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.

IceLab@icelabumu.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Read the original paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🧪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...

Three multidisciplinary postdoctoral scholarships (2 years)

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🚨 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

🎉 🔚 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.

@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...

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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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

Why do rival plants coexist?

Researchers have discovered that trees can act as mediators that balance competition between plants

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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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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

📢 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

“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_...

🧵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. 🌱🔬

"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 👇

eLife@elife.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“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_...

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!

New research from Stress Response Modeling at IceLab and UPSC researcher Yanjun Zan 👇 #plantsky #plantphysiology 🌱🔬

Umeå Plant Science Centre@umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 3mo ago

🧪🌾PAPER - How can we better predict plant performance across environments? 🌍 Yanjun Zan and colleagues present MMGS, a framework integrating genetics, environment, and their interactions for multi-environment breeding trials. 🧬 Read more in Horticulture Research: academic.oup.com/hr/article/1...

🧪🌾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...

PhD position in Plant Science with focus on functional genomics of conifers

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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

🧪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 🌱🌾.

RESET - Digital for Good🌎♻️☀️@reset.org · 3mo ago

By producing more #fish locally, it will also reduce Sweden’s #carbonfootprint by minimising the need to import fish from distant countries. With the #EU only able to produce 37.5% of the fish it consumes, according to Seas At Risk, Umeå’s pilot could hold valuable lessons for other EU countries ⬇️

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

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

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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Read an interview with IceLab affiliate and UPSC group leader Stéphane Verger below.

Umeå Plant Science Centre@umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 4mo ago

🧪🌾 INTERVIEW - Discussing ideas is what he enjoys most in his work @stephanevrg.bsky.social, group leader at UPSC and recently appointed docent, reflects on his research, career path, and the role of collaboration in shaping new ideas. Read the interview here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...

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...

IceLab Lunch Pitch: Kelly Swarts, Morgan Jones and Chinmay Dwibedi

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Paper from IceLab / UPSC PI Yanjun Zan 👇

Umeå Plant Science Centre@umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 4mo ago

🧪🌾PAPER - Can genomic selection be used to accelerate breeding in tobacco leaf protein content?🧬 Yanjun Zan's research group shows it is an efficient tool as that can enhance the efficiency of developing high-protein varieties. Read more in Industrial Crops and Products: doi.org/10.1016/j.in...

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/... 🌍🐻

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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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...

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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#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

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...

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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Congrats to IceLab PhD student Maja Lindström for her bronze medal in ski mountaineering at the swedish championship week in Umeå today!

🧪🌾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

Adam Frew@frewecologist.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Postdoc (2 years) in mycorrhizal fungal biogeography & species distribution modelling @umeaplantsciencecentre.se Work with large-scale metabarcoding data and modelling. Deadline is 30th April www.umu.se/en/work-with...

🧪🌾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/...

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

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...

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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