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Hidden oxygen gas has prevented higher voltages in batteries
12 december 2019
Materials researchers at Uppsala University have made a breakthrough in the understanding of energy storage in sodium ion batteries by using ultra-high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy. These findings...
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“We must assist each other to think strategically about research infrastructures”
10 december 2019
Relevant research infrastructure is crucial for being able to collect, process and access data. But advanced technology is expensive and then there is the question of who should bear the costs. ...
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Welcome to the Nobel Lectures in Uppsala
02 december 2019
Uppsala University has a long-standing tradition of inviting new Nobel laureates to visit Uppsala in conjunction with the Nobel Prize ceremonies. On 13 December a number of the 2019 laureates will ...
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Working together for sustainable development – but how?
29 november 2019
International climate summits come and go, with hopes of reaching agreement on climate undertakings. But how is collaboration around social challenges faring among our higher education institutions...
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Björkén Prize for evolutionary biologist and palaeontologist
29 november 2019
Per Ahlberg, Professor of Evolution and Developmental Biology at the Department of Organismal Biology, and Lars Holmer, Professor of Historical Geology and Palaeontology at the Department of Earth ...
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Register your publications in DiVA no later than 8 January
26 november 2019
8 January is the last day for registering publications published in 2015 to 2019 that are to be included in the annual report for the university.
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Carl Johan Casten Carlberg is Uppsala Student of 2019
19 november 2019
This year’s Uppsala Student of the Year is in his seventh semester of the Master’s Programme in Sociotechnical Systems Engineering. Alongside his studies, he has been a powerful driving force, on a...
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New method takes analysis of genetic libraries to next level
19 november 2019
Uppsala researchers have developed a new method for investigating dynamic processes in large genetic libraries. By using this method to study cell cycle regulation, they help paint a clearer pictur...
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A genetic tug-of-war between the sexes begets variation
19 november 2019
In species with sexual reproduction, no two individuals are alike and scientists have long struggled to understand why there is so much genetic variation. In a new study published in Nature Ecology...
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Nobel Laureates in Physics with close ties to Uppsala University
15 november 2019
This year’s Nobel Laureates in Physics, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz, have been working closely with Uppsala University for a quarter century. The next collaboration is already in the works, and ...
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Qilu Friendship Award 2019 to Jonas Bergquist
13 november 2019
Jonas Bergquist, Professor of Analytical Chemistry/Neurochemistry at the Department of Chemistry - BMC, has been awarded the Qilu Friendship Award 2019 by the Shandong provincial people's governmen...
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ABB Research Award 2019 to Battery-free Sensor Research
13 november 2019
Ambuj Varshney, post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Information Technology has been awarded the ABB Research Award 2019 for his research into more sustainable network-based built-in syste...
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Rare evidence of a giant Jurassic pliosaur from Switzerland
07 november 2019
An exceptionally rare fossil jaw from a giant Jurassic pliosaur has been found in Switzerland, and recently identified by an international team of scientists. Pliosaurs were huge marine reptiles th...
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Careers fair: Time for an eco-labelled Utnarm
04 november 2019
Hello there Petter Elgh, President of the Uppsala Union of Engineering and Science Students, which traditionally organises the Utnarm careers fair on 7 November. What is on the programme for this y...
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“Nanotechnology is creating quite unique opportunities for sustainable development”
01 november 2019
Hi there Maria Strømme, Professor in nanotechnology, and participating in the Kvalitetsmässan, a conference on AI, nanotechnology and cyber-attacks among other topics, on 12 – 14 November in Gothen...
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Welcome to 2019 inaugural lectures and the inauguration of professors ceremony
01 november 2019
On 15 November more than 20 new professors will be inaugurated at Uppsala University at a formal ceremony in the Grand Auditorium. Each will describe their research in short lectures in the Univers...
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Shedding new light on greener synthesis pathways
25 oktober 2019
In a new collaborative project involving chemists with various backgrounds, researchers are seeking greener and more sustainable ways of producing organic compounds. If they succeed, several thousa...
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Next-generation embedded systems need new technology
25 oktober 2019
Cars, satellites, aircraft, robots and pacemakers are all controlled by software in embedded computer systems. That they should be updatable in a simple and, above all, safe way without the entire ...
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New Honorary Doctors Appointed at Uppsala University
21 oktober 2019
The nine faculties at Uppsala University have decided on who they wish to appoint as honorary doctors this academic year. The new honorary doctors include researchers in fields as diverse as string...
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ERC grants SEK 80 million to research on material theory
16 oktober 2019
“This grant provides us with resources to meet one of science’s major challenges,” says Olle Eriksson, professor of theoretical magnetism, who is receiving an ERC Synergy Grant for the project Ultr...