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Italian expert on Ralph Erskine's architecture in the north

2022-04-21 Andrea Luciani, senior lecturer in architecture at Luleå University of Technology, is a great admirer of Ralph Erskine's architecture in northern Sweden. But not everything was a success for Erskine.

"Taking part in Antarctica's incredible scenery and nature is a unique experience"

2022-03-31 The university's snow researcher Johan Casselgren spent 42 days at a research station in Antarctica. Now he is back and shares in a filmed lecture with him the experience of researching and living in Antarctica.

Appointment of Arctic Five Chairs

2022-03-31 Luleå University of Technology is pleased to announce the appointment of three Chairs to The Arctic Five network: Christina Allard, Agatino Rizzo and Karolina Parding.

34 million for new mining research

2022-03-01 Luleå University of Technology will lead twelve new research projects aimed for increased sustainability and competitiveness in the Swedish mining and metal-producing industry.

New foundation for sustainable transformation of the mining industry

2022-02-10 LKAB donates SEK 200 million to a recently formed foundation with the aim of promoting research and education related to sustainable mining, at Luleå University of Technology.

Pollutants are released from melting urban snow

2022-02-08 What's hidden in the snow? Pollutants like microplastics, zinc, copper and lead, according to analyses.
– It is often the most polluted snow that is cleared from heavily trafficked roads. Awareness needs to increase about the fact that when you remove snow, then you also remove pollutants, says He...

Wants to attract more people to northern Sweden

2021-12-02 With the huge investments in northern Sweden comes a great need to recruit staff. MindDig, a new talent recruitment platform, has been launched to create a national and international interest in job opportunities and development in the north.

New book: Ancient Supercontinents and the Paleogeography of Earth

2021-10-21 Sten-Åke Elming, professor of exploration geophysics at Luleå University of Technology, participates as author and editor in a recently published book on ancient supercontinents and the paleogeography of the earth.

Covid-19 among the cities within Arctic Five: economic effects and recovery

2 Jun. 2021 11:00 – 12:30 , Online:

2021-05-28 A new report, presented at a digital seminar, from regional economists at universities within the Arctic Five collaboration (Oulu in Finland, Umeå and Luleå in Sweden, and Tromsö in Norway) provides an initial overview of the economic effects of the pandemic and the recovery in these cities.

New major EU project on sustainable mining

2021-05-10 Luleå University of Technology is the only Swedish university that participates in a new large project on autonomous carbon neutral sustainable mining. In EU-funded NEXGEN SIMS, technology, methods and processes that will enable a more sustainable and efficient carbon neutral mining operation will b...

Experts – the election for the Sami Parliament

2021-04-28 An election to the Sami Parliament is held every four years. The following researchers at Luleå University of Technology can, from different perspectives, highlight questions about the election.

Nordic research collaboration on the Arctic is deepened

2021-04-19 Arctic 5 is a collaboration between Luleå University of Technology and four other Nordic universities in the Arctic. Arctic 5 is currently undergoing a reorganization with the aim of deepening and expanding research collaboration between the five universities.

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...

Unique research project on the pandemic in Norrbotten

2020-12-17 The corona virus has changed a lot in our lives. In a new project, researchers in history and nursing at Luleå University of Technology – together with a large number of other stakeholders – will gather knowledge and experience from the ongoing pandemic.

Examines how climate change affects industries in the Arctic

2020-11-26 Maria Petterson, Professor of Law, participates in an interdisciplinary EU project on the future effects of climate change on small-scale, traditional industries. The project, which requires national co-financing, has been granted funding from Formas of more than SEK 3 million for the period 2020 - ...

A digital Polarforum 2020

2020-11-26 Polarforum is a meeting place for all researchers with activities about and in the polar regions, the mountains and other northern areas. Luleå University of Technology hosted this year's edition of Polarforum, which was held digitally due to the current pandemic.

Harvard students study Urban transformation of the Arctic city Kiruna

2020-10-01 History professor Dag Avango, at Luleå University of Technology, is responsible for an international digital workshop: "What does it take to move a city?" It is held for master's students in collaboration with Harvard Research University in Cambridge, on the theme of sustainable development in the A...

