2017 - Luleå University of Technology

News 2017

Music has its own creative power

2017-12-28 Does music have its own creative power? New research at Luleå University of Technology suggests that is the case.

New laboratory for development of technology support in the home environment

2017-12-28 The Human Health and Activity lab is a new laboratory that will be used for research and education on how technology support in the home can be designed for people with health-related needs. An existing training studio at Luleå University of Technology is therefore equipped with techniques for ident...

Exciting technology solutions for student projects

2017-12-27 A quadcopter for mining inspection, a rudder for measuring forces in water and a car with a multi-core processor. Three student projects with technical solutions for air, water and land have been presented in Vetenskapens hus.

12 million are invested in a collaboration environment for care in home environment

2017-12-27 The collaboration environment will be a natural place at Luleå University of Technology where researchers, caregivers and companies can meet to enable new projects to develop and test new ways of working with new digital products and services. The eHealth Innovation Centre is coordinator and project...

Researchers study health and learning in schools

2017-12-22 A good school climate, daily physical activity and trustful relationships between students and adults are a part of the Swedish National Agency for Education´s initiative for developing health promotion in schools. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology are involved in two of the research an...

The snowflake that became famous

2017-12-21 In recent days, the media has reported on a new type of snowflake, the so-called trunkstar snowflake, not previously observed by scientists. Behind the discovery is a completely new method of depicting snowflakes made at the Luleå University of Technology.

This year's project in Sirius was a success

2017-12-21 Smart forestry machines and improved gearboxes were on the menu when students presented creative solutions to sharp projects in Sirius. Sirius is an appreciated project course given in the fifth year of the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

Food on the roof in Kiruna

2017-12-21 Urban farming (on city grounds and roofs) has become increasingly popular across the world. Now, researchers at Luleå University of Technology want to develop this in a very cold climate, using the latest technology for reuse of energy in buildings and automation.

Strong development of the tourism industry in Norrbotten

2017-12-21 How has the tourism and hospitality industry in Norrbotten developed between 2007 and 2015 and what is needed for the industry to continue to grow? That has been analyzed by Luleå University of Technology's researchers Daniel Örtqvist and Thomas Ejdemo. The conclusions have been compiled in a new re...

Exhibition about language and communication

2017-12-21 Second-year students in the pre-school program have, in the course Language, Communication and Learning, created an exhibition that is currently being displayed at Luleå University of Technology.

Space campus was visited by Prince Daniel

2017-12-20 Prince Daniel visited, Luleå University of Technology and the IRF (Space Research Institute) on Space Campus in Kiruna. The meeting with the students at the Master Programme in Space Engineering was greatly appreciated. The students held dedicated presentations about their space projects, and the P...

Andreas made a sustainable choice of education

2017-12-20 Andreas Rehn has long been interested in environmental and sustainability issues. When he began to search for the answers to the major issues in the field, he chose to do it at the Master Programme in Natural Resources Engineering at Luleå University of Technology.

Master's degree student is awarded scholarship

2017-12-18 Niclas Blixt, master student in conducting at Luleå University of Technology, is awarded the Royal Academy's scholarship in conducting.

Award for Information Security student

2017-12-18 Mikel Izagirre, student at the master programme in Information Security at Luleå University of Technolgy, has received the ISACA Sweden Chapter Scholarship Award.

Collaborate to strengthen the social innovation system

2017-12-15 Luleå University of Technology is one of five Swedish universities in a new collaboration for creating a national knowledge platform for social innovation.

European project will provide more flexible hydropower

2017-12-14 The increase of solar and wind power in the electricity system places greater demands on hydroelectric power to balance the power grid. In the Horizon 2020 project HydroFlex, where Luleå University of Technology participates, researchers will work to eliminate the biggest bottlenecks for flexible hy...

Support for the assessment of buildings' life cycle characteristics

2017-12-13 In a new research project in Construction Engineering and Management, researchers at Luleå University of Technology will investigate the possibility of using genetic algorithms and artificial intelligence to evaluate the building's life cycle characteristics in the early stages.

Five million to the Arctic Snow Academy

2017-12-12 Luleå University of Technology will lead a newly started snow academy, starting in 2018. The focus is primarily on snow knowledge, for the benefit of the vehicle and tire testing industry and the ski industry.

Cartoons can support school education

2017-12-11 Cartoons and comic books have not had the same literary status as other printed literature. The art form is on the rise, however, and research at Luleå University of Technology shows that series can be used for school use.

Black coal will turn green

2017-12-08 Researchers at Luleå University of Technology and Umeå University, together with a metallurgical research institute and small enterprises among others biocoal producers in Norrbotten and Västerbotten, are collaborating to develop knowledge about how biomass can be converted into biocoal, to make the...

New tool to promote gender equality

2017-12-06 When equality efforts become side oriented, many workplaces remain unequal. A research project at Luleå University of Technology now presents a web tool that will help organisations with gender mainstreaming.

Great contribution to the university's choir activity

2017-12-04 The professional choir activity at Luleå University of Technology is awarded over three million kronor from the Kempe Foundations, the Curt Boströms Foundation and the Norrbotten Region.

Success for Light in the dark

2017-12-01 Each morning in December and in early January, marchalls are lit at Luleå University of Technology. This will allow students and staff to feel extra welcome to the job and lessons during the darkest days of the year.

The University gets a leading role in the Swedish Hydropower Centre

2017-12-01 Luleå University of Technology becomes Host University for the reorganised Swedish Hydropower Centre (SVC) with a budget of MSEK 111 over three years. SVC is a competence centre for research on hydropower and dams, the core of Swedish electricity production.

Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn new vice-chancellor for Luleå University of Technology

2017-11-30 The government has appointed professor Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn
as Luleå University of Technology’s new vice-chancellor.
– I am happy and proud and look forward to lead Luleå University of Technology, she says.

Appreciated lecture by Fredrik Larsson

2017-11-30 Fredrik Larsson, this years alumn, held a long-awaited lecture for physiotherapist students at Luleå University of Technology. About 80 students came to listen to his trip from Luleå University of Technology to his role as a physiotherapist for IFK Göteborg and the Swedish national team in football.

Innovative rock bolt raises interest internationally

2017-11-29 The smart rock bolt ThingWave, developed by researchers Jens Eliasson and Pablo Punal Pereira at Luleå University of Technology, is expected to fully contribute to a increase in safety in mines. Mining companies around the world now show great interest in the product.

"Zero tolerance against all forms of harassment"

2017-11-28 The #MeToo campaign and the testimonies in #Akademiuppropet have put the light on sexual harassment in society at large and also within the university world. "It is very important to stress that we have zero tolerance for all forms of harassment", says Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn, pro vice-chancello...

Popular exhibition for companies and students

2017-11-24 The exhibition SKARV was carried out for the first time in Skellefteå with successful results. Both students and companies were pleased with the exhibition and having the opportunity to connect with each other.

The Swedish Crown Princess Couple's Foundation supports Active school transports

2017-11-24 The Active School Transport Project is one of four projects awarded for the first time from the Crown Princess Couple Foundation. Each year, the Foundation allocates funding for projects that promote good health and strengthened community among young people and children in Sweden.

Stories important for new professor

2017-11-21 Gunilla Isaksson has had an overwhelming year. She recently became Head of Department of Health Sciences and Professor of Occupational Therapy. During her installation lecture, she focused on how important people's stories have been in her work and research and what they are important for what rehab...

The University goes on tour

2017-11-21 Luleå University of Technology goes on a Swedish tour to meet prospective students. During November and December, employees and student ambassadors will be at Sweden's three largest student fairs in Gothenburg, Stockholm and Malmö.

Looking for new perspectives in Tanzania

2017-11-21 When it became time for preschool student Josefin Hjelm to do her vocational education (VFU), she felt a need to broaden her perspective and acquire new knowledge. Therefore she chooses to do her VFU at a preschool in Tanzania.

Researchers gather at Polarforum

2017-11-20 Polarforum is Sweden's largest meeting place for researchers studying the polar areas and other northern regions. Luleå University of Technology had four researchers at this year's Polarforum, including David Chapman, PhD student in architecture, who talked about how climate change affects people's ...

Teacher of the year inspires with his research

2017-11-20 The Award for Best Teacher 2017 by the Student union of engineering at Luleå University of Technology is awarded to Daniel Hedman, PhD student in Applied Physics at Luleå University of Technology. Here he tells about his teaching role and his research, and why he started as a postgraduate student.

Want to raise awareness about computer security

2017-11-20 Do not use your children's names as passwords, update operating systems, and prepare for threats or attacks. Some tips shared by lecturers during the lecture The threats to our digital systems, which are part of the lecture series University presents in Skellefteå.

