Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament

In an increasingly uncertain world, the risk of nuclear weapons being used is greater than it has been for a long time. The Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament (AMC) was established in 2021 at Uppsala University, Sweden, to provide teaching, research, and policy support on nuclear disarmament.

Our Annual Cross-Disciplinary Conference

AMC Data

Data on arms-control agreements with data sets, data visualisers and encyclopedia.

Education

PhD and undergraduate courses & Disarmament Summer School

Research

The centre coordinates working groups, jointly with international researchers, for interdisciplinary research on different aspects of nuclear disarmament. AMC also hosts PhD students and guest researchers.

Our working groups

Collaboration and Outreach

Media

5/14/2025
A Challenged but Unbroken Nuclear Order
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5/13/2025
Professor: ”Svårt att se att någon backar”
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5/10/2025
Expert: Kremls krav kan få Trump att dra sig ur
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4/25/2025
Påvens begravning – en chans för giganterna att mingla
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4/25/2025
USA:s nya fredsplan i Ukraina - hur många eftergifter får Putin?
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Events

5/22/2025
Erik Melander gave a presentation on arms control at a well-attended seminar about nuclear threat for Swedish MPs and government officials on 22 May.

4/12-13/2025
Thomas Jonter represented the AMC at the workshop Advancing Disarmament in a New Age of Insecurity, in Vancouver, Canada.

1/13/2025
Erik Melander participated in the panel ‘Europe's security 2025 – peace, escalation or nuclear weapons?’ at Folk och Försvars Rikskonferens. Read more on LinkedIn.

11/19/2024
Cecilia Gustavsson, Presentation for high school science students at the “Science Day”. Topic: Nuclear Weapon Disarmament – technical aspects.

11/8/2024
Uppsala University luncheon for the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs Read more on LinkedIn.

11/6/2024
Workshop on nuclear disarmament within NATO, with UI and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read more on LinkedIn.

10/17/2024
Book launch At the Kroc Institute. Read more

10/9/2024
Gymnasiedag: Krig och fred. Read more on LinkedIn.

For earlier events, please see our working group pages.

PODCAST: Researching Peace

Listen to our podcast on disarmament, where we interview current guests.

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Social Media

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