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Urban agriculture – purely benefits or potential risk as well?

It is becoming increasingly popular to grow food in the cities. But how much nutrients do vegetables need while growing and are superfluous nutrients ending up in the water? A research project led by Geneviève Metson seeks answers to these questions, as well as looking into social aspects of urban agriculture.

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Artificial intelligence is changing our lives

LiU has over 100 university courses related to AI and AI competence at every department. AI at LiU is about AI techniques as well as applications of these techniques, about views on AI, how it benefits society, ethical guidelines etc.
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In the spotlight: Democracy

2021 it is 100 years since universal suffrage and equal rights to vote were introduced. This is a jubilee worth celebrating – and one that should give pause for thought. We are contributing by illuminating some of our work associated with democracy.

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

Gunilla Jacobson’s career has taken her from studying chemistry at Linköping University (LiU) to a top job at Stanford University. Having lived there for a few years as a child, Stanford is a place that has followed her on her life journey.

Children’s language skills arise before speech

Seven out of every hundred children do not learn their mother tongue as expected. Christina Reuterskiöld, newly appointed professor of speech and language pathology at Linköping University, is investigating how language develops in children.
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Kajsa’s particles seek their targets

Professor Kajsa Uvdal is a physicist who moves between chemistry, biology and medicine. She maintains that materials science is integral to all of these disciplines, and this has opened for collaboration with both the healthcare system and industry.

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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.

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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.
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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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Environmental humanities

LiU is seeking solutions to environmental challenges with the aid of a multidisciplinary approach. LiU is a leading actor in this field, with its project “The Seedbox”.

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WASP

LiU is home to Wallenberg AI Autonomous Systems and Software Program, Sweden’s largest ever individual research programme. WASP is financed by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, and focusses on autonomous systems and software development.

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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 the Linköping-Lund initiative in IT and mobile communication is to meet these challenges in a broad and effective way.
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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. 
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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.