05 February 2025

Following the tragic school shooting in Örebro yesterday, the university is flying its flags at half-mast today.

Flag at half mast at Linköping University.
Photographer: Anna Nilsen

On Wednesday, flags will fly at half-mast on all the university's campuses. Linköping University joins the whole of Sweden in supporting those affected and their families - and in mourning for what happened in Örebro.

Students who need support can turn to the Student Health Service.

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Two men in a boat taking samples from the seabed.

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A tree branch in bloom in front of a building

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Portrait (Feng Gao).

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