Teachers at Umeå University's Department of Political Science say they are spending more time grading exams due to rising concerns about AI-assisted cheating. Lecturer Anna Zachrisson notes the difficulty in defining where the line between legitimate AI use and academic dishonesty should be drawn.

Sweden prints more than 700 million ballot papers before each election despite using only about three percent of them, according to a report that proposes cutting production to 270 million. A political scientist at Umeå University argues the waste should be reduced further.