Polarforum 2020

24 Nov. 2020 09:00 – 14:30 :

2020-09-10 On November 24, it's time for Polarforum, which this year take place at Luleå University of Technology together with the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat.

Common Earth modelling of the Kiruna mining district

2020-08-19 Researchers at Luleå University of Technology will, together with LKAB, do a comprehensive survey of the ore body in the Kiruna area.
– We compile all available data in a single model to find out what the bedrock looks like in depth, says Tobias Bauer, associate professor of ore geology at Luleå U...

NorrlandsNavet – a new business development center

2020-05-19 The Kamprad Family Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Research & Charity initiates NorrlandsNavet, a new business development center at Luleå University of Technology to strengthen and develop small and medium-sized enterprises in northern Sweden. The foundation invests a total of SEK 100 million over...

Innovative technology at Sami museums

2020-05-14 Virtual and augmented reality, holograms, gamification, and interactive storytelling are possible ways to display Sámi culture. In a new project, researchers from Luleå University of Technology collaborates with three Sámi museums to create a museum language from the Sámi’s perspective.

New research on best ways to store snow

2020-02-07 The winter sports holiday is approaching, but parts of Sweden have not had any meteorological winter or snow this season. In a new study, researchers at Luleå University of Technology have investigated the best insulation materials for snow storage.

Luleå research highlighted in Girjas verdict

2020-02-06 The Swedish state vs Girjas Sami village is one of Sweden's most noticed legal cases. In the verdict the Supreme court refers to research from Luleå University of Technology.
– It's great to help bringing order and clarity to this matter, says Christina Allard, associate professor of law at Luleå ...

In the media: Researcher on strategies for not slipping

2020-01-10 The icy roads of recent days has caused the sale of stingrays to rise. If you do not have stingers, you should go like a penguin, says one of the country's leading slip researchers.

Construction studies in Antarctica

2020-01-10 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.

LTU researcher in the leadership of an Antarctic expedition

2019-12-18 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,...

In the media: Energy efficiency in an Arctic climate like Kiruna

2019-10-22 Researchers from Luleå University of Technology gave an insight into new findings on energy efficiency and indoor climate in apartment buildings in the subarctic region, with examples from new and old houses in Kiruna, Malmberget and Piteå as well as northern Norway and Finland.

Norrbotten gets Award for the development of e-health

2019-09-25 The European Commission has appointed Norrbotten as a four-star Reference Site. This means that the county is one of the most prominent regions in Europe in terms of innovative work in healthcare.
– Many ideas that lead to this award come from Luleå University of Technology, says Per-Olof Egnell, ...

How does the mine add value even after mining?

2019-09-25 For the second year in a row, Luleå University of Technology organized a seminar in collaboration with Svemin, LKAB, Boliden, SIP STRIM and other companies, on the theme of how mining areas can be used in a new business way on the day mining is stopped. There was great interest in the seminar.

Distance care - an opportunity in the ArcticSom en del i den förstudie som görs inom Nordiska arktis

2019-09-02 As part of the feasibility study conducted in the Nordic Arctic innovation environments, the collaborating parties have visited Glesbygdsmedicinskt center (GMC) in Storuman. Among other things, they saw a so-called community room, where there are several techniques for the patients themselves to be ...

Collaboration in the Barents region strengthens companies

2019-05-20 Smart roads, a system for digital identities and IoT enabled reindeer husbandry. This is some of the content in a new, cross-border project coordinated by Luleå University of Technology.

The recipe for the perfect snow

2019-01-21 The increased interest in snow production in the ski industry and the car and tire testing business has made researchers at Luleå University of Technology, wanting to start to classify snow varieties. To scientifically find explanations for why snow and manufactured snow have different properties or...

In the media: If you do not have spikes, you have to walk as an elephant

2019-01-03 If you do not have spikes under your feet, you will go as an elephant, says researcher Glenn Berggård at Luleå University of Technology.

