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Integrated Science Lab, Umeå University, Sweden. Home of Stress Response Modeling at IceLab. Connecting researchers across disciplines for the love of launching and landing new ideas. icelab.se www.linkedin.com/company/icelab-umea

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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New #plantscience publication out now from IceLab affiliate @treesandgrowth.bsky.social, also including work from IceLab affiliate Jun Yu and IceLab alums Bertold Mariën and Alexander Vergara. Read the article & learn about boosting poplar growth while preserving seasonal adaptation. 👇🌱
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Tommy Löfstedt @tommylofstedt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Come joins us at @umeauniversitet.bsky.social as #assistantprofessor in #machinelearning!
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What influences which scientific papers make it through editorial and peer review? 15:00 CEST Oct 5, @aaronclauset.bsky.social joins IceLab online to discuss an analysis of 110,303 submissions to @science.org & Science Advances. Register for the zoom link: www.umu.se/en/events/ic...
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IceLab Seminar: Editorial and peer review with Aaron Clauset
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
IceLab and @umeaplantsciencecentre.se interdisciplinary postdoc @gasconelsa.bsky.social presented at the 2026 Sainsbury Laboratory Symposium. Elsa is a computational biologist whose research focuses on the interplay between tissue topology and mechanical stresses during plant morphogenesis. 👏
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🧵 When bacteria are stressed, RNA doesn’t always tell the whole story. New research in @pnas.org from @umeauniversitet.bsky.social shows that the relationship between mRNA and protein can weaken under stress — particularly for genes responding to osmotic stress. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#träd #tajming #höst @strategiska.bsky.social⏰🍂https://se.linkedin.com/posts/stiftelsen-f%C3%B6r-strategisk-forskning-ssf_hur-vet-tr%C3%A4den-n%C3%A4r-det-%C3%A4r-dags-att-sluta-activity-7504106939862347777-7ehN?utm_source=li_share&utm_content=feedcontent&utm_medium=g_dt_web&utm_campaign=copy
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Hur vet träden när det är dags att sluta växa och tappa sina löv? Vi ringde Maria Eriksson, universitetslektor på Umeå universitet, och lät henne förklara. I korthet handlar det om två faktorer:… | St...
Hur vet träden när det är dags att sluta växa och tappa sina löv? Vi ringde Maria Eriksson, universitetslektor på Umeå universitet, och lät henne förklara. I korthet handlar det om två faktorer: kriti...
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Jérôme Arnoux @jpjarnoux.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🦠 Bacterial gene expression is not a reliable proxy for protein levels, at least not under stress. Our new paper in PNAS shows how far mRNA and protein diverge, across three pathogens and 10 stress conditions. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #Pathogen #RNA #protein #MachineLearning
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“We are really good at solving problems, but we are not equally good at identifying the problems.” Meet Yanjun Zan, new group leader at IceLab & @umeaplantsciencecentre.se, bridging experimental and computational plant science 🌱 www.umu.se/en/feature/p... #plantsky #scisky
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Predicting how plants respond to their environment
How do genetic differences shape plant responses to the environment? Yanjun Zan aims to predict them.
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Just ten days left to apply to join our Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellows! #phdsky #complexity #complexsystems #postdocjob
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
What can physics tell us about how we age? On 17 October, IceLab’s Ludvig Lizana, newly installed Professor of Physics at @Umeå University, gives a 20-minute public lecture on bringing physics and cell biology together to understand biological ageing. 🕘 09:00 | In English | Open to everyone #scicomm
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Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Daylight matters! Here is my popular science talk on trees earlier this year in Copenhagen #ConferenceDLA🌲🌳⏰https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZefLZmbZL54
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Nature‘s clock: How trees sense daylight and adapt to seasonal timing
YouTube video by Daylight Academy
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Congratulations @laurabacete.bsky.social on your early career award! If you are interested in a #postdoc in #plantscience using #modelling to uncover cell wall dynamics in algae working with Laura & others, apply here: www.umu.se/en/work-with...
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Three multidisciplinary postdoctoral scholarships (2 years)
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Welcome to IceLab, Andrew Magee! 🧬 Andrew joins @umeauniversitet.bsky.social as a new #DDLS Group Leader, using evolutionary modelling to read the history of disease transmission encoded in pathogen genomes – and make phylodynamics more useful for epidemiology. Read more: www.umu.se/en/news/read...
