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Focus on sustainable development

Research that makes a difference

What makes Linköping University special is the lack of boundaries between different subjects and faculties, which has resulted in world-leading research environments and companies. In addition to scientific matters we address issues where the results can benefit all of society.

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Four LiU researchers among the most cited in the world

Four researchers from LiU claim places on the 2020 Web of Science list of the most highly cited researchers in the world.

LiU researchers receive nearly SEK 19 million from Formas

Six researchers at Linköping University have been awarded research grants from the Formas research council. The supported projects cover a wide range: the challenges facing municipalities, nudging, and the genetic properties of boar sperm.

Eco-friendly transports - how?

More sustainable transport – how is it possible? Using new technology and fuel from renewable sources is not enough: how the transport is organised and how consumers act are just as important. Do you really need to have these goods tomorrow?

Sustainable agriculture to reduce hunger and eutrophication

From farm to fork and back again – that’s how nutrients should travel in a cycle. Professor Uno Wennergren carries out research into how we can use fertiliser better in order to prevent both hunger and problems with eutrophication.

Tomorrow’s citizens learn about sustainable development

 The teachers working in some Norrköping preschools have been given a tough assignment: teach children aged from 1-6 years about sustainability. The work in the preschools is part of a research project at LiU.

Predicting the risk of severe side effects of cancer treatment

Some patients experience life-threatening side effects during cancer treatment. Researchers at LiU have developed a model that can predict which patients have a high probability of side effects.

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Research that takes on climate change

How climate policy is designed is in focus at the Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research, CSPR. Researchers here work with everything from global UN climate conferences to local work in municipalities to meet climate change.

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A career in the company of organics and perovskites  

Feng Gao, appointed professor at LiU 2020, has climbed rapidly up the research career ladder, from China, via the UK to Linköping. Driven by curiosity, a desire to work in a field that is of real benefit, and a wish to support young researchers.

Her life inspires her research

One day a Soviet citizen, the next day Russian. That’s what happened to Professor Madina Tlostanova when the Soviet Union collapsed. The experience came to inspire her research. 

Disaster medicine for a changing world

For Andreas Wladis, professor of disaster medicine and traumatology at Linköping University, disaster medicine combines his interest in surgery with his desire to discover the world around him.

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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.

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.

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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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.