2015 - Luleå University of Technology

Students write an essay in the Caribbean

In early January, the nursing students Victoria Bergqvist and Henrietta Stridsman Moller go to the Caribbean to work as volunteers at St. John's Hospice. Through an MFS scholarship, they will during 8 weeks gathering material for their essay on nursing at the end of life. Follow their journey on the blog Henni and Vickie adventures in Antigua and Barbuda!

Mining Boom brings jobs and growth

On behalf of the County Administrative Board of Norrbotten, a group of researchers at Luleå University of Technolgy has examined the effects of the mining industry boost. The report shows overall that we need deeper knowledge of how mining and mining establishments affect the regional economy, mainly in the form of increased income and employment opportunities.

Kiruna Wagon achieves success through LTU Business AB

Kiruna Wagon has collaborated with Luleå University of Technology in the student project Sirius with great success during 2014. The company wanted to reach a technological breakthrough that would be used in the company's latest trailer Side Dumper. Now the company is aiming at a long-term partnership with the University.

Skellefteå Municipality chose LTU Business for internal training

Skellefteå searched new supplier for the coordination of municipal service training of managers and employees. The contract was valued based on competence, quality and cost, and eventually landed election at LTU Business AB.

Project improves students communication

A new project will develop students' oral and written communication skills, and increase their skills of working in teams. The first students who get to be a part the project is the physiotherapist students.

Gamification of research results in safer mine

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology will be using the same kind of thinking that in the gaming world to help the mining industry to better teach safety and reduce injuries. Research is conducted in close cooperation with the northern Swedish game developer Zordix with support from VINNOVA Research & Grow and with the University as co-sponsors.

Flying project for space students

It has a unique design and is built with smart materials. The students from the meater programme in Space Engineering, has constructed a flying wing.

London Calling

During five weeks Stina Marklund left the Master programme in Primary Education, teaching in early years classes and grades 1-3 of the compulsory school, for an internship at a school in London.
– It was easier than I thought and I would like to work abroad after my education, she says.

Top marks for excellent research

The Faste Laboratory at Luleå University of Technology, is a VINN Excellence Center that conducts research on functional products, gets top marks in VINNOVA's international evaluation of Stage 3.

Technical expert for the Swedish parliament

Both in Sweden and EU is a major development work on the railways taking place. When the Swedish Transport Administration held a hearing to shed light on choices facing the railroad, Uday Kumar, Professor in Operation and Maintenance Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, was invited to talk about the latest maintenance research from a technical perspective.

Visiting the university in Hanoi

Malin Henriksson and Päivi Juuso has completed the teacher exchange in Vietnam where they taught nursing for three weeks at Hanoi Medical University.
– There are differences between the universities and the way they teach, but also many similarities. We can learn a lot from each other, Malin Henriksson says.

The Continent´s movements created our natural resources

For about 4600 million years ago when our planet was created the earth looked completely different with a probably thinner crust and other continents which later formed today's continents. Research on continental drift gives us today's unique knowledge of how rocks, ores and minerals once formed and whether they can be today.

Action important for the development of ideas

Innovation requires creative ideas but new research at Luleå University of Technology shows that it is not quite so simple.

With gender and youth in focus

Anna Nordenstam are newly installed Professor and Holder of a chair for Swedish and Education.
– I want to push Swedish and Education forward through research, supervision and teaching.

Field study in Vietnam focuses on children with disabilities

Saramaria Olsson, Östersund, and Marielle Ohlsson, Västerås, studyin on occupational therapy program, semester six, are going to Hanoi, Vietnam, to gather material for their thesis. From an occupational therapy perspective, will they study the rehabilitative interventions for children with disabilities.

Two shades of IT and mobility

How new technologies can be used to make digital services available anywhere and anytime. That is the topic of a new doctoral thesis at Luleå University of Technology. Traditional computers have increasingly been replaced by portable devices like smartphones and tablets, which require new solutions for mobility.

Better flow gives longer life to grease

Lubrication with grease instead of oil has a number of advantages; it can act as a seal and can have anticorrosive properties. Grease lubrication also poses challenges and the limited life of grease means that re-lubrication is important. In a new dissertation at the university, researcher Jinxia Li gives recommendations for how grease should flow in order to last longer.

Seaweed Cultivation became the best business idea

An seaweed cultivation for biogas production was best business idea when students from Luleå University of Technology presented viable business plans in Boden.

The Nordic region gathered

By the end of 2014 graduate students from all the Nordic countries were gathered at Luleå University of Technology for a graduate course focusing on the mines. With a common geography, culture, climate and geology, this is a partnership that aims to strengthen the Region's competence in the field.

Smart connection key to higher wind turbines

The towers of wind turbines tend to be higher and higher, which creates big demands on the construction, not least for the connections that are being used. In a new doctoral thesis at Luleå University of Technology, Christine Heistermann gives recommendations for how the connections should be designed.

The conference gave international challenges

Katarina Leijon Sundqvist presented a poster about her research at the conference ThermoMed 2014 in Langen, Frankfurt. It resulted in new international contacts and an invitation to give a lecture at the XIII European Association of Thermology, EAT, Congress in Madrid in the autumn 2015.

Improved conditions for better sound

New research at Luleå University of Technology shows how perceived audio quality can be tested in a more efficient manner.
– When it comes to developing new technology, short production cycles are a fact. Hopefully my results can influence the listening tests so that they become more precise than before, says Jonas Ekeroot, Senior Lecturer in Audio Technology.

Passive House in Kiruna can be Building of the Year in 2015

The newly built Seventh House in Kiruna has been nominated for Building of the Year in 2015. The building is the world's first passive house in subarctic climate. Researchers in construction at Luleå University of Technology, NCC and Technical Office in Kiruna AB, stands behind several special solutions that make this house interesting.

Unique research with ultrasound

One of Sweden's most advanced research platforms for imaging with ultrasound is now to be found at Luleå University of Technology. – This gives us unique opportunities, says Johan Carlson, Professor in Signal Processing.

Supplier diversity leads to higher growth

Women entrepreneurs from immigrant background are less probable to participate and win public procurements than other entrepreneurs. New research at Luleå University of Technology, however want to remedy this.

Learn more about organ

Why is there an organ with 9,000 pipes in the Piteå – and what is it good for? That question answers Professor Gary Verkade in two seminars are intended for all who are curious about organ.

Electric power researcher visiting Professor in Córdoba

A year ago, Sarah Rönnberg got her PhD in Electric Power Engineering. Shortly thereafter, she became a visiting professor at the University of Córdoba, Spain, where she along with Dr. Aurora Gil-de-Castro will be researching how the transition to LED lights affect the power grid.

Lassinantti a true entrepreneur

100-year anniversary of Ragnar Lassinantti has begun. In the House of Science, the audience got to listen to the consideration of an analysis, of two plastic bags with books from the university library, regarding Lassinantti as beeing a real entrepreneur or not.

Guldbagge for Best Scenic Design

Five former students who studied the orientation set design and prop making at Luleå University of Technology was praised on Monday at the big "Guldbaggegalan". They received the award for best production design in Roy Andersson's latest film "A pigeon sat on a branch pondering on life." Ulf Jonsson, Niclas Nilsson, Sandra Parment, Julia Tegström and Isabel Sjöstrand are the lucky prize winners.

The entire continuum of care is analyzed on film

Students on the programme for specialist nurses, ambulance care, can practice the whole continuum of care, and then analyze the situation. Thanks to a projekt, cameras and technology have been purchased to film the process which gives the learning process another dimension.

Racism and powerlessness in focus

The play was written in 1930. But despite that 85 years has passed, even our time is characterized by racism and egoism.
– We live with a knowledge of what happened during the war, but still looks very similar today. It is sick, says Rita Hjelm about the acting students graduating production.

Integrated Online Information Security Lab for Education and Research

The first phase of building an online Information Security (InfoSec) lab is now completed. – The InfoSec lab will most definitely be a strong point for us, says Ali Ismail Awad, Associate Senior lecturer in Information Systems and the InfoSec lab coordinator.

Researcher proposes system analysis of synthetic pitches

Industrial PhD Simon Magnusson at Luleå University of Technology has a project proposal regarding system analysis of synthetic pitches for the Swedish Football Association.

Secures the skills of new teachers

International night inspires study abroad

The International evening at the Department of Health Sciences covered all the corners of the world. To inspire and inform, students had presentations about their study abroad from the Caribbean, Norway, Vietnam and Liberia.

Large-scale lab provides unique opportunities

20 cameras with infrared technology contributes to a unique test site, which is one of the largest in Europe. – This opens up a whole new field of research issues, says Thomas Gustafsson, Professor and holder of a chair in Control Engineering.

Panic in high speed

Facing a car driving against the traffic flow in the wrong lane can be a horror experience that most people want to be without. Unfortunately, this happens sometimes anyway, but now researchers at Luleå University of technology will investigate if technology can detect these motorists and prevent serious accidents.

Prestige Scholarship for conducting

Royal Academy of Music recently shared their scholarships. After a tough audition with the Academic Choir of Uppsala, it was clear that Johanna Roll, master student at Luleå University of Technology, is the country's only scholar in conducting.

Grand Slam in competition for light design

With three of the five awards in his hand took students from Luleå University of home movie and lighting design competition "Chasing Light" on ski resort Dundret.

Viral success for iced dive

Jesper Johansson, an MBA student at Luleå University of Technology has recently received considerable attention in social media. It is thanks to an ice-cold dive in Luleå's record deep snowocean.

Steroids can increase the viability of seniors

Older people who receive a small dose of anabolic steroids can become more alert, get better mobility and thereby reduce the risk of falls. Anders Eriksson, senior lecturer in anatomy at Luleå University of Technology, conducted research on anabolic steroids and muscle cells structure. Now he wants to make a drug trial on anabolic steroids.

Alumnus of the brains behind the new SAS interior design

Kristine Mayer studied civil engineering technical design at Luleå University during the years 2001-2006. Today she works as Productdesign Director at SAS. Her latest project was the new interior design of the airline's long-haul fleet.

Record snowfall on campus

A record snow depth contributes to a Luleå University of Technology that boasts in winter feeling. – This is how we want it to be! says Martin Vestberg, student in Industrial Design Engineering.

LTU Big Air became a huge success

Large and enthusiastic crowd of about 1,000 spectators and high-class riders made the event and contest a huge success. Snörekordet at Luleå University of Technology meant that the hill had to be rebuilt - for hand just hours before the start of the race.

Plans for major investment in research about data centers

A new research environment for large-scale data centers and an investment for at least 200 million SEK and about 20 new jobs are being planned in Luleå. SICS Swedish-ICT has started preliminary plans together with Luleå University to build a new experimental facility under the working title SICS ICE.

Employers request Motivational interviewing

Motivational Interviewing is a person-centered method that is increasingly valued by the employers. Luleå University of Technology is the only occupational therapy program in Sweden that offers college credits in the call method.

The Student Union of Engineering award for best teacher in 2014

Helena Lidelöw, Senior Lecturer and researcher at the research subject Timber Structures at Luleå University of Technology, has been awarded The Student Union of Engineering award for best teacher in 2014.