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Reading the history of epidemics in pathogen DNA with Andrew Magee
Reading the history of epidemics in pathogen DNA: Andrew Magee joins MIMS
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Looking for an #interdisciplinary #postdoc in a supportive and intellectually stimulating environment? Look no further! One month left to apply for one of three #postdocfellowship in IceLab - apply by September 17: www.umu.se/en/icelab/ca... #scisky #phdsky #postdocsky #complexsystems
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Icelab Multidisciplinary Postdoctoral Programme
IceLab supports researchers to launch and land new collaborative projects that cross disciplines by funding a shared multidisciplinary postdoctoral fellow. The fellowship programme is made possible by...
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Jérôme Arnoux @jpjarnoux.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Proud to announce that PANORAMA just came out in @plos.org Computational Biology🧬 Paper: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol... Code: github.com/labgem/PANOR... Docs: panorama.readthedocs.io/latest/ #Bioinformatics #Pangenomics #ComparativeGenomics #Microbiology #OpenScience 🧵 Here's what it does 👇
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KinarNicholas.bsky.social @kinarnicholas.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Hydrology Paper of the Day @grocherros.bsky.social @icelabumu.bsky.social on a global increase in atmospheric methane starting in the 2020s and a subsequent reduction by 2023: spatial and temporal changes due to climatology; inland waters; La Niña effects; and variability not captured by models.
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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 29/06/2026
🧪VACANCY: Computational biologist, modeller or biophysicist? Join Laura Bacete @cellwalldynamics.com and Christiane Funk in an interdisciplinary @icelabumu.bsky.social postdoctoral project exploring cell wall sensing in the microalga Chlorella vulgaris. Apply by 17 Sept👇 www.umu.se/en/work-with...
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Three multidisciplinary postdoctoral scholarships (2 years)
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
🚨 NOW SEEKING POSTDOCS 🚨 The call for IceLab Interdisciplinary Postdoc Fellows funded by Kempestiftelserna is open until Sept 17 2026! 3 postdocs will join teams working at the interface of theory, computation, & experiment. #Postdoc #ComputationalBiology #ComplexSystems #InterdisciplinaryResearch
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
🎉 🔚 That's a wrap on the 2026 IceLab Lunch Pitch season! Thank you to all the speakers for bringing your research, problems, opportunities, ideas and collaborative sparks. We hope you all found a new insight, and perhaps new connections.
A slide showing photos of the 2026 IceLab Lunch Pitch speakers.
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Sune Lehmann @sunelehmann.com · 09/06/2026
@icelabumu.bsky.social in Umeå is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Computing Science (ML focus). Start your own group in a genuinely interdisciplinary lab. Awesome science, fantastic people. Deadline Aug 10, 2026. www.umu.se/en/work-with...
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Assistant Professor in Computing Science with a focus on machine learning - linked to IceLab’s Center for modeling adaptive mechanisms in living systems under stress
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Why don't the strongest plants always win? A new study shows that soil microbes can help weaker plant species persist, promoting coexistence rather than exclusion. Ecology & modelling came together to uncover the mechanism. 🌱🦠📊 www.umu.se/en/news/why-... #EcolSky #AcademicSky #SciSky #EcologyLetters
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Why do rival plants coexist?
Researchers have discovered that trees can act as mediators that balance competition between plants
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Last chance to apply to join IceLab Camp! Apply by midnight on the 10th of June to join us. #AcademicSky #PhDSky #PostdocSky
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
📢 We're hiring! Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Computing Science (Machine Learning) at IceLab, Umeå University. Interdisciplinary science, collaborative culture, mentorship, scientific freedom, and life in northern Sweden. 🔗 www.umu.se/en/work-with... #AcademicSky #MachineLearning #AcademicJobs
A poster describing a job in computing science, scan the QR code to learn more
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
“What if failure isn’t a personal shortcoming, but a structural feature of academic life?” In @ecrLife, Dr Marina Cano and Dr Rosa García‑Periago discuss "Women, Failure and Academia." buff.ly/S7tRd9o?utm_...