Important steps towards an equal university

2017-11-20 The academic world has fewer women at higher positions compared with other companies and organisations. Despite the meritocratic ideal in the academic context, the conditions are not equal for women and men. The results are now presented in a doctoral dissertation at Luleå University of Technology.

Great interest in open house

2017-11-17 The School of Music at Luleå University of Technology opened its doors to the public and invited guests during Wednesday. Several hundred got to experience everything from rock music to dance and radio workshops.

New ways to procure leads to more roads and railway for the money

2017-11-17 The Swedish Transport Administration's new strategies for procuring infrastructure investment and maintenance will provide more road and railway for taxpayers' money.

Students with leadership talent

2017-11-16 Luleå University of Technology has three students – Fiona Fagrell, Axelina Flote and Sara Lundström – awarded to Female Leader Engineer, a leadership award where the winner receives a tailor-made trainee program at three industrial companies. This is the first time students at Luleå University of Te...

Space Studies at the university gave job at the European Space Agency

2017-11-15 Sara Gidlund who studied aeronautics at Luleå University currently working at the European Space Agency (ESA) in Holland. The major responsibility of the ESA experiment and a genuine interest in space, she is a good example of a successful alumnus from Luleå University of Technology.

Earlier application date to specialist nurse

2017-11-15 This year applications are submitted to the specialists nurse program at Luleå University of Technology by 15 March - one month earlier than the previous year. This makes notification of admission already in April.

Workshop for more men in preschool

2017-11-15 The gender segregation of the enrolled children in the country's preschool activities is broadly distributed evenly. Even so, only four percent of the preschool teachers are men. As part of the work to increase diversity in preschool, Luleå University of Technology organized a workshop entitled "Do ...

Arctic collaboration in 3D-printing of metal products

2017-11-14 With the help of a new collaboration platform, partly web-based, companies in the Arctic region will be better at collaborating in 3D-printing of metal products. It is a manufacturing method that reduces environmental impact and manufacturing costs for companies. The collaboration is coordinated by ...

Academic Ceremony at the University

2017-11-13 During the year, Luleå University of Technology has received three new honorary doctors, 20 new professors – ten women and ten men – and 75 new doctors. This was celebrated at the traditional Academic ceremony last Saturday.

Inspirational lectures of this year's honorary doctors

2017-11-10 An architect, a doctor and a statistician. The faculties' choice of honorary doctors for 2017 were Jenny B Osuldsen, Jan Lexell and Geoffrey Vining.

Nordea's Scientific Award to Thomas Olofsson

2017-11-10 The 2017 Scientific Award from Nordea´s Norrland Foundation was awarded Thomas Olofsson, Professor in Construction Engineering and Management at Luleå University of Technology.

Awarded for knowledge and education

2017-11-09 On Thursday six persons who have promoted development of knowledge and education received scholarships for their efforts. The prices were awarded during a lunch at Vetenskapens hus in Luleå.

Magnetic field less effective protection against atmospheric loss

2017-11-09 Earth's magnetic field does not protect the atmosphere as effectively as previously believed. – We have been able to quantify the atmospheric loss from Earth into space and also determine how the loss is due to geomagnetic activity, says Rikard Slapak, Associate Senior Lecturer of Atmospheric Scienc...

Celebrating 30 years with Erasmus

2017-11-08 Erasmus exchange program offered coffee and cake to celebrate its 30th anniversary. On-site at Luleå University of Technology were some of the 160 exchange students telling about how it is to study at Luleå University of Technology.

Gala draws attention to inspiring work efforts

2017-11-08 During the academic week, a number of prices are awarded from Luleå University of Technology. During Tuesday evening, prizes were awarded to the Year's Alumni, the Innovator of the Year and the Collaboration Prize for the Year at the Vetenskapens hus.

Students meet companies at a new fair

2017-11-06 On November 23, the new market exhibition SKARV will be held for the first time at Luleå University of Technology in Skellefteå. It is aimed at students studying economics, IT, wood, machinery and energy technology.

Games can enhance youth reading comprehension

2017-11-06 Can game design elements similar to television and computer games enhance youth reading comprehension and increase the interest in fiction? Caroline Graeske and Stefan Lundström, researcher at Luleå University of Technology, belives so.

Communication in focus for prospective nurses

2017-11-03 Students at the Bachelor Programme in Nursing, taking their degree in January 2018, at Luleå University of Technology, held an open nursing conference where they presented their degree projects. A common denominator was the importance of communication between nurses, relatives and patients, and bet...

Great start for new initiative 5-TEK

2017-11-02 Experiments, lectures, community and an insight into how it is to study technical educations. The response from the 100 female junior high school students who participated in Luleå University of Technology's new initiative 5-TEK has been great.

Pioneering shape measurement for industry

2017-10-31 A technology leap for the industry. That is how Professor Mikael Sjödahl, Luleå University of Technology, describes the new measurement concept Sivpro, which automatically controls the shape of products in manufacturing.

National football and bearings for this year's alumni

2017-10-27 Now it is official which former students receive the honorable title of the year's alumni at Luleå University of Technology. 2017 the prize goes to Fredrik Larsson, physiotherapist for Sweden's national team in football and Victoria van Camp, head of business and product development within SKF.

Researchers refining drugs and implants using 3D printers

2017-10-26 In a new project at Luleå University of Technology, researchers develop systems to produce personal drugs and implants with 3D printers. The aim is to improve patient safety and health.

Student receives cultural award

2017-10-26 Student Kristin Danielsson, originally from Falun, has been awarded the Dalarna Cultural Prize for Young 2017.

Workshop on development of the residential area of Porsön in Luleå

2017-10-26 Luleå municipality supports research and student work to develop the Porsön district in Luleå. At a workshop, the municipality and IVA gathered representatives from the university, social organizations and industry to discuss challenges and opportunities for further development of Porsön.

Great interest for new arrangement 5-TEK

2017-10-26 100 female junior high school students from all over the country will visit Luleå University of Technology to learn more about engineering educations. The initiative, called 5-TEK, quickly became fully subscribed and could have been filled several times.

Industry people in new music collaboration

2017-10-23 The studio musician has started a collaboration with the music producer and songwriter education Advanced Music Production (AMP), which is run in collaboration with Fryshuset Folkhögskola, Anders Bagge and Dreamhill Music Academy.

A new project will lead to better utilization of the electricity grid

2017-10-23 In a new project together with Skellefteå Kraft, the Electric Power Engineering group will develop a method for quantifying opportunities and limitations of dynamic line rating to make increase the secure transmission capacity in subtransmission electricity networks.

Great interest in games and children's physical activity

2017-10-18 Anna-Karin Lindqvist and Josef Hallberg, researchers at Luleå University of Technology, filled the The Great Northern in Skellefteå with their lecture on how digital games can promote children's physical activity. The lecture is part of the series University presents.

World-leading train manufacturer seeks cooperation with LTU

2017-10-18 Luleå University of Technology has begun discussions with the world's leading high-speed train manufacturer CRRC, Beijing, China, to establish a joint research center at Luleå University of Technology.

How does digitisation affect the retail workplaces?

2017-10-16 Sales over the internet are increasing in Sweden, but despite that, the physical store has not played out its part. In a new project, Kristina Johansson, researcher at Luleå University of Technology, will investigate how trade in different channels affects retail workplaces.

Awarded for outstanding educational activity

2017-10-13 Jan-Olof Eriksson, Professor at Luleå University of Technology, is awarded the Future Music Prize for Outstanding Educational Deed.

The ePilot project was awarded for punctual train traffic

2017-10-13 The ePilot project at Luleå University of Technology has been awarded the newly established Innovation Award Strukton Innovation Award. This for the work on the vision of a punctual rail traffic, with proper maintenance measures at the right time.

The University Board's Vice-Chancellor recommendation

2017-10-13 At its board meeting on October 12th, the University Board decided to propose to the government that professor Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn will be new Vice-Chancellor of Luleå University of Technology.

The University receives railway switch as a gift

2017-10-12 Luleå University of Technology is the only Swedish university that has a complete full-scale railway switch on campus.

Thomas Kuhn awarded supervisor

2017-10-11 Thomas Kuhn, Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science, is awarded The Student Union of Engineering’s prize for outstanding efforts in the supervision of doctoral students.

One step closer to test bed for mining technology in Pajala

2017-10-10 There will be an in-depth preliminary study for the establishment of an Arctic Test facility at the Kaunisvaara mine in Pajala municipality.

New innovative project in Environmental Forensics at Luleå University of Technology

2017-10-09 In the project Waterface - Environmental Forensics, the ambition is to develop innovative, world-leading commercial products, analytical methods and interpretation tools to track and quantify pollutants and sources of pollution.

Master's thesis is presented with a concert

2017-10-09 Mikael Bäckman, university lecturer at Luleå University of Technology, presents his master's thesis with a lecture and concert at Studio Acusticum tonight. In the master's thesis, he has investigated how it affects him as a player if he exercises the same things on both diatonic harmonics and chroma...

