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Spotlight on runes and Vikings in Seattle
14 februari 2019
The spotlight was on runes, Vikings and Swedish–American relations when Uppsala University welcomed alumni and friends to a lecture event at the No...
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‘Old’ sperm produces healthier offspring
14 februari 2019
Sperm that live for longer before fertilising an egg produce healthier offspring – according to new research from Uppsala University and University...
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Hard-to-detect antibiotic resistance a clinical problem
12 februari 2019
When antibiotics are used to treat bacteria susceptible to them, the treatment usually works. Nevertheless, the antibiotic chosen is sometimes inef...
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Five HEIs to represent Sweden as research nation
11 februari 2019
This week, delegates from five Swedish higher education institutions are travelling to the US to hold, jointly with the Swedish Embassy in Washingt...
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She wants to spotlight racial biology
05 februari 2019
Eva F. Dahlgren has devoted 20 years to studying how science has been used to value people. She started with the history of her own grandfather, Pr...
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Honorary Award for Linguistic Problem-Solving
05 februari 2019
On 25 January this year’s winter conferment ceremony took place. Eighty-nine new doctor degrees and 19 honorary doctor degrees were conferred durin...
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Fun winter sports holiday activities at the university
04 februari 2019
The winter sports holiday is approaching and Uppsala University is preparing lots of activities for children and young people. Paint with watercolo...
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The number of fatalities in conflicts decreased in 2018
04 februari 2019
Hello Therese Pettersson, Research Coordinator at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, who is currently compiling statistics from 2018 fo...
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Alumna of the Year: Lasting connection with Uppsala student days
04 februari 2019
Sofia Wadensjö Karén, Alumna of the Year in 2018, is managing director of the Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company (Utbildningsradion, UR) and ...
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Project funding will get joint projects off to a flying start
01 februari 2019
Seven joint projects were granted funding in 2018 in Uppsala University’s Verification for Collaboration initiative. The projects cover various sec...
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Lars Lannfelt’s award for excellent research from Swedish Alzheimer’s Foundation
01 februari 2019
This year, the Swedish Alzheimer’s Foundation (Alzheimerfonden) has awarded its major research prize, worth SEK 2.5 million, to Lars Lannfelt, Seni...
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University spinoffs collaborates to combine new solar cell technology with dynamic glass
01 februari 2019
A collaboration will investigate if newly patented high-transparency solar cells from the startup company Peafowl Solar Power can power dynamic gla...
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Photographs from Mongolia to be digitised
01 februari 2019
A collection of photographs of more than 1 400 copies from early 19th century Mongolia will be digitised with funds from the Royal Academy of Letters.
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New findings about the 210 million year old dinosaur-like archosaur
01 februari 2019
Coprolites, or fossil droppings, of the dinosaur-like archosaur Smok wawelski contain lots of chewed-up bone fragments. This led researchers at U...
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Peace is best established with respect for local traditions and women’s needs
30 januari 2019
Lasting peace is best created with consideration for local conflict resolution traditions and with great sensitivity for the grassroots perspective...
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Celsius-Linnaeus Lectures 2019: Climate change, carbon dioxide storage, and human health
30 januari 2019
On Thursday 7 February, it will again be time for the Celsius-Linnaeus lectures and following symposium. Two of the world’s top researchers will be...
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Decreasing snow cover causes increasing methane production in frozen lakes
25 januari 2019
New, unexpected consequences of climate change keep presenting themselves. A new study from Uppsala University and SLU shows that a decreased snow ...
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2018 awards and distinctions
24 januari 2019
Each year Uppsala University awards prizes, distinctions and medals to people who have promoted research, education or development at Uppsala Unive...
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Volcanic eruption in Scotland may have contributed to prehistoric global warming
24 januari 2019
Around 56 million years ago, global temperatures spiked. Researchers at Uppsala University and in the UK now show that a major explosive eruption f...
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Our genes affect where fat is stored in our bodies
22 januari 2019
A recent study from Uppsala University has found that whether you store your fat around the trunk or in other parts of your body is highly influenc...
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SciLifeLab Uppsala part of large effort in forest genetic research
16 januari 2019
The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation invests several million SEK over a ten-year period in research on tree genes, forest genetics and forest b...
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Mathematics is an obvious choice for Inger Sigstam
16 januari 2019
When she completed her doctorate at the start of the 1990s, she was the thirteenth woman who had defended a dissertation in mathematics in Sweden. ...
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Is it possible to predict the labour market of the future?
15 januari 2019
Oskar Nordström Skans, Professor of Economics, has received funding from the Swedish Research Council to develop the research environment “Technolo...
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Better oral health with new type of glass ceramics
15 januari 2019
Researchers at Ångström Laboratory at Uppsala University have now developed glass ceramics that are three times stronger than current ones. This pa...