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
🧵1/ Plant physiologist Barbora Pařízková at @umeaplantsciencecentre.se had a research problem with auxin. Auxin is a key plant hormone involved in root development among other things. Because it is so essential, it is difficult to isolate the effects of individual auxin pathways experimentally. 🌱🔬
Barbora presents at a Lunch Pitch. She explains a slide on a screen showing a plant growing.
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Laura Bacete @laurabacete.eurosky.social · 26/05/2026
"If 100 people apply for one job, 99 will fail" –and it's not random who those 99 are. Great interview on women, failure, and who academia sometimes feels built for 👇
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Stéphanie Robert @srobertgroup.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Today we had the pleasure to listen to the lecture for King Carl XVI Gustaf professorship at SLU. The king visited Umea and we were ready! Ove Nilsson and @rootsofthenorth.bsky.social gave lectures in addition to James Kirchner. @umeaplantsciencecentre.se was well represented!
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
New research from Stress Response Modeling at IceLab and UPSC researcher Yanjun Zan 👇 #plantsky #plantphysiology 🌱🔬
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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 23/05/2026
🧪🌾VACANCY - PhD position in Functional Genomics of Conifers🧬 Interested in combining molecular biology, genomics and bioinformatics in conifer research? Join Nathaniel Street’s group and investigate gene regulation in spruce & pine. Apply by June 30👇: www.umu.se/en/work-with...
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PhD position in Plant Science with focus on functional genomics of conifers
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Bjo:rn Schro:der @mucubacter.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
We are recruiting a #postdoc in #bioinformatics! If you are passionate about #gutmicrobiome analyses, data-driven approaches and #guthealth, please have a look at our offer: umustipendie.varbi.com/en/what:job/... #DataScience #MicrobiomeSky #MicroSky #CSMicrobiome2026
Recruiting Postdoc in Bioinformatics
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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 19/05/2026
🧪On the way to a self-sustainable system 🦐 Olivier Keech from UPSC & @umeauniversitet.bsky.social has been interviewed by @reset.org about the projects to build circular aquaculture systems that he is involved in. The long-term goal is too include also plants into the system 🌱🌾.
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Join IceLab Camp! An international 2 ECTS course for early career researchers wanting to explore interdisciplinary science. The course is free & brings you to the forests of northern Sweden for creative thinking, teamwork and proposal writing. #PhDLife #PostdocLife #ECRchat #ComplexityScience
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Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
A splendid and beautifully illustrated review of plant circadian biology ⏰🌱 by Stacey L. Harmer ⭐ So many fascinating players! EARLY BIRD (EBI) 🐤 is one of them — and one we’re keen to learn more about. rdcu.be/fgB5T
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Time after time: a quarter century of progress in plant circadian biology
npj Biological Timing and Sleep - Time after time: a quarter century of progress in plant circadian biology
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Read an interview with IceLab affiliate and UPSC group leader Stéphane Verger below.
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Tree rings, Arctic paleoclimate, and the gut microbiome—one Lunch Pitch. 3 short talks + open discussion. 📅 6 May, 12–13 | 📍 KBC Glasburen | 🥪 lunch In Umeå? Join: www.umu.se/en/events/ic...
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IceLab Lunch Pitch: Kelly Swarts, Morgan Jones and Chinmay Dwibedi
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Paper from IceLab / UPSC PI Yanjun Zan 👇
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Do we understand human–bear conflict? IceLabber Rubén Bernardo‑Madrid shows that for Andean bears, reported interactions cover only ~11% of their range, often based on anecdotal data. Better, more consistent data is key to improving coexistence. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 🌍🐻
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Data gaps and heterogeneity limit our understanding of human–wildlife interactions: A continental study of Andean bears
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
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Peter Lind @peteralind.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Join us at Umeå University, Sweden: Expression of interest for Assistant Professor in Molecular Biology/Molecular Infection Medicine, startup package 20 million SEK (ca. EUR 1.8 million) over 5 years. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in Molecular Biology/Molecular Infection Medicine - Call for EOI - Umeå, Sweden job with Umeå University | 12857147
Expressions of interest are invited for an Assistant Professor role with a generous 5-year startup package of about SEK 20M (≈EUR 1.8M)
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
#PhDSky What do you do in your free time? IceLab PhD student Maja Lindström wins a bronze in the ski mountaineering Swedish Championship, apparently! www.umu.se/en/news/from... @umeauniversitet.bsky.social
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Stéphanie Robert @srobertgroup.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Our latest review on pavement cell shape acquisition is on line! Work from @lorindaloi.bsky.social @sharmavinod.bsky.social @absolutemaverick.bsky.social @kawresearch.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu Kempe fondation Vetenskapsrådet (VR) MSCA www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The art of interdigitation: Current views on pavement cell shape acquisition
Cell shape acquisition is a central feature of morphogenesis, governing tissue organization, organ development, and organismal architecture. In vascul…
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Congrats to IceLab PhD student Maja Lindström for her bronze medal in ski mountaineering at the swedish championship week in Umeå today!
