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Commissioned training meets the electricity industry's skills needs

2021-04-14 The good collaboration between Luleå University of Technology and the Swedish Public Employment Service in commissioned training for foreign-born engineers is being expanded. The training offer is supplemented with two new fast tracks in electric power and energy technology that will meet the indust...

Master Thesis Rewarded with Byggstenen

2021-04-14 With his master thesis work, "Waste in the construction industry: A case study of the production process for road construction", Axel Bergbom has highlighted how productivity and long-term sustainability can go hand in hand in the construction industry and has been rewarded with Byggstenen from Norr...

Luleå University of Technology first with gender equality education for engineering students

2021-04-13 According to a decision from the Vice-Chansellor, all educational programes at Luleå University of Technology should hav an introductory compulsory gender equality education during the first year of the programme by the autumn of 2021. The technical programmes started already in the autumn of 2020 w...

"We have received help in depth and new ideas that we have not thought of."

2021-04-12 The Skellefteå company Latitude 64 is a world-leading producer in disc golf and is growing so fast. Today, the business has a turnover of around 100 million and has 40 employees, a doubling since 2016.

Anniversary quiz – outdoors

2021-04-12 This article is only avalible in swedish.

Modern car gears can be dangerous in traffic

2021-04-06 In modern cars, electronic gear selectors are often used instead of the old, mechanical model where it is designed as a joystick. Electronic gear selectors, so-called shift by wire, have the advantage that they are not as heavy, that they can be placed elsewhere in the car, and that they can be give...

Successful exploration work at Boliden

2021-04-01 Students from the Master Programme in Natural Resources Engineering, Viktor Grundström Mattsson and Gustav Lood Stark, are currently working on an exciting exploration project for the mining company Boliden. The project has led to the discovery of a new sulphide deposit containing gold, silver, zinc...

Erik Höglund professor and "own product"

2021-03-30 In a brochure at Luleå University of Technology's 20th anniversary in 1991, it is stated in the caption next to a portrait of Erik Höglund: "Erik Höglund professor and" own product ". All those who have been at Luleå University of Technology for a long time understand exactly what is meant by those ...

AI Factory - new for the mining industry

2021-03-30 LKAB and Boliden are part of a new collaboration between Luleå University of Technology and the mining industry. The goal is to reach a production with as little disruptions as possible.
– Based on research and innovation, we have developed a general concept for the use of new technologies on a di...

Natural resources for sustainability transitions

2021-03-26 Northern Sweden has the potential to show the way for a successful transformation of the basic industry that benefits the whole world. During a Zoom webinar on March 24, Luleå University of Technology's initiative SUN - Natural resources for sustainability transitions, which focuses on the assets in...

Anniversary quiz 80s - winners!

2021-03-26 See the winners' names here and the correct answers to the questions. The winners have also been contacted via email. Last competition day was 2021-03-14.

Full mobile coverage in rural areas

2021-03-25 It is technically and economically possible to achieve full mobile coverage throughout Sweden, even in rural areas. By using technical and norm-breaking solutions, researchers at Luleå University of Technology will be able to reduce the digital divide between urban and rural areas.

Virtual training increases during the pandemic

2021-03-23 During the pandemic, interest in virtual training has increased greatly. Both elite athletes and amateurs use this form of training.
– I have written an article together with three other researchers, that was published in the journal Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. It has received a lot of ...

Nanoscientist are awarded the Skyttean Prize

2021-03-23 Shiyu Geng, associate senior lecturer of materials science at Luleå University of Technology, has received the Royal Skyttean Society's award for young researchers. The prize money is SEK 20,000.

Difficult to implement circular business models

2021-03-23 Sweden aim for no net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2045. To achieve that goal, Swedish industry must change by developing circular business models. In an article in the reputable journal MIT Sloan Management Review, researchers in entrepreneurship and innovation report what problems are on the w...

