Abundant human energy powers electrical sensors

Applied logistics can give faster healthcare

Queues in the healthcare system can be shortened, but there are no quick and easy fixes. It requires hard work from managers and leaders, and expertise in logistics. These are the words of Malin Wiger, newly graduated doctor in healthcare logistics.

Cell signalling and repair

Inflammatory bowel diseases are characterised by inflammation in the cells and the mucosa of the gut. Stefan Koch investigates later events in the disease progression.

Neurodegenerativa sjukdomar, mikroskop i mörker

New mechanism by which Alzheimer's disease spreads

Harmful protein aggregates in Alzheimer's disease can spread between neurons in the brain via a cellular waste-disposal system. The new findings by researchers at Linköping University are published in Acta Neuropathologica.

the researchers in the cell culture room

Following the tracks of Alzheimer’s disease

Martin Hallbeck has a foot in two camps: he works not only in research but also as a doctor and head of clinical pathology. His research aims to find out how neurodegenerative diseases spread in the brain and how they can be stopped.

Course took her to China

One of the electives in the master’s programme Science for Sustainable Development is a course entitled Research Skills. This course lets students become acquainted with research. It took Marianne Kropf to Guangzhou in China.

To fight human trafficking in sports

Human trafficking in sports is widespread in many African countries. Together with a group of teacher’s training students and three African sports stars, LiU researcher P-O Hansson is building awareness of the risks involved – using an app. 

Seeking new collaborations

Scientific research is international. Mobility is a plus and is an integral part of being a researcher in most fields. What does moving through the international world of research involve?

Adolescents’ everyday problems not always mental ill-health

Mental health problems or normal reactions to a life that sometimes gets tricky? Is the picture of young people’s increasing mental ill-health exaggerated? Two LiU researchers are looking for answers.

Hockey star enjoys student life

She stood in goal for the Swiss ice hockey team at the Winter Olympics in South Korea – but Florence Schellings real place is goaltender for Linköping Hockey Club and student at Linköping University.

Sarah Glassner, Meike Remiger and Yin He

Finding space for augmented reality

Augmented reality can be used not only to help people with a problematic printer and find their skis: it can also be used to challenge social norms. This is shown by the first group of master’s design students working with visual media.

Police failures in dealing with internet-based hate crime

Police reports that disappear. Huge differences between police regions in success rates for investigating hate crime. A recently published study reveals serious deficiencies in the work of the Swedish Police with internet-based hate crime.

LiU a leader within AI

When Vinnova recently surveyed research within artificial intelligence in Sweden, Linköping University was ranked a strong second. One of the leading AI environments in Sweden can be found at the Computer Vision Laboratory at Linköping University.

Your diagnosis may depend on where you’re from

Ethnicity researcher Anna Bredström has spent hours poring over the 1000 pages of DSM-5, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, investigating how the manual treats culture and ethnicity. 

Highly cited LiU articles on computer vision

When Martin Danelljan defends his doctoral thesis in a few weeks’ time, he will already have published more than ten scientific articles, and been cited more than 2,000 times. The group is a pioneer in object tracking, a hot topic in AI research.

The Phantom promotes co-operatives in the jungle, and strikes a blow for Pride

Spokesman for Swedish prime minister Olof Palme. Combating colonialism, apartheid and exploitive capitalists. Supporting freedom fighters. The Phantom in the 1970s reflected Swedish values and politics. This year, he struck a blow for Pride.

How many strings on your violin?

How many strings do you need for a university gala concert? We don’t know, but the Linköping University Male Voice Choir, the Linköping University Symphony Orchestra and the soloists will surely have enough at the University Gala Concert on 25 May.

David Tran, Isabelle Hallman and Jacob Bertlin

Courses in supercomputer programming oversubscribed

The most powerful supercomputer in the Nordic region, Tetralith, will provide additional computing power for students taking LiU’s popular courses in parallel programming. Vital knowledge for those who want to lead the field, according to students.

Research into electronic plants receives EUR 3.3 million

Electronic plants have aroused intense interest all over the world. Eleni Stavrinidou, principal investigator in this field at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, has been awarded EUR 3.3 million for the Horizon 2020 project HyPhOE.

Master’s students graduate in ethnicity and migration

Linköping University started an international master’s programme in ethnicity and migration two years ago. The first intake of students has now completed the programme, and will graduate in June.

Xavier Crispin, Canyan Che and Mikhail Vagin

Lignin – a supergreen fuel for fuel cells

Researchers from the Laboratory of Organic Electronics at LiU have developed a fuel cell that uses lignin, a cheap by-product from paper manufacture and one of the most common biopolymers.

