Umeå University Sweden
Umeå University was founded in 1965 and is Sweden’s fifth oldest university. Today, it has a strong international presence with students, teachers and researchers from all over the world. The aim of the university is to continue becoming one of Scandinavia’s best environments for study and research and meet the challenges of an ever-increasing global society.
Umeå University is one of Sweden’s most comprehensive universities within all areas of scientific research. This research takes place on a broad scale in order to compete in the international arena. The university conducts groundbreaking research within several areas e.g. Gender research, Biological Chemistry, Ecosystem Dynamics, Energy, Infections, Plant and Forest Biotechnology and Social Welfare Research. Furthermore, Umeå University has a strong and established interdisciplinary interest in sustainability.
The team at Umeå University
Marlene Sandlund
Associate Professor
Associate Professor at the Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation. Her main research topic is e-health and exercise for older people involving co-creation methodologies.
Karin Wadell
Professor
Professor at the Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation. She works as a physiotherapist at the University Hospital in Umeå and her main research focus is physical activity, exercise capacity, eHealth and co-creation in people with pulmonary disease.
Qingfan An
Umeå University - ESR 13
Co-creation of an eHealth application for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, in a hospital context
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