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Major European research project focuses on 2015 refugee crisis
15 januari 2019
What can we learn from the European Union’s management of the refugee crisis that started in 2015? Was the crisis a matter of refugees or rather a ...
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Historical genomes reveal recent changes in genetic health of eastern gorillas
27 december 2018
The critically endangered Grauer’s gorilla has recently lost genetic diversity and has experienced an increase in harmful mutations. These conclusi...
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Our Universe: An expanding bubble in an extra dimension
27 december 2018
Uppsala University researchers have devised a new model for the Universe – one that may solve the enigma of dark energy. Their new article, publish...
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Simple method rescues stressed liver cells
21 december 2018
Isolated human hepatocytes are essential tools in preclinical and clinical liver research, but cell quality is highly variable. Now, researchers fr...
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Sex could be answer to 100-year-old question
13 december 2018
For nearly 100 years biologists have argued about how exactly natural selection can possibly work. If nature selects the individuals with the best ...
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Surgery unnecessary for many prostate cancer patients
13 december 2018
Otherwise healthy men with advanced prostate cancer may benefit greatly from surgery, but many with this diagnosis have no need for it. These concl...
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Super glue and solar cells among this year's attractive innovation projects
12 december 2018
Promising innovations were recognised on 10 December at Uppsala University when 17 projects received 2018 Attractive Innovation Project awards. The...
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Full house at London alumni meeting focusing on algorithms
11 december 2018
The noise level was intense at the Swedish Embassy in London when 60 Uppsala alumni, honorary doctors and guests filled the beautiful, Christmas-be...
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Reminder: Help us improve by filling out the Student Barometer survey
07 december 2018
In one week’s time, the Student Barometer will close. If you haven’t already – help us improve by taking the survey now.
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The Torgny Segerstedt Medal to Peter Wallensteen
06 december 2018
This year the Torgny Segerstedt Medal goes to Peter Wallensteen, a post-retirement professor at Uppsala University. He receives it for his extensiv...
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Göran Widmalm receives the Ulla and Stig Holmquist Prize
06 december 2018
Göran Widmalm, Professor of Organic Chemistry at Stockholm University, has been awarded the 2018 Ulla and Stig Holmquist Science Prize in Organic C...
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Linnaeus and Rudbeck medal winners designated
05 december 2018
The Rudbeck Medal will be presented this year to Professors Per Artursson, Kristina Edström and Lars Engwall, while the Linnaeus Medal will be pres...
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Book sale in the University Main Building
03 december 2018
The annual book sale from the university’s Acta-series is now on!
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New Oscar prize-winners designated
30 november 2018
Uppsala University’s Oscar Prize for young researchers in 2018 has been awarded to Weronica Ek at the Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathol...
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The Nobel laureates visit Uppsala
27 november 2018
On 13 December the 2018 Nobel laureates in chemistry and physics will visit Uppsala University. They will give a public lecture in the University G...
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“Our challenge is to learn how to live differently”
27 november 2018
Hello there, climate researcher Keri Facer from the University of Bristol. You are Uppsala University’s third visiting Zennström Professor of Clima...
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Exciting appointment in the Nobel Committee for Physics
27 november 2018
At the end of the year Olga Botner will step down as a member of the Nobel Committee for Physics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. They wor...
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Johan Edman, new collaboration manager at UU Innovation
27 november 2018
With his long-standing experience with research funding and work to increase the social impact of research, Edman is now reinforcing UU Innovation’...
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Sustainable cities sparked widespread interest
27 november 2018
The majority of the world’s population live in cities, which demands new, smart solutions. The discussions were wide-ranging at the AIMday Sustaina...
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Exchange students encouraged to take the train
27 november 2018
Uppsala University is launching a pilot project to reduce climate impact. Next year, 50 grants will be awarded to Erasmus students who choose to ta...
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Host for the Chemistry Prize winner: “A true role model”
26 november 2018
Hi there, Lynn Kamerlin, Professor of Chemistry! You are going to play host to Frances Arnold, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, when she vis...
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Electronic medical records valuable for patients
26 november 2018
Patients strongly favour electronic access to their medical records and the possibilities that this resource offers. That is clear from a comprehen...
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Online game to inoculate against propaganda, fake news
26 november 2018
Researchers at Uppsala University will investigate new methods to increase the ability of young people to critique digital sources.
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“Algorithms have a level of intelligence just below that of a bacterium”
26 november 2018
Hi David Sumpter, Professor of Applied Mathematics, who has written the book Outnumbered: Exploring the Algorithms That Control Our Lives. Algorith...
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Emma Tysk: Uppsala Student of 2018
23 november 2018
This year’s Uppsala Student of the Year is studying in the Master Programme in Computer and Information Engineering, and also runs her own graphic ...
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Deciding not to resuscitate: nurses’ and physicians’ perspectives
23 november 2018
When deciding not to resuscitate patients in cardiac arrest, ethical issues arise. Nurses and physicians conflicting perspectives often cause frust...