The results of the Big Bell Test are in

3,283 people in Sweden, among them pupils at Katedralskolan in Linköping, participated in a huge experiment that challenged Einstein’s ideas about how the world works on the scale of quantum mechanics. The results have now been published in Nature.

LiU participating in Bonn climate talks

The UN Climate Change Conference is being held in Bonn, Germany, 30 April-10 May. Several LiU researchers are attending, among them Mathias Fridahl of the Department of Thematic Studies – Environmental Change.

An armchair making an impression

Could this be a design icon of the future? Malmsten students Joel Fjällström and Rebecca Petrini decided they wanted to be noticed. They succeeded – their Mammut armchair is causing quite a sensation.

Genes behind sociality in chickens identified

Five genes that affect sociality-related behaviour in chickens have been identified in a new study in Genetics. Several of the genes have previously been linked to nervous system function or behaviour, and now also assigned a role in sociality.

An array of semitransparent organic pixels on top of a ultrathin sheet of gold. The thickness of both the organic islands and the underlying gold is more than one-hundred times thinner than a single neuron.

Organic printing inks may restore sight to blind people

A simple retinal prosthesis is being developed in collaboration between Tel Aviv University and LiU. Fabricated using cheap and widely-available organic pigments it consists of tiny pixels like a digital camera sensor on a nanometric scale. 

Connected vehicles give efficient traffic flows

In the not-too-distant future, connected vehicles will be able to adapt to variable speed limits, increasing not only traffic efficiency but also road safety. Ellen Grumert has designed such a system during her doctoral project.

Absolute spring!

Dust off your student caps and celebrate Valborg on Walpurgis night the traditional Swedish way!

Picture of a viking ship sailing in sunset

LiU religious studies scholar in New York Times

Religious studies scholar Fredrik Gregorius is a busy man, with interviews in national and international press, including the New York Times. The subject: heathen societies and contemporary Heathenism. How did this happen?

Malmstens makes global design contacts in Milan

For the first time since 2013, Malmstens Linköping University is exhibiting at Milan Design Week. In an old monastery in the city centre, ten new pieces highlight the students’ design and craft skills.

NSC at LiU to install Scandinavia’s most powerful supercomputer

Swedish researchers will gain access to significantly higher computing power when the most powerful computer in the Nordic region, Tetralith, is installed at National Supercomputer centre. The maximum speed is estimated to be just over 4 petaflops.

microscopy image of amyloid plaques in yellow and blue

Alzheimer plaque affects different brain cells differently

Amyloid beta, a protein linked with Alzheimer's disease, has different properties in different cell types in the brains of fruit flies, according to a new study. It seems that certain cell types are hardly damaged at all by amyloid aggregates.

Malmstens preparing to travel to Salone de Mobile in Milan

The international design and furnishing event Salone de Mobile is considered to be the most important of its type in the world. This year’s Malmstens Linköping University will be there. The students will exhibit innovative furniture for modern times.

Baltic Sea Region researchers give the sea a chance

The nutrient load on the Baltic Sea has dropped, but is expected to increase again as a result of global warming. Four EU research projects gathered for a final conference to present and discuss their results on what more we can do.

Deeper understanding of species roles in ecosystems

New methods can make it easier to predict the ecological role that a species will play when it is introduced into a new habitat. In a new study, researchers at Linköping University predict ecological roles based on easily-collected species traits.

Enriched environment buffers against stress in chickens

Chickens that grow up in an environment that they perceive as more diverse and manageable, retain an optimistic view of life and cope with stress better. This according to a new study published in Scientific Reports.

Articles of the year awarded at HURS 2018

HURS, the Health University Research Symposium, presented the winners of the annual 'Best Scientific Paper Award' at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Weihua Ning (Left) and Feng Gao (right) are discussing their lead-free devices.

Double perovskites in environmentally friendly solar cells

A further step has been taken along the road to manufacturing solar cells from lead-free perovskites. High quality films based on double perovskites have been developed in collaboration between LiU and NTU in Singapore.

LiU alumnus on top position in China

Shanghai is home to several of world’s most highly ranked universities, one of them led by LiU alumnus Professor Zhihua Zhong. Tongji University is ranked number one in the world in the field of urban planning.

Meet prizewinning LetterMoose

The robot group at Linköping University has acquired a new member. LetterMoose saw the light of day only a few weeks ago, and his reading and writing skills have already given him first prize in an international robot competition.

