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The Royal Society of Sciences at Uppsala awarded the Thuréus, Bergstedt and Benzelius Prizes in connection with the Society’s Day on 1 September 2026. Eight researchers at Uppsala University were …

Sascha Ott, Professor at the Department of Chemistry – Ångström Laboratory at Uppsala University, has been awarded this year’s Ulla and Stig Holmquist Science Prize in Organic Chemistry. He has …

The title Honorary Doctorate can be awarded someone who has done outstanding academic work, or in some other way promoted research at the University. Andreas Kirschning will receive his token of …

On October 1st, the name change came into effect. The Department of Chemistry - BMC is now officially called: Department of Chemistry for Life Sciences (in English) Institutionen för kemi inom …

Researchers at Uppsala University have made important advances in understanding long COVID and ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome). Jonas Bergquist and his research …

Berit Olofsson, Professor at Stockholm University, has been awarded this year’s Ulla and Stig Holmquist Science Prize in Organic Chemistry. She receives the award for her research in the field of …

Andreas Kirschning, Professor of Organic Chemistry at Leibniz University Hannover in Germany, has been appointed holder of the Tage Erlander Guest Professorship for 2027. During the year, he will be …

Professor of Biochemistry Sebastian Westenhoff has been awarded a Distinguished professor grant by the Swedish Research Council, totaling SEK 31 million for the years 2025–2032. “Receiving the …

Professor Ulf Nilsson, Lund University, is awarded the 2024 Ulla and Stig Holmquist Science Prize in Organic Chemistry. He receives the prize for his studies of new carbohydrate-based molecules, which …

The Swedish Chemical Society's division of Analytical Chemistry organized a pitch film competition for doctoral students and postdocs in the field of analytical chemistry. All contestants were …