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Listen to our new honorary doctors
19 januari 2023
In the week leading up to the Conferment Ceremony, Uppsala University is arranging open lectures and panel discussions with this year’s new honorary doctors. A wide range of subjects will be covere...
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3D printing for better healthcare
18 januari 2023
Anatomical models for surgeons to practise on, patient-specific prostheses and implants, specially designed tools and pharmaceuticals... the list of areas within healthcare that could benefit from ...
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Benjamin Verbeek is Uppsala Student of the Year 2022
13 januari 2023
He describes himself as someone nerdily interested in physics and driven by the idea of spreading knowledge to others. Uppsala Student of the Year is 22-year-old Benjamin Verbeek, who will graduate...
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The names given to the clouds, an important part of the university's history
04 januari 2023
The book “Molnspanare– en meteorologisk historia” (Cloud spotters – a meteorological history) tells of the emergence of meteorology as a scientific subject. Among other things, you can read about h...
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Starting grant enables research on random graphs
26 december 2022
When 2022’s grants decision came from the Swedish Research Council, mathematician Annika Heckel was on the recipient list. The four-year starting grant means more time for research on random graphs...
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First grants to WISE projects at Uppsala University
16 december 2022
WISE, the Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability, is the largest ever investment in materials science in Sweden with initial research funding totalling SEK 260 million. Ninety p...
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Scandinavian wolves carry many harmful mutations
15 december 2022
In a new scientific study, researchers at Uppsala University have shown that Scandinavian wolves carry around 100,000 harmful mutations in their genome. As long as the harmful mutations can be com...
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Research money granted to investigate the digital right to repair electronic waste
13 december 2022
E-waste is the fastest growing waste stream globally. To mitigate the negative environmental impact e-waste has on the environment, the EU is currently drafting legislation for a Right to Repair (R...
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Svante Pääbo's path to the Nobel Prize began in Uppsala
09 december 2022
Svante Pääbo, this year's Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, created a completely new field of research when he succeeded in mapping the DNA of the Neanderthals, thus contributing to complet...
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“The biodiversity crisis calls for strong leadership and a change in thinking”
07 december 2022
Hello there... Malgorzata Blicharska, Associate Professor in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development at the Department of Earth Sciences. The UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) is arranged in...
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Researcher lectures on the timetable for upper-secondary students
05 december 2022
On 22 November, school students streamed into Uppsala University for the Research Day for Upper-Secondary Schools.
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“Most seem really pleased to try out something practical”
05 december 2022
Hello Madeleine Buic Jansson and Lovisa Svensson, project manager and deputy project manager at the Faculty of Science and Technology, who organised Uptown Tech at the Ångström Laboratory on 12 and...
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Intense week for the Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
05 december 2022
Hello Hans Ellegren, Professor of Evolutionary Biology at Uppsala University and Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. How do you feel about your work involving the Nobel Priz...
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The Nobel laureates visit Uppsala
02 december 2022
Philosophical discussions, lectures on groundbreaking discoveries and the chance to see the celebrities of science in real life. Uppsala University is now inviting you to three days of Nobel lectur...
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Calendar created from winning weather images
02 december 2022
In connection with the Celsius jubilee in 2022, a weather photography competition started where a new winner image was chosen every month. The images have now been collected in a calendar for 2023,...
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Scientists: Madagascar’s unique biodiversity in grave danger
02 december 2022
Madagascar has an enormous biodiversity, with most of the plant and animal species found nowhere else on earth. But the rich life on the island is in grave danger and governments and environmental ...
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Old World flycatchers’ family tree mapped
24 november 2022
The European robin’s closest relatives are found in tropical Africa. The European robin is therefore not closely related to the Japanese robin, despite their close similarity in appearance. This is...
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Five researchers at Uppsala University among the most cited
23 november 2022
Five researchers from Uppsala University are on Clarivate’s “Highly Cited Researchers” list, which covers the most cited researchers worldwide.
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Advanced biotechnology focus of new EU project
22 november 2022
Understanding how a specific molecule behaves during complex biological processes is a challenge facing biomedical research, despite major biotechnological progress made in recent years. A major ne...
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Several innovation companies from Uppsala University on prestigious list
15 november 2022
Each year, Sweden’s Ny Teknik magazine presents a list of the top 33 young tech companies in Sweden that are judged to be a leader of the future, and each year the innovative potential at Uppsala U...