Maintenance provides better sleep on trains

Project ePilot119 with Luleå University of Technology, Swedish Transport Administration and others have in research on improved train maintenance been able to develop methods to measure and monitor the vehicles' status. It's about being able to measure wheel wear while the train is running and thus be able to predict when it is time to replace the wheel before it starts to vibrate.

Million prize to researchers developing Norrbotten

The Norrbotten Research Council recently awarded a prize to three researchers who will contribute to the development of Norrbotten. The researchers Marcus Björling, Kentaro Umeki and Damiano Varagnolo at Luleå University of Technology will each receive one million SEK per year for a maximum of three years.

Green iron production with biogas from forest

Biogas made of residues from the forest can replace coal in iron and steel production. Researchers from Luleå University of collaborates with LKAB and large Swedish forest companies to develop processes to produce 'green' iron.

Waste Patent from Luleå University of Technology

The research group in Waste Science and Technology at Luleå University of Technology, has together with recycling company Ragn-Sells taken out a patent on a new method for the remediation of contaminated soil. Many old industrial areas have high levels of including arsenic in soil. With the help of an acid made from leftovers soil can be washed.

Creative condom campaign

In this weekend's Young Creative Challenge 52 people battled to develop an advertising campaign that increase condom use among young people. After 24 intense hours settled the contest.
– It's absolutly possible that we run the winning campaign for real, says Maya Bergström Wuolo as public health strategist at Norrbotten County Council.

From the flute to soundtracks

New power relations in the future mines

Globalization and automation has fundamentally changed today's mining industry. A new research project at Luleå University of Technology will therefore seek answers to how a modern mine is organized with particular focus on power relations.

Today's children live shorter lives than their parents

Today's children are expected to have a shorter lifespan than their parents. It is caused by inactivity, poor diet and diseases related to obesity. The use of smartphones or toads is one of the threats. Physiotherapist and PhD student Anna-Karin Lindqvist at Luleå University of Technology wants to use the new technology to get young people more physically active.

Research provides better student environment

A new research project will make a student environment at the universities better. The project is led by Professor Eva Alerby and Assistant Professor Ulrika Bergmark from Luleå University of Technology.

Online Course with an international perspective

For a few years, research and education in occupational therapy have collaborated with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA. Now a joint interdisciplinary online course is planned, which will focus on people's participation based on different life situations.

Students' ideas into new accommodation

"SMÅA" a new type of student apartment is called, developed by the construction company Lindbäcks but whose basic idea comes from students at Luleå University of Technology. Småorna is included in the construction project of 280 new undergraduate and postgraduate apartments. Construction will soon start on campus as the land issue now has been resolved.

Garden waste in the blast furnace

Soon, your garden waste to replace coal and coke in the blast furnaces in steel mills. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology research subject Process Metallurgy will in a new research project investigate the possibility of using biomass to reduce carbon emissions in these industries. There is potential for both improving the environment but also cost-effective production of steel.

Electric Power Engineering celebrated its 10th anniversary

The research subject Electric Power Engineering at Luleå University of Technology in Skellefteå can look back on ten eventful years. The word snowball effect is a fitting description for the development that the electric power research have had with Math Bollen as leader.

Focus on reading research

In three separate research projects, doctoral students from Luleå University of Technology aims to investigate how reading and language are linked to upper-secondary schools.

Investigation of heavy metal dispersion on military shooting fields

On the traing fields at Göta Engineers in Eksjö solides has practiced sharp shooting during about 400 years. Erik Svensson, who studied The Master Programme in Natural Resources Engineering, chose to study how this traing camp has affected the surrounding soil, water and fauna in his thesis.

Broader recruitment with a gender perspective

A gender perspective integrated in the recruitment process will contribute to a sustainable and long-term competence at Luleå University of Technology. Through the EU project Genovate, the university's experiences of a new working method, will hopefully contribute to an impact in more organizations.

Few women writes their own history

Solid Mechanics develops next generation of bulk wagons

Researchers at Solid Mechanics, Luleå University of Technology, will together with Kiruna Wagon and SSAB develop a new type of railway wagon for bulk shipments that could lead to a new wagon standard in the EU.

Thesis at Monash University

For the first time students from the MSc program architecture chosen to use the opportunity to do graduate work in Australia. Luleå University of Technology has agreements for cooperation with hundreds of universities around Europe and the world, including the USA, Canada, Australia, India, China, South Korea and Singapore.

Contaminated melted snow

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology have for over 25 years taken samples from snow melt runoff. The results from the past three years of sampling are now being analyzed. The results show high levels of inter alia the toxic heavy metals lead, copper and zinc, which is transported right into our waterways.

Breaks new ground with folk music research

For the first time ever, it is mapped how learning in folk music is done. It's Thomas von Wachenfeldt whose dissertation Folk Musical education, pre-formation and imagination ties up the folk music and the music education field.
– Any previous research on folk music has been made from either a music theory or music historical perspective, says Thomas von Wachenfeldt.

Ice research provides better shipping

Forces of ice against the ship's hull may affect both the operation of vessels in thick ice and the boats' fuel consumption and hence environmental impact. In a research project at Luleå University of Technology, in collaboration with the Swedish ship testing organization SSPA in Gothenburg, a simulation program for ice loads are being developed.

Blog about health guidance

Five students from hälsovägledarprogrammet, 4th semester has started a blog to promote and inform about what a health counselor working with. They want to give a clearer picture of hälsovägledares role and provide skills to employers, prospective students and other interested parties.

They have the solution to effective meetings

Two designers from Luleå University of Technology has developed a unique methodology tool that create effective meetings and decision-making processes. The Tärnaby-model as it is called, is also cheaper than the cost of the consulting firms that usually performs the task.

Equal terms when dance meets music

That choreography is created with music in mind is nothing new. But when prospective dance teachers and musicians come together in the show Rorschach it's as just much the dance that control how the music sounds.

Educating for the world's leading symphony orchestras

The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Stockholm Concert Hall and School of Music in Piteå at Luleå University of Technology, make a unique venture in Scandinavia. It's about a post-graduate specialist training RSPO Orchestra Academy for young very talented musicians.

Higher studies in health and health care

Recently, it has been decided that the master's programs in Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy should be given in the fall of 2015. New this year is that an intake is allowed to the later part of the Master's in Nursing.

Print a statue in 3D

Emil Jonsson completed his studies in the Master Programme in Architectural Engineering with a thesis on 3D Printers potential in the construction industry on behalf of the company NCC. The title of the thesis is: 3D Printers something for the construction industry? An inventory of maturity, technology development and possible applications.

SMASK-crew ready for show

This weekend is the time for SMASK – a glittery and loving parody of the Eurovision Song Contest. Students from the School of Music at Luleå University of Technology competes in popular music, costume changes and changes in key.

Food waste is converted to ethanol

Food waste from Swedish households are converted to ethanol by Professor Paul Christakopoulos and his research group at Luleå University of Technology. Making biofuel from food waste has many advantages for the environment.

Highlights humanities research

Twelve universities in Sweden have joined forces to strengthen research in the humanities. This, through the think tank Humtank. Luleå University's new representative there is the historian Roine Viklund.

Consensus assessment of students

It is important that students are assessed in a fair manner during their clinical placement, internship. Therefore, supervisors and teachers of nursing and specialist nursing programs met to discuss and review the assessment system.

Study English at the University

Studying English at university level is not at all the same as English classes in high school – it's much more fun. That was the message when 134 high school students interested in languages studies visited Luleå University of Technology.

Student idea can become automotive testing hall

The focus of this year's edition of Swedish Automotive Testing Seminar (SATS) in Arjeplog is a new indoor hall for car tests called the Arctic Arc. The project, which is in the billions, have taken a big step forward and a decision is expected this summer. The original idea comes from students at Luleå University of Technology and the University can play a significant role.

India's ambassador visited Luleå University of Technology

Visit of Mrs Banashri Bose Harrison, Ambassador of India to Sweden and Latvia to LTU on 12 March 2015. The ambassador was received at the University by the Pro-Vice Chancellor, Erik Höglund, and Örjan Johansson, Lennart Elfgren, Uday Kumar and Pär Weihed.

Lubricants glycerol winners

Spring's first winning entrepreneurs in the Venture Cup Nord has been conditional. The winners of torque business idea, in the class Environment & Energy, is the group behind the revolutionary eco-friendly the lubricant based on glycerol, developed by researchers at Luleå University of Technology.

Future journalists in improved education

Lots of editorial work and strong connection to the industry both in terms of technical equipment and teachers. That is the recipe for sucess behind the University's new education Journalism and media.
– In journalism and media, we educate tomorrow's media managers, says the teacher Ulrika Lindgren.

Students on the Hard Rock Tour

The Students on the MSc programs Sustainable Process Engineering, Natural Resources Engineering and Civil Engineering are currently on a tour of Norrbotten and Västerbotten where they show off the subject Mining and Rock. The tour is funded by Boliden and LKAB's foundation.

New Saw Technique Increase Profit for Sawmill Industry

A product that scan logs in real time and adjusts the saw-blades tilt after the log's curvature - this is the idea that will save large sums of money for the sawmill industry. Mats Ekevad, Professor at Luleå University of Technology are now looking for an industrial partner who wants to develop his idea into a product

Collaboration on person-centered care

The patient's own stories and experiences are in focus of person-centered care. The core is a partnership between the patient and the caregiver. Luleå University of Technology, Norrbotten County Council and the Health Professionals organized a seminar that highlights the importance of creating care where the person is in the center.

Innovations in the built enviroment

In the course Lean Construction at Luleå University, the students were developing their skills in both entrepreneurship and innovation. Their work was presented in the form of a pitch before three experienced entrepreneurs and potential financiers and showed a wide range of more or less spectacular inventions.

Scientists find fixed nitrogen in Martian sediments

Javier Martín-Torres, Professor of Atmospheric Science at Luleå University of Technology, is one of several researchers who has found fixed forms of nitrogen in Mars. The research findings are now beeing published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

SMASK victory with black eyes and fire

This weekend music competition SMASK was held at the School of Music at Luleå University of Technology. After the votes were counted it was clear that Hockeyproffs and En brandman för dig will compete in the national SMASK-contest.

Universities collaboration increase competence

For the first time, students at Luleå Universityof Technology and Umeå University gather to get a better understanding of team collusion importance. The aim is to create positive care- and rehabilitation processes, and increase knowledge of eachothers areas of expertise.

Sustainable products in the course Sustainable Living

Energy-saving products for a sustainable society. This is the theme of the project course Sustainable Living where engineering students at the programs Sustainable Energy Engineering and Mechanical Engineering presented their creative solutions.

Debate: It is possible to combine environmental protection with the mining industry

To constantly go in conflict with Bergsstaten benefits neither the county's growth, industry, or the substantial interests that prevailed in the county administrative authority, such as reindeer herding and environmental protection, writes Professor Pär Weihed and Prof. Björn Öhlander in NSD.

