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How female entrepreneurs can respond to gender stereotypes

Female entrepreneurs can be more successful in fundraising processes by anticipating and handling potentially biased responses to their pitches, according to a large-scale study led by Luleå University of Technology's professor Malin Malmström.

Construction studies in Antarctica

The Swedish research station Wasa in Antarctica was built 30 years ago. I is built in timber. Dag Haugum is researching how this building has coped with the harsh climate and that knowledge can improve timber structures here at home in the cool Nordic region.

Luleå University of Technology and Swerim strengthen collaboration

Luleå University of Technology and the metals research institute Swerim have signed a collaboration agreement on education, research and innovation.

Elderly give their opinions about new technology in healthcare

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology are investigating how elderly perceive the use of new technology that can replace healthcare and care staff at certain stages. It is about, for example, connected shower robots and alarm and surveillance systems.

Research Day with many topics

During the Noble day organized by the Department of Health Sciences, a number of research projects were presented and the newly appointed professor of medical technology Fredrik Nikolajeff presented his subject.
– Health care is facing new changes and it creates room for research, he says.

LTU builds advanced AI factory for railway

AI technology that manages to predict the operational and maintenance needs of the railways in Sweden - and that facilitated the automation of maintenance and repair decisions. The AI Factory will simplify the decision-making process in maintenance through an advanced AI platform aimed for operation and maintenance of railway at Luleå University of Technology. Real-world experiments with a digitalised railway will be carried out throughout the country.

Collaboration strengthens the school's scientific foundation

For two years, Ulrika Bergmark, assistant professor at Luleå University of Technology, has worked as a flexite scientist at Piteå municipality. A form of collaboration where the university's research is moved out into society with the aim of building bridges between academia and school activity.

LTU researcher in the leadership of an Antarctic expedition

The remains of the first Swedish Antarctic expedition are threatened to be destroyed by the rapid climate change. Now Swedish and Argentine researchers will go there to document and try to preserve the remains before it is too late. Dag Avango, Professor of History at Luleå University of Technology, leads the Swedish research team during the CHAQ 2020 expedition.

5,5 Million SEK to TreePower for the development of sustainable aviation fuel in Norrbotten

On December 11, the regional collaboration project TreePower and biojet was granted SEK 5.8 million in support from the European Regional Development Fund, to create the conditions for the production of sustainable aviation fuel in Norrbotten.

Research on brain friendly workplaces is awarded SEK 400,000

Maria Larsson-Lund, professor of Occupational Therapy at Luleå University of Technology, has been awarded a research grant of SEK 400,000. It is Neurofonden that has awarded one of its largest contributions for research on brain-friendly workplaces.
– I'm glad they are paying attention to our research, says Maria Larsson-Lund.

Published:17 January 2013

By:Presskontakt

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