Niklas Ekdal to receive honorary doctorate

Journalist Niklas Ekdal is to receive one of the 2018 honorary doctorates awarded by Linköping University. He will receive the honour together with Pia Minati, Margareth Sandström, Peter de Wit, Lorenza Mondada and Jan Carlson.

A lonely person is walking out on a bridge

Honorary doctors put spotlight on depression and suicide

The two new honorary doctors for 2018 at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences have both experience of depression and suicide. Niklas Ekdal was rescued after a suicide attempt. Pia Minati's young daughter Magdalena took her own life.

The biomed grads of the future

Linköping University's first international bachelor programme, in experimental and industrial biomedicine, will start this autumn. The English-taught programme combines biomedicine with entrepreneurship.

Markus Heilig awarded the Söderberg Prize in medicine

Markus Heilig, professor of psychiatry, has been awarded the Söderberg Prize in medicine for 2018. The prize of SEK 1 million is for his research into alcoholism and affective diseases.

Picture at one quiz, placed in the city of Norrköping

Take a quiz with a digital focus

Linköping University took an innovative approach in recruiting new students with the quiz walk “The Most Difficult Quiz in the World”. 

A tricky job assessing the vulnerability of agriculture

There’s still a lot we don’t know about the vulnerability of our agriculture to climate change.  Current methods for assessing climate change vulnerability also have problems and require improvement. This is according to a doctoral thesis.

Magnus Jonsson and Mina Shiran Chaharsoughi

Blowin’ in the wind – a source of energy?

It may in the future be possible to harvest energy with leaves fluttering in the wind. Researchers at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics have developed a material that generate an electrical impulse when light fluctuates from sunshine to shade.

Physical Therapy is an effective treatment for Low Back Pain

Unnecessary surgery for back pain

Millions of people all over the world receive the wrong treatment for low back pain, according to an international study published in The Lancet.

Being the ‘workplace homo’ – a difficult extra duty

When young LGBT people choose a study programme or a profession, their decision isn’t only based on whether they think they will enjoy it. Another factor is: will they be accepted in their future career. 

Mohammadali Honarpardaz, ABB Corporate Research

Two fingers suffice

In a few hours robots can be fitted with new fingers and reprogrammed for a new assembly task. For his doctoral project, Mohammadali Honarpardaz has developed a method to construct rapidly a new configuration of robot fingers designed for a new task.

Unlimited capacity in wireless networks with massive MIMO

Massive MIMO is an antenna technology that is considered the most promising for future superfast 5G networks. LiU researcher Emil Björnson and colleagues has shown that there is no upper limit for how much data that can be transferred.

SEK 68 million for research into new materials

Materials scientists Vaya Darakchieva and Johanna Rosén have each been awarded over SEK 30 million from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research. They aim to develop new materials for more efficient energy systems.

Capturing brain signals with soft electronics

Klas Tybrandt, LOE, has developed new technology for long-term stable neural recording. It is based on a novel elastic material, which is biocompatible and retains high electrical conductivity even when stretched to double its original length.

Nordic Centre to link the Nordic countries and China

The Nordic Centre at Fudan University is an important link between Nordic and Chinese students and researchers. Magnus Jorem, programme manager, is aware of the challenges that collaboration between folk from northern Europe and China can involve.

Conference on climate change adaptation – Nordic style

Climate change affects all the Nordic countries, and can make us more vulnerable. A Nordic conference will allow various stakeholders to get together, and be inspired by solutions to the problem of climate change. 

3D illustration of dividing cancer cells

Promising first step towards new cancer treatment

Small molecules that interfere with the cell's protection against harmful oxygen compounds can kill cancer cells. The new study, by a multicentre team with reseachers from Karolinska Institutet and LiU, is published in Science Translational Medicine.

LiU looks back at 2017

The Linköping University Annual Report for 2017 has been published. LiU has approximately 27,000 students and approximately 4,000 co-workers, nearly the same as in 2016. The total budget has increased slightly, to SEK 3.8 billion.

The collaboration agreement between the vice-chancellors of Linköping University and Guangzhou University is signed.

Collaboration in sustainable urban development

Words of praise fly through the air as the third joint workshop at the Linköping University and Guangzhou University Centre for Sustainable Urban Development opens. The collaboration is progressing well, even if communication is challenging.

Dementia patients bring knowledge to researchers

What is everyday life like for those with dementia? The true experts in this question - dementia patients and their relatives - have been invited to a dialogue with researchers.

Christian Schulz, Grete Rusten och Andrew Jones.