Specialists caring for patients through video

Luleå University of Technology and healthcare in northern Sweden are the first in the country to use and research on video consultation between specialists and patients in rural areas. Instead of waiting up to 18 months of referral to a medical specialist the waiting time becomes shorter than one week.

More women into engineering programs

More women should start studying Computer Science Engineering and Engineering Physics and Electrical engineering. And the women who are already enrolled, should stay. The project Include aims towards getting more women to choose programmes that traditionally are most chosen by men.

Durable household research commended

The project "Sustainable Household" (SHARP) that was active between the years 2003 to 2008 are praised heavily in the Environmental Protection Agency's evaluation. Areas highlighted in particular include the citation and the amount of qualitative scientific publications.

Techies prevents women

New research at Luleå University of Technology shows that the gender imbalance in information and communication technology is maintained through a computer nerd ideal. In addition, the formal qualifications required to act against sex discrimination is in fact preserving it.

Major investments in focus at SATS

This year's edition of SATS, a forum for academia and industry to meet and discuss the future challenges for the automotive testing industry, featured discussions on both new and future investments.

Blog with environmental thinking

Cornelia and Elin are also both interested in skiing and met a ski trip to Russia last winter. Elin Sjöberg study the first year and Cornelia Lantto the third year on The Master Programme in Sustainable Process Engineering. Now they write a blog together about their experiences of studying life at Luleå University of Technology.

World known musicians in unique education

Morgan Ågren has played with, among others, Frank Zappa, Glen Hughes, King Crimson, Tommy Iommi, Fläskkvartetten and Freddie Wadling. He is a Grammy Winners on both sides of the Atlantic and one of several world-famous successful musician who teaches at the unique Higher Education Diploma Programme as recording/performing artist at Luleå University of Technology.

Swedish word "hen" – why were we so provoked?

It is three years since the gender-neutral word hen (they/them) under huge uproar was introduced in Swedish. The reason so many were upset over the word can be found in the grammar, says Nils Dverstorp, Senior Lecturer in Swedish and Education at Luleå University of Technology.

Construction Prize to Peter Collin

The ridge constructor Peter Collin, Professor at Luleå University of Technology and at Ramboll, has received "Stora byggpriset 2015" - a construction price. The price is 75 000 SEK and was awarded during Norrbotten Builder Association's annual meeting.

Business Scholarship to propmaker

Sammes business foundation scholarship is given to Patrick Garn who is a student at Luleå University of Technology. He attends the
Higher Education Diploma Programme for set design/prop making for media production.

Informationday about geology

Geology affects all of us in everyday life. Sand needed to concrete in our houses and metals are used to electronics. To increase interest in geosciences the university arranged an information day on metals, minerals and natural for high school students in Luleå.

Functionalism in a new light

At the exhibition Functionalism in a new light at Norrbottens Museum a dozen proposals for the redevelopment and extension of the New Museum's main building built in 1936 are presented. The proposals are developed by students of the MSc program in architecture at Luleå University of Technology.

Luleå researchers lead EU project in wind power

Professor Milan Veljkovic, Luleå University of Technology, is leading a major EU project with the objective of developing sustainable wind power adapted to EU countries' speciffic needs.

Jennie Sjöholm elected for prestigious assignment

Jennie Sjöholm, a PhD student in the research field of Architecture, has been elected to the board of The Swedish Industrial Heritage Association that protects industrial society's history and heritage in Sweden.

Student Association with a taste for electronics

Mend broken electronics, programming or soldering circuit boards. In the student association XP-el's new and larger premises, only imagination sets the limits of what gets done. – Come and have fun! says the chairman Nils Fredriksson.

Record high interest for Primary Education, in early years classes of the compulsory school

The number of first-time applicants for Primary Education, in early years classes of the compulsory school, at Luleå University of Technology sets new record. Not in years, has interest been so great for these educations, which is now provided remotely.

Evaluation increases the quality in e-learning

The Occupational Therapy program at Luleå University of Technology was the only occupational education in the country, which in 2012 received the evaluation "Very high quality" of Higher Education. Quality work is continuing and now has an additional evaluation been carried out according to an international model for quality development with a focus on excellence in e-learning.

Professor with rail solutions

While the government is now spending billions on the Swedish railway system a professor at Luleå University of Technology is developing ideas for new railway switches. Jan Lundberg, professor of operations and maintenance technologies, and also Machine elements has developed no less than 14 new solutions to future switches, most of which yet is secret.

New concept for the dissemination of experiences

A lack of experience scattering has long been a problem in product development - but thanks to new research at the University the communication difficulties may soon be solved. It is with the help of a unique conversation concept consisting of 36 questions.

Praised article on high performance steels

The researchers Alejandro Leiro and Esa Vuorinen at Luleå University of Technology are two of the authors of an award-winning article that evaluates bainitic steels. It is a new type of heat-treated steel that has very high strength and good toughness.

Music tour of the university students

School of Music Chamber Choir with students from Luleå University of Technology are going on a two week tour to the US and Canada in April and May. 27 students from the School of Music in Piteå and their conductor, Professor Erik Westberg will during their trip give concerts and workshops at several churches and universities.

Preschool Math explained

That children in preschools are working with mathematics may seem obvious. But it is only now preschool mathematics has been further examined and defined, thanks to new research at Luleå University of Technologt.
– It is very different from school mathematics, says researcher Maria Johansson.

Vintercykla a new research project

How about online general purpose vehicles, that in the winter directly reports in your mobile when the bike path to the job is plowed? It is an idea that should be tested to increase cycling in Luleå and improve public health and the environment

Interdisciplinary research for better results

The research conducted by the Control Engineering group, can be of great benefit to the IIP, Intelligent industrial processes, one of the university's areas of excellence in research and innovation. This according to a new report written by Professor Wolfgang Birk.

Great interest for the article on life stories

Urban Transformation in Istanbul

The architecture students Elanor Holm and Frida Andersson have spent nine weeks in Istanbul for their thesis. In Istanbul a fast and from a Swedish perspective pretty brutal urban transformation in which both historical, cultural and human interests are trapped.

Researchers hesitant to life on Mars

A very important discovery has been made on the planet Mars. Brines that evaporates during the night proves that there is a water cycle on Mars. The spectacular findings are published in Nature Geoscience and Javier Martín-Torres, professor of Atmospheric Science at Luleå University, is the lead author of the article.

Student Collaboration with Älvsbyhus

Sweden's largest modular home manufacturers Älvsbyhus recently started a collaboration with Luleå University and the students of the program Industrial Management. The idea is for the students to identify future challenges and possible problem areas and present final proposals for improvement of the company at the end of the project in June.

International research collaboration in the area of children's health

Luleå University of Technology and the University of Texas at Austin, has connected in a research collaboration with focus on research in the area of ICT and children's health. The research groups with different expertise and research methods complement each other.

Book to promote school children's health

The project ArticChildren InNet has resulted in a free downloadable book that will spread good examples of how participation and information and communication technologies (ICT) can be used to improve school children's health. The book is produced together with schoolchildren, teachers and researchers from Norway, Finland, Sweden and Russia.

Sound and light gave a business scholarship

Dennis Fredriksson studies Computer Engineering while running his own company within the sound and light business. He recently got a business scholarship from Sammes stiftelse. – Hopefully my company can contribute to get the game industry going in Skellefteå.

Luleå University of Technology visits American Modular Home Builders

Professor Lars Stehn of the research subject Timber Structures at Luleå University of Technology and Stefan Lindbäck, CEO of LindbacksModular have recently returned from a trip to USA. During their stay the two gentlemen visited two american Modular manufacturing factories.

Another year with many applications

Also this year, it is a high number of applications to Luleå University of Technology for the fall semester. The number of first choice applicants to programs at the university has increased compared to 2014. Teacher education excels in this year's application and increases sharply. Although engineering programs increase over last year, for example, road and water and Computer Engineering

Workshop on the Future study enviroment

Luleå University of Technology has set a goal to have the best student environment in 2017. As part of this work a workshop was recently organized with students from the university who got to express their wishes for the future study environment.

Rubik's Cube competition was a success

For the first time, Sweden's northernmost contest in Rubik's Cube, was arranged this weekend - three new swedish records were set. The organizers behind the contest, in Luleå, Adam Lärkeryd and Henrik Olsson, both read the Master Programme in Computer Science and Engineering at Luleå University of Technology.

Fire Experiments in Norway

Thermal effects on structures is a subject that Luleå University of Technology is working intensively with. At three attempts in Trondheim temperatures in a steel frame under the effect of a localized fire were evaluated.

"Nice to share our experiences"

Daily powernap, mildewed clothes and a great need for occupational therapists met Sara Maria Olsson and Marielle Ohlsson's when they conducted their clinical education. They study on the occupational therapy program semester six and went to Hanoi, Vietnam, to gather material for their thesis.

Swedish streets are being vacuumed

PhD student Matthias Borris, Urban Water Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, examines the way in which large particles that accumulate on roads in dry weather and are not conveyed further by runoff during rainfall, can affect storm water quality. After winter, large amounts of sediments can be found along the roads.

Sustainability focus gave award for best article

Andreas Dagman at the research subject Computer Aided Design, along with two other researchers, received the award for best article 2014 of the prestigious Journal of Engineering Design.

Workshop EIT Raw Materials

There is a wide interest among researchers throughout Luleå University of Technology to become involved in EIT Raw Materials, the largest EU-initiative ever in promoting innovation within raw materials. 116 partners; global industry, leading institutes and universities from 22 countries particpate in the venture. EIT RawMaterials is coordinated by six innovation hubs, so called Co-Location Centres, distributed throughout Europé. LTU has the responsibility as hosting organisation to establish one of them in Luleå. Many participants came to a meetingthe workshop.

Ability to use technology after brain injury

Ann-Charlotte Kassberg has recently doctorated in the subject occupational therapy at Luleå University of technology. She has studied the ability to use everyday technology after acquired brain injury, with a focus on work.
– It has been very interesting and exciting. I have learned a lot. Above all, we must consider the role technology provide for assessment of rehabilitation needs in acquired brain injury.

Want's to increase the standard of Sweden's railways

In order to improve the process of rail maintenance Luleå University of Technology in collaboration with operators from the railway system developed the concept ePilot. The Swedish Transport Administration made the order and so far, the concept has been tested on the track section between Boden and Luleå. Successful results have now made them want to take the concept to a national level.

South African exchange of knowledge

Professor Anand Singh of the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban is a highly qualified academic in his home country South Africa. He has over 30 years of experience in research in areas such as migration, ethnic minorities and sustainable development. Knowledge he now shares with others at Luleå University of Technology during a two-week teacher exchange.

Blog: Experiencing the elderly care in Iceland

Therese Oja, Sara Reimhagen and Adam Wedin are students in the nursing program. They will do their clinical education abroad. For one month, they will stay in Akureyri, Iceland, to study at the elderly closer. Follow their experiences through the blog LTU Island.

Research on industrialized construction at Luleå University has high visibility

In a recently published review presented in the Habitat International of published scientific contributions in industrialized construction and prefabrication, Luleå University of Technology is rated in 4th place in the world.