The goal: a greener aviation fuel

2017-10-09 Researchers at Luleå University of Technology participate in an exploratory study to find the most promising technologies for sustainable production of renewable aviation fuels from forest raw materials. This could reduce aviation's carbon dioxide emissions by up to 80 percent.

Technology creates opportunities for people with disabilities

2017-10-05 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can be both an opportunity and a limitation for people with disabilities. In a new doctoral thesis at Luleå University of Technology the relationship between ICT, society and the everyday life of people with disabilities is described.

Thoughtful reading increases intercultural understanding

2017-10-03 Reading fiction is often highlighted as a key to increased intercultural understanding. That it broads readers' views and gives a more tolerant image of a culture other than our own. But fictional reading also has an inherent problem that can complicate such development.

Open house at Luleå University of Technology

2017-10-03 It was crowded in the corridors when about 1,600 high school students visited the university´s campus in Luleå. The visitors got a chance to attend lectures and meet students as well as take part in the range of programmes offered by Luleå University of Technology.

Difficult with recovery for family care workers

2017-10-02 A new study from Luleå University of Technology shows that short-term care will give the caretaker the possibility of rest and recovery. Debt and bad conscience that the partner needs to move away from home and worry about the time spent on short-term living is meaningful retaliation for the caretak...

Unique initiative by the vocal ensemble

2017-09-28 Erik Westberg's Vocal Ensemble is widely regarded as one of the country's most outstanding in its genre. At the beginning of October, the ensemble releases its new record Chorus Gloriosus, which focuses on something unique.

Rejected Swedish ethanol on export to Germany

2017-09-27 What led to the rapidly falling interest in ethanol in Sweden around 2012, has been investigated by researcher Åsa Kastensson, Luleå University of Technology

Stored solar energy can provide future export success

2017-09-26 Improved stirling engines can be a future Swedish export success in storageable solar energy. This is what researchers at Luleå University of Technology hopes for and they now receive 3.8 million SEK from the Swedish Energy Agency to double the life span of the stirling engines' piston rings.

Feminist biographies and children's bodies theme of new research

2017-09-25 Children's bodies and an overview of feminist biographies are the theme of two newly released books by researchers Lydia Kokkola and Malin Lidström Brock, both active at Luleå University of Technology.

Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn suggested as new Vice-Chancellor

2017-09-21 The University Board’s recruitment committee suggests Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn to be the new Vice-Chancellor of Luleå University of Technology.

More men at Teacher Education Programme

2017-09-20 Luleå University of Technology's Supplementary Study Programme in Education is popular – especially among men, who are in the majority of the new students in the autumn semester of 2017.

Student awarded with Lilla Polhemspriset

2017-09-19 Albin Nilsson's graduation project "Wet Granulation of Carbonated Bio Ash", performed at Luleå University of Technology, has won Lilla Polhemspriset 2017.

Arctic focus on Luleå University of Technology

2017-09-14 Luleå University of Technology entered into a unique collaboration a year ago, for collecting university resources in Sweden, Norway and Finland around the Arctic. For two days, 80 representatives from universities have gathered in Luleå for the first time.

Successful premiere in Skellefteå

2017-09-14 It was crowded at the premiere of the University Presents in Skellefteå. More than 100 people had come to listen to lectures on how new digital technology will change the future care.

Premiere night for research effort

2017-09-11 Luleå University of Technology's commitment to visualizing the artistic research to a broad public had a grand premiere on Friday night. The venture under the name The University presents offered everything from folk music and blues rock to organ praeludium.

Slope streaks signs of more water on Mars

2017-09-11 A step closer to answering the question about the presence of liquid water – and perhaps life – on current Mars has been taken. An article published in Scientific Reports written by the Atmospheric Science Group at Luleå University of Technology, points to the possibility that slope streaks, one of ...

Unique survey of temporary employments

2017-09-06 How are the conditions for learning and development at workplaces within the healthcare affected, when more of the staff are hired temporarily? That is the object for a study among nurses and midwives, done by Luleå University of Technology's researchers Åsa Engström and Anna Berg Jansson.

Cultural festival initiates research effort

2017-09-04 The artistic research environment at Luleå University of Technology will be made visible to a broad public through a series of events under the name The University presents. The initiative begins with a culture festival in Studio Acusticum 8-9 September.

New Chaired Professor want to build bridges

2017-08-31 Timo Tossavainen left work at the University of Eastern Finland in Savonlinna for the service as new Chaired Professor and professor of mathematics and learning at Luleå University of Technology. The main reasons for the move were the multifaceted professorship and a cross-border research environmen...

They move their research to the municipalities

2017-08-31 Luleå University of Technology’s Catrine Kostenius and Ulrika Bergmark have been appointed to ”Flexit researchers”, which means that they will move their research from the university to organisations outside the academia.

Major sporting successes with financial management

2017-08-31 Elite clubs reach higher audience average and better sporting goals if they have a professional financial management of their business. This is the result of a student project at Luleå University of Technology where over one hundred Swedish club are examined.

New students welcomed to the university

2017-08-16 The expectations were high when the new students arrived at Luleå University of Technology for their study start. They were welcomed by Vice-chancellor Johan Sterte.

New cooperation for increased skills supply

2017-08-15 Luleå University of Technology and Norrbottens Kommuner have signed a joint letter of intent to strengthen, among other things, the digitization and future provision of skills for teachers and nurses in the county's municipalities.

Flaws in public procurement reviewed

2017-08-03 Students Linn Johansson and Louise Ramqvist have, as their degree project, examined public procurement projects. They have reviewed nearly 500 infrastructure projects, and the results show that the budget is exceeded by an average of 20 percent per project.
– There is a need for better accounting ...

Drones in the Swedish emergency services

2017-07-25 The interest in using drones in the emergency services is increasing. The drone technique can be used to search bodies at drowning accidents, forest fires or for overview images in major accidents. Fire engineer Alexandra Olofsson at Luleå University of Technology has examined the legal possibilitie...

Heat camera measures circulation disturbance

2017-07-18 Using a thermal camera, scientist Katarina Leijon Sundqvist succeeds, in a quick and simple way, to study differences in blood circulation in the hands of people who suffer from Raynaud's phenomenon, also known as "white fingers", and those who do not suffer from this phenomenon.

Innovations are born in sparsely populated regions

2017-07-11 A new way of measuring the effects of innovations challenges the perception that development is mainly created in major cities. It is one of the results of seven years of research on the prerequisites for innovations in sparsely populated regions.

First competition on biometanol

2017-07-07 In June, biometanol was tested for the first time in a high performance vehicle of 1600 horsepower. After the successful field test, the dragracing vehicle is running on this fuel in one of Sweden's major drag racing competitions this weekend.

Space innovations on the agenda

2017-07-05 How can space develop into a new Swedish base industry? That question was in focus at a seminar on Almedalsveckan, where Luleå University of Technology was present among experts, business leaders and other leading space actors.

New Honorary Doctors appointed

2017-06-30 A Professor in Rehabilitation, a renowned Norwegian Landscape Architect and an American Professor of Statistics: Jan Lexell, Jenny B Osuldsen and Geoffrey Vining are Luleå University of Technology’s Honorary Doctors of 2017.

Datacenters heat up greenhouses

2017-06-28 Residual heat from data centers can be reused to heat up greenhouses. The Green Power research project recently presented the pros and cons of using low temperature heat from data centers for greenhouse cultivation.

New member of the Royal Academy of Music

2017-06-22 Sverker Jullander, Professor of Musical Instrumentation, was recently elected as a new member of the Royal Academy of Music.

LTU Business receives major order from the EU raw materials sector

2017-06-20 LTU Business AB has been given the task of developing the innovative capabilities of nine of Europe's leading raw material consortia led by globally recognized players such as Atlas Copco, DMT, GTK, Terrafame, Luleå University of Technology, Uppsala University and Swerea in an order worth about SEK ...

Challenges education on entrepreneurship

2017-06-20 What are successful entrepreneurs doing to succeed? Ida Lindh, Luleå University of Technology, challenges, in her doctoral thesis, the way schools work to increase students' opportunities and interest in becoming entrepreneurs.

Achieving gender equality in Ghanaian mines

2017-06-20 Male dominance in the mining industry in Ghana is being challenged to achieve a more gender-balanced work environment. Rufai Haruna Kilu, in his doctoral thesis at Luleå University of Technology, identifies key changes being made to combat gender imbalance while making an economic case for gender eq...

Music research on the agenda

2017-06-16 The music school at Luleå University of Technology hosted the ambulatory conference Music Research today for the first time.

Biomethanol tested on dragster

2017-06-16 How is it to drive a 1600 horsepower-dragster on renewable methanol? That has been tested by researchers from Luleå University of Technology together with the drag racing-team Heaven or Hell.

