Research in humanities and social sciences
Our research addresses the formation of people’s ideas and knowledge in specific times and places, together with the economic, political, social and cultural aspects of the development of society. It explains the causes and consequences of people’s interaction and the organisation of society.
Computer game made students better at detecting fake news
A computer game helped upper secondary school students become better at distinguishing between reliable and misleading news. This is shown by a study ...
Sustainable innovations for cultural tourism
Uppsala University has been, and remains, a leading force in the EU-funded project “Be.CULTOUR”, which focuses on sustainable innovations fo...
Talking to people rarely heard on climate issues
How is climate change being addressed in different parts of the world? The C-URGE project has been running since last autumn, in which anthr...
David Håkansson joins Swedish Academy
“Swedish is a large and unusually well-described language,” notes David Håkansson, Professor of Swedish Language and Linguistics at Uppsala ...
Expanding the Viking world
Few periods in our history are surrounded by as many myths as the Viking Age. But who were the Vikings really, what did their communities lo...
“A successful climate transition could help create a more peaceful world”
Russia's war in Ukraine should be a reminder that we cannot continue to consume oil to the extent we do today. Nina von Uexkull is a pea...
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Tvärvetenskapliga nätverk
Centre for Gender Research, Centre for Police Research and Uppsala Immigration Lab – within the Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences there are around twenty collaborations.
