Umeå University
E369581
Umeå University is a major Swedish public research university known for its strong life sciences and medical research, including work that contributed to the development of CRISPR gene-editing technology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Umeå University canonical | 4 |
| Umeå Plant Science Centre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3520310 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Umeå University Context triple: [Emmanuelle Charpentier, employer, Umeå University]
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A.
Malmö University
Malmö University is a modern Swedish public university located in the city of Malmö, known for its interdisciplinary programs and strong ties to the Øresund regional economy and society.
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B.
Södertörn University
Södertörn University is a Swedish public university college in the Stockholm region, known for its focus on interdisciplinary education and research in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
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C.
Uppsala University
Uppsala University is a historic and prestigious Swedish research university, renowned for its strong academic tradition and contributions to science and scholarship since its founding in 1477.
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D.
Lund University
Lund University is a prestigious Swedish public research university, founded in 1666 in the city of Lund, known for its strong international profile and contributions across science, technology, humanities, and social sciences.
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E.
Jönköping University
Jönköping University is a Swedish higher education institution known for its international orientation and strong programs in areas such as business, engineering, education, and health sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Umeå University Target entity description: Umeå University is a major Swedish public research university known for its strong life sciences and medical research, including work that contributed to the development of CRISPR gene-editing technology.
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A.
Malmö University
Malmö University is a modern Swedish public university located in the city of Malmö, known for its interdisciplinary programs and strong ties to the Øresund regional economy and society.
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B.
Södertörn University
Södertörn University is a Swedish public university college in the Stockholm region, known for its focus on interdisciplinary education and research in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
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C.
Uppsala University
Uppsala University is a historic and prestigious Swedish research university, renowned for its strong academic tradition and contributions to science and scholarship since its founding in 1477.
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D.
Lund University
Lund University is a prestigious Swedish public research university, founded in 1666 in the city of Lund, known for its strong international profile and contributions across science, technology, humanities, and social sciences.
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E.
Jönköping University
Jönköping University is a Swedish higher education institution known for its international orientation and strong programs in areas such as business, engineering, education, and health sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public research university
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university ⓘ |
| academicStaffSize | over 2,000 ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | Emmanuelle Charpentier ⓘ |
| campusType | urban campus ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| founded | 1965 ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1965-09-17 ⓘ |
| fundingModel | publicly funded ⓘ |
| governedBy | Swedish Higher Education Authority regulations ⓘ |
| hasCampus |
Campus Skellefteå
ⓘ
Umeå Arts Campus ⓘ
surface form:
Campus Umeå
Umeå University campus Örnsköldsvik ⓘ
surface form:
Campus Örnsköldsvik
Umeå Arts Campus ⓘ |
| hasFaculty |
Faculty of Arts
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Faculty of Medicine ⓘ Faculty of Science and Technology ⓘ Faculty of Social Sciences ⓘ |
| hasMotto | “Omnes scientiae” ⓘ |
| hasUnit |
Chemical Biological Centre (KBC)
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Umeå Centre for Molecular Medicine ⓘ
surface form:
Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS)
Umeå Centre for Molecular Medicine ⓘ
surface form:
Umeå Centre for Molecular Medicine (UCMM)
Umeå Institute of Design ⓘ Umeå School of Architecture ⓘ Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics ⓘ Norrland University Hospital ⓘ
surface form:
Umeå University Hospital
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| knownFor |
contributions to CRISPR gene-editing research
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life sciences research ⓘ medical research ⓘ molecular biology research ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
English
ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northern Sweden
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Sweden
Umeå ⓘ Västerbotten County ⓘ |
| memberOf |
EUA Council for Doctoral Education
ⓘ
European University Association ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
bachelor’s degrees
ⓘ
doctoral degrees ⓘ master’s degrees ⓘ |
| regionallyImportantFor | higher education in northern Sweden ⓘ |
| researchStrength |
infection biology
ⓘ
molecular genetics ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ plant and forest biotechnology ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| roleInCRISPR | hosted research that contributed to development of CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology ⓘ |
| studentEnrollment | over 30,000 ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution | public ⓘ |
| website | https://www.umu.se/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Umeå University Description of subject: Umeå University is a major Swedish public research university known for its strong life sciences and medical research, including work that contributed to the development of CRISPR gene-editing technology.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Umeå Plant Science Centre