Service sector important in development of a green economy

The transition to a green economy often deals with technology: solar panels, greener cars and new types of fuel. But green economies can also develop through the service sector, which was the topic for an international workshop in Norrköping.

martin brengdahl working at the lab bench

Sex differences in lifespan investigated

The shorter average lifespan of males compared to females appears not to be a result of the fact that males have only one X chromosome. This is the conclusion from a research study on fruit flies at Linköping University.

Increasing interest in China collaboration

"We are becoming increasingly satisfied with the exchange student programme with China." The words are from Annette Theodorsson, in charge of the international exchange programme run by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Asthma medicine potential treatment of aortic aneurysm

A widely used anti-asthmatic drug can slow the development of aortic aneurysms in mice, according to a new study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Linköping University. The findings are published in the prestigious medical journal PNAS.

Smart new method to manufacture organic solar cells

The ability to use cheap materials and simple manufacturing methods are two huge advantages of printed organic solar cells. Olle Inganäs and his research group has now developed an even simpler method to manufacture solar cell modules.

Violence moves in – when kids have to live with crime

Children who witness domestic violence have trouble making themselves heard, even though it can harm them just as much as being hit. Today it is not a crime to expose children to such situations, but a change could be on the way.

Victims suffer twice

Being the victim of a crime can have far-reaching consequences in different areas of life. Elisabeth Lång has studied how victims of crime are discriminated against in the job-seeking process in Sweden.

"It's a bit like playing Russian roulette"

As soon as a new online drug appears on the market, a race against the clock starts. Researchers collaborate to as soon as possible determine how the substance affects the body and how dangerous it is.

China - A superpower in supercomputers

Milky Way-2 takes second place in the Top500 list of supercomputers. This machine is located in Guangzhou and will reach a performance of 100 petaflops. LiU just happens to be in the process of procuring Sweden's most powerful supercomputer.

Multifaceted social skills in dogs

A dog who is able to interpret pointing gestures given by a person may not be one who often seeks eye contact in other situations. This is the conclusion of a study by LiU reserachers, who have examined dogs´ communication skills.

Success for sustainable learning course in China

Emilia Fägerstam, senior lecturer, and Anette Nyberg, teacher at Ekkälleskolan and Didaktikcenter were given an exciting task: conduct a course Education for Sustainable Development, to be given as continuing education for teachers in Guangzhou.

Reducing food waste should be fun

In the exhibition Designing out food waste, students from the LiU international master’s programme in design presented fifteen ideas that can reduce food waste. They exhibited their work at “Elsas hus” in Linköping.

New warning system discovered in the immune defence

Researchers at LiU have discovered a previously unknown warning system that contributes to the body’s immune system. Mitochondria in the white blood cells secrete a web of DNA fibres that raises the alarm.

Has not been a professor

The researcher formerly employed at LiU who is now the subject of an investigation into possible scientific misconduct and other impropriety is still claiming to be a professor associated with Linköping University. This is not the case.

Teachers Magnus Johansson and Maria Karlsson at the computer.

Simulation provokes teachers

Classroom leadership involves constant challenges. Researchers at LiU have developed a simulation where education students and practising teachers are faced with various provocations and can reflect upon their reactions and choices.

A major step forward in organic electronics

Researchers at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, have developed the world’s first complementary electrochemical logic circuits that can function stably for long periods in water. A significant breakthrough in the development of bioelectronics.

Changing how we view chlorine in soil

Researchers at LiU have studied how combinations of different environmental factors affect the chlorination of organic matter in soils. The discovery could mean that chlorine in ecosystems has a different significance than previously believed.

Abundant human energy powers electrical sensors

Mechanical energy, which is possessed by everything that moves, is an abundant source of energy. Eiman Satti’s doctoral project has developed a footstep sensor that converts the mechanical energy of a footstep to electricity.

Gunnar Bark to head WASP arenas

Gunnar Bark, long-time manager for Ericsson’s research activities in Linköping, is to take over as director of WARA, the Wallenberg Research Arenas, an important part of the WASP research initiative. The role brings challenges.

Travel through the universe with OpenSpace

We can go on a trip to Mars and wander through the red sand, or why not drop in on Pluto? The research project OpenSpace, led by LiU professor Anders Ynnerman, is now opening the universe for visits.

Safe space travel with Sciss

The Sciss company arose during the aftermath of the Columbia space shuttle disaster in 2003. LiU alumnus Staffan Klashed was head of the company for its first 12 years, and today Sciss markets the planetariums and experiences all over world.

No increased risk of type 1 diabetes from cow’s milk

Contrary to previous belief, infants who receive cow’s milk under the age of six months do not run a higher risk of developing type 1 diabetes. This has been shown by TRIGR, a major international study in which LiU researchers have participated.

