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Are there more effective ways to detect diseases in biological samples than the standard ones today? A new method developed at Uppsala University s...

New data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) at Uppsala University show that at least 119,000 people died in organised violence in 2021. ...

Treating severe infections with a combination of antibiotics has long been standard practice in Swedish medicine. Despite this, at present there is...

Uppsala University now has its first student motor racing team – UPPström Racing! It includes students from no less than 11 different engineering a...

Historic virus infections can be traced in vertebrate genomes. For millions of years, these genomes have been repositories for retroviruses that in...

His calm and methodical way of explaining the most advanced cosmological concepts has made him much in demand for everything from lectures and deba...

Political intolerance is high in Sweden, and more than half are reluctant to express their views in public. This is shown in a survey conducted by ...

Hello to Christer Janson, Professor of Respiratory, Allergy and Sleep Research. What percentage of the population suffers from pollen allergy?

Hello to Eva Tiensuu Janson, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy. You’ll be holding two seminars on precision medicine d...

The COVID-19 pandemic had enormous consequences for our society. Not least, it had negative consequences for the hospitality and tourism industries...

Hello Margareta Krabbe, organiser of a panel discussion during Almedalen Week together with the Testa Center with the theme ‘Mobilising for excelle...

Sheep are the strongest symbol of sustainability on Gotland, according to Gurbet Peker. Not only do real ones graze all over the island, you can ev...

Historical recipes and cookbooks abound to teach us about past foods and dietary habits. Less is known about the people who actually wrote them. A ...

As part of the Swedish Government’s initiative to develop skills to meet the challenge of climate change, nine Swedish higher education institution...

Elham Rostami, Docent in Neurosurgery at Uppsala University, is one of six new prominent researchers elected to the Young Academy of Sweden. As a n...

Imagine cheap nuclear power without any long-lived radioactive nuclear waste or greenhouse gas emissions. Fusion has been described as the solution...

Hello Linda Wedlin, organisor and moderator of a panel discussion during Almedalen Week with the theme ‘What knowledge and what kind of democracy i...

Marije Poort, a PhD student at Uppsala University’s Campus Gotland, is focusing on sustainable destination development. Marije is exploring how peo...

QS World University Rankings has released this year's list of the world's best universities. Uppsala University has fallen four places, from 124 to...

King Carl XVI Gustaf has decided to award H.M. The King's Medal to Hans Ellegren, Professor of Evolutionary Biology, and Lennart Elmevik, Professor...