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Positive signals about strategic allocations
15 juni 2009
Today the research councils in Sweden presented their proposals regarding how funding for strategic research in the first 20 of a total of 24 selec...
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No new mathematical solution by Swedish Teen
01 juni 2009
Swedish and international media have recently reported that a 16-year old Swede has presented the solution to the Bernoulli numbers. This is not co...
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Unauthorized work published in the University’s Acta Series
27 maj 2009
The manuscript Textual Analysis of a Recovered Memory Trial Assisted by Computer Search for Keywords was not approved for publication by the Uppsal...
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Uppsala University competing for strategic funding
18 mars 2009
This week the Vice Chancellor submitted Uppsala University’s applications for the strategic research funding that the government made available wit...
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DNA-analysis of hair in project aiming at identification of Copernicus
23 november 2008
In a collaborative project between Swedish and Polish scientists large efforts has been made in a project to identify the remains of Nicolaus Coper...
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Blood fat medicine can kill cancer cells
21 november 2008
The substance simvastatin kills cancer cells and can reduce the risk of blood clots in cancer patients. Experimental studies also show that low do...
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Violent video games affect biological systems
13 november 2008
An article published electronically yesterday in the scientific journal Acta Paediatrica, describes how heart rate and sleep in boys are affected b...
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Dinosaurs - in English
12 november 2008
On Sunday, November 16, the Museum of Evolution will present a whole day for English-speaking residents of Uppsala.
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New strategic commitments decided for 2009
06 november 2008
Uppsala University is continuing its strategic commitments, focusing on quality and renewal. Energy research, peace research, and medical research...
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New methods takes temperature of fusion reactor
23 oktober 2008
For fusion energy to be commercially viable, better methods are needed for metering the temperature and output in a fusion reactor. In his doctoral...
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More students taking master’s programs taught in English
16 september 2008
Nearly 400 students have registered for this autumn’s master’s programs taught in English at Uppsala University. Most of them are from countries i...
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New book provides social scientific perspective on sustainable fishing
09 september 2008
Life is being threatened in our oceans, and many species are redlisted and in need of policies that can quickly lead to sustainable fishing. In a ...
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New material repairs teeth and fractured vertebrae
09 september 2008
Dental and medical care is constantly looking for new materials to improve care procedures. In his doctoral dissertation Jesper Lööf has worked wi...
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Uppsala University on prestigious ranking list
20 augusti 2008
Uppsala University occupies 71st place in the major ranking of the world’s universities that is carried out every year by Shanghai Jiao Tong Univer...
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Linnaeus Grants to strong Uppsala teams
20 juni 2008
SEK 184 million over ten years in Linnaeus Grants. This is what Uppsala University received when the Swedish Research Council and the Swedish Rese...
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Kai Siegbahn exhibition opens with symposium
23 april 2008
The Uppsala professor and Nobel prizewinner Kai Siegbahn, who would have been 90 in April, is getting his own permanent exhibition at the Ångström ...
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New methods create superior solar-energy technology
17 april 2008
Linda Brus has developed and tested new methods of making solar-energy plants more competitive.
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More reliable forecasts regarding algal bloom in lakes
17 april 2008
One method of reducing algal blooms in eutrophied lakes is to build purification plants or manure pits nearby. In order to estimate whether this is...
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Main contact a clue in the battle against cancer
15 april 2008
By cutting off the nutritional supply to tumours through treacherous blood vessels, it will perhaps be possible to gain ground in the battle agains...
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Promising new material for hydrogen storage
11 april 2008
You can investigate the hydrogen storage properties of different materials effectively with the aid of heavyweight computer calculations. Carlos Mo...