Computational Social Science – a leading new master’s programme

How do ideas spread? Why do cities become segregated? A new master’s programme combines complex data analysis with advanced calculation methods to describe important social issues.

Allegations of misconduct and other impropriety to be investigated

A researcher formerly employed at Linköping University has been accused on an international website of fraud and scientific misconduct. LiU is taking action to determine whether there is any truth in these allegations.

LiU takes silver at iGEM 2017

LiU team awarded silver medal in an international competition in synthetic biology, with project on protein folding in Alzheimer’s disease.

Knowledge – a distant beacon or the motor that drives the climate transition?

When discussing the transition to a more climate-friendly society, different groups attach different meanings to the concept of knowledge, this has been shown by researchers at Linköping University.

Ali Moshfegh, Fredrik Elinder and Nina Ottosson laughing

From the lab to the clinic

Countless companies have been founded on a promising research result or a truly great idea. But what is needed in order to translate this into a product or service? Meet two researchers in neurobiology who have taken on the role of entrepreneur.

Saving the city – a computer game to stimulate climate discussion

Your city has been hit by a major downpour. The hospital has been built on low ground and there is a real risk it will be flooded if another downpour occurs. Your move.

Klas Tybrandt, researcher at Laboratory for Organic Electronics

A new theory to describe widely used material

Klas Tybrandt has put forward a theoretical model that explains the coupling between ions and electrons in the widely used conducting polymer PEDOT:PSS. The model has profound implications for energy storage in paper and bioelectronics.

A shining example in a new country

When Kazem Bahadori arrived in Sweden six years ago, he couldn’t speak a word of Swedish. Now he’s taking the third year of the programme in industrial engineering and management. A role model for the unaccompanied children for whom he is custodian.

orange and blue staining of blood vessel

Chameleon molecules can see differences in plaque

The brain of a person with Alzheimer´s disease often contains several different types of amyloid plaque. This was shown in a study in which tracer molecules developed at LiU were used to study brain tissue from patients.

Painika Bagge, breakfast manager på Scandic City

A demanding education led to employment for Painika

Just over 60% of the students who take the Supplementary Training for University Graduates programme at LiU find employment after completing the programme. Painika Bagge is one of them.

Women’s trust in researchers falling

Public confidence in researchers remains high, but is falling among women. This is the conclusion from the annual survey known as the “VA Barometer”, carried out by VA (Public & Science).

Feng Gao named Wallenberg Academy Fellow

Feng Gao is one of 24 promising young researchers who have been named Wallenberg Academy Fellow. He will now receive further funds to continue developing a new type of material known as “perovskites”, well-suited for use as solar cells and LEDs.

Life science researchers attend symposium

A two-day symposium under the auspices of the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine gave researchers an excellent opportunity for cross-border meetings. Mikael Sigvardsson takes his position as new director at the turn of the year.

Meeting across the generation gap

There’s an age difference of 60 years between Björne Erixon and Karin Blezell, but they have a lot in common in the way they think. Most importantly – they are both students at Linköping University.

Migration to Norrköping the focus of student report

Sports and culture – how can they facilitate integration? These are some of the questions investigated by master’s students from Linköping University in the report “Norrköping- City of Immigration”.

Moa Wass pratar med simuleringsdockan på Clinicum

Practising an emergency

Helene Simuli Magnusson has been admitted to Ward 1, presenting with acute abdominal pain. Eight second-year students of nursing are getting ready: a simulation exercise for an emergency case is about to start.

Collaboration at its very best

The ten-year, highly productive collaboration between Linköping University, ABB Corporate Research, ABB Robotics, Saab Aeronautics and Scania is to be continued and extended in the Vinnova-funded competence centre, LINK-SIC.

A long tradition of collaboration

Since the start of the 1990s, close collaboration based on mutual respect has been built up between researchers at LiU and large companies such as ABB, Ericsson, Scania and Saab. This collaboration has resulted in many major projects.

Focus on the future of higher education in Sweden

Helene Hellmark Knutsson, minister for higher education and research, visited  Högskoleforum in Linköping, 4-5 December.

Magnus Berggren, Professor Linköping University, Lisbeth Olsson, Professor Chalmers and Lars Berglund, Professor KTH and director of WWSC.

Huge research investment into new forestry materials

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has decided to provide up to SEK 400 million for WWSC 2.0, the Wallenberg Wood Science Center, between now and 2028. KTH, Chalmers, Linköping University and the forestry industry are participating.

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