Creative and sustainable urban transformation

2017-06-12 Kiruna Sustainability Center is the name of a new innovation platform for testing and evaluating new creative solutions for a sustainable society. Luleå University of Technology will contribute to recycling and waste solutions, energy systems, socioeconomic analyzes, industrial construction, social ...

110 year old teacher education was celebrated

2017-06-12 Teachers have been trained in Luleå for 110 years. This historical fact was celebrated during the three days that included afterwork, debates and exciting conversations.

Students are examined during an staged car accident

2017-06-12 Last week specialist programs focusing on ambulance care, intensive care and anesthesia at Luleå University of Technology conducted a joint final exam with two scenarios where two cars have collided.

Article on gravitation receives award

2017-06-09 Physicists Johan Hansson and Stephane Francois at Luleå University of Technology have received the Honorable Mention Award by the Gravity Research Foundation. The award is given for their article, which deals with how to test quantum gravity.

Connected building site is the target

2017-06-09 Luleå University of Technology has been assigned the task of developing a project in collaboration with Linköping University and seven companies from the Construction and Telecom sectors, aiming at digitizing Swedish construction sites, in order to streamline the construction industry in Sweden. In ...

They received Rune Andersson's scholarship

2017-06-08 On the first summer day of the year in Luleå, Rune Andersson's scholarship for foreign studies was awarded to four students at Luleå University of Technology. In the fall they will now go to study in South Korea and Singapore with a scholarship that makes it economically possible to look around the ...

Great Anniversary Celebration of Teacher Education

2017-06-06 This article is only available in swedish.

Conferred Distinguished Visiting Professorship at Tsinghua University Beijing

2017-06-05 Professor Kumar was conferred a Distinguished Visiting Professorship by Tsinghua University, Beijing in a in a simple ceremony on May 17, 2017 in recognition of his academic contribution to the body of knowledge relevant for railway maintenance technology. The installation ceremony also included...

New project will enable Swedish companies to benefit from digitalisation

2017-06-05 Digitalisation affects almost all industries in Sweden - but many companies lack knowledge about how they can benefit commercially. In a new project, researchers at Luleå University of Technology, together with established companies, will investigate how new business models can be created.

Good mood when the students presented their thesis work

2017-06-02 The atmosphere was great when students at the Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics had their thesis presentations. After many years of study, it is now time for the next chapter for the graduating students.

Fictitious Mars reviewed by researchers

2017-06-01 Lectures on Mars’ history, microbes on Mars and the constant search for life on Mars, closed the Mars Week at Luleå University of Technolgy. Also, there was a thrilling disclosure: Matt Damon couldn’t possibly have survived so easily on Mars that he did in the blockbuster The Martian.

Successful field experiments with drones

2017-06-01 Researchers at Luleå University of Technology have performed a successful field experiment with autonomous drones. – In two or three years, it will be possible to use this technique for aerial inspection of wind turbines, says George Nikolakopoulos, Professor of Robotics and Automation.

Students’ attitudes to school affect their grades

2017-05-31 Students' attitudes and intentions with their high school studies affect their grade performance, according to new research from Luleå University of Technology.
– Those who intend to continue to higher education make sure to perform to become eligible to apply, says Malin Malmström, Professor of E...

Students contribute to a sustainable construction industry

2017-05-31 In order for Swedish construction companies to remain profitable in the long run, sustainability issues need to be prioritised. Students at Luleå University of Technology have developed solutions in twelve different projects.

Attentive research on stereotyped images of entrepreneurs

2017-05-30 Harvard Business Review draws attention to research from Luleå University of Technology on how stereotypical perceptions of women's and men's entrepreneurial conditions govern the distribution of financial support.

World leading Mars scientists in Luleå

2017-05-29 This week, leading Mars scientists from all over the world gather in Luleå. They are all members of the HABIT science team led by Luleå University of Technology’s professors Javier Martín-Torres and Maria Paz Zorzano-Mier.

Former student triple world champion

2017-05-29 Fia Reisek is a triple world champion in arm wrestling and Sweden's strongest woman in her weight class. However, she also have a second passion - propmaking.

Thesis published in scientific journal

2017-05-22 Former student Lisa Thorén Hedin completed her degree in Industrial and Management Engineering in 2014. Today, her results on Community Engagement and Development in the Swedish mining industry has been published in a scientific journal.

Startup for the project Pokémon goes to school

2017-05-22 How can the popular game Pokémon Go be used to increase children's and young people's physical activity? Students in grade 4 at Porsöskolan in Luleå will help researchers at Luleå University of Technology find out by performing assignments and collecting pieces of puzzle.

School's key to successful integration

2017-05-22 School's plays a crucial role in the integration of refugees and immigrants into society and the democratic process. Challenges exist but with the right conditions there are great social benefits to be had.

The University's satellite finally in orbit

2017-05-19 Now it's in orbit in space – the miniaturized satellite that is built and developed at Luleå University of Technology. – After a few hours of nerve-racking silence, it finally began transmitting, says Reza Emami, Professor of Onboard Space Systems.

New educations for nurses and engineers

2017-05-19 Starting next year, Luleå University of Technology will offer two new supplementary programmes; for nurses and engineers who want to complete their education from abroad.

The methanol vehicle from Luleå was invited to Gothenburg

2017-05-19 The journey "Luleå-Stockholm with wood in the tank", which was made a year ago by the attentive methanol vehicle from Luleå University of Technology, has now been extended with the route Luleå-Gothenburg. LTU received an invitation to join at the International Conference Advanced Biofuels Conference...

Cheaper bus cards for students

2017-05-18 From next year, bus rides will be cheaper for students at Luleå University of Technology.

Eighth graders competed in Teknikjakten

2017-05-18 For the seventh consecutive year, Luleå University of Technology had invited eighth graders from Norr- and Västerbotten to compete in Teknikjakten. Students at the university acted as team coaches in the competition, where staff from Teknikens Hus also participated.

Student second best in Sweden on bouldering

2017-05-18 Physiotherapist student Kristoffer Lindbäck recently won silver medal in the discipline bouldering at the Swedish Championship in climbing in Gothenburg. Next year, he is aiming for gold.

Sound in cars and spaceships

2017-05-15 Arne Nykänen is a researcher in Engineering Acoustics at Luleå University of Technology, focusing on sound design for vehicles. At a lecture at the Science House in Luleå, he spoke about his work with Scania and how a computer game with spacecrafts has influenced this work.

Success for the Swedish Championship in Economics

2017-05-15 On Saturday the final of the Swedish Championship in Economics 2017 were held at Kulturens hus in Luleå. 22 universities competed for the title "Swedish Champion in Economy". Winner became Linköping University. Luleå University of Technology was the organiser - and the championship became a success...

Record in number of first-hand applicants

2017-05-15 The occupational therapy program at Luleå University of Technology has most first-hand applications compared to other universities occupational therapy programmes. The education has 71 percent more first-hand applications than the second most popular university.

Leif Östling Chairman of a Academy

2017-05-12 Leif Östling, Chairman of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprises and Honorary Doctor at Luleå University of Technology, has been appointed Chairman of the academy. The Honorary Doctors' Academy is a newly formed association for persons who have been appointed as Honorary Doctors, received the Meda...

Digitization sets new demands

2017-05-12 The digitization of the school has opened up to new forms of education that former generations could only dream of. However, in the course of digitization, new challenges are also encountered for teachers and students.

Aiming for victory with improved rail vehicle

2017-05-11 Ten students at the MSc engineering programmes in Sustainable Energy Engineering and Mechanical Engineering are preparing for the Delsbo Electric competition on 27 May. This is the third time Luleå University of Technology is participating with a team, and now they are aiming for the first victory.

Students and basketball champions

2017-05-11 Ulrica Holmqvist, Fanny Mosesson, Rebecka Garderyd and Anton Saks are all students at Luleå University of Technology – and new Swedish champions in basketball.

Swedish Championship in Economics in Luleå

2017-05-11 11-14th of May the Swedish Championship in Economics is taking place at Luleå University of Technology. 22 universities from across the country are competing for the title "Swedish champion in economy".

Increased online visibility for better business

2017-05-09 An EU project at Luleå University of Technology will enable small and medium-sized companies to increase their online visibility and thereby increase their competitiveness. – We will bring the customer to the store, via the internet, says Karl Andersson, Associate Professor of Mobile and Pervasive C...

1.9 billion year-old ores

2017-05-08 In the Falun mine, copper, zinc, lead and smaller amounts of gold and silver have been mined for at least 800 years until 1992. Since 2001, the mine has been a world heritage site. Now, ore researcher Tobias Kampmann has determined the geological age of the ore body to ca. 1.9 billion years in a dis...

