the function of sperm.

New models to reduce risk on financial markets

New models to measure and manage risk can improve decision-making in financial markets. A newly presented thesis at LiU shows how risk can be reduced and prices set more accurately than by traditional methods.

LiU researchers confirm that it is possible to sex chicken eggs

Researchers at Linköping University have developed a method that can identify which eggs will become cockerels on the same day they are laid, before an embryo has developed.

How to cope with rejections

“No interest to anyone” Nearly all researchers have articles rejected, but the decision can be formulated in different ways. Lars Witell has written an article about rejections, where he examines the issue from three points of view.

At the centre of world politics – in Hong Kong

Alexander Bois is one of the students from Linköping University who has spent time in Hong Kong this autumn – in the focus of world politics.

New method gives hope in understanding Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists are now able to label proteins in the brains of mice who have a disease similar to Alzheimer’s disease. The new method allows the researchers to observe how harmful protein aggregates develop over a longer time period.

Serious criticism against Brå research

The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå) in some cases has distorted politically sensitive research, and adapted the results to fit the wishes of the client. This is the conclusion of a newly published study from Linköping University.

Expansion of Sweden’s largest research programme

The Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP), Sweden’s largest individual research programme, has been extended by three years and will receive a further research grant of nearly SEK 1.3 billion.

Swedish Research Council grant for secure quantum communication

The Swedish Research Council has awarded SEK 1.4 million to SECRET, a European collaborative project to increase security in quantum communication. The project, with a budget of EUR 340,000, will be coordinated by LiU researcher Guilherme Xavier.

A tireless voice

LiU researcher Per Frankelius doesn’t hold back from participating in debates. With his broad expertise in business administration and innovation, he is active in several important societal issues, not least within healthcare and agriculture.

Having to defend one’s sexuality increases fear of childbirth

In order to help people with fear of childbirth, there must be trust between the patient and the healthcare staff. But for many lesbian and bisexual women and transgender people, this trust never develops.

17.8 million Swedish crowns to Kajsa Uvdal

Kajsa Uvdal has been awarded SEK 17.8 million from the Swedish Research Council for an interdisciplinary research environment combining physics, medicine and image sciences. The objective is to obtain improved treatments for heart disease and cancer.

A huge microscope helping LiU researchers design new materials

Researchers can use the most intense microscope in the world, the MAX IV synchrotron facility in Lund, to see how atoms bind to each other. Scientists from LiU were first to use the new beamline, investigating new materials with exciting properties.

Creating switchable plasmons in plastics

Researchers at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics have developed optical nanoantennas made from a conducting polymer. The antennas can be switched on and off, and will make possible a completely new type of controllable nano-optical components.

Store your research here – it’s freezing!

Thick gauntlets are needed to protect the wearer from a temperature of -150 degrees in the biobank cold storage at the University Hospital Campus in Linköping.

Research rolling on the roads

Five years ago, LiU and VTI signed a strategic collaboration. One concrete result can now be seen rolling around Campus Valla – the autonomous buses of the Elin project.

Take a bus ride into the future

Linköping’s first autonomous buses are picking up passengers on Campus Valla. It’s now possible to take a ride on this rolling research project.

Additive manufacture changes materials

Additive manufacture in combination with nickel-based superalloys can be used in the production of high-temperature products. New research increases our knowledge of new manufacturing methods and how these change the properties of materials.

Online therapy helped cardiovascular disease patients with depression

Researchers have developed a treatment for depression among people with cardiovascular disease. The results show that patients who underwent internet-based therapy became less depressed and gained a better quality of life.

Stress fractures can be ongoing healing processes

The healthcare system has often assessed chronic leg pain in elite and hobby athletes as caused by breaks in bone structure. Research at Linköping University, however, demonstrates that the features seen in radiography are an ongoing healing process.

How blades in a gas turbine crack

Upwards, downwards or sideways. Quickly or slowly. Evenly or unevenly. New research at LiU shows how cracks propagate in gas turbine blades. The results may have far-reaching industrial implications.

Wireless communication by the metre

Is there a poor mobile signal? In that case, buy a few metres of radio stripe and set it up where it´s practically invisible. Researchers at LiU and Ericsson have developed patented technology to make this possible: antennas by the metre.

Three LiU researchers appointed Wallenberg Academy Fellows

Emil Björnson, Magnus Jonsson and Marcin Szczot, have been appointed Wallenberg Academy Fellows. Five-year research grants from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation makes it possible for young researchers to make breakthroughs.

Castration of men was based on knowledge of the female body

For men with prostate problems, castration was a treatment method for many years. A thesis from Linköping University contradicts the notion that in the history of medicine, men are the norm.

LiU: helping LHC keep a clean sheet

A collaboration between two LiU researchers and the Linköping ice hockey club LHC will make it possible to discover the strategy of the opposing team quickly. The system is almost ready to be brought into use.

