Right is Wrong / Four Decades of Chinese Art from the M+ Sigg Collection
The exhibition Right is Wrong, opening at Bildmuseet 8 June 2014, introduces art from four decades and presents the rapid emergence of contemporary art in China and shows the development of the art scene in relation to the socio-political development in China. The works are part of one of the world’s foremost collections of Chinese contemporary art; the M+ Sigg Collection from M+, Hong Kong.
Bildmuseet one of the winners of the European Museum of the Year Award
The winners of the European Museum of the Year Award 2014 were announced 18 May in Tallinn, Estonia. Bildmuseet, Umeå University, received a Special Commendation from the EMYA Judging Panel: For creating a modern and innovative museum offering dynamic exhibition continuity and a permanent platform for the promotion of European and global cultural knowledge and multi-layered intercultural dialogue.
Umeå Academy of Fine Arts / Cultural Capital
Cultural Capital, this year's Master of Fine Arts graduation exhibition from Umeå Academy of Fine Arts, shows the individual works of 14 new artists as well as collective interventions connected to the public sphere and the city of Umeå as the European Capital of Culture.
Swedish researchers map the risks of new virus epidemic in Europe
The risk of dengue fever beginning to spread in Europe is imminent. According to researchers from Umeå University, this is no longer just an issue for the scientific community but also for politicians and policy makers, who need to be prepared and develop preventive measures.
Timing training can increase accuracy in golf and soccer
Practicing your timing and rhythmicity can make you a more precise and stable golfer or soccer player. This finding is according to Umeå researcher Marius Sommer, who for four weeks has let experienced athletes perform specific rhythmic movements in time to a metronome.
International students at Umeå University most satisfied in Europe
Umeå University has been ranked first in Europe and ninth in the world for student satisfaction according to the latest International Student Barometer (ISB). The survey was responded to by international students from 170 universities in the world during the autumn of 2013.
Not even freezing cold stops alien species in high altitudes
They hitchhike with us under the soles of our shoes and muddy car tires. Harsh and cold climates don´t seem to stop alien plants from establishing themselves in high altitudes, where they now successfully penetrate the alpine vegetation, a study at Umeå University and University of Antwerp shows.
Kevin Gaunt winner of 2014 IxDA Student Design Challenge
IxDA, the global Interaction Design Association, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have announced the winner of this year’s student challenge at Interaction14 in Amsterdam, a yearly conference for interaction designers. Umeå Institute of Design’s interaction student Kevin Gaunt from Switzerland impressed and was awarded first prize.
Newly discovered pathway offers hope for better cancer treatment
Researchers at Umeå and Uppsala University in Sweden have discovered a new signaling pathway that makes cancer cells aggressive. The findings could lead to improved treatment for advanced prostate cancer, as well as breast and lung cancer.
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry gives lecture at Umeå University
Professor Martin Karplus, one of the three Nobel Laureates in Chemistry 2013, will visit Umeå University on Friday December 13 to give a lecture on his groundbreaking research. Thanks to the methods he started developing in the 1970s together with Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel, today’s chemists can research in detail every little step in complicated chemical processes.