Better simulations for lightweight cars

Tomorrow's environmentally friendly vehicles need to be lighter without compromising on safety. In a new thesis at Luleå University of Technology, Richard Östlund presents methods to simulate and evaluate the performance of new body components.

Large Built Award to three professors

Maria Viklander, Milan Veljkovic and Mats Emborg is the name of three professors at Luleå University of Technology who on Wednesday received Sigge Thernwall's Large Built Award. Among a total of eight prize winners they were given the opportunity to participate and share the not inconsiderable prize money of one million crowns from one of the largest prize in construction.

Alternative energy sources requires new instruments

To deal with climate change and achieve society's stringent climate goalsthe carbon-intensive energy consumption needs to decrease in favor of renewable energy technologies such as wind power. The transition, however, requires a review of policy instruments according to new research at Luleå University of Technology.

Collaboration strengthens positions in the space arena

Kiruna and Norrbotten will become Europe's space center. A key player in that process is Luleå University of Technology. – We will strenghten our reputation in the international arena and be an attractive and dynamic research and education environment, says Victoria Barabash, head of the Division of Space Technology.

New session for successful workshop in Information Security

For the second time, Luleå University of Technology is hosting a workshop in Information Security at the FedCSIS Conference in Poland. – It is a way for us to reach out and share experiences, says Ali Ismail Awad, Associate Senior Lecturer in Information Systems.

New knowledge about natural fiber composites

Natural fiber composites have the potential to replace conventional fiberglass materials. In a new doctoral thesis, Liva Pupure presents models that predict the behavior of natural fiber in different loading situations.

Focus on teacher raises pupils' rating

OECD gives the Swedish school system scathing criticism. Karolina Parding, Associate professor of Human Work Sciences at Luleå University of Technology, believes that creating good working conditions for teachers is the key to change.

Planned activities provide older people with better health

Being put to bed at seven o'clock in the evening, as a night person, is not not always good for the health, according to researcher Cecilia Björklund. However, to look forward to a visit in the summer house in the spring can promote older peoples health.

Scholarship takes wood researcher to Canada

Magnus Fredriksson, researcher in Wood Science and Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, has received a scholarship from the Sweden-America Foundation to work as postdoc at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.

Bicycles mended by Christian students

For the fourth year in a row organizes students in Lulea University Christian student association (Lukas) free repaire of bikes for students and others at Luleå University of Technology . At 8 o'clock in the morning, even before the bicycle shop opened, stood a group of students with broken bikes and waited patiently.

NordMin coordinates mining research

In the project NordMin, funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers, researchers share experience and resources for coordination of sustainable mining and minerals research in the Nordic region. The project is coordinated by Betty Christakopoulou at the Luleå University of Technology.

Peter Parnes Årets IT-Norrbottning

Peter Parnes,Professor of Pervasive and Mobile Computing at Luleå University of Technology, has been awarded Årets IT-Norrbottning. – It's very flattering and a recognition of that what I do makes a difference, says Peter Parnes.

Professor back in the Kenyan refugee camps

Stefan Sävenstedt, professor of nursing at Luleå University of Technology, helped to start up a refugee camp in Kenya for more than 23 years ago. Now he visits the refugee camp along with two journalists, who are making a documentary. Follow Stefans trip on the blog Stefan in Kenya.

Tegner received award in sports medicine

Saturday, May 9, Yelverton Tegner, Professor of Health Sciences at Luleå University of Technology, received an award for his excellent work in Sports Medicine. This took place at the Sports Medicine Spring meeting, which had the theme "Sports Medicine - the Road to Success", and was held in Linköping. The spring meeting was arranged by the Swedish Association for Physical Activity and Sports Medicine

Students organize school environment in Tanzania

The organization Engineers Without Borders, has a student group at Luleå University of Technology who is doing a volunteer project in Tanzania. It aims to help orphans and children in need of special support in the country to a good school environment. That is done by the students contributing with their knowledge from studying engineering.

Continued development of motion labs for assessments of motor control among humans and robots

Luleå University of Technology Lab Fund has granted 1,2 milj SEK to develop LTUs motion labs. A joint application was made by the Health Sciences, HLV, and Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, SRT, Departments.

Debate: Does Sweden have something to learn from the best Pisa States?

International studies show that teacher's skill is decisive for what students learn. If Sweden is to perform better in PISA tests, we need to learn from other countries. We propose a research project on the site in the best countries chart the qualities in teaching there, writes Eva Alerby along with three other professors of education at DN debate. Read the full debate this entry through the link.

Project Include invited prospective students

Women from all over the country have visited Luleå University of Technology to learn more about Computer Science and Physics and Electrical Engineering. This within the framework of the project Include that aims at getting more women to choose programmes that traditionally have been chosen by men.

Students helped production company restructure

Window Factory Inwido in Norsjö wanted to streamline production and reduce costs. The company contacted Luleå University for help with the process.

Trade gender limits consists

Work in the grocery trade has traditionally been gender-segregated. On the floor, both men and women work while checkouts has been strongly associated with female employees. Job rotation imposed for work environment reasons was therefore seen by many as a way to break the previous gender division of labor, but new research at the University shows that the rotation in practice has ambiguous meanings for both gender patterns and work in grocery stores.

New member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music

Petter Sundkvist, professor of musical arts at the School of Music in Piteå, Luleå University has recently been appointed new member of the Royal Academy of Music.

Workshop in South Africa

Nils Jansson at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering has been granted 105 500 SEK to organize an international workshop in Aggeneys, together with the geologists from the Lulea University of Technology, Boliden Mineral, Zinkgruvan Mining, Lovisagruvan, Stellenbosch University and the Black Mountain Mining.

Exchange in education

It is not only in research that international exchange is important, there is much to learn about the different teaching practices as well. Right now, Mark Milke from New Zealand is visiting Luleå University of Technology with the goal to learn more about how we educate independent and competent engineers.

Scholarship to Space students

Space students Moa Persson and Jonas Burgdorf have been assigned Bengt Hultqvists stipendium 2015. – It is an honor to receive this scholarship and I hope the scholarship can continue to inspire many students after me, says Moa Persson.

Automotive company establishes an award for engineering students

TRW Automotive, a world leader in active safety systems for cars, has established a new price – the Joseph Pickenhahn Prize for the most promising engineer. Two engineering students will be awarded each year, and given the opportunity to participate in automotive winter testing operations in Arvidsjaur.

The e-generation starts journey on the net

When the e-generation starts to travel they expect total digital presence, which put new demands on the tourism industry. This is now examined by a research group at Luleå University of Technology

Conference Focusing on English Studies

Luleå University of Technology is hosting a national conference on the theme of English Studies this week. The National Forum for English Studies is held every two years and attracts researchers and teachers from universities and schools across the country.

Technology support elderly to stay in rural areas

Northern Europe's rural population is aging. To be able to stay in their homes as long as possible, the healthcare practices has to change. Now a three-year EU project takes on the challenge of finding new working methods supported by technology.

P1 documentary by former journalist student

The documentary "Kalkugnsolyckan och Kärleken" broadcasts on P1 Documentary Sunday, May 24 is made by Malin Winberg, who trained as a journalist in Piteå, Luleå University of Technology. The documentary highlights the life three years after the difficult accident at the steelworks in Luleå - for the couple Gustaf and Pernilla Seppelin.

Eva Alerby awarded prestigious price

Eva Alerby, professor of education at Luleå University of Technology has been awarded the Royal Skyttean community education science prize. The prize is awarded every two years to senior researchers at the northern universities. The prize sum is 30 000 SEK.

Lack of clarity when techology are introduced in health care

There is a perception in the community that health care workers are resisting the introduction of Information and Communication Technologie, ICT. Maria Andersson Marchesoni, a PhD student at Luleå University of Technology, wanted to get a deeper understanding of how healthcare staff reason, and that is what she studied in her research.

The Royal Skyttean Society Award 2015

The Royal Skyttean Society prize in 2015 has been given to a prominent researcher at Luleå University of Technology, Danil Korelskiy, working in the research subject Chemical Technology. The Diploma will be given at Luleå University of Technology´s annual academic celebration this fall. The prize is SEK 30,000.

Record high applications to occupational

Luleå University has the highest number of first-choice applicants in the occupational therapy program in the country.

Grants embodying Asia Dreams

For the second year shared Rune Andersson Jubilee Foundation, handed out scholarships to students at Luleå University of Technology, for studies / training in the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) or in other countries with rapid economic growth.

Talking houses reduces energy consumption

An entire city's, or even a country's, total energy consumption can be reduced by using technology that enables buildings to "talk" to each other, and to adapt their electricity consumption when energy availability is highest.

International conference resulted in future collaborations

The International Conference ACENDIO wa held in May for nurses interested in informatics. Two PhD students and a lecturer from Luleå University of Technology held lectures about their research in nursing. Doors opened for future cooperation with Norway, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.

High rankings in SMASK-finals

This weekend the national final of SMASK was held in Malmö. The contributions from the School of Music at Luleå University of Technology "hockeyproffs" and "En brandman för dig" came in a creditable third and fifth place when the jury groups and audience votes was compiled. The winner was Malmö's contribution "Yatzy".

To build The Good City

On 21-22 May, The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) and IVA North held a seminar in Kiruna on the theme of the good city. The seminar was also the starting point for an upcoming IVA project on the 2000 Century; The Good City. The seminar in Kiruna began to address the challenges that the project intends to highlight:

Tesla Chief from Luleå University of Technology

Peter Carlsson, Vice President, Supply Chain for the electric car company Tesla, has as a motto in his professional career "Be better prepared than everyone else, so you have the ability to steer things in the right direction." He received his business degree at Luleå University of Technology in 1995 and has since had great success with top positions in the Ericsson Mobile, Sony Ericsson, NXP in Singapore and now Tesla.

Sweden unique course in laser welding

Luleå University of Technology has the leading national expertise in laser welding. One way to spread knowledge about the modern method is an appreciated specialty course in laser welding given to the industry and the academy since 2002.

Course Final with autonomous cars

Five teams, five autonomous vehicles and a track in a Formula 1 spirit. This year's final of the course in mechatronics was a thrilling showdown between Team Glenatronics and Team Hörs på måndag.

Unique research on contractors in mine

Long chains of subcontracting could easily fragment work processes in the mine. A research project in collaboration with LKAB examines therefore how work can be organized and coordinated in order to achieve a safe working environment.

With Team Sweden in Brazil

Örjan Johansson, head of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, and Professor Diego Galar, both at Luleå University of Technology, were part of Team Sweden's delegation which recently visited Brazil to support Swedish companies and benefit exports and collaborations.

Wants to strengthen teachers' identity

The schools need for measurable results and business control risks depriving teachers of their identity and professional pride. This according to Ingemar Friberg, Senior Lecturer at Luleå University.

Studies barriers to biofuels

The renewable fuel ethanol, E85, was a success when it was introduced in Sweden around 2005. A few years later ethanol was questioned by journalists, customers and politicians. In a new project, the crash landing for E85 will be studied in order to see what is preventing the use of biofuels.