Immune cells in the brain – a link between inflammation and depression

One in four people in Sweden will be affected at some time by a depression so serious that it requires treatment. Wouldn’t it be great if we could understand the brain circuits that determine the way we feel, and find new and better treatments?

“A lot of good is done for the environment in many parts of the world”

Researchers have studied how ordinary people around the world view environmental problems, and whether they face any in their day-to-day lives. The interviews gave the researchers hope – and some clever solutions.

Among the world’s 36 best in machine learning

Fredrik Lindsten and his PhD student Anna Wigren have been chosen among stiff competition to present results at the world’s most prestigious conference in machine learning. One application of their algorithms is to understand how diseases spread.

Improved treatment for PTSD

People with post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, often also develop a dependency disorder. LiU researchers are seeking answers to how these conditions are related and how they best can be treated – both individually and when they arise together.

AI research competing with giants

“Giants such as Google, Facebook and Apple are buying up top-flight researchers in artificial intelligence. In the academic world we find it difficult to compete”, warned Professor Michael Felsberg from LiU at the WASP4All conference.

An integrated approach develops drones of the future

Design optimisation and a systems-based approach can improve the communication equipment, sensors and other components of unmanned aerial vehicles of the future. One result is more effective searches for missing people using drones.

49 million Swedish crowns for research into sustainable development

Ten researchers at LiU have been awarded grants by the Formas research council. The projects include research into urban cultivation, the possibility of capturing carbon dioxide after emission, and the welfare of laying hens.

Selling energy by the metre

At spin-off company Epishine, the printing presses are feeding out solar cells in printed electronics intended for indoor use. Olle Inganäs has an even higher goal: organic solar cells will contribute to solving the world’s energy problems.

Knowledge resistance – a threat to democracy

We interpret facts in a way that confirms our worldview, is the conclusion of a group of LiU researchers. This increases polarisation in society and makes democratic discourse more difficult.

LiU to lead EU projects in eastern Europe

LiU has been awarded responsibility for two Erasmus projects in eastern Europe. One project will develop a new master’s programme in mobile app and games development, the other a new syllabus for future teachers of maths, technology and science.

Two simulator labs opened in Norrköping

Two simulation environments, for maritime applications and for air traffic control, have been built at LiU. “It may appear to us to be playing games, but it is everyday experience for maritime pilots and flight controllers”, says Jonas Lundberg.

Twelve steps to better cost analysis

What does the conduct of an accurate total cost analysis involve? And how should teaching be arranged to teach this in a good way? These questions are answered in a doctoral thesis recently presented at LiU.

Many LiU students leaving Hong Kong

Last week, LiU recommended that the 38 exchange students in Hong Kong should return to Sweden. Many held off from travelling at first, but now on Monday, many have chosen to leave Hong Kong.

New materials increase gas turbines efficiency

New surface coatings can increase the efficiency and reduce emissions from the gas turbines of the future. A recently presented thesis at LiU demonstrates how some of the new materials function and how lifetimes can be calculated.

LiU recommends that students leave Hong Kong

Due to the unrest and insecure situation in Hong Kong, Linköping University is recommending that students leave the region.

The LiU Game Conference: this year bigger than ever

This year, the LiU Game Conference will celebrate its 10th anniversary, releasing 1,500 tickets. Interest in game development, research, and student competitions is growing unhindered.

Libraries combatting digital exclusion

Public libraries have become a collecting point for the half million people in Sweden living in digital exclusion. Elin Wihlborg and her research group are looking at how the libraries act to help people and reduce digital exclusion.

Folk high schools give second chances

In 2018, more than a million people participated in courses and study circles arranged by folk high schools and study associations. Louise Malmström and Henrik Nordvall work with questions concerning non-formal education.

Two pieces of the Alzheimer’s puzzle

One is a protein chemist, the other a physician. Both conduct research into Alzheimer’s disease. Each benefits from the knowledge of the other, making progress more rapid. Their objective: to make a difference for those affected by disease.

Large integrated circuits produced in printing press

Researchers at Linköping University and RISE have shown for the first time that it is possible to print complete integrated circuits with more than 100 organic electrochemical transistors. The result has been published in Nature Communications.

Competence and participation in successful quality management

Quality management can be either expansive or adaptive, and the two forms are equally important. Successful quality management depends on employees being given the possibility to contribute to the development. These are conclusions in a new thesis.

LiU students take gold for antimicrobial bandage

Students at Linköping University took gold in the international competition in synthetic biology, iGEM 2019.

Her life inspires her research

One day a Soviet citizen, the next day Russian. That’s what happened to Professor Madina Tlostanova when the Soviet Union collapsed. The experience came to inspire her research.

Alumni of the Year: species under threat and safe perinatal care

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Care for the newly delivered gives Alumna of the Year award

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