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Artificial photosynthesis could generate new fossil-free fuels
25 oktober 2022
Sun, water and carbon dioxide interacting in artificial photosynthesis. According to researchers at Uppsala University, this could be the recipe for the fuels of tomorrow. But much research is need...
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Tackling nuclear threat through knowledge
19 oktober 2022
Since the war in Ukraine broke out, nuclear weapons have once again become a genuine threat to humanity. To promote nuclear disarmament, expertise is needed in both peace and conflict research and ...
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Broad collaboration on Gotland’s energy transition
13 oktober 2022
Gotland has been singled out by the government as a forerunner in the transition to renewable energy. The goal: to have an energy system based on renewable energy by 2040. And the efforts have real...
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Large predatory dinosaurs discovered in Skåne
13 oktober 2022
Roughly 200-million-year-old footprints of large predatory dinosaurs, along with the skeletons of other dinosaurs, animals and plant fossils, have been discovered in the Norra Albert clay pit in no...
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Collaborating to build museums in developing countries
06 oktober 2022
Many valuable fossils never become known to science. They either remain in the earth or find their way into private collections. These fossils could be a sustainable source of income and knowledge ...
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Björkén Prize goes to Marika Edoff and Nikolai Piskunov
06 oktober 2022
Marika Edoff, Professor in Solid State Electronics, and Nikolai Piskunov, Professor in Observational Astrophysics, are joint winners of the 2022 Björkén Prize, one of Uppsala University’s most pres...
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The unknown world of fungi under our feet
05 oktober 2022
By taking soil samples and studying fungal DNA contained in them, Anna Rosling's research team is unearthing the diversity and distribution of a previously completely unknown group of fungi that th...
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Successful care model with virtual home hospital
04 oktober 2022
The Borgholm Model has received a lot of attention thanks to its good results in providing local care for the elderly and frail. The model, which centres around patient needs, is now being scientif...
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The world’s oldest heart found in a placoderm
30 september 2022
Most researchers can only guess how animals that lived hundreds of millions of years ago were built internally, given that internal organs disintegrate. However, researchers have now found extremel...
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European genomics initiative to map biodiversity
28 september 2022
Uppsala University and SciLifeLab are participating in a major new EU-funded consortium: Biodiversity Genomics Europe, which involves using genomic methods to study the impact of humans on biodiver...
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Uppsala expedition to Greenland makes spectacular fossil discovery
28 september 2022
Following an exceptionally successful scientific expedition to Greenland, more than 200 kg of fossil material is on its way back to Uppsala. “The discoveries will revolutionize our understanding of...
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Fungi important in freshwater ecosystems
27 september 2022
Access to fresh water is absolutely vital to our survival. Without it, we would suffer from a lack of drinking water, fish to eat and the ability to irrigate fields. Lakes, rivers and ponds are als...
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Higher temperatures make it difficult for fig tree pollinators
26 september 2022
Researchers from Uppsala University and elsewhere have been studying the effect of rising temperatures on the lifespan of pollinating fig wasps. The findings show that the wasps lived much shorter ...
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Energy: EU fuel tax cuts could increase Russian oil profits
19 september 2022
An EU-wide fuel tax cut of €0.20 per litre could increase oil profits in Russia by more than €8 million per day in the first one to three years, according to a modelling study published in Nature E...
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New light is shed on Uppsala's scientific history during the 19th century
12 september 2022
Research has been carried out and supported for a long time in Uppsala, but not always as one of the university's primary tasks. During the 19th century, the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala wa...
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Sverker Jagers new Zennström Professor of Climate Change Leadership
08 september 2022
Sverker C Jagers, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Centre for Collective Action Research at the University of Gothenburg, will hold Uppsala University's fifth Zennström Visiting P...
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Breathing new life into orchids
08 september 2022
By pooling their knowledge of conservation genetics and orchid-growing, Linus Söderquist and Simon Hultby have developed a method to reintroduce endangered orchid species and strengthen their popul...
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The technology shift – how AI is transforming the workplace
07 september 2022
A major technology shift is happening in the workplace. What is the impact on the work environment when artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are introduced on a large scale? And what happens i...
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In search of a sustainable food sector
18 augusti 2022
New proteins, wild berries and experimental food production. Could this be the key to more sustainable food production? The FINEST innovation center is planning to investigate this as part of a fou...
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Hundreds of large habitat shifts have shaped life on Earth today
05 augusti 2022
An international team led by Uppsala University researchers has uncovered that eukaryotes (organisms with a cellular nucleus) have made hundreds of big leaps from sea to soil and freshwater habitat...