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.

Latest news from LiU

Two male researchers in front of a computer.

Mechanism in embryonic development makes cancer aggressive

Tumour cells in colorectal cancer exploit an important signalling pathway that normally controls embryo development. Researchers have now shown how a protein that controls limb development make colorectal cancer cells more likely to spread.

Two researches in the clean room.

Major step for flat and adjustable optics

By carefully placing nanostructures on a flat surface, researchers at LiU have significantly improved the performance of so-called optical metasurfaces in conductive plastics. This is a major step for controllable flat optics.

Two researchers in a lab discuss a graph on a computer screen.

How molecules can ‘remember’ and contribute to memory

Researchers have discovered how an ion channel in the brain’s neurons has a kind of ‘molecular memory’, which contributes to the formation and preservation of lifelong memories.