Technology support lifestyle change in obesity

Cooking shows and the constant availability of candy and unhealthy food can make it difficult for those who are obese to change their lifestyle. In the future, people over 55 see an opportunity to use technology to make a sustainable change.

Aviation safety requires effective maintenance

Luleå University of Technology hosts the multi-conference ICRESH-ARMS this week. About 100 participants from 15 countries with focus on air, rail, mining and energy are here to participate. Reliable services in maintenance are required when it comes to the aerospace industry which deals with complex technical systems in an extremely competitive environment.

This is how businesses kick-start creativity

Get early help in the development of new concepts and allow students to compete to find the best ideas for your business. Under one day students develop ideas for companies and the competition has become very popular in 2015. So far, the winning teams of the Innovation Factory have won 172 000 SEK during fifteen occasions

Cleanroom for unique research inaugurated

Lower production costs, reduced power consumption and faster electronics. Today, Luleå University of Technology's new clean room was inaugurated, a laboratory for unique research within the realm of future electronic solutions.

Successful course worth millions

In the successful integration course at Luleå University of Technology have students conducted real projects in close cooperation with the business sector – and new companies are queuing up to be involved. This time, the students of Industrial and Management Engineering helped Älvsbyhus to develop their business.

The Bergforsk Days 2015

On 2-3 June the Bergforsk Days 2015 was held with the theme; "Research and development environment in world class". How do we strengthen the research and innovation environment in mining and minerals in Sweden? The opening speaker was Jan Moström, Boliden and chairman of the The Bergforsk Foundation, and also the new CEO of LKAB after Lars-Eric Aaro.

First time green fuels to the industry

For the first time in the world has a renewable product, green renewable dimethyl ether BioDME, come to industrial use through involvement with LPG. BioDME produced at LTU Green Fuels in Piteå owned by Luleå University of Technology. The mixture is distributed with the help of partner FLOGAS Sweden AB and is now being tested in large Swedish industrial companies.

Puts media research on the agenda

Anna Edin is Luleå University's new Professor of Media and Communication Studies. Her academic career began back in the early 1990s and most resently she comes from University of Gävle . Recruitment of students and the promotion of a university environment where media research is high on the agenda, is some of her most important tasks.

Research and innovation towards greener data centers

Spread knowledge, raise the industry in the area of data center and cloud and to work more effectively towards greener data storage. That was the aim of the conference named "The data center and cloud Days" organized at Luleå University of Technology by Cloudberry and EIT ICT Labs.

Research will optimize the district heating system

Luleå University of Technology is coordinator of the EU project OPTi whose goal is to create a more sustainable architecture for district heating and cooling systems. – There are inherent limitations and inertia in such systems that we want to change and exploit, says Wolfgang Birk, Professor of Automatic Control.

Students met the movie effects and and gaming industry

Computer games and visual special effects were in focus during this year's Gradshow at Luleå University of Technology.

Text messages motivates teenagers to physical activity

Young people of today are not sufficiently physically active. Instead, technology has taken a large place in their lives. Anna-Karin Lindqvist, researcher in physiotherapy at Luleå University of Technology, has examined how teens can start to move more with the help of technology and empowerment.

Political scientist became the Teacher of the Year

Jens Nilsson, PhD student in political science at Luleå University of Technology, was recently awarded the price for the Teacher of the Year 2015 – after only four years of teaching.

Wind power plants do not disturb as expected

A new doctoral thesis by Kai Yang in Electric Power Engineering is about the extent to which wind turbines causes disturbances, known as harmonics, in the power grid. The work contributes to a better understanding of disturbances associated with the expansion of wind power plants.

Doctoral thesis on autonomous vehicles

How can an autonomous vehicle generate a path for itself and avoid obstacles? Thaker Nayl tries to answer that question in his Doctoral thesis On Autonomous Articulated Vehicles.

New research increases productivity for sawmills

Optimized sawing using computer tomography and an efficient planing process by understanding how skewness affect the timber. New knowledge that will increase productivity in sawmills is now presented in two doctoral dissertations at Luleå University of technology in Skellefteå.

Pride becomes their kickstart

The teachers in the nursing program at Luleå University of Technology will participate at Luleå Pride Lulea year. There will be a kick start to hbtq issues, diversity issues will become a red thread through education.

How does the talking go - who gets the money

Stereotypes and norms about women's and men's ability ability as an entrepreneurs controls which entrepreneurs receive public funding. Luleå researchers Jeaneth Johansson and Malin Malmström presents a study on how the talk goes in closed rooms where the decisions about who should receive public funding is taken

New chairman of the national doctoral committee

Ulrika Lundström, PhD student at Luleå University of Technology, has been elected as a chairman of the Swedish National Student Union SFS doctoral committee.

New design for the mineral collection

Students from the Master Programme in Architectural Engineering has developed four proposals on how Luleå University of Technology´s mineral collection will be exposed in the future. This is a smaller subproject among the major construction projects underway on campus in Luleå.

Prestigious award for tribology Professor

Professor Ichiro Minami at Luleå University of Technology was recently nominated as Fellow in the world's largest tribology organization, STLE. The nomination is an acknowledgement of Ichiro Minami’s research in the field of tribo-chemistry, in which he is a pioneer.

Larger accident ends students education

The education for ambulance and intensive care students finishes with a practical training in prehospital care management.

This year's honorary doctors appointed

Lulea-born writer Catherine Kieri, research manager at Ericsson Sara Mazur, Hans Hansson, CEO of Swerea SICOMP, Piteå and vice president of Tyréns, Birgitta Olofsson is appointed to the 2015 honorary doctorates at Luleå University.

New ore wagon top-covers designed by students

Because of ore dust and precipitation Kiruna Wagon have chosen to develop top-covers for their ore-wagons. Since January, Malin Hägg and Lotta Silfver, who studies the final year at the MSc program in Industrial Design Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, has designed two top-cover prototypes as a part of their thesis.

Financial requirements hinders learning

New research at Luleå University shows that reporting obligations and efficiency pressure in upper secondary school risk undermining the students' deeper understanding and inhibits collegial exchange between teachers.

Awarded for outstanding reviewing

Over the past two years, Hadi Hoseini, researchers in operations and maintenance engineering at Luleå University of Technology, specializing in mining, reviewed nearly 10 articles the journal International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. This year he was praised by the magazine for Outstanding contributions in Reviewing.

Students decreased clicks

A project within Industrial design engineering led to real improvements in Billerud Korsnäs daily work.
– The students' proposals will be implemented in our systems, says Ingemar Niemi, Billerud Korsnäs.

Spectacular construction projects in Norway

Norwegian Public Road Administration - Statens Vegvesen- make it possible for the first-year students at The Master Programme in Civil Engineering at Luleå University of Technology to go to Norway and visit sights for tunneling, geotechnical engineering and bridge building. Alumnis greeted the new students welcome to Norway in 2015.

Recieved multiple research awards

Within two weeks, Uday Kumar, professor in Operation- and Maintenance Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, received double honors for his research work. During the same period, he was also elected as one of the new members of Kungliga Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien.

Space project for 37 million SEK

The space industry and Luleå University of Technology wants to become better at working together and joining forces is now becoming a reality. With a new Centre of Excellence at Space Campus in Kiruna, the RIT project, worth 37 million SEK, will create more new businesses and jobs.

Unique research center for big data

Luleå University of Technology, in cooperation with SICS, Swedish ICT, start the first phase of a national large-scale data center facility for testing and experimentation of cloud and big data technology.

Luleåresearcher was awarded in Almedalen

The 2015 Future Price of 100.000, that is awarded in Almedalen, goes to the researcher Yijun Shi at Luleå University of Technology. The young scientist was honored with the price, because he managed to produce durable lubricant - which has a great potential in the market.

"My body has started to strive against me"

This is part of a quote in a dissertation about how participation in everyday life changes for persons ageing with a traumatic spinal cord injury. Ulrica Lundström's research shows that the participants experienced a growing imbalance in everyday life as a result of changes in their health and the lack of support from society to help these people to participate in everyday life.

Student aiming for Olympics

The archer Erika Jangnäs, student in Industrial Engineering Design at Luleå University of Technology, has been selected to represent Sweden in the Universiade which this year is held in Gwangju in South Korea.

Work become a dirty secret

Most agree that it is important with well being at work. But what happens when the company that you work for create problems outside of work?

Student project that went on rails

Delsbo Electric is a competition that involves driving the most energy-efficient battery-powered rail vehicle on a distance of 3.36 kilometers. Students from Luleå University of Technology participated for the first time and finished in second place.

Success for the Swedish Research School in Tribology

In 2008, the Swedish Research School in Tribology started with the aim to increase the number of doctors with international excellence. The program has been financed by VINNOVA and recently a closing seminar was being held as the support from VINNOVA ended in spring 2015, but the successful research school will continue.

Solution for sustainable rehabilitation of reinforced concrete walls

Researchers from Structural Engineering Division at Luleå University of Technology and Norut, a research institute from Narvik (Norway), have found a new solution to maintain the strength of concrete walls even after the openings for doors, windows and ventilation are cut out. Reinforcing the structure can restore the original capacity.

Superficial reading impairs the understanding

Cutified fiction and a reduction in Swedish teaching in vocational high school programs risks widening the knowledge gap in Swedish society. But new research at Luleå University of Technology now offers tools to improve reading comprehension among our young people.

Innovation Victory became project employment

The victory in the innovation factory gave contestants Christopher Enckell and Sebastian Malm a project employment at Luleå Energi AB. - It was a good idea but we needed more evidence to go on. I was courted by Sebastian and Christopher who wanted to develop the concept and we offered a project position to produce detailed documentation on their idea, says Patrik Andersson, head of power trading in Luleå Energi AB.

Green car traffic - mission for the forest industry

Swedish vehicular traffic can be independent of fossil fuels in 2030 when 8-15 forest industry companies integrate biofuel production in its existing facilities, it says researcher Elisabeth Wetterlund, Luleå University.

Students employees in top rated course

Students in Industrial and Management Engineering at Luleå University of Technology have worked with a case in a course that they describe as one of the best and most rewarding during their study time.

Alumni praised in Finland

Erica Back studied music, artistic candidate at Luleå University in 2009-2012. Recently, the promising singer was praised at the prestigious Sibelius Singing Competition in Helsinki where she in fierce competition came in on second place. This summer she also plays the role of Dorabella in Mozart's Così fan tutte at the Confidence in Stockholm.

Röijezon caught world record with a fly

Ulrik Röijezon is not only proficient in his research at Luleå University of Technology, he is now also a world record holder in fly casting. In connection with the Swedish Championship in Sundsvall recently he succeeded, with the help of his lightweight fly rod, to reach close to 46 meters. It's a cast in the event "Trout Distance" that is almost two meters longer than the previous world record of 44 meters.

Researcher in work at NASA

Madhav Mishra, graduate student at Luleå University of Technology has received invitation to a three-month research at the American space agency NASA. He works at the Department for operations and maintenance, as well as at the university SKF-LTU University Technology Centre.

