Work at LiU

Among the world’s 36 best in machine learning

Fredrik Lindsten and his PhD student Anna Wigren have been chosen among stiff competition to present results at the world’s most prestigious conference in machine learning. One application of their algorithms is to understand how diseases spread.

“Important to encourage university teachers”

At the Commencement Ceremony in the spring of 2020, Sweden’s largest award for teachers will be presented for the first time. The award, which is to go to a teacher at Linköping University, was founded by Professor Emeritus Ingemar Ingemarsson.

LiU doctoral student to meet Nobel laureates

Tim Cornelissen, IFM, is one of the young researchers invited to this year’s Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany. 580 undergraduates, doctoral students, and postdocs will have the opportunity to meet and discuss science with Nobel laureates.

Maria Boyce is votet best teacher - for the fifth time

A subject that can be considered boring, and a compulsory course – the prospects are not great when Maria Boyce walks into the lecture theatre. Even so, she has been nominated as best teacher – for the fifth time. “I just love teaching”, she says.

Award to Eleni Stavrinidou for work with electronic plants

Eleni Stavrinidou, Laboratory of Organic Electronics, is to receive the 2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Prize for her research into electronic plants. It will be presented by the Swedish minister for higher education and research.

Prize for AI algorithm

How can units collaborate to complete a task in the best possible manner? Fredrik Präntare has been awarded the Lilla Polhemspris for his degree project that answers the question, solving an optimisation problem that has engaged engineers for years.

LiU researchers among the most cited in the world

Four researchers from LiU claim places on the 2018 list of the most highly cited – and thus most influential – researchers in the world.

Supporting vulnerable children

Children should be able to grow up without the fear of threats and abuse. The national knowledge centre Barnafrid has its direction clearly defined – but its task is demanding.

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.

"I am part of Swedish research and education"

I'm Anna Fredin. I moved with my family from Stockholm to Linköping looking for a quieter life. I started at LiU as IT consultant, and have been here ever since.

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?

Evangelist for furniture carpentry

An invitation to an upper secondary school that specialised in furniture carpentry led Sebastian Mateu to take his best craftwork insights from Malmstens to Chile. He preached the love of handicrafts and the need to nurture traditional techniques.

I broke out of my comfort zone and opened myself

"Just imagine – it never ends. My fascination for all the amazing research carried out here, the curiosity, free exchange with colleagues, and the opportunities for development that are open to anyone who wants to take them."

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.

Moa Yngve, PhD student, examines new possibilities with technology support in school

"Getting creative students to move their ideas forward, and understand that it’s not always about starting a company, but about improvement. Improvements for the patient."

Professor on a skateboard

Gerhard Andersson is the most highly renowned psychologist at LiU. He has double doctoral degrees and a publication list with over 550 scientific articles and 20 books. But in the skateboard hall, all that counts for nothing.

Anders Ynnerman, Professor of Scientific Visualization

"Our forgiving atmosphere is unique. We can do things that no one else can."

Sofie Alexandersson, Coordinator Cleaning Service Office

“I’ve always stuck my neck out. Now one of my goals is to lift the status of service and cleaning. You often hear that anyone can clean, but I know that’snot true.”

Maria Jenmalm, Professor of Experimental Allergology

"For the university and society as a whole, nurturing young talent is a matter of sustainability. We have to make use of all available capacity and help each other, if we are to find solutions to complex problems – in time."