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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 24/03/2026
🧪🌾VACANCY - Postdoc in fungal ecology & modelling🧬 This 2-year postdoc focuses on mycorrhizal fungal biogeography using large-scale metabarcoding data and species distribution models.🌍 Join the group of @frewecologist.bsky.social and work with us @umeaplantsciencecentre.se! 📅 Apply by 30 April
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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 12/03/2026
🧪🌾PhD course - How can genomic tools accelerate forest tree breeding? 🧬🌲 This PhD course at SLU introduces quantitative genetics and genomic prediction approaches used in forest tree breeding. 📅 4-12 May 2026 ⏳ Application deadline: 7 April 2026 Details and application: www.slu.se/en/calendar/...
Forest image covered with a green gradient that gets more transparent towards the top; on the image is information about the PhD course on Quantitative Genetics and Genomic Breeding in Forest Trees displayed together with the logotype of Umeå Plant Science Centre and the Swedish University of Agricultural Siences.
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Umeå Marine Sciences Centre @umeaunimarine.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Two 2-year postdoc scholarships in AI-driven marine biology at Umeå Marine Sciences Centre! 🤖 Apply now—applications reviewed from 16 March 2026 until the positions are filled. 🧪🦑🌊 www.umu.se/en/umea-mari... #postdoc #AI #MarineScience

Northern Lights. Image: Johnér Bildbyrå AB, Matilda Holmqvist
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
LUNCH PITCH // 3 talks, 3 clear collaboration calls. This week’s IceLab Lunch Pitch brought together modelling, materials analysis, and human physiology — each looking for different expertise: play.umu.se/media/t/0_g5...
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Lunch Pitch: 2026-03-11: Amin Saremi, Anna Strandberg and Katharina Wulff
To encourage cross pollination of ideas between researchers from different disciplines, IceLab hosts interdisciplinary research lunches with the vision of allowing ideas to meet and mate. During the L...
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Gerard Rocher-Ros @grocherros.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Ryan (and me) are hiring a PhD student! Sweden is a great country to do a PhD, see the link or ask us for more details, or share with potential students!
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Ryan Sponseller @ryansponseller.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
We are hiring a PhD student at Umeå University to work on GHG dynamics in boreal streams and groundwater. See the following advertisement and reach out with any questions! www.umu.se/en/work-with... @grocherros.bsky.social
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PhD position in Physical Geography, focusing on greenhouse gas dynamics in streams and groundwater
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Heidi Burdett @hlburdett.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
**Join us!** Two postdocs currently available in AI-driven marine biology at @umeaunimarine.bsky.social, advancing understanding of ecosystem function, sustainability & conservation! 🔗 www.umu.se/en/umea-mari... 📆Applications considered from March 16 until filled 🦑🧪🌎 #OSM26 @nickkamenos.bsky.social
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Icelabbers having fun at the annual ski relay race here @umeauniversitet.bsky.social, the KBC Stafetten! Our favorite category is the battleship, with four skiers on one pair of skis 🤣
Three teams of skiers, four to a pair of skis, prepare to start the raceIceLab Ski Terror team about the cross the finish line at the ski relayA team from the Physics department in colorful outfits lift one of IceLab's PhD students IceLab's Mighty Ducks team crosses the finish line and smiles for a photo
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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
New ideas, new researchers seeking collaborations: 3 researchers shared open problems at the Feb 25 Lunch Pitch this week - maybe you are who they are looking for? A thread... click through for more about each pitch!
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