Have you alerted 112 on behalf of another person?

2017-05-08 In order to contribute to the development of acute care, research is currently being carried out to study inringers' experience of meeting emergency personnel at the site before the ambulance arrives, a so-called IVPA mission. Now people from Norrbotten need these experiences.

Serious building accidents are the most common in small businesses

2017-05-05 The Swedish Work Environment Authority has made a compilation of international research on risks and safety in the construction industry, an industry which, unfortunately, tops the accident statistics. At Luleå University of Technology, Professor Jan Johansson, together with a research team, receive...

Competing with a canoe in concrete

2017-05-04 Students at Luleå University of Technology has started building concrete canoe for an international competition in Germany. This is the 16th Concrete Canoe Regatta competition.

Winner of robotics competition

2017-05-03 The robotics team from Luleå University of Technology won the prestigious robot fight against Umeå University. – The most fun thing was that everything worked as planned, says Johan Carlstedt, a student of Engineering Physics and Electrical Engineering.

FJÄLL won the award

2017-05-03 Elisabeth Ulander, a former student of the program Industrial Design Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, won the first prize in the TreCe Storing Award with her thesis project FJÄLL. The module-based storage room for office and public environment will soon be on the market.

Learning in focus

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Emmas movie can be seen by thousands of recruiters

2017-05-02 With a pair of Lovikka-mittens and a rheumy nose has Emma Olausson, a student at the Luleå University of Technology, pitched herself and gotten the chance to be seen by over 100,000 executives and recruits. Her film has gone to the final in the Union Student Instagram Contest.

Honored professor awarded exclusive scholarship

2017-05-02 Professor Erik Westberg, teacher at Luleå University of Technology, is honored with Landshövding Kari Marklund's scholarship. A prize awarded by the Längmanska företagarfonden to people who market Norrbotten in a deserving way.

Recent research promotes activities for people with acquired brain injury

2017-05-02 Individuals with acquired brain injury often experience difficulties with activities outside the home. It is also about preparation, impressions and concerns associated with the activity. This means that the person's entire activity repertoire has to be taken into account over days and weeks - not j...

Well-being gives better learning

2017-05-02 Appreciation and working relationships are of great importance for childrens’ well-being in school, according to new research from Luleå University of Technology.
– Learning and well-being go hand in hand, says Catrine Kostenius, Professor of Health Science.

Sustainable research became award-winning spin-off companies

2017-04-28 Jonas Hedlund, a Professor at Luleå University of Technology and CEO of Zeomem, and Christian Olsson, CEO of Sustainalube, have been appointed two of the twelve most community-building entrepreneurs in the year and wins Åforsk Entrepreneurial Grant of 200,000 SEK each.

Genus coding mostly for inconvenience

2017-04-28 This article is only available in swedish.

Large environmental benefits through reduced friction

2017-04-28 Reduced friction due to improved design of diesel engines can reduce fuel consumption for trucks by between 1-7 percent. At a global level, this would reduce the consumption of diesel by up to 35 billion litres per year. This is presented in a new doctoral thesis at Luleå University of Technology.

Ylva Fältholm the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Gävle

2017-04-27 The government has today decided that Ylva Fältholm, Professor at Luleå University of Technology, will be the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Gävle.

Honorable prize for work on master program

2017-04-27 Peter Michaelson, assistant professor of physical therapy at Luleå University of Technology, recently received the newly Kalterbornpriset for his work with the master's program Master physiotherapy, focusing Orthopedic Manual Therapy, one of the most applied masters degrees in Sweden.

Cubesat finally in space

2017-04-27 The Swedish miniaturized satellite that is built and developed at Luleå University of Technology, has been launched into space. After a stop at the International Space Station, it will soon be in orbit in the thermosphere.

Performance visualization of cities

2017-04-26 By utilizing the availability of open data for our built environment in national, regional and local databases, Tim Johansson has created models that visualize how cities have been built and continue to develop. In the towns of Kiruna and Gällivare where great urban transformations are ongoing becau...

Report: More investment is needed in the Arctic

2017-04-26 Norrbotten and Västerbotten are top regions in the Arctic in terms of innovation, concludes a new report from Business Index North, which Luleå University of Technology's researchers Anders Hersinger and Ossi Pesämaa have contributed to.

Great participation in March for Science

2017-04-24 On Saturday researchers and the public stood up for the importance of science and research-based knowledge. The global event March for Science drew over a hundred people to Gula paviljongen in the center of Luleå.

Four times more applicants on web-based programme

2017-04-24 Luleå University of Technology is the first Swedish university offering a fully online education for specialist nurse in psychiatric care. The preliminary application numbers shows a great interest in the programme.

Three research teams that evaluate the effects of an uninterrupted flow of information is now set ups

2017-04-21 Five research groups from Royal Institute of Technology, Lund University, and Luleå University cooperate in three research teams with the aim to build knowledge about the effects of increased digitization and industrialization in the construction sector. The work is performed in collaboration betwee...

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New criteria for sustainable mines

2017-04-21 A framework with 36 sustainability criteria will help the Nordic mining industry to develop its sustainability efforts. Behind the framework are researchers Helena Ranängen and Åsa Lindman, Luleå University of Technology.

Hip Implants can last longer

2017-04-21 Every year more than 20 000 Swedes get a hip replacement surgery. Most often due to wear, hip implant must usually be replaced within 20 years – a surgical procedure that is complicated, painful and expensive. Research at Luleå University of Technology now shows how the life of the implants can incr...

Technical design receives awards

2017-04-21 A braille printer, a trash bin and now a furniture collection for public outdoor environments. The former students Annica and David Doms design continues to win awards in one of the world's largest design competitions, the Red Dot Award.

Marching for Science in Luleå

2017-04-20 At over 500 places worldwide, including Luleå, scientists as well as public will stand up for the importance of science and research-based knowledge in the community. The global arrangement March for Science takes place April 22, 11:00 in the middle of central Luleå.

Laureate of the utmost quality

2017-04-20 Stina Andersson, clarinet player and student at Luleå University of Technology, was recently awarded the Royal Skyttean Society price. Besides the honor she was also awarded a cash prize of 30 000 SEK.

Preliminary candidate digits to Luleå University of Technology

2017-04-19 Preliminary figures on the number of first-time applicants to program at Luleå University of Technology are ready. When it comes to first-time applicants to programs, in addition to programs at advanced level, they decrease by seven percent. First-time applicants to the Masterprogrammes, Master's an...

New Head cherish respect and cooperation

2017-04-19 On May 1, assistant professor Gunilla Isaksson starts as the new Head of the Department of Health Sciences. She is a licensed occupational therapist who has experience from various positions in the academic world.

Nina Lintzén won the world's longest ski race

2017-04-18 Nina Lintzén, who normally work with snow research at Luleå University of Technology, was victorious in the women's class, after 220 Kilometers tough ski race during the Easter weekend. The race was run from Jokkmokk to Kvikkjokk and back.

The thesis gave an employment and a prize

2017-04-18 Thule Braheds MSc degree in Sustainable Energy Engineering focused on identifying energy efficiency measures in apartment buildings to meet the EU's 2020 target for near-zero energy (NZE) buildings. The work received a prize by the Swedish Society of HVAC Engineers SWEDVAC, and also led to the emplo...

Drones will make mines safer

2017-04-18 Autonomous drones inspecting harsh mine shafts will hopefully contribute to a safer mining environment. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology are leading this thrilling development. – Autonomous robots will be a part of the future’s mining, says George Nikolakopoulos, Professor of Robotics a...

Multi-million investment in biomass gasification

2017-04-12 The Swedish Energy Agency will provide 78 million for continuing research on gasification technology in the Swedish Gasification Center (SFC), where Luleå University of Technology is principal. The center consists of three independent research nodes led by Chalmers, KTH and Luleå University of Techn...

Space invasion in Kiruna

2017-04-12 Sweden's leading space scientists, representatives from the space industry and policymakers. All will gather in Kiruna in May, to attend Rymdforum – Sweden's largest meeting place for stakeholders in the space area.

Swedish Water prize for best thesis in 2017 - Ida Sandström, Luleå University of Technology

2017-04-12 The Swedish Water & Wastewater Association SWWA has instituted a prize for "best thesis within the Urban Water Area" to create more attention and attraction for the area. Ida Sandström, student of the Master Programme in Natural Resources Engineering with focus on environment and water, is awarded t...

Luleå University host the Swedish Championship in Economics

2017-04-11 In May the Swedish Championship in Economics is taking place at Luleå University of Technology. 22 universities from across the country are competing for the title "Swedish champion in economy".

Dual feelings about Iran Tour

2017-04-10 The Chamber Choir of the Music Academy at Luleå University of Technolgy heads out on a long-distance tour. In April the choir visits Iran for a week's tour.

