Join Us for an Exciting Digital Event at Umeå University: Discover Green & Bright Technologies and Materials!

12 Dec 2024

Meet people at WISE: Andreas Larsson

-The WISE Research School plays a crucial role in helping doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers contribute to the green transition through materials research, says Prof. Larsson from LTU.

11 Dec 2024

Advancing Sustainable Consumption with Food Quality Sensors

The UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 promotes sustainable consumption and production. “Our developed OECT-based biosensor is designed to monitor the freshness of meat and fish contributing to pave the way for smarter, more reliable food quality checks”, says Yunfan Lin, WISE PhD student at KTH.

5 Dec 2024

WASP-WISE Collaboration Projects Attract 52 Applications

The recent calls for WASP-WISE collaboration projects have generated an impressive response, with 22 applications for the pilot projects and 30 for the NEST projects.

3 Dec 2024

Towards XPS 2.0: Standing on the shoulders of Nobel Laureates

-While XPS is straightforward to use for metals, it poses profound challenges for insulators, which can lead to inaccurate spectra interpretation. The exponential growth in XPS publications has also increased the risk of dissemination of potentially erroneous results. This is a serious concern because scientific progress depends on reliable and reproducible data, say Profs. Greczynski and Hultman from Linköping University.

2 Dec 2024

Wrapping Up 2024: WISE’s Year of Innovation and Collaboration

As 2024 draws to a close, WISE reflects on an incredible year of groundbreaking initiatives and collaboration.

28 Nov 2024

Meet people at WISE: Erna Delczeg

-What makes my job at WISE very rewarding is the fact that we work as a team and we support each other, says Erna Delczeg, WISE Research Coordinator.

28 Nov 2024

Exploring New Frontiers: Machine Learning Meets Materials Science seminar series

The fourth seminar in the series: Machine Learning meets Materials Science is coming up on December 5th. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain fresh perspectives, learn foundational AI concepts, and connect with leading minds in materials science and machine learning.

27 Nov 2024

37 Industrial research project applications showcase diversity across different areas

The latest call for WISE industrial PhD student and postdoc projects is now closed. The call attracted a total of 37 applications, reflecting a wide range of expertise, thematic focus, and a broad spectrum of companies and universities.

25 Nov 2024

Save the Date: WISE Dialogue 2025!

Join us for the third annual WISE Dialogue, an event designed to inspire, connect, and empower the vibrant WISE community.

22 Nov 2024

Groundbreaking Study Trip in Research and Sustainability

On November 6–8, 2024, WISE Research School organized an inspiring study trip to Skåne, visiting Lund, Höganäs, and Halmstad.

21 Nov 2024

Introducing the WISE Researchers

At WISE, we take great pride in showcasing our distinguished researchers. Today, we are pleased to introduce Professor Thomas Wågberg from Umeå University.

20 Nov 2024

New later closing date for WASP-WISE NEST

The WASP-WISE NEST call will close 2 December, 14.00.

15 Nov 2024

Congratulations to WISE researchers in the IVA’s 100 list

-Very exciting to see so many WISE-related research projects recognized for their potential to impact Swedish industry and society, says Magnus Svensson, director of Industry Cooperation and  the WISE Research Arenas (WIRA).

8 Nov 2024

Meet the WISE Fellows – Catherine Aitchison

In this series of interviews, you will meet the WISE Fellows. This time you will meet Professor Catherine Aitchison, who has joined Linköping University as a WISE Fellow.

29 Oct 2024

Save the date – WISE Welcome Meeting 2025

Mark your calendar for August 20-21, 2025!

22 Oct 2024

Introducing the WISE Researchers

We are pleased to introduce Professor Ludvig Edman from Umeå University and Professor Minna Hakkarainen from KTH Royal Institute of Technology. They are leading two WISE projects, connected by a shared focus on circularity.

16 Oct 2024

Meet people at WISE: Peter Värbrand

-As WISE grows, my activities are shifting a bit and, now I focus more on the program’s societal impact, and how to ensure that WISE research achieves its full potential in making a positive difference, says Peter Värbrand, Emeritus Professor at Linköping University and WISE’s senior adviser.

16 Oct 2024

WISE Website Navigation Menu Gets an Upgrade for a Smoother User Experience

We’re excited to announce that we’ve recently updated and improved our website’s navigation menu!

14 Oct 2024

Exploring Sustainability Through Atmospheric Water Harvesting

Insights from Danial Mazhar, Poster Winner at Welcome Meeting 2024

3 Oct 2024

Quantum Materials Enable Energy-Efficient Spintronic Memories

A recent study led by WISE researcher, Prof. Saroj Dash from Chalmers, published in Nature Communications identifies TaIrTe4 as a promising material for energy-efficient devices such as spintronic memories, logic circuits, high-frequency magnetic devices, and neuromorphic computing.

[Picture: Experimental set up utilized in this investigation. Courtesy of Dr. Bainsla.]

3 Oct 2024

Introducing the WISE researchers

WISE is very proud to have outstanding professors participating in the program. In this occasion we are happy to introduce Professor Anders Nilsson.

1 Oct 2024

WISE congratulates Sara Mazur for outstanding services to science

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has elected two new Swedish members to the Class for humanities and for outstanding services to science, Marika Hedin and Sara Mazur.

30 Sep 2024

Open for registration: WISE Networking Day 2025

WISE Networking Day 2025 is now open for registration.

20 Sep 2024

Structural batteries: promoting sustainable advances in automobile design

In a recent publication in Advanced Materials WISE researcher, Prof. Leif Asp and his team explored structural batteries that store energy while also supporting mechanical loads, promoting sustainability by reducing weight in products like cars. This breakthrough could significantly enhance the efficiency of electric vehicles, drones, and electronics.

[Picture: Richa Chaudhary, Zhenyuan Xia, and Leif Asp from Chalmers. Credit: Chalmers | Henrik Sandsjö]

19 Sep 2024

Meet the WISE Fellows – Sadia Ilyas

In this series of interviews, you will meet the WISE Fellows. This time you will meet Sadia Ilyas, who has joined Luleå University of Technology as a WISE Fellow.

19 Sep 2024

Join the conversation where machine learning meets materials science!

The third seminar in the series: Machine Learning meets Materials Science is coming up on September 26. Don’t miss out on this chance to connect with leading minds in these two fields and explore how these powerful disciplines intersect to shape the future of science and technology. 

11 Sep 2024

WISE industrial partners – Nexam Chemical

Cooperation between academia and industry is an important part of WISE. We have talked to Christer Svanberg, CTO at Nexam Chemical, who together with Professor Christian Müller at Chalmers University of Technology runs a WISE research project.

11 Sep 2024

WISE congratulates Xiaodong Zou for receiving this year IVA’s Gold Medal

The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) has awarded Professor Xiaodong Zou from Stockholm University and member of WISE URG, the prestigious IVA Gold Medal for her pioneering work in the development of electron crystallographic methods.

9 Sep 2024

Second round of WISE academic projects approved

131 applications were submitted in the second academic PhD and postdoc project call (“ap2”) from which 54 projects have been granted funding.

9 Sep 2024

Two new joint calls – WASP and WISE

Two new joint calls between the WASP and the WISE programs opened on Monday September 9, 2024.