Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament

The issue of nuclear weapons has resurfaced as a key global concern. In 2021, Uppsala University was selected to establish a national knowledge centre on nuclear disarmament at the initiative of the Government of Sweden. The AMC provides multidisciplinary research, education and policy support to facilitate nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control.

Our Multidisciplinary Conference gathers researchers and policymakers from around the globe.

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 for interdisciplinary research on different aspects of nuclear disarmament. AMC also hosts PhD students and guest researchers.

Outreach

Media

10/12/2026
Helgen då en kärnvapenfri värld plötsligt verkade möjlig – Reykjavik 1986 - med Thomas Jonter
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10/1/2026
Många om budet när fredspristagare koras
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9/9/2026
A New Arms Control Tool
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Events

10/21/2026
Isak Svensson spoke at Framtidsakademin at Stadsbiblioteket i Uppsala under the heading "Medling för kärnvapennedrustning: Då, nu och framåt"

8/6/2026
Thomas Jonter and Peter Andersson took part in a seminar organised by Swedish Physicians Against Nuclear Weapons (SLMK) on the theme The global nuclear threat is growing: what can Sweden do?

6/23/2026
AMC seminars at Almedalen:
Diplomacy and the nuclear threat
Nuclear weapons in space: physics, politics and the future.

6/9-10/2026
AMC Conference 2026 in Uppsala.

Earlier events are listed in our events archive.

Blog

22/10/2026
Trust, but verify? – Two centuries of arms control verification
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22/10/2026
The Growing Challenge of Restoring Verification of Iran’s Nuclear Material
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22/10/2026
Getting to compliance: three lessons on nuclear verification for a fractured world
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