Magnus Linton writer-in-residence during autumn 2017

The department has hired Magnus Linton as writer-in-residence as from autumn 2017 up to February 15, 2018.

The department's initiative has been covered in various Swedish media, see below (in Swedish):

• SVT:s Webbnyheter, Kultur, 16/8: "Magnus Linton: Jag vill få forskare att våga förenkla"
• SR Kulturnytt, 18/8: "Uppsala universitet inrättar författartjänst"
• DN Kultur, 19/8: "Magnus Linton ska förädla skrivandet på Uppsala universitet"