Project for better distance learning

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology will improve distance education for the students at Lapplands gymnasium. – We will contribute with theories and methods to clarify and discuss different issues related to distance education, says Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn, Professor of Information Systems.

Heat-treated wood protects big moose

Stoorn, a 45 meter high wooden moose on the top of the mountain Vithatten, that is the entrepreneur Thorbjorn Holmlund's dream which he hopes to realize. If the construction of Stoorn begins, the University's knowledge of heat-treated wood will be an important part of the design.

Takes place in a European expert group

The EU Commission has just initiated an expert group on alternative fuels, Sustainable Transport Forum (STF). To the group Ingvar Landälv, senior project manager at Luleå University of Technology, has been elected. STF's mission is to accelerate the transition from today's almost 100% dependent on oil transport system to another which radically will reduce oil dependence.

One week with focus on minerals

It was an intense week for the students in geosciences who visited Norrbotten and Luleå University of Technology in mid-May. Almost all countries in the Baltic region were represented when the network SGA Baltic Student Chapter visited Boliden, Råneå and the university campus in Luleå.

Tested automotive safety with steering robot

The thesis by Patrik Hedlund and Sebastian Berntsson at the BSc Programme in Automotive Engineering was something special. With the help of a steering robot and self-manufactured roll over protection parts, they conducted successful safety tests on a van that was handicap adjusted by the company Freno Aero.

Ten students answers about University

Student Housing and literature are two issues that have dominated when a group of ten students made phonecalls to at least 2,000 new admitted to programs at Luleå University of Technology. Part of the group, six, begin a new round of phonecalls after the second admission was completed on Thursday.

Urban Regeneration of Haparanda City Centre

Students from the Master Programme in Climate Sensitive Urban Planning and Building at Luleå University of Technology were commissioned to draw up proposals for a new Haparanda Centre. The result of their work was presented in late May in Haparanda City Hall.

Studying diabetic patients in Thailand

Cilmara Arén and Bunga Boonsinchai study the nursing programme semester six at Luleå University of Technology. They have chosen to do their clinical education abroad. On August 15 they will go to Thailand for nine weeks to gather information for their essay on how the relationship between diabetes patients and caregivers works.

Students broaden their portfolio by learning écorché

There are a demand for increased realism in film, computer games and TV. In the summer course "Artistic Anatomy and Sculpture" students in Skellefteå has learned how to build a skeleton, bone by bone and then apply muscles on one half.

Basketball star at Luleå University of Technology

National teams qualified 26-year-old Anton Saks, a great promise in the Swedish basketball begins this week studying at Luleå University of Technology. He wants to combine two good things; education at Luleå University of Technology and BC Lulea. It has more top players of the team made.

New semester on campus

It was a real summer heat when the 2500 new students arrived for the autumn semester at Luleå University of Technolgy.

Networking for more male preschool teachers

A new network for male preschool teachers in Luleå wants to help attract more men to the profession and to support already professionally active as well as students at Luleå University of Technology.

Laver - potential new mine

In late May, The Division of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering traveled to Laver in Älvsbyn municipality. The goal was to see the old mining community which in its time was one of Sweden's most modern societies where all appartments had electric stove, refrigerator, toilets and drains as standard.

The curtain rises for new students

Hundreds applied but only eight seats were available. This week the new students arrived to the actors program at Luleå University.

Success for distance education

This week the undergraduate teacher education started at Luleå University. This year adopted almost twice as many students as last year and the future teachers was received with open arms.

Material researcher is granted 15 million from SSF

Farid Akhtar, Associate Professor in Engineering Materials at Luleå University of Technology, has received 15 million SEK from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, SSF, to build an infrastructure for research in thermo mechanics and tribology.

250 residences, move in right now

It's about student accommodation with hotel standards, at the Hotel Nordkalotten. There are Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, student unions and Tobias Lindfors, President of Student Consulting and the new owner of the Hotel Arctic that made this common solution.

Unique study of hired nurses

A unique study has been done among specialist nurses in intensive care in Norrbotten, where both temporary and permanent staff have been interviewed about their work. The answers are so interesting to the researchers, that they now want to investigate the matter further.

Madhav Mishra receives Doctoral Consortium Award

Madhav Mishra, PhD student in Operation and Maintenance Engineering, as well as at the SKF-LTU University Technology Centre has been selected as one of 10 recipients of the Doctoral Consortium Award.

PiteFM nominees for the major radio price

Pite FM, Luleå University's student radio in Pitea, have the chance to win the prestigious Major Radio Prize at the annual Radio gala on 17 September. Student radio, carried on outside of class time, is nominated in the category Community Radio.

New knowledge through Europe's oldest network

By creating networks, COST Action, European Cooperation in Science and Technology, support international collaboration of scientists, engineers and specialists in Europe. Maria Prellwitz and Sitaram Velaga, Department of Health Sciences at Luleå University of Technology, are included in the network of their respective fields of research.

New mini student appartments

If the rent is under 3 000 SEK many students think that it is quite okay during their stay at campus. During Wednesday the construction company Lindbäcks showed their new 16 square meter apartments, the first of its kind in Sweden adapting the new building regulations.

Vietnamese colleagues visit the university

The teacher exchange, in the subject of Nursing, between Luleå University of Technology and Hanoi Medical University has taken a step further. This time Dr.Nguyen Thi ThanhHuong and Dr.Nguyen Thi LanAnh are visiting Luleå University of Technology for three weeks.

Jubilee in Architecture

The Master Programme in Architectural Engineering at Luleå University of Technology celebrated its 10th anniversary with a day filled with lectures, mingle and snacks. Right from the start this program a success and the program is one of the more popular among prospective students with a high number of applications every year.

Biomethanol gift from LTU Green Fuels

The university gasification plant LTU Green Fuels in Piteå has symbolically delivered a liter of bio-methanol in connection to OK Denmarks inauguration of Europe's first filling station for methanol. The opening ceremony recently took place in Danish Aalborg. In connection to that a seminar was held where Rikard Gebart, Professor of Energy Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, lectured on biomethanol

The weak links on the iron ore line are identified

Focusing on the problem areas using systematic maintenance analysis opens opportunities for increased capacity and service quality on the existing railway infrastructure. This is reported in the new research done by Stephen M. Famurewa at Luleå University of Technology.

Sven Thysell scholarships

It was the tenth time that scholarships were awarded from Elsa and Sven Thysells foundation for structural engineering studies at Luleå University of Technology and Sven Thysell himself turned 99 years two days before the conferment. The ceremony was also attended by the new chaired professor in structural engineering, Dr. Andrzej Cwirzen.

Luleå student can be the next Idol

Idols audition tour is over and thousands of applicants have become 20. One of them is Bahoz Gül, a student in Industrial and Management Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, which now will give everything to make it through to the Friday finals.

Master students with focus on green IT

The Erasmus Mundus master program students in Pervasive Computing and Communications for Sustainable Development (PERCCOM), have arrived at Luleå University of Technology to start their third semester.

Health prevention in the construction industry is investigated

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology will investigate the Swedish construction industry's need for preventive work in occupational health and safety (OHS). In the early 1990s, the construction industries own occupational health service, Bygghälsan, was closed down. Both employers and unions are now calling for greater expertise in these issues.

No salary for dangerous tackles

Yelverton Tegner, Chairman of the Swedish ice hockeyläkarförening and professor at Luleå University, wants to remove the salary for players in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) during the time they are turned off because of dangerous tackles that provides concussions.

Clever idea was rewarded with chocolate

Lars Stehn, Professor of Timber Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, came up with a winning idea in a workshop at the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, IVA. The theme of the meeting was smart urban living and some of the leading actors were gathered. A bit of fun was declared a candy as a prize for the best idea.

Class and gender barriers for mathematics studies

New research at Luleå University of Technology shows that class and gender are decisive factors in mathematics education in Sweden. The higher up the education scale, the smaller the percentage of women and people from disadvantaged environments.

Teachers on various conditions

The increasingly competitive educational sector affects teachers' working conditions. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology are now making a comparative study with the Australian education sector, in order to understand challenges Sweden is facing.

Remote-controlled vehicles can extinguish fires

A fire in a mine is associated with several risks for both miners as firefighters. Therefore, researchers at Luleå University of Technology has examined the possibility of using remote-controlled vehicles to extinguish fires in mines.

South Africa interested in ePilot119

The project ePilot119, led by Luleå University of Technology is about railway research, and is highly interesting for South Africa. The interest was actualized when three people from the South African Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) recently visited the University. ePilot119 is a research and implementation project where advanced testing is done on trains and infrastructure.

Lulea Researchers helps China to climate smart construction

Construction processes causes large emissons and energy leakage. Researchers from Luleå and a top university in China cooperates with big Chinese and Swedish construction companies in order to develop climate smart construction processes.

Best thesis in civil engineering

The Swedish Concrete Association awards an annual prize for the best thesis to students in Sweden, mainly in Civil Engineering. The universities nominate one, or sometimes a few theses, to be examined by an expert jury of language, scope, disposition, results and how to place their work in a larger context.

Genuine people put standard

The Swedish Transport Administration has given the mission to Luleå University of Technology to investigate the feasibility of developing a Swedish standard, and perhaps Nordic and European standards for winter footwear, soles and slip resistance. The latest tests show that it requires more than technical studies.

With the world's astronauts at the table

Table Knight of Marta-Lena Antti, the 72-year-old NASA astronaut John Oliver Creighton three times in his life has experienced how the engine after the engine is turned on inside a rocket, where he sat strapped and nervous.

Exstudent behind acclaimed opera production

Donate sculptures to the University

While the legendary governor Ragnar Lassinantti would have turned 100 years his children gives a number of statues to the library at Luleå University of Technology. The statues are part of the extensive collection of books and other things, donated by the Nordic Association, which is available in the University Library Lassinantti collection.

Unique wood material for the world market

A new durable, strong wood material with high moisture resistance has been developed by researchers at Luleå University of Technology. The material has an environmentally friendly manufacturing process and is ideal as building material. The product is considered to have good potential for the world market.

Drones for more Internet access

With help of drones, more people should get access to the internet. When Jay Parikh, Vice President of Infrastructure Engineering at Facebook, guest lectured at Luleå University of Technolgy, the future was in focus. – It was very interesting, says Ornela Bardhi, master student in Pervasive Computing and Communications for Sustainable Development.

One step closer to molecular electronics

A collaboration between Applied Physics at Luleå University of Technology, Nottingham University and University of Bath has led to groundbreaking discoveries within molecular electronics. The results are published in the high ranking journal Nature Communications.

Carelessness main cause of split compounds

Few things arouse such great deal of irritation like split compounds and there is also a general perception that the phenomenon has increased in recent times. Completely wrong, says Nils Dverstorp, lecturer at Luleå University.

Lulea research is confirmed by NASA's discovery

Professor Javier Martin-Torres led the group of scientists, that in spring 2015, for the first time found evidences for liquid water conditions on Mars. Now Nasa has moved one step further in the search for liquid water on Mars today.

