Collaboration and innovation

    Through collaboration, we utilise both our own and our partners' strengths to improve the quality of education and research. By striving for a creative environment where we build new knowledge and benefit from each other's know-how, we also contribute to the development of society.

    Collaboration is a way of contributing to the development of society, promoting the exchange of knowledge and strengthening the quality of both research and education. Therefore, Umeå University strives to have well-developed forms of collaboration with, among others, trade and industry, the public and non-profit sectors.

    Support for collaboration

    The Research Support and Collaboration Office is Umeå University's central support for collaboration and research funding. We both develop and help to introduce various collaboration models in education and research, and also offer broad support for researchers at the university.

    We work with collaboration models such as:

    Support for innovation and business development

    At Umeå University, collaboration and innovation are well integrated in both education and research. We encourage researchers, employees and students to find ways to disseminate their knowledge and research results so that they benefit people and society.

    Employees and students can get support and help with:

    • innovation advice
    • resources for innovation development
    • network and competence
    • advice on protecting ideas and research results
    • support in the drafting of certain types of agreements
    • seminars and workshops

    Read more about the innovation support at Umeå University

    Read more about The Innovation Office at Umeå University

    Contact us

    The Research Support and Collaboration Office

    Hans-Olov Byquist
    Head of Office
    Phone: +46 90-786 53 55

    Agneta Plamboeck
    Research Support Office
    Phone: +46 90-786 56 61

    Anna Mannelqvist
    Collaboration Office
    Phone: +46 70-661 51 92

    The Innovation Office

    Camilla Viklund
    Director
    Phone: + 46 70-522 85 51

    Lena Holmberg
    4/28/2021