Next year we will celebrate 550 years in the service of knowledge. The jubilee is more than a ceremonial occasion – it is an opportunity to deepen the conversation on the power of knowledge in society: what we have learnt from history, what we are doing today, and what ideas we carry with us into the future. Join in and celebrate!
1477
Uppsala University is founded
1600
First conferment ceremony
1663
Obligatory student nation membership
The past, the present, the future – a jubilee in motion
Since 1477, the University has been a place where ideas are born, tested and change the world.
For more than five centuries, Uppsala University has played a part in shaping knowledge, society and the future. The jubilee is an opportunity to gather our story together – from ground-breaking discoveries to the global challenges of the present day, while looking ahead towards the ideas of tomorrow.
The past, the present and the future are not separate chapters – they are parts of a single narrative. This is a reminder that knowledge is not only preserved – it evolves, is shared and is used to shape the world.
1741
Linnaeus becomes professor
1742
Celsius temperature scale
1766
Forsskål freedom of the press
Women at Uppsala University to become a jubilee book in 2027
In 2027, Uppsala University will celebrate its 550th anniversary. Over the years, there have been many men at the University, and they have been very ...
Counting down to the jubilee
On 27 February 1477, Pope Sixtus IV issued the charter (the bull) that made it possible to establish Uppsala University – an act that gave Sweden and Scandinavia their first university.
1872
The first woman in Sweden to enrol at a University
2013
Gotland University College becomes part of Uppsala University
2027
550 years in the service of knowledge
Contact
Do you want to find out more about the jubilee? 550@uu.se.