MFS scholarship became thesis in India

2017-04-10 Helena Sjöberg has studied the Master Programme in Architectural Engineering at Luleå University of Technology. She chose to go to India for her thesis to examine which gender roles that exist in the Indian culture and how these affect the participation of women in the local planning process. During...

"The wood sector is an industry of the future"

2017-04-07 This autumn Luleå University of Technology in Skellefteå starts a new Bachelor of Science in Wood Technology. One who likes this is Tomas Ivarsson, secretary at the Swedish Wood Processing Forum, since he sees that the wood sector is in need of more engineers.

Luleå researchers appoints landing site on Mars

2017-04-07 Scientific experts have identified two possible locations on Mars for the landing site of the ExoMars2020 expedition, where the mission is to find life on the red planet. Luleå University of Technology is a key player in the complex selection process of landing site.

The government has appointed a new Board of Luleå University of Technology

2017-04-06 The Government today decided about Chairman and other executive members of the boards of 30 public universities and colleges for the period 1 May 2017 - 30th April 2020. The decision includes 236 people, of whom about half are brand new name.

Spinoff from Lulea on prestigious list of tomorrow's technology

2017-04-06 Professor Ramin Karim and his spinoff eMaintenance 365 is on the swedish newspapers Ny Teknik and Affärsvärldens 33 list of companies that are expected to be the stars of tomorrow and most promising technology companies. The company is now on track to establish itself in Australia.

The brain's subconscious behind new technology

2017-04-05 In a new, mobile laboratory at Luleå University of technology researchers can get a picture of the brain's subconscious reactions to new technological solutions. Several types of biometric data can be captured simultaneously and the results are synchronised and can be analysed together. The aim is t...

Advanced laser lab demonstrated

2017-04-03 Laser Ablation ICP-MS, or Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, is a state of the art technology that is used in geoscientific research to determine the trace element composition of minerals within rocks. Due to its high sensitivity, it is particularly valuable to, for example...

Investment for more specialist nurses

2017-04-03 The need for specialist nurses is high throughout the country. Norrbotten County Council will now expand it’s trainee program and possibility for payment for nurses during their specialist education. Luleå University of Technology has an important role in the long-term work to educate more specialis...

Mini courses gave a taste of university studies

2017-03-30 Students from across the country visited Luleå University of Technology for two days to participate in this year's mini courses. Students had lectures and practical sessions and got to meet teachers and students and also experiences the stimulating environment at the University.

Mini course for future fire engineers

2017-03-30 Yesterday a group of high school students from all over Sweden visited Luleå University of Technology to take part in the mini-courses offered in different areas. Some chose to attend the fire engineers programmes mini course on The fire emergency response training area in Luleå.

Recruitment day creates forums

2017-03-30 This article is only available in swedish

Energy Transition in the Arctic attracted PhD students

2017-03-30 The first joint PhD course between Luleå University of Technology and the universities of Tromsø, Rovaniemi and Oulu, aroused great interest in all countries. The theme, Energy Transition in the Arctic is highly topical and was illuminated from several angles and areas of research.

Sexuality in final stage of life

2017-03-29 Talking about sexuality in health care is important, but it is a subject that is seldom addressed - particularly in the final stage of life. Emma Palmcrantz and Frida Henriksson, nursing students, found in their thesis that both patients and healthcare professionals feel unccomfortable adressing the...

Collaboration with good research results

2017-03-29 A long-lasting collaboration on the development of a wood dryer has given good results. Thomas Gustafsson, Professor of Control Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, and Eric Björkman at Alent dynamic, see benefits of collaboration between academia and industry.

Collaboration for accessibility

2017-03-29 The right to communication and participation are regulated in a number of policy documents and the lack of this is since 2015 reason for discrimination. Against this background, a day with the aim of spreading knowledge, experience and above all inspire the communication support were recently organi...

Research on places and employer attractiveness

2017-03-29 Howthe retail and tourism industry develop their brands in order to attract and retain employees, customers and visitors, and how these sectors while collaborating, can achieve innovative solutions for developing urban centers that attract new target groups, is examined in two different research pro...

Girls' interests creates new technology

2017-03-28 Helmet with a lamp and infrared camera, virtual reality headset and an app that builds paths for horse jumping. These are some of the ideas generated in the project Innovate Passion.

Record interest in Gradshow

2017-03-26 Some of the world's largest companies within visual effects and video games have visited Luleå University of Technology for this year's Gradshow. – It's great to have the opportunity to communicate with potential employers, says Anton Grönberg, student in Computer Engineering.

Researchers from Luleå at the OECD meeting

2017-03-24 In a new report, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD, has examined the opportunities to create growth in Europe's northern regions. Researchers from Luleå University of Technology were invited to discuss the significance of the report.

Nepal attracts students

2017-03-24 Physiotherapist students Kasper Landin and Atle Ager chose to make their last clinical education in Nepal. The high mountains and the possibility to take part of physiotherapists working conditions attracted them to the country.

New funding for continued research in Bio4Energy

2017-03-23 Bio4Energy - which produces methods and tools for making advanced biofuels, green chemicals and smart bio-based materials, may continue at least until 2020. Of a total of 53 new million invested into the program, Luleå University of Technology recives 20 million.

The conference that puts Luleå on the world map

2017-03-23 Press hardening of high strength steel is the dominant technology for producing lightweight, safe and environmentally friendly vehicles. It is also an area where Luleå University of Technology is at the forefront, not least thanks to the conference CHS2 that now is held for the sixth time, this time...

Music education with close ties to the industry

2017-03-22 A new hearing based music education at Luleå University of Technology caters to musicians and bands who want to find their creative core through a mix of garage thinking and academic training. The program will have regular visits by established musicians and close cooperation with BD Pop.

Cyber security in focus at workshops

2017-03-21 Companies in the security industry in Sweden, municipalities and energy companies attended a workshop in cybersecurity at Luleå University of Technology. Organizer was the Centre for Critical Infrastructure and Societal Security, CISS at Luleå University of Technology.

110 million SEK for sustainable stormwater solutions

2017-03-21 Luleå University of Technology receives one of Sweden's eight new centers of excellence for world-class research in areas of importance for the country. At the new center DRIZZLE, the university’s researchers will collaborate with companies and municipalities to develop groundbreaking stormwater sol...

Award to outstanding scientists

2017-03-21 David Rönnberg Sjödin, senior lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, has received an award from Kungliga Skytteanska Samfundet to continue to develop his successful research at Luleå University of Technology.

Student proposals for the new Kiruna

2017-03-20 A group of students from the Master Programme in Architectural Engineering at Luleå University of Technology has developed improvement proposals for the new Kiruna. The proposal is based on the plan developed by the local authority in Kiruna in collaboration with an architectural firm.

Factories of the future are developed in a new lab

2017-03-20 What will the future’s factories look like? A new AIC³ lab at Luleå University of Technology will hopefully be a part of that development. – Manufacturing must become smarter, more energy efficient and cheaper, says Valeriy Vyatkin, Professor of Dependable Communication and Computing. AIC³, or AIC-c...

Mining plans creates intractable conflicts

2017-03-17 Plans to establish new mines divide local communities and the means for local actors to infuence the Swedish permitting process are limited. This is shown in new research on contested mine establishments in Rönnbäcken (Storuman), Kallak (Jokkmokk) and Rakkuri (Kiruna) – projects which all generated ...

Two national championships in arm wrestling

2017-03-16 Johanna Falkenström, a student in Master of Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, won two gold medals in the Swedish championship in arm wrestling in 2017. The competitions were held last weekend in Örnsköldsvik.

Inauguration of the VR Studio

2017-03-16 Today the inauguration of the Virtual Reality Lab at Luleå University of Technology took place with a demonstration for press and industry. The VR studio will be a powerful tool for visualizations and presentations and will be used by both researchers and students.

Role play with social interaction

2017-03-15 This article is only available in Swedish.

Brokerage students to final

2017-03-15 Two students at Luleå University of Technology have reached the final in the competition Student of the Year that is determined on the 15th March in Stockholm.

Dr. Kai Goebel from NASA adjunct Professor at LTU

2017-03-14 Dr. Kai Goebel from the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA becomes adjunct professor in Operation and Maintenance Engineering at Luleå University of Technology. He will work as a supervisor of graduate students and visit the university a couple of times per year.

Researchers behind the first climate act

2017-03-13 Researchers at Luleå University of Technology has participated in the preparatory work for Sweden's first climate act. Tomorrow, the Government submits the proposal to Parliament.

Legendary SMASK winner

2017-03-13 After a thrilling vote and an evening of humorous ESC tributes, the contribution Legend of snowmobile-Bängt was chosen to be the winner of 2017 SMASK in Piteå.