Mining role in the transition to a sustainable society

2018-11-30 Access to metals and mineral is a prerequisite for a global green transformation with more digitalized and climate smart societies. Christina Wanhainen and Jenny Greberg, researchers at Luleå University of Technology, lectured on 29 November on sustainable mining.

Reduced energy consumption in data centers

2018-11-06 By using simulation methods, the consumption of energy in data centers can decrease considerably, according to research carried out at Luleå University of Technology. – The positive environmental impacts are reducing the global carbon footprint and carbon emissions, says Arash Mousavi, Associate Sen...

Studies Europe's northernmost electric bus route

2018-10-22 Researchers at Luleå University of Technology will collect data from a weather station set at one of the charging stations at Europe's northernmost electric bus route, that operates Luleå. The purpose is to evaluate the winter hardiness of the electric buses.

Unique drone maps Sweden's geology

2018-10-02 Environmental monitoring, detecting fractures in open-pit mines, and gathering crucial information about how ore deposits form. Luleå University of Technology's new custom-made drone is equipped with camera and magnetometer and can be used for a wide range of purposes.

Wax from arctic berries can become new products

2018-07-09 Researchers will explore the possibility of using wax from arctic berries to create new products in cosmetics, dental and packaging materials. The berry wax has a unique chemical composition that will now be studied further.

Impact of the car test industry in Norrbotten

2018-06-20 Today it has been almost 50 years since the car and component testing operations first came to Norrbotten. Now an investigation is presented by Luleå University of Technology which shows that there are a number of regional strong reasons why the testing industry is located right here.

35 million to data center / IT innovations

2018-06-20 The northernmost region of Sweden could become world leading in data center and large-scale data management. This is in all cases the goal of Datacenter Innovation Region, one of the projects that recently was awarded funding from Strukturfondspartnerskapet för Övre Norrland.

Conference for a sustainable Arctic

2018-01-26 A local perspective that includes indigenous people can be the key to sustainable development in the Arctic region. This week researchers from three countries met and took history as a point of departure to discuss a sustainable Arctic.

International focus on Arctic collaboration

2018-01-22 Decision makers, politicians, business representatives and researchers from around the world are this week gathered in Tromsø to discuss developments in the Arctic. Luleå University of Technology will present the Arctic Five collaboration in research and education.

In the media: How we will be able to go outdoors in the new climate

2018-01-17 Less snow means more darkness, milder temperatures give more slipperyness. The new climate poses new risks in arctic urban environments. Now scientists gather solutions for how all people can keep moving outdoors.

Focus on consequences of climate change in the Arctic

2018-01-10 Climate changes affect the four million inhabitants living in the Arctic. January 16-17, researchers from four countries meet in Abisko for a workshop initiated by Luleå University of Technology. The aim is to start forming an agenda for how urban planning and public health work can handle new clima...

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...

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...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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.

Focus on the Arctic - Joint Arctic Agenda

2017-03-29 Luleå University of Technology is participating in a new, unique collaboration together with Norway and Finland about the Arctic. An agreement on a "Joint Arctic Agenda" between Luleå University of Technology, Norwegian University in Tromsoe, University of Lapland in Rovaniemi in Finland, the Unive...

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...

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...

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...

Preliminary study on research in Kaunisvaara

2016-11-23 After a visit to the Minister for Enterprise and Innovation Mikael Damberg has representatives from the municipality of Pajala and Luleå University received funding for a feasibility study on making the disused mine in Kaunisvaara into a research mine. In the spring, the feasibility study will be pr...

A sustainable mining in the Arctic

2016-10-14 Opportunities and challenges of sustainable mining in the Arctic, were the topics during two days at the House of Science in Luleå. It is the host nation for the Arctic Council, the United States that have chosen to locate Conference Best Practices for Mining and Sustainable Development in the Arcti...

Arctic workshop in Luleå

2016-10-07 What are the best practices for mining and sustainable development in the Arctic? That’s the focus for a workshop at Vetenskapens Hus in Luleå October 13-14.

New Arctic collaboration

2016-09-21 Luleå University of Technology is the only Swedish university participating in a new, unique collaboration called Joint Arctic Agenda.