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New chemical biology method aims at more specific disease diagnoses
27 juni 2022
Are there more effective ways to detect diseases in biological samples than the standard ones today? A new method developed at Uppsala University s...
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Major increase in conflict-related deaths
27 juni 2022
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. ...
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How innovation from Uppsala University can reduce antibiotic-resistant bacteria
23 juni 2022
Treating severe infections with a combination of antibiotics has long been standard practice in Swedish medicine. Despite this, at present there is...
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Students enter student motor racing competition with their own electric motorcycle
23 juni 2022
Uppsala University now has its first student motor racing team – UPPström Racing! It includes students from no less than 11 different engineering a...
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New inherited retroviruses identified in the koala genome
17 juni 2022
Historic virus infections can be traced in vertebrate genomes. For millions of years, these genomes have been repositories for retroviruses that in...
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The professor of physics with an aptitude for popular education
17 juni 2022
His calm and methodical way of explaining the most advanced cosmological concepts has made him much in demand for everything from lectures and deba...
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Political intolerance limits debate in Sweden
16 juni 2022
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 ...
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“Climate change puts more pollen in the air”
14 juni 2022
Hello to Christer Janson, Professor of Respiratory, Allergy and Sleep Research. What percentage of the population suffers from pollen allergy?
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“Healthcare needs to undergo some pretty big changes”
14 juni 2022
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...
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Sustainable Tourism Across Borders
14 juni 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic had enormous consequences for our society. Not least, it had negative consequences for the hospitality and tourism industries...
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"It is now that we are seeing the benefits of biotechnology"
14 juni 2022
Hello Margareta Krabbe, organiser of a panel discussion during Almedalen Week together with the Testa Center with the theme ‘Mobilising for excelle...
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The sheep – Gotland’s symbol of sustainability
14 juni 2022
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...
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Collecting recipes and the stories behind them
14 juni 2022
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 ...
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Uppsala University new national coordinator for MOOCs
14 juni 2022
As part of the Swedish Government’s initiative to develop skills to meet the challenge of climate change, nine Swedish higher education institution...
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Neurosurgeon elected to the Young Academy of Sweden
13 juni 2022
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...
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Nuclear fusion may provide tomorrow’s safe and cheap energy
13 juni 2022
Imagine cheap nuclear power without any long-lived radioactive nuclear waste or greenhouse gas emissions. Fusion has been described as the solution...
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Can democracy solve the climate crisis?
13 juni 2022
Hello Linda Wedlin, organisor and moderator of a panel discussion during Almedalen Week with the theme ‘What knowledge and what kind of democracy i...
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Tourism as a tool for sustainable local development
13 juni 2022
Marije Poort, a PhD student at Uppsala University’s Campus Gotland, is focusing on sustainable destination development. Marije is exploring how peo...
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Mixed results in new world ranking
13 juni 2022
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...
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King honours Hans Ellegren and Lennart Elmevik
13 juni 2022
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...