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Dag Hammarskjöld Lecturer 2018: António Guterres
20 April 2018
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and Uppsala University present this year’s Dag Hammarskjöld lecturer: H.E. António Guterres, Secretary-General of t...
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New cooperation project with Latin America on innovation and entrepreneurship
16 April 2018
In competition with other universities, Uppsala University has won the bid to coordinate the capacity-building project LISTO (Latin American and Eu...
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They developed an app to help people with special dietary requirements
16 April 2018
Mohamad Alsioufi and Abdul Rahman Khