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Fewer back problems with BetterBack

Most backs protest at least at once in a lifetime. Movement is often the best help. Therefore, researchers and physiotherapists in healthcare have developed a model of care 鈥淏etterBack (BättreRygg)鈥�, which has now attracted international attention.

A man and a woman standing on a rock beside a pond.

How property owners can work to prevent flooding

The risk of heavy rainfall and severe flooding increases with climate change. But property owners often underestimate their own responsibility. In a new scientific article, researchers from LiU show how the can go about the preventive work.

Blurred borders between civilian and military

A tense political situation in the world, a war in Europe and an everyday life with increasing threats to our security 鈥� what do the researchers do? More than you might think and there will be even more. Defence research is more active than ever.

The award winner: 鈥淕enetics is a bit like the Wild West鈥�

Colm Nestor has been awarded the 2025 Onkel Adam Prize for outstanding research at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. One of his research areas is gender differences in susceptibility to autoimmune diseases and infections.

Increase in program applications at LiU

When the application for the autumn semester closed, 411,200 people had submitted at least one application. At LiU, the number of applicants to programs increased by three percent.

From Europe to Australia and back

As a child in the 1970s, Claudia Tazreiter emigrated from Austria to Australia with her family. For more than three years now, she has been back in Europe. Now as a professor at LiU. It is not a coincidence that migration is her field of study.

Images of a heartbeat can save lives

Researchers at LiU have developed a new method for rapid and safe diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases. Once fully developed, the method will be able to save lives, reduce suffering and save money worldwide.

Magnus Klofsten 鈥� Professor of brilliant ideas

Thousands of business ideas and innovations have passed Magnus Klofsten during his more than 30 years as a researcher in innovation and entrepreneurship. LiU has been involved in many success stories in Swedish industry.

The future of crisis management should be built on openness and transparency

A research group at 91视频 has examined the pandemic response in Nordic municipalities. The findings are summarised in the book Crisis Management, Governance and COVID-19, offering insights for future crises.

A flexible battery pulled in different directions.

A fluid battery that can take any shape

Using electrodes in a fluid form, researchers at LiU have developed a battery that can take any shape. This soft and conformable battery can be integrated into future technology in a completely new way.

From sewing to 3D printing

DigiMaker is a unique place at 91视频 where creativity meets technology. Here, students and employees try out everything from 3D printing to programming, learn more about Excel and how to make films and podcasts.

Nvidia CEO and Riksdag Speaker to be awarded honorary doctorates

Jensen Huang, CEO of the electronics company Nvidia, will become an honorary doctor at 91视频. So will Riksdag Speaker Andreas Norlén and the international researchers Angela Woods and Gillian Einstein.

Anett Sundqvist on Campus Valla, Link枚ping.

English on the screen negatively impacts Swedish children鈥檚 language development

Five-year-olds who consume a lot of digital media in English have poorer language skills in Swedish. This is shown in new research from LiU.

The researchers who need to be one step ahead

Today鈥檚 society rests on cyber security and the ability to be one step ahead of hackers. In recent years, a new threat has emerged 鈥� AI. However, according to researchers Elisa Bertino and Simin Nadjm-Tehrani, AI could also be part of the solution.

The Swedish king and queen in a carriage

HM The King to celebrate 50 years of innovation with LiU

91视频 is celebrating its 50th birthday, and in May there will be an intensive party week with lectures, a festival and a birthday reception. King Carl XVI Gustaf, who inaugurated the university in 1975, is the guest of honour.

LiU to invest in AI lab for future learning

91视频 is investing SEK 3 million in the AIST lab, a new platform for research and education on AI in teaching. The goal is to develop and critically examine how AI can improve learning and teacher education.

LiU receives mark of excellence 91视频

91视频 has been awarded the European Commission鈥檚 HR Excellence in Research Award. It is a mark of excellence that shows that the university is making systematic efforts to improve the working conditions of researchers.

Students taking the course Scholars at risk student led workshop

Academic freedom in practice

The group of master鈥檚 students on the Ethnicity and Migration programme at LiU are unique. They are the first in Sweden to take a university course in how to create a campaign in support of an imprisoned researcher and for academic freedom.

Mathias Fridahl nominated to the Swedish Climate Policy Council

Mathias Fridahl, researcher at 91视频, has been nominated to the Swedish Climate Policy Council, a government agency that evaluates how the government's policies align with Sweden's climate goals.

LiU and Siemens Energy enter into strategic partnership

In order to find long-term solutions to future challenges in the energy field, 91视频 and Siemens Energy AB sign a strategic partnership agreement.

Alumni's succes driving electrification in Kenya

Almost seven years ago, they left LiU to start a company in Nairobi. Today, Roam produces several hundred self-built electric motorcycles a month. And the journey has only just begun.

The entrepreneur who shaped his idea at LiU

Niclas Söör really got the most out of his student life at LiU. That鈥檚 what shaped his career. It was here that he got the idea for Dospace, a kind of office hotel with close to 1,400 members at eleven locations in Sweden.

Amanda Sternberg from LiU is 鈥淭ech Girl of the Year鈥� 2025

The winner of the Tech Girl of the Year award for 2025 is LiU student Amanda Sternberg. She is a fourth-year student on the master鈥檚 programme in information technology and is passionate about getting more women to choose a career in tech.

Japan meets Sweden in linguistic research

Eiko Yasui is from Japan. For a year, she has been researching language, grammar, and movements at 91视频. Her work has provided new insights into how we communicate and interact, and she has thoroughly enjoyed the Swedish work culture.

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