Life as a visitor at "Centre for Prediction of
Genetic Change" (
I am not so focused on
visitors for the last time on my carrier, but I still let some information
remain here. Many of our visitors
and staff are of foreign descent. No knowledge of Swedish is needed, only good
knowledge of English. It is easy to live at Umeå
without knowing Swedish. Living quarters can be arranged by the department
within walking-distance from the University. Umeå is a city with 100.000
inhabitants and the campus is 3 km from downtown. The city is big enough to
offer services and communications, but small enough to make within-city
communications a minor problem. It is built for bicycles, which some visitors
and students appreciate. It is cold and dark in winter (although the white snow
brighten things up a bit), but most visitors find our climate acceptable.
More information about Umeå as a city is offered at http://www.umea.se/net/
(choose language). Umeå is the “capital”
of the province Västerbotten) http://www.vasterbotten.se/english/municip.htm.
Seventeen kms north of Umeå at Sävar a Tree Breeding
Station for northern
Most visitors have felt that our group is sufficiently large and focused within some fields to have fruitful interaction with some fellow students and colleagues.
The best way to get more
information or to let us know about your interest is to get in touch
with
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