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Moral and AI must go hand in hand

Moral considerations is one of the things that a safe computer system must be able to handle in the future, according to Erik Sandewall, professor emeritus at LiU.

22 September 2023

Quantum communication tested on a large scale

13 September 2023

Ingemarsson’s new donation to boost interdisciplinarity

11 September 2023

LiU gets new competence centre – close collaborations with industry

7 September 2023

They fall more easily for conspiracy theories

5 September 2023

Three LiU researchers share SEK 53 million from the ERC

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A selection of research events at LiU

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SciLifeLab Day 2023

This event is a kick-off, 10th of October, for the national SciLifeLab site in Linköping. Learn more about the services and capabilities that are offered from SciLifeLab, both nationally and locally, and how you can participate in the activities.

Research video of the month

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Meet the frustrated optimist

Björn-Ola Linnér intended to be a social studies teacher. Instead, he became a climate researcher. He had never imagined an academic career. Yet, he became a professor at the Department of Thematic studies - Environmental Change in Linköping and, as a researcher, plays an active role in the environmental debate.

Further reading: Björn-Ola Linnér: I am a frustrated optimist

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The researchers behind it

Pioneer with animals’ best interests at heart

What do animals do? What do they think? Do they have feelings? These are questions that have fascinated people through the ages and represent a field of research of their own. In ethology, Linköping professor Per Jensen is one of the leading figures.

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The new Tage Danielsson professor is a researcher, poet and artist

She is a cultural theorist with an interest in philosophy, politics, media theory and art. In addition to this, she is also a writer and an artist. Keti Chukhrov is the new holder of Linköping University’s Tage Danielsson visiting professorship.

Peter Nilsson’s molecules shine a light on Alzheimer’s research

“Even though I’m a professor now, I still spend a lot of time in the lab, as I know that when I’m working hands on, that’s when I get the new ideas,” says Peter Nilsson. He develops tracer molecules that are used in research into Alzheimer’s disease.

Kajsa Igelström wants to study autism using VR

Many people with autism or ADHD find that sensory input and motor skills are problematical in their everyday life. Researcher Kajsa Igelström wants to understand why.

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Cancer researcher Linda Bojmar leads a unique study in humans

What’s it like to lead a research group, spend half your life on an airplane across the Atlantic, while making sure that family life runs smoothly? This is the reality facing Linda Bojmar every day, now back in Linköping to work on a unique study.

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Robert Thornberg's research aims to prevent school bullying

Every day, children at schools all across Sweden are bullied. We need more expertise in order to prevent bullying. This is a research area that Robert Thornberg, professor of educational research at Linköping University, is passionate about.

Initiatives

WISE

LiU is home to Wallenberg Initiative Material Science for Sustainability – WISE. Sweden’s largest research programme in material science for a sustainable future. WISE is financed by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

WASP - Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program

The fourth industrial revolution is upon us, as automation becomes autonomy. LiU conducts outstanding research in several of the fields that are central to the Wallenberg AI Autonomous Systems and Software Program, WASP.

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Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine at LiU

WCMM at LiU focuses on the medicine-technology interface, and build upon our existing strengths in research within medical technology, materials science and bioengineering.

Advanced Functional Materials

Laboratory for Advanced Functional Materials, AFM, contributes at the highest level to the creation of knowledge. The work in highly competitive Centers of Excellence has been evaluated as excellent to outstanding by the VR, SSF, and Vinnova.

Strategic research areas

The strategic research areas (SRAs) are an initiative of the Swedish government to foster world-leading research in Sweden, in selected areas. Linköping University receives funding in five of the designated research areas, and in three of these Linköping University is the main applicant. In addition, LiU researchers participate actively in the fields of e-science and transport research.

IT and mobile communication

Traditional mobile telephony is changing towards systems and platforms with unimagined capacity. The aim of ELLIIT (Excellence Center at Linköping – Lund in Information Technology) is to meet these challenges in a broad and effective way.

Materials Science

We have a vision that application-inspired basic research focused on the design of new materials at the atomic/molecular scale will solve societal problems within energy, the environment, health and employment.

Security and emergency management

Our vision is to establish a world-leading platform for strategic interdisciplinary research in crisis management, security and the protection of public infrastructure.

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Research news

Moral and AI must go hand in hand

Quantum communication tested on a large scale

Ingemarsson’s new donation to boost interdisciplinarity

LiU gets new competence centre – close collaborations with industry

They fall more easily for conspiracy theories

Three LiU researchers share SEK 53 million from the ERC

A selection of research events at LiU

SciLifeLab Day 2023

Research video of the month

Meet the frustrated optimist

LiU News - a newsletter about research and teaching

Subscribe to LiU News

The researchers behind it

Pioneer with animals’ best interests at heart

The new Tage Danielsson professor is a researcher, poet and artist

Peter Nilsson’s molecules shine a light on Alzheimer’s research

Kajsa Igelström wants to study autism using VR

Cancer researcher Linda Bojmar leads a unique study in humans

Robert Thornberg's research aims to prevent school bullying

From LiU to top job at Stanford: “It’s an exciting environment”

Children’s language skills arise before speech

Kajsa’s particles seek their targets

A career in the company of organics and perovskites

Her life inspires her research

Disaster medicine for a changing world

From computers to cats

Seeking cures for inflamed intestines

Wound healing with new technology

Predicting damage in disturbed ecosystems

Storing energy in roses

A passion for environmentally friendly fuel

Let the microbes live