New ways of working can save lives

In cooperation with the County Councils in Norrbotten and Västerbotten, Umeå University and Karolinska Institutet, researchers at Luleå University of technology will discuss how new work approaches can be implemented in healthcare. The goal is to create more efficient and safer operations.

Praised by the Swedish Academy

Agneta Nystrom, teachers and tutor for the university student teachers, was recently awarded the Swedish Academy Swedish Teachers' Prize for 2015. She was rewarded for her work in promoting student interest in the Swedish language and literature.

Sustainable gold mining in EU

In a best case scenario, gold that is mined in Europe would mainly be present as free gold (so-called: nuggets), visible to the naked eye. In these cases, simple gold extraction methods that are causing virtually no environmental burden could be used.

New professors inaugurated big space initative

Luleå University will invest over 100 million SEK in its space activities over the next five years. The opening week on the Space Campus in Kiruna saw new chaired professors Reza Emami and Javier Martín Torres outlining their research strategy.

Unique study about self-care advice in minor illness

Persons that contact the Swedish Healthcare Direct 1177 for conditions that do not require medical care will during November 2015 be randomly offered to be connected to a pharmacy telephone helpline. The aim is to explore if this might improve patient satisfaction and symptom resolution, leading to a reduction of health care. The study is a collaboration between Lulea University of Technology, the Swedish Healthcare Direct 1177 and the pharmaceutical company Apoteket AB.

Timber Structures researchers win prize for research about standardization in housing construction

At the 31st annual ARCOM Conference (Association of Researchers in Construction Management) Anders Viking and Lars Stehn from Luleå University were awarded the prize for best research methodology for their conference paper 'Exploring Swedish local planning authorities' perceptions of standardized housing construction'.

Chemical Engineering Research gets new lab

Two new chemical engineering lab with state of the art equipment was opened on Monday at Luleå University of Technology. With the support of the Kempe Foundations and the University's own labs fund the two laboratories have been realized. It opens a new era for research on next-generation green chemicals.

Food waste grinders increasingly popular

Food waste grinders installed in the sink that grinds down remains of meals has risen in popularity. While there is a widespread concern that the additional burden on municipal pipeline could eventually lead to the drain stops. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology investigated this potential problem in 2012.

Young researchers at the Marcus Wallenberg Prize event

Four PhD-students in Wood and Bionanocomposites were selected in the Young Researchers Challenge, and got to present their research at the Marcus Wallenberg Prize, an event which gather leading scientists and engineers from the forest industry.

Robots for better safety in aircraft industy

Inspections of aircraft shafts done by robots in order to identify damages – it can become reality if the researchers in the Automatic Control Group at Luleå University of Technology succeed. – It is a futuristic idea, says Associate Professor George Nikolakopoulos and holder of the grant.

Student organizes comprehensive refugee assistance

Network Refugees welcome Norrbotten, was started by the student Elisabeth Johansson Hallin, at Luleå University of Technology. At most, it passed the 700 refugees per day to whom Luleå network organized volunteer help, on their journey towards Finland.

Homogeneous businesses is a problem

60 per cent of small and medium enterprises in Norrbotten County has no representation from the opposite sex in their organization, according to a study conducted at Luleå University of Technology.

Darkening children's literature

Happy ending is no longer a matter of course in children's literature. The new trends in the field shows that books targeted to children are becoming darker.

Bridge experts from 12 countries in workshop

At a workshop organized by Luleå University of Technology and Ramboll experts from 12 countries met to discuss the maintenance and improvement of the existing steel and concrete/steel bridges. This meeting was also a bit of a kick-off for the newly started EU project ProLife - Prolonging lifetime of old steel and steel-concrete bridges.

Psychiatry caregivers experiencing a lack of support

Lack of time, leadership, and reflection makes it hard for professional caregivers to provide good care in inpatient psychiatry. Poor quality of care adds to difficulties attracting health care professionals to inpatient services. This is proposed in a new doctoral thesis presented at Luleå University of Technology.

Less soot gives cleaner energy

Biomass gasification is a promising technology to produce environmentally friendly energy. In a new dissertation by Ammar Saber at Luleå University of Technology, new methods are presented that will make gasification and combustion plants more efficient and less harmful for the environment.

Unique technology tracks cancer faster

A unique technology to detect colorectal cancer which enable health care to speed up cancer diagnosis to patients, is being developed by researchers at Luleå University of Technology.

Programs for sustainable transport

About a year ago, Luleå University of Technology got a grant from Vinnova to develop a proposal for a national research and innovation program, on how to achieve robust and reliable transport system. What research and what innovations do Sweden need to focus on in the area? Now suggestions for a strategic direction are given from Luleå University of Technology.

Sweden's first bio-filters investigated

Sara Eklund is doing her final year studying the Master Programme in Natural Resources Engineering with focus on environment and water at Luleå University of Technology. For her thesis work, Sara has chosen to investigate Sweden's first biofilter for stormwater treatment that was built in Tyresö, Stockholm, in 2012.

Professor awarded Solkatten Scholarship

Lydia Kokkola, professor at Luleå University of Technology has been awarded Solkatten scholarship from the Astrid Lindgren foundation. The scholarship is 40 000 SEK and a research place at The Swedish Institute for Children’s Books in Stockholm.

Peace at lunch time - as important as what you eat

Peace and quiet during meals, is equally important for maintaining health as the food we eat. This, says Maria Lennernäs Wiklund, Assistant Professor of Health Sciences at Luleå University.

Planning more cooperation with NASA

Madhav Mishra PhD from Luleå University of Technology that has been a guest researcher at NASA during the summer has opened doors for more cooperation with the US space agency. He had the opportunity to research three months at the NASA Ames Research Centre in California, just south of Palo Alto, California. The next step in the cooperation was to invite NASA scientists to the university.

Intelligent Rock Bolt detects quakes

It can warn of tremors and itself inform when it's about to break. The intelligent rock bolt, developed by researchers at Luleå University of Technology, has made it to the semifinals of the prestigious IPSO Challenge.

Hundred years of electrified railway

Roine Viklund have a doctoral degree from 2012 on the electrification of the railway Riksgränsbanan, which took place 1910 to 1915. He is now the subject representative in History of Technology at Luleå University of technology, a member of Humtank and nominated to participate in the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences National Committee for Technology and Science, and debuted recently as a writer.

No white snow

Luleå University of Technolgy´s Urban Water Engineering Research Group was granted funds to develop a nationwide tool for environmentally friendly and more efficient handling of snow in urban environments. Transportation of snow and temporary and permanent landfills for snow are included in the range of the project.

Course with new game plan

We are in the 1990s. The industry for personal computers is in its infancy and a large electronic company is about to launch computers in a number of new markets. This was the starting point for the students at Luleå University of Technology who recently completed the course Marketing Management with the help of a simulation game.

New agreement with the University of Oulu

Luleå University of Technology has signed an agreement with the University of Oulu of double degrees in doctoral education and starts spring in 2016. Graduate students in the program will receive a degree from both universities.

A more nuanced image of Lundbohm

LKAB was founded in 1890. Eight years later became Hjalmar Lundbohm the managing director. He helped build up the mine in Kiruna, as well as the surrounding community and has always been praised for his leadership, but now presents research at Luleå University of Technology a more nuanced picture.

Teachers establish contacts with Antigua

Birgitta Lindberg and Carina Lomgren, teachers at the Nursingprogramme, will in early November travel on a MFS, Minor Field Studies, scholarship to Antigua in the Caribbean. The purpose of the trip is to create new relationships and enhance opportunities for scholarship students to do fieldworks.

Idéacceleratorn liked their their fishy idea

Students in the company Fish Joinville was named the winner at the conclusion of the entrepreneur program Idéacceleratorn at Luleå University. They hope to have a prototype ready in 2016 - today they launch their website.

Former student participating in På spåret

Tina Mehrafzoon was only 17 years old when she began studying journalism at Luleå University of Technology in 2008. After graduating three years later, she was quickly offered job as host of Musikguiden in P3 and an already successful career reaches another highlight this fall as she participates as a competitor in the tv show På spåret.

Elected to committee with leading high pressure researchers

Professor Alexander Soldatov at Luleå University of Technology has been elected to the Executive Committee of AIRAPT, the largest international organization working for the promotion of high pressure research.

Models for green infrastructure

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology will develop tools to simulate the performance of green infrastructure for stormwater management in urban environments. Green infrastructure for stormwater management is a concept to handle stormwater closer to the natural water cycle by allowing infiltration into the soil and evapotranspiration through plants.

Agreement provides research collaborations

Luleå University of Technology has signed an agreement with the University of Nebraska Omaha. The partnership includes both student and staff exchanges and will hopefully result in joint research initiatives.

Different hearing affects reading

New research at Luleå University of Technology will examine how children who are severely hearing impaired or deaf and have cochlear implants, learn to read.

Students present their graduation projects

Each term, nursing students in semester six presents their projects in a nursing conference. 25 presentations were made during a whole day for fellow students, teachers and guests from the municipality and county.

International character of the new professors

The research at Luleå University of Technology has a high international profile which is shown not least by the appointment of a number of new professors and visiting professors
in autumn 2015. China, Iran, India, Spain and Germany are examples of the origin of the new University professors. It creates conditions for an extensive international network of very important research topics.

Open house attracted many

Safer Internet for engaged citizens

A method to increase the citizens' motivations to act on the Internet to influence society while contributing to a safer Internet, is developed by Assistant Professor Anna Ståhlbröst within the EU project My Privacy Flag.

Third place in Teknik-SM

Three civil engineering students at Luleå University of Technology took third place in the prestigious Technology SM, the Swedish Championships in future technologies, organized by the Swedish engineers and Engineers Without Borders.Semifinals and finals were held in Stockholm this weekend.

Psychiatric inpatient care needs alternatives to coercive measures

New research at Luleå University of Technology has identified various alternatives to coercive measures. Coercive measures are particularly common in the care of young women who self-harm. Studies show that the psychiatric care makes them feel worse and they believe that the care is counterproductive.

– I want my research to help patients to get as good care as possible and that the staff will be given the tools so that they are able to both see and use alternatives to coercive measures, says Git-Marie Ejneborn-Looi, researcher in Nursing at Luleå University of Technology.

Reinforcement in architecture

The Civil Engineering Faculty's architecture department at Luleå University of Technology has hired a new associate professor with a background in architectural history, furniture design and engineering physics and an internationally recognized specialization in the work of Le Corbusier. Johan Linton runs his own design business and is also active at Chalmers University in Gothenburg.

Alumnus 2015

The 2015 award winners are: Peter Carlsson, purchasing and logistics manager at Tesla, Rickard Kjellgren, a high school teacher in Luleå and Grete Solvang Stoltz, HR Director at LKAB.

Digital technology will motivate pupils

Teachers and pupils will deepen their learning with the help of Minecraft and in a creative and enjoyable way become better at digital technologies. In the project Skogsstaden, researchers at Luleå University of Technology will create interactive learning material for school children.