Closure for successful Arrowhead Project

2017-03-13 Europe's largest research project in automation – Arrowhead – is about to end. – We have delivered far better than anyone dared to hope when the project started, says Jerker Delsing, project coordinator and professor of Industrial Electronics at Luleå University of Technology.

The key to attractive places

2017-03-10 What is needed for a successful development of a place, so it becomes attractive to residents, visitors and businesses? That question has been central in the project Place innovation in Swedish Lapland. On Tuesday, the results will be presented at a conference in Piteå.

Warning system for water in grease at paper mill

2017-03-10 Researchers at Luleå University of Technology, in cooperation with SKF and BillerudKorsnäs in Karlsborg, are developing a novel sensor that is expected to save millions by reducing downtime in pulp and paper mills and steel mills. The secret, a sensor that warns for water contamination in grease lu...

Former student behind ESC contribution

2017-03-09 Jon Henrik Fjällgren feat. Aninia took one of the direct places to the Eurovision Song Contest final on Saturday. Behind the song A world full of battles (Eatneme gusnie jeenh dåaroeh) is the composer Andreas Hedlund, who studied at the School of Music at Luleå University of Technology during 2008-2...

Former LTU-student behind Europe's largest lithium battery factory

2017-03-08 Peter Carlsson, former Procurement Manager for (the electronic car manufacturer) Tesla is now the Chief Executive Officer for Northvolk AB, a company set to establish the largest European factory for lithium batteries, here in Sweden. Peter Carlsson graduated from Luleå University of Technology in 1...

Knowledge about gender gives business benefits

2017-03-08 Through the participation in the project Gender Contact Point, the IT company Arctic Group hopes to recruit more women and increase their competitiveness. – Of course, the new knowledge we're obtaining shall ultimately give us more business, says Lena Jonsson.

Their work challenges established ideas

2017-03-07 A colleague's request for help to solve a problem in maintenance engineering led to a breakthrough in the theory of intertemporal choice. The findings, which is published in a leading journal for economic theory, now shakes existing research.

Geology Day at the university 2017

2017-03-06 This year’s Geology Day at Luleå University of Technology was attended by nearly a hundred high school students who were taking part in lectures on ores, minerals, environment and recycling of metals. It was much appreciated as geoscience is missing as a subject in primary schools.

Exam thesis focusing on artificial intelligence

2017-03-03 Future computers will be both smart and self-learning. Andreas Ternstedt, student at the Master Programme in Engineering Physics and Electrical Engineering, has done his exam thesis at the Institute of Neuroinformatics in Zurich and learned about artificial intelligence.

A musical journey through time

2017-03-03 This year's edition of SMASK takes place next friday. The rules are simple, preserving the genre's clichés and never forget the key change. The theme for this year's show is Smaskografi - a glittering music history.

Effective using actors in teaching

2017-03-03 Having actors enact as patients and their relatives is effective when teaching nursing students in psychiatcric and elderly care, a new study from Luleå University of Technology shows.

Intensive care research presented at the international congress

2017-03-02 Research focused on critical care nurses' experiences of temporary staffing and experiences of caring for patients who have experienced trauma are parts of the research from Luleå University of Technology presented at the congress European Federation of Critical Care Nursing associations, EfCCNa.

Project to support user engagement

2017-03-01 Centre for distance-spanning technology (CDT) is coordinating a new project that will provide support for five large Horizon 2020 pilots. – We have 15 years of experience of user participation so I am quite sure that we will make a difference, says Marita Holst, project manager at CDT.

Debate: knowledge flaws is an obstacle for a fossil-free welfare state

2017-03-01 According to researchers at Luleå University of Technology companies can create sustainability by delivering a function instead of products. The debate article is published in Ny Teknik.

New laser system measures flow in 3D

2017-02-28 The John Field Laboratory has a new system in the form of a tomographic PIV – a bright laser and four cameras to measure various fluid mechanical phenomena in 3D. It will be important for research in areas such as hydropower, mining and steel industries, biocomposites and machine components.

VR for a better society

2017-02-27 When Hampus Hugoson visited his parents' home where he lived for 19 years, he noticed something he had never thought of before. None of the houses in the area had the entrance door at ground level, it was stairs up to each house. This realization changed direction of Hampus thesis on VR technology.

Sea squirts new raw material to bioethanol

2017-02-27 Cellulose from Swedish large- scale seacultivation system of sea squirts is to be used for the production of bioethanol. Marine Biogas AB in Lysekil, developers of a large-scale cultivation of sea squirts for the production of biogasi, is initiating a collaboration with Luleå University of Technolo...

Cooperation for broadened recruitment of teachers

2017-02-23 A new collaboration between Luleå University of Tecnology and the foundation Teach for Sweden aims to broaden recruitment and attracting new teachers to the profession. Special focus is placed on students with higher education in mathematics and science.

10 000 °C in a second

2017-02-23 Gleeble 3800 is a state-of-the-art equipment installed in the materials lab at Luleå University of Technology. It will be used for thermal-mechanical materials testing and simulations. For example, the Gleeble can heat a sample with 10 000 °C per second.

New project focusing on health and learning

2017-02-22 Health, appreciation and participation - are some areas that researchers and students from Luleå University of Technology focuses on in Övertorneå Municipality's project for health promoting school improvement.

New model increases companies' quality

2017-02-22 Better models to measure key performance indicators and ensure quality in supply chains. That is crucial for companies to improve their performance and reach the quality standards. A new matrix is now presented in a doctoral thesis at Luleå University of Technology.

Vision for a future Kalix

2017-02-20 Students from the Master Programme in Climate Sensitive Urban Planning and Building has developed urban design proposals for the future of Kalix. A quieter, greener and denser city more suited for pedestrians than motorists.

National parks in conflict with Sámi rights

2017-02-20 When the Swedish national parks were established, it was mainly done within the Sámi reindeer herding area. Tore Andersson Hjulman has in his doctoral thesis examined the historical conflicts between nature preservers and Sámi.

Stereotypes control grant decisions

2017-02-20 A large study of Lulea scientists shows that the distribution of grants is governed by stereotypes about men and women.

New artistic programs in Skellefteå

2017-02-17 The artistic environment at Luleå University of Technology will now be strengthened with the establishment of a new main area called visual design and two new three-year bachelor programs in Film Design and Digital Design. The new programs in Skelleftea replaces the earlier courses in Computer graph...

Good health encounters beneficial for patients

2017-02-17 Good encounters within the primary healthcare can help persons with long-term illnesses in their recovery from treatments, according to new research from Luleå University of Technology. To often meet new doctors and district nurses is however considered stressful and confusing by the patients.

Building materials being tested

2017-02-16 On the university campus in Luleå, a number of miniature houses have raised curiosity and speculations about beehives or dog houses. Alexandra Andersson Wikström, PhD-student in Urban Water Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, is working on the project where a number of building materials ...

Information Systems on the agenda

2017-02-16 MASTIS is an Erasmus project that aims to develop Master level studies in Information Systems. This week, within the framework of the project, a workshop is arranged on the topic pedagogical development at Luleå University of Technology.

Driverless load carrier lines up prizes

2017-02-14 The battery-powered driverless hauler HX1, developed by students at Luleå University of Technology together with Volvo Construction Equipment, wins national and international prizes.

More punctual trains on high-trafficrail routes

2017-02-14 More punctual trains and better maintenance of our railways, that were the objectives of ePilot, when it started its test operations on the railway between Boden-Luleå, three years ago. The results are so successful that the project are now to be introduced - on high-traffic rail routes in southern ...

Women get second heart attack earlier than men do

2017-02-14 It is not uncommon that persons who have had heart attacks suffer from it again. New research from Luleå University of Technology shows a big difference in time when women and men have a second heart attack, or myocardial infarction (MI).

The city meets the water

2017-02-13 A group of students from the Master Programme in Architectural Engineering has produced proposals for a general problem in many Swedish coastal cities; roads that effectively cut off the water from the population. The city of Luleå has the same problem as in Gothenburg and many other cities.

Attendance record at Luleå Big Air

2017-02-13 Elite skiers and snowboarders from across the country offered a great show on Saturday at Luleå Big Air. The event broke attendance records with over 6000 spectators who braved the cold to see the tricks in the 22-meter high ramp.

Margot Wallström gave lecture for students

2017-02-10 The Arctic, Sweden’s non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council and the war in Syria. That was just a few of the topics when Sweden’s minister for foreign affairs, Margot Wallström, spoke in Luleå.

Wearable sensors can reduce workplace accidents

2017-02-10 To reduce workplace fatalities there is a need of methods that ensure good working environment. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology have examined how wearable sensors and information systems can help identify accident so that action can be taken early.

Big Air on Saturday

2017-02-09 Three of the winners from last year will participate in LULEÅ BIG AIR this Saturday. Visitors can try activities at campus in Luleå throughout the day.

