Dr. Marie Eriksson

Professor

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Biography

Marie Eriksson is a Professor of Statistics at Umeå University. She has a significant background in statistical applications in medicine, specifically in areas like register studies and clinical trials. She defended her thesis at the Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine in 2008 and became an associate professor in 2012 before being appointed professor in 2017. With over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical biotechnology industry, she has played a vital role in various national quality registers, including serving as the responsible officer for the MONICA survey in Northern Sweden. Marie is also involved in methodological research aimed at developing new statistical methods for analyzing large-scale register data and has led multiple research initiatives focused on predictive analysis in complex disease areas. Her work includes innovative statistical machine learning techniques and enhancing health care performance assessment.

Research Interests

Requirements for Umeå University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:5.5
Reading
Required:5.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Writing
Required:20
Total
Required:90
PTE
Overall
Required:62
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS) in relevant field At least 90 ECTS in the main subject area
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate
  • Transcripts of records
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Copy of passport
  • Letter of Motivation (certain programs)
  • CV (certain programs)
Specialization Notes

Requirements are standard for Master's programs across Social Sciences and Humanities at Umeå. English 6 proficiency is the general rule.