Steel Construction Institutet Prize 2015

SSAB's research director Eva Petursson win the Swedish Institute of Steel Construction´s yearly prize for development of high strength steel. Eva Petursson is a doctor in Steel Structures and has previously worked as a researcher at Luleå University of Technology.

Development of child psychiatry with interactive technology

eCAP, e-health services for child and adolescent psychiatry, is a newly started EU project with the aim to contribute to a more equal psychiatric care by increasing the possibility for children and youth living in rural areas to meet professionals. The goal is to create an organizational model that can spread to other regions. Researchers at the Department of Health Sciences are involved in evaluating the model.

Wincent receives Nordea scientific price

Joakim Wincent professor and Chaired Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Luleå University of Technology are awarded Nordea Science Prize in 2015. He receives the award partly because he rapidly built up a research group known for successful and productive research.

Inspiring talks by honorary doctors

Two CEOs, a Research Director and a writer. The faculties’ election of honorary doctorates for 2015 was Birgitta Olofsson, Hans Hansson, Sara Mazur och Katarina Kieri.

Brilliant teaching efforts awarded

Håkan Jonsson, Senior Lecturer, and Lena Nyström, Lecturer, were awarded for their educational efforts at the Academic ceremony. – I am very happy for the award! It feels nice and it is an honor to be recognized for my work on teaching, says Lena Nyström.

Rewarded with award for her research

During the Academic ceremony on Saturday, doctoral Sofi Nordmark received a scholarship in memory of Elizabeth Holmgren. The scholarship recognizes her research on communication and collaboration between various caregivers at discharge process, with a focus on secure information exchange.

Better waste separation at the university

Akademiska Hus and Luleå University of Technology have launched a joint initiative to make the campus in Luleå more sustainable. Through improved sorting one wants to reduce waste and increase recycling which contributes to sustainable development.

Advancing CSR in the mining industry

Helena Ranängen, PhD student in Industrial Environmental Management at Luleå University of Technology, has studied how Boliden's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practice can be developed.

Success of Entrepreneur Week

Entrepreneur Week was a success. Over 1000 students, business people and scholars attended the lectures and the events during the four days - now plans are being formed for a follow-up during 2016.

Cheaper and finer paper with ultrasound

Researchers in Engineering Acoustics at Luleå University of Technology are working to reduce the energy consumption in the production of paper. With the help of ultrasound the process can become more energy efficient and increase the quality of the paper produced.

Research in occupational rewarded with price

Ulrica Lundström, researchers in occupational therapy at Luleå University of Technology, received Norrbotten Academy, NOAK's prize in health sciences. She received the prize for her work to develop knowledge about the people that live and grow old with a spinal cord injury and their opportunities for participation in everyday life.

Solar refineries can solve the world's energy need

Advanced small systems that use solar energy to generate electricity or as solar refineries to produce environmentally friendly fuels, this is something that researchers at Luleå University of Technology and University of Brescia work together to achieve.

Relationships created to Latin America

Silje Gustafsson, researchers in Nursing, and Karin Axelsson-Grafström, international administrator, represented Luleå University of Technology whe the Swedish Council for Higher Education organized a contact seminar in Latin America

Other arrangements

The Noak Technology Award 2015 to Jan Stener, Mineral Processing

The Norrbotten Academy Technology Award has since 1996 been distributed to students at Luleå University of Technology for outstanding studies in the technical and natural sciences on basic, advanced or for special reasons postgraduate level. The prize is SEK 10 000.

New membership will bring new opportunities

Luleå University of Technology has been accepted as member of the Nordic Network of Astrobiology. – This strengthens our bonds with other well-known institutions and helps us finding research partners, says Maria-Paz Zorzano, Professor of Atmospheric Science.

Laser in Hand Helps Visually Impaired

Previous research at Luleå University of Technology on the "sighted wheelchair" has inspired the researchers to develop high-tech feelers for the visually impaired. Together with the white cane, this handheld laser-based tool becomes an important complement for navigation reaching as far as 50 meters.

Interdisciplinary project awarded

Anna Öqvist and Malin Malmström have received Noaks research prize 2015.

Forced to lay off all at LTU Green Fuels

LTU Green Fuels is one of the world's most advanced pilot plant for gasification of various biomass to synthesis gas and green fuels. The focus is to replace fossil oil with green fuels. Now the entire facilityis may closure and unique collective expertise of the staff is lost. The reason is lack of research funding.

Students want to improve health care in Thailand

Nursing students Cilmara years and Bunga Boonsinchai have just arrived home from a nine-week trip to the small village of Pang Mod Dang in eastern Thailand. They have collected material for their thesis in which they focused on the relationship between diabetes patients and health professionals and how the conditions for self-care can be improved.

Important advances in carbon nanotubes

Carbon nanomaterials have great potential to be used as electrical conductors or semiconductors, but so far production has been difficult to control. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology, Umeå University and Chalmers now present new findings concerning the production of carbon nanotubes. The results are presented in Nature’s high ranked journal Scientific Reports.

Small flexible urban water systems

When Sweden and Europe is changing due to climate change and urbanization our aging systems for urban water infrastructure must be updated. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology investigate small flexible urban sanitation solutions compared to today's centralized sewage systems in the industrialized countries.

Documentary filmmaker praised in Piteå

On Friday Eric Forsgren's documentary prize was awarded at Studio Acusticum in Piteå. The winner was Magnus Gertten and his film Every face has a name.

Swedish Mars instrument selected by ESA

HABIT is the name of the first Swedish instrument to be placed on the surface of Mars. It was developed by an international research team led by Professor Javier Martín-Torres and Professor María-Paz Zorzano at Luleå University of Technology. (ESA) European Space Agency has selected the groundbreaking instrument for their next big expedition to Mars ExoMars 2020.

More nurses are employed as teachers

Luleå University of Technology is one of the countrys universities that has the most professional nurses related to the clinical education for nurses and specialist nurses. The university is now about to sign further agreements with the municipalities in Kalix, Piteå and Boden.

Rock bolt gave full marks in competition

An intelligent rock bolt developed by researchers at Luleå University of Technology in collaboration with companies has won first prize in the prestigious contest IPSO Challenge. It is a competition within the (IoT), Internet of Things and the finals were taking place on Wednesday in San Jose, United States.

60 million for railway research

Trafikverket and the railway industry give Luleå University of Technology, new confidence when it comes to research and innovation in the field of reliability and maintenance. The cooperation, is financed by Trafikverket with twelve million per year for five years.

Candle Lighting December 1

December 1 has become a fine tradition at Luleå University of Technology. Then then all the lights on the avenue on campus in Luleå, are lit and every passerby offered saffron buns, a cup of tea or coffee and hot morning greetings.

Statistical methods develop process industry

Peder Lundkvist, Doctor in Quality Engineering and Management at Luleå University of Technology has studied how statistical methods can be applied in the process industry to streamline operations.

New goals for Sweden's best defender

Emma Eliasson is considered by many to be Sweden's best hockey back and even at age 26, she already has a very heavy track record. As new captain for Luleå Hockey, she hopes to convert silver into gold - but she also has fullyfocus on her studies at Luleå University of Technology.

New strategy for the management of arsenic-rich waste

In a new project, researchers in Waste Science and Technology at Luleå University of Technology will develop a new safe and sustainable management cycle of arsenic-rich residues in order to detoxify the ecosystem and to protect the environment and health. The project is funded by Formas.

LTU Business recruits top talent

PepsiCo's marketing manager in the Nordic region, Sofia Gullholm, change jobs to increase innovation altitude in northern Västerbotten with LTU Business.

32 million for 3D-printing in metal

Lars-Erik Lindgren, Chair Professor in Material Mechanics at Luleå University of Technology together with Uppsala University, received a grant of just over SEK 32 million from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research.

Monitored tools - foundation for new business model

Sensors monitoring Gestamp HardTech press tools make it easier for the company to sell support and services internally. A new model for business to business relationships, providing both seller and buyer benefits, is being developed iwith researchers at the Faste Laboratory in Lulea.

Awarded for best energy innovation

Fredrik Häggström, PhD student in Industrial Electronics Luleå University of Technology, has won first prize in Vattenfall Innovation Award. – It feels great! Maybe this gives me the opportunity to realize my idea, says Fredrik Häggström.

Sustainable solutions by future energy engineers

HET-dagen, which is about smart energy solutions for the future, was packed with interesting student projects, presentations by company representatives and researchers, poster sessions, and a closing dinner.

Artificial intelligence for better diagnostics

By combining analysis with artificial intelligence, researchers hope to improve the diagnosis for signals from the cardiovascular system. – Our task is to look at coding possibilities and to eventually create an autonomous cognitive system, says Evgeny Osipov, professor of Dependable Communication and Computation Systems at Luleå University of Technology.

Awarded student in ore geology

This year's scholarship from Janne Kempe Foundation for the best MSc thesis in economic geology went to Réginald Fettweis from the Master Programme in Exploration and Environmental Geosciences with the MSc thesis titled "Geology of the Fäbodliden C lode gold deposit in northern Sweden."

Newly arrived students to be included in school

Newly arrived pupils in the municipality were earlier placed in the receiving school Välkomsten during the first school years. Since 2014, the municipality has chosen to deviate from the old preparatory classes and places the newly arrived students in regular school classes.

Vacuum cleaner led to a meeting with McLaren

Four students in Industrial Design Engineering at Luleå University of Technology have developed a prototype of a robot vacuum cleaner. The design is inspired by McLaren's design language and the team has met the company's chief designer to present their concept.

New process provides renewable fuel

Luleå University of Technology is the first in the world to produce renewable fuels from pyrolysis bio-oil in its facility LTU Green Fuels. Pyrolysis bio-oil is produced by rapidly heating the forest residues in an oxygen-free environment and then rapidly cooling the products formed. By co-gasification with black liquor, a renewable fuel is produced.

The project course where students shine

A van for two horses that can be driven with a B license and that can be lowered for safe loading, that was one of four solutions presented in the project course Sirius.

Teacher leadership – a key to future competence acquisition

When children and adolescents in Malmfälten respond to what is required of them to be motivated to engage in higher education, teachers' leadership is in focus. This is evident by an on-going research project at Luleå University of Technology and the implementation of activities to strengthen teacher leadership in pre-, primary- and secondary schools is about to begin.

Internship at the Swedish Embassy

Veronica Lilja, a student of International Business Administration at Luleå University of Technology, has received an internship at the Swedish Embassy in Washington.

Green lubricant won Venture Cup North

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology stand behind the environmentally friendly lubricant that has received considerable attention over the past year. That the product has great potential was confirmed once more by winning the Venture Cup Nord's regional final.

Students at international conference

Over the years, the Conference Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining - has provided a comprehensive picture of what is happening in mineral exploration and mining in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Northwest Russia. Trade fair being held in conjunction with the conference included this year over a hundred exhibitors. LTU participated four students who represented the school during the three intensive conference days.

University strengthens ties with Colombia

In November Luleå University was visited by a delegation from the Colombian Embassy. The purpose was to discuss collaborations in research and education in health sciences, but also shared projects.

Published:1 April 2016

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