TRIBOS-master first as joint degree

2017-02-08 The master program in tribology, TRIBOS-Master, has now become the first joint degree at Luleå University of Technology. The program is part of the Erasmus Mundus and is entitled Joint European Master in Tribology of Surfaces.

Green Megaprojects at the National University Singapore

2017-02-07 Agatino Rizzo, Architecture Research Group, is the only researcher based in a European university who has been selected to present his research on Green Megaprojects at the National University Singapore in a conference titled: Resilient Cities for Human Flourishing: Governing the Asia-Pacific Urban ...

Macchiarini documentary praised

2017-02-06 Eric Forsgren's documentary prize was awarded to the journalist Bosse Lindquist for his trilogy The experiments dealing with surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, then working at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.

Majorov took Sweden's first medal

2017-02-06 Figure skater Alexander Majorov, a student in physiotherapy at Luleå University of Technology, won bronze this weekend in the Universiade - student sport's equivalent of the Olympic Games - which was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Teachers educate students in Vietnam

2017-02-06 It is the second time that teachers from Luleå University of Technology traveled to Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam, on a teacher exchange. For three weeks Päivi Juuso and Carina Nilsson were teaching students on the International Nursing Programme.

Optimizes remote heating in Kiruna

2017-02-03 Moving the city of Kiruna engage several researchers at Luleå University of Technology. At Energy Engineering, researchers are studying, among other things, how the new district-heating network should be designed. The results, produced using evolutionary algorithms, become a support for investment a...

Russian roulette with snow

2017-02-02 An avalanche backpack reduces the risk of dying in an avalanche by fifty percent. It was one of the messages Stefan Mårtensson, a behavioral scientist and a researcher on avalanches at Luleå University of Technology, had in his lecture about avalanches at Vetenskapens hus in Luleå.

XP-el enjoys electronics

2017-02-02 Do you need to repair your broken speaker, print something in 3D or fix a faulty circuit board? At the student association XP-el, there are many opportunities for advancement in electronics. – And of course, we spread a lot of joy, says the president Joakim Lundberg.

”Like the Olympic games for students”

2017-02-01 Figure skater Alexander Majorov went directly from competing in the European Championships to the Winter Universiade, where he represents Sweden and Luleå University of Technology.

University continues its focus on the Arctic

2017-02-01 Recently, representatives from Luleå University of Technology attended the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø. The conference brought together reserachers, politicians and business representatives from all over the Arctic region. Issues discussed at the conference, included; what do we know about...

Johan Sterte can be new Vice-Chancellor of Karlstad University

2017-01-31 Johan Sterte is considered for the position as new Vice-Chancellor of Karlstad University.
– My allotted time as Vice-Chancellor of Luleå University of Technology is nearing it’s end and I have therefore started looking for new and exciting challenges, says Johan Sterte, who continues his work at ...

Students awarded scholarship

2017-01-31 Emma Stjernberg student in conducting at the master's program in music, was recently awarded a grant of 40 000 SEK from the Royal Academy of Music.

Conference on health care challenges

2017-01-30 On 1-2 February is the ALEC 2017 conference, Arctic Light e-He@lth Conference, held in Lulea. The conference is held to discuss the challenges facing the health care system where new technology can create a more sustainable and efficient healthcare systems. Region Norrbotten is the organizer and Lul...

New project for active school transports

2017-01-30 The pilot project Active school transportation was a success. Now it is followed up with the three-year project The road to success - Active school transportation. The project, based on gamification and empowerment, will be expanded and involve several schools in Luleå municipality.

106 companies participated in LARV

2017-01-26 106 companies participated in the annual job fair organized by the Student Union of Engineering at Luleå University of Technology. European Space Agency, ESA, was in Luleå to connect with the university’s students.

VR-Studio installation

2017-01-25 VR - Virtual reality - is a computer technology that simulates the environment and the user's physical presence with a high degree of interaction. The VR-Studio is now installed at the university will primarily be used by researchers and students in construction, architecture, ore geology and rock e...

New film festival for students

2017-01-25 Luleå University of Technology gets a new film festival, Luleå Philmfestival, held April 25-26. Students who wish to participate and compete with own films must submit their contributions by April 12th.

Guldbagge to Jan Sandström

2017-01-24 Jan Sandström, composer and professor at the School of Music at Luleå University of Technology, took home Guldbaggen for best original music at the annual Guldbaggegalan Monday evening.

Hundreds of students developed new concepts for Svensk Cater

2017-01-24 How will Svensk Cater in Luleå develod? That was the question asked when some 100 students from Luleå University of Technolgoy analyzed and developed improvements to increase competitiveness for the company.

Energy model support the government’s long-term climate strategies

2017-01-23 When the government had to select the smartest way towards a carbon neutral Sweden in 2045 they got help from researcher Anna Krook Riekkola at Luleå University of Technology. She has developed the energy system model TIMES-Sweden that shows how limited resources are used cost efficiently to achieve...

Professor nominated for Guldbagge

2017-01-20 Jan Sandström, professor at Luleå University of Technology and one of Sweden's most celebrated composers, were recently nominated for a Guldbagge for Best Original Music.

Award-winning thesis on bio-based foam material

2017-01-20 Nikolina Frisk, who recently completed her studies at the MSc program EEIGM, received the 2016 prize for best thesis by the Bo Rydin Foundation. The cash prize was 30 000 SEK.

Solemn Islossning for the students

2017-01-20 In mid-January was the annual Islossning held where students who graduated were thanked. A ceremony was held during daytime and in the evening was a banquet. During the event attended about 740 people.

Students compete in robotics

2017-01-19 Their robot can pick up and stack cubes and press buttons. Students from the Master Programme in Engineering Physics and Electrical Engineering will now compete in robotics. – I hope we'll do a really good match, says student Robert Hedman.

Ultrasound streamlines metal processing

2017-01-18 Researchers in Engineering Acoustics and Process Metallurgy at Luleå University of Technology are using ultrasonic cavitation to streamline and speed up the leaching process in the mining industry. Leaching is a hydrometallurgical technique that converts metals or minerals into soluble salts in aque...

Luleå Big Air – bigger than ever

2017-01-18 On February 11th, it is time for one of the big festivities on campus: Luleå Big Air. Top skiers from all over Sweden are coming to the event, which is organized by students at Luleå University of Technology.

Students put Kalix on the tourist map

2017-01-17 A roe bus, food trucks with local ingredients and an extraordinary sauna experience. That is the content of some of the business plans that students from Luleå University of Technology presented for Kalix Municipality and Guldhaven Pelagiska AB on the 11th of January.

10 million SEK to new mining project

2017-01-16 Luleå University of Technology has a key role in a new major EU project on blasting and mining technology research.
– It's very exciting that we are involved and can help connecting the leading partners in blasting technology in Europe, says professor Håkan Schunnesson.

Want legislative changes affecting wind power

2017-01-13 Whilst environmental courts take sustainable development into consideration when decisions are made about establishing wind power, the legal basis to take into account the positive environmental impact of wind power is unsupported. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology therefore propose legi...

Two Projects at the Cost of One Workshop

2017-01-11 A new type of industry workshops led by Smart Built Environment in collaboration with the industry has led to the approval of two new test beds to digitialize the construction industry.

Students competed in problem solving

2017-01-11 A team of computer science students from Luleå University of Technology has been in Bath, UK, and competed in the programming contest Northwestern Europe Regional Contest 2016. – It was a really fun experience, says Edvin Åkerfeldt.

Movies and games inspiration for sawmill project

2017-01-10 A new project at Luleå University of Technology develops audiovisual interfaces inspired by films and games for an automated wood sorting system. Sonified alerts and visualisations help users in sawmills to monitor the sorting process and optimise system performance.

Past and present urban planning ideals

2017-01-09 Renovation and redesign of the Million Programme areas is a major challenge for many municipalities. Winny Lau, student in Architecture Engineering with specialization Urban Palnning at Luleå University chose for her thesis, in cooperation with the Municipality of Södertälje, to develop proposals fo...

Examines the efficiency of climate acts

2017-01-09 Today, five European countries have introduced climate acts. But the question is whether climate acts can help to mitigate climate change? Researchers in political science at Luleå University of Technology will examine this.

An eye for Geology

2017-01-04 House of Technology in Luleå has on behalf of SGU - The Geological Survey of Sweden - developed a traveling exhibition on geology named Eye of Geology. It is an exhibition of metals and minerals, and why they are so important in our everyday lives, in Sweden and in the world.

Challenges for wind power in cold climate

2017-01-02 Icing is a problem that affects wind power in northern Sweden. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology who has studied wind energy in cold climates can show interesting results in terms of classifying and simulating ice on the turbine blades. Now they want to validate their models in large sca...

Published:17 January 2018

Updated: 17 January 2018

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