The management of the wild boar population must be made more efficient

2021-03-22 Wild boar is an animal that evokes emotions. Different actors have widely differing views on how the popiulation should be handled. A new project in political science analyzes how different interests can be coordinated in order to best manage a natural resource that knows no administrative boundarie...

Facebook supports the University's initiative Tech for Youth

2021-03-22 Facebook supports several initiatives at Luleå University of Technology to increase children's and young people's interest in technology and science. In the Tech for Youth initiative, schools can participate in technology challenges and collaborate with the university's students for remote-controlle...

"I have never been afraid to take on assignments"

2021-03-19 When Elisabet Kassfeldt received her doctor's hat in November 1989, she was the first woman to receive a doctor's hat at Luleå University of Technology. - It was a huge uproar with many running meters in the newspaper, she says.

Artificial hips at focus in new postgraduate education

2021-03-19 Luleå University of Technology is one of 5 European academic universities that may conduct advanced postgraduate education in biotribology. The program BioTrib - ETN is focused on friction, lubrication and wear in natural and artificial joints. The training, which is part-financed by the EU-MSCA Tra...

Gävle Symphony Orchestra collaborates with the Academy of Music

2021-03-18

Climate change threatens cultural monuments in Antarctica

2021-03-18 The remains of the first Swedish Antarctic expedition 1901–1903, led by Otto Nordenskjöld, are threatened with destruction by the rapid climate change. What are the conditions for preserving cultural monuments in Antarctica? And what role do cultural monuments play in Antarctica in particular?

New graduate school at Luleå University of Technology's initiative Creaternity

2021-03-18 Luleå University of Technology's initiative Creaternity with 100s of researchers in 25 different research subjects starts a new graduate school. Here, as a doctoral student, you get the chance to become the spearhead and, together with world-leading researchers, develop innovative solutions for the ...

AI contributes to paradigm shift in mining

2021-03-18 Traditional mining is undergoing a paradigm shift and the European mining industry is about to be redesigned. – There is a need for advanced technology and we contribute with a more autonomous mine infrastructure, says George Nikolakopoulos, Professor of Robotics and AI at Luleå University of Techno...

Entrepreneurs - get help from an economics student!

2021-03-17 Receiving an intern is a great way to connect with students who may be potential future employees. Right now, students in the master's program in international business at Luleå University of Technology are looking for exciting companies to practice with.

Studies on intensive care at covid-19 are intensified

2021-03-16 A research project at Luleå University of Technology on what happens when patients are cared for in a respirator due to Covid-19 is now being expanded.
– We have seen that the IVA nurses have an increased workload. In addition to caring for many patients with a new type of disease that makes speci...

Doctoral students are wanted for the graduate school PROFS

2021-03-16

Beautiful and sad to play on a stage

2021-03-15 Right now we can see Amanda Jansson in the critically acclaimed SVT series Tunna blå linjen ("Thin Blue Line.) She already auditioned for it as a student at the Theater Academy at Luleå University of Technology.
– What we do as actors may not be real, but we produce real feelings, she says.

Tennberg found creative and sustainable solutions in order to create development

2021-03-15 The creation of the Luleå University College, now Luleå University of Technology, was characterized by innovation and entrepreneurship, from its inception as at the time of construction. Strong business contacts, new pedagogical models and committed teachers are widespread. What was also characteris...

The distance became a success story

2021-03-09 Only in Swedish.

Research and innovation for a stronger Europe

2021-03-08 The European University initiative UNIVERSEH gets a research and innovation dimension through the project Beyond UNIVERSEH. Luleå University of Technology takes lead in creating a multidisciplinary roadmap and vision for future space research.

Research will ensure more equal crisis support

2021-03-08 Public support measures are seen as a savior of the business community in the wake of the corona crisis. But how are decisions made and who receives the support? A research project in entrepreneurship and innovation as well as human work science studies how crisis support for the green economy is af...

Technology development changed her profession

2021-03-05 Only in Swedish.

Standard for residual current device needs to be changed

2021-03-05 New types of electrical equipment can spread different types of currents, frequencies and waveforms that are not currently measured according to current standards. Therefore, the standard must be updated, according to an ongoing research project on residual current device at Luleå University of Tech...

Her career in the steel industry began at University of Luleå

2021-03-03 Only in Swedish.

Smart tool measures snow quality

2021-03-01 It is called Bevameter and is a mini version of a larger variant intended for measurements of snow. Researchers and students at Luleå University of Technology have continued to work on the supervisor and scaled it down significantly. Above all, because it should be easy to take in the field and gene...

Martin Ottosson is awarded the first scholarship

2021-03-01 Martin Ottosson, who studied the Higher Education Diploma Programme in Works Management in Civil Engineering program at Luleå University of Technology, is awarded the first scholarship.

Competence building for environmental classification of rock mass

2021-02-26 The Swedish Transport Administration has granted the research group in Applied Geochemistry at Luleå University of Technology 16.7 million SEK for research for development of environmental classification of rock mass.

Anniversary quiz 70s - winners!

2021-02-26 See the winners' names here and the correct answers to the questions. The winners have also been contacted via email. Last competition day was 2021-02-14.

"I’ll relocate immediately if I’ll get a job after graduation"

2021-02-26 The commissioned training in operation and maintenance technology for foreign-born engineers that Luleå University of Technology has developed in collaboration with the Swedish Public Employment Service and Northvolt has now started.

The research that will strengthen northern Sweden's companies

2021-02-25 NorrlandsNavet started in the autumn of 2020 in collaboration between the Kamprad Family Foundation and Luleå University of Technology. In the research side, five industry-oriented doctoral projects are now being initiated. Doctoral students and researchers will, in close collaboration with small an...

Design and AI will increase diversity at work

2021-02-25 Corporate recruitment campaigns often contain unknowingly exclusionary terms that can lead some people to refrain from applying for the job in question. In an ongoing research project, design and AI technology will be integrated to develop an attractive digital service that analyzes and corrects exc...

AI agenda will bring Sweden forward

2021-02-23 The AI agenda for Sweden will strengthen the country's competitiveness and competence. – The University has a strong profile in industrial and applied AI research and education and plays an important role in Sweden's competence supply, says Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn, Vice-Chancellor of Luleå Univer...

NorrlandsNavet presents: Lunch and learn - webinars for companies

2021-02-22 You bring the food - NorrlandsNavet bring the knowledge. NorrlandsNavet is now starting Lunch and learn, a free, digital seminar series for companies that wants to develop. Eat lunch in front of the screen and at the same time take part in current topics that can inspire and provide new perspectives...

"No one knew how much the University in Luleå would expand"

2021-02-22 Bengt Klefsjö came to Luleå in 1971 when the Luleå University College established and did not think about "how long" he would stay. He remained for 45 years.

Carbon quantum dots promotes development of building-integrated solar cells

2021-02-22 An article written by researchers at Luleå University of Technology was recently published as a cover story in the journal Energy & Environmental Science (EES). The groundbreaking study is about the potential of Carbon quantum dots (C-dots) in luminescent solar concentrators (LSC). Something that ca...

The first teachers

2021-02-19 When Luleå University started in 1971, there were a few teachers from the start: Torbjörn Hedberg, Ulrik Sundbäck, Torvald Henja and Bengt Klefsjö. They were newcomers without so many Luleå contacts, but the university would become their family.

Luleå University of Technology signs declaration for strong democracy

2021-02-18 On 18 February, the county's representatives sign the Declaration of a Strong Democracy. A unique initiative for democracy that says that Norrbotten will jointly develop and strengthen democratic principles.

The start of the university – a special and fun time

2021-02-16 Elisabeth Jonsson and Eva Forsberg were two of those who were first employed at the new university college in Luleå when it started in 1971. It was a wonderful time with community and warmth in a settler spirit that they will never forget.

Success in cybersecurity competition

2021-02-09 Luleå University of Technology reached the semifinals in the Cyber Challenge, a competition arranged by the Swedish Defense University. The competing students from the Master Programme in Information Security, had to solve fictitious scenarios from a cybersecurity perspective.

University receives receipt for smart forest machine

2021-02-09 Luleå University of Technology is one of several actors involved in a large, environment-related forest project. State research funder VINNOVA is responsible for the funding of SEK 10 million and other actors for an additional SEK 10 million for the project, which has been named Autoplant. It is a c...

New ski and snow lab aims to generate Swedish medals

2021-02-08 Luleå University of Technology and The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC) initiate a collaboration on technical research for performance development in sports.
– In a first step, we create a new innovative and dynamic ski and snow lab to produce the world's fastest skis, says HC Holmberg, SOC's head ...

"An important investment to keep Sweden at the forefront"

2021-02-08 The new collaboration between Luleå University of Technology and the Swedish Olympic Committee receives positive reactions from the sports world and the University's partners.

Covid nurses are afraid of infecting others

2021-02-05 Nurses who work with patients who have Covid-19 or other infectious diseases have a fear of infecting others. It shows a degree project that the students Ann-Sofie Funck and Victoria Vestin did at the Nursing Programme, Luleå University of Technology.
- It was named the best degree project and it f...

Luleå University of Technology celebrates the Sami National Day

2021-02-05 Luleå University of Technology celebrates the day by hoisting the Sami flag at all university locations: Luleå, Skellefteå, Piteå and Kiruna. Luleå University of Technology is the northernmost university within Sápmi in Sweden and is located on old winter pasture.

Digital research conference on children and movement

10 Feb. 2021 14:00 – 18:00 , Zoom:

2021-02-04 A completely digital research conference, it is now arranged by Anna-Karin Lindqvist and Stina Rutberg, who run the research project Sustainable Innovation for Children Transporting Actively 2.0, SICTA.
– It is impossible to travel anywhere now during the pandemic. So we decided arrange a smaller ...

Patched and repaired; the new high-tech

2021-02-04 The wear and tear era is over. What increases the competitiveness of the industry of the future is to succeed in designing a product, for example a car that can be recycled, upgraded and reused over and over again. Luleå University of Technology's 28-million investment CREATERNITY with 100s of resea...

His career took off in Luleå

2021-02-03 Rune Andersson became the first employee at the then University Unit in Luleå in 1971. At just 26 years old, he was recruited as head of the university administration.

High quality on teacher education programmes

2021-02-02 Two teacher education programmes have been assessed to have high quality by the Universitetskanslerämbetet, UKÄ. A review revealed that the syllabi needed to be clarified.
– We already had it in the courses, but we needed to write it down, says Åsa Bjuhr, Faculty Programme Director at Luleå Univer...

Application to IVA's 100 list is open

2021-02-02 The 2021 application to the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences' (IVA) 100 list is open until 22 March.
This year, IVA is calling for research with a focus on emergency preparedness.

World-leading ski professor to Luleå University of Technology

2021-02-01 HC Holmberg is ranked as the world's foremost researcher in skiing. Luleå University of Technology is proud to welcome him as adjunct professor.

New project for development in preschool and school

2021-01-29 To promote development in preschool and school, Luleå University of Technology is starting a series of seminars with different themes. So far, eight seminars are planned.
– It is a new collaboration with preschools and schools in the county, and the organisation Norrbottens Kommuner, says Ulrika B...

Northern Sweden will become world-leading in the climate transition of basic industry

2021-01-29 Northern Sweden has the potential to globally show the way for a successful restructuring of the basic industry. A new focus at Luleå University of Technology in close collaboration with Swedish industry will develop the natural resource-based basic industry towards the UN's Sustainability Goals – w...

Large investment in a sustainable financial market

2021-01-28 Vinnova will invest SEK 47 million during the coming five-year period in the Sustainable Finance Lab, which will conduct research for modernisation of the financial market from a sustainability perspective. One of the directors of the Sustainable Finance Lab is Malin Malmström, professor of entrepre...

Increased load capacity for Europe's bridges

2021-01-28 Research at Luleå University of Technology is now gaining more and more practical applications including increased load capacity for two bridges in southern Norway, Fidge and Sagstu. Europe's old steel bridges need increased load capacity, and one way to do this is to create composite action in the ...

Sound waves are tested for degradation of PFAS

2021-01-27 Researchers in Waste Science and Technology at Luleå University of Technology are testing various techniques for the degradation of the toxic substance PFAS. Researchers within Engineering Acoustics investigates if hydrodynamic and acoustic cavitation can give an efficient degradation of PFAS.

Luleå University of Technology celebrates democracy

2021-01-26 On January 26, 100 years ago, Sweden made a major and revolutionary constitutional change, that women in Sweden would receive the right to vote in direct elections to the Riksdag on the same terms as men. We want at Luleå University of Technology want to draw attention to this giant stride forward.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January

27 Jan. 2021 12:00 – 12:35 :

2021-01-24 25-year-old Eliot Waldfogel's grandfather was as old as himself when German SS soldiers took him to the most brutal extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, and was one of the few who managed to survive the camp. Listen to Eliot's important story about his grandfather, in connection with the Internati...

The work environment in e-commerce will be explored

2021-01-22 E-commerce is an increasing part of the total retail trade. But knowledge about the work environment in e-commerce is limited. In a new project in work science, the significance of gender and country of birth for working conditions in e-commerce with groceries will be investigated.

Develops green coal for industry

2021-01-19 Researchers at Luleå University of Technology are investigating how the production of fossil-free green coal can be adapted for the steel industry. Demand is high. Green coal produced from forest biomass is crucial for the long-term success of fossil-free steel production.

In the beginning - 50 years since...

2021-01-19 September 1, 1971, the gates open to Sweden's northernmost technical college. Across Regnbågsallén, Luleå University College's first 50 students march in. They will study the only programme there is at Luleå University College, a Master's degree in Mechanical engineering.

Agatino Rizzo appointed Adviser to the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale

2021-01-14 Agatino Rizzo, professor in architecture at Luleå University of Technology, has been appointed to the advisory board of the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale. The Venice Biennale is one of the most prestigious cultural institutions in the world.

Opportunities and challenges with digital teaching

2021-01-14 There are both differences and similarities when teaching is moved from the classroom to digital. This is shown by a study by Catrine Kostenius, professor of health sciences and Eva Alerby, professor of pedagogy, both at Luleå University of Technology.
– We are interested in the interpersonal rela...

Nursing researchers in predatory journals

2021-01-14 Researchers in nursing who publish their results in so-called predatory journals are often experienced researchers, a new research study shows.
– It is a circumstance that risks trust in nursing research. For the individual researcher, this may mean that a published article becomes a burden instea...

Critical but important metals are found in Swedish alum shale

2021-01-13 Metals of various kinds will be needed for a long time to come, not least to cope with the transition to battery-powered vehicles and other green technology. Sweden's bedrock can contribute to the extraction of critical metals that the EU demands; for example vanadium and rare earth metals, importan...

Great interest in climate tools

2021-01-08 A recently completed analysis at Luleå University of Technology, in order to support municipalities' work to achieve the transport sector's climate goals, has already aroused interest in several places. The research project has been carried out in collaboration with the County Administrative Board o...

Improved method for exploration of ore and minerals

2021-01-03 Maxim Smirnov conducts research in exploration geophysics at Luleå University of Technology. Now he and colleagues in the research group will develop new technology to contribute to Europe's goal of becoming self-sufficient in raw materials.

Published:7 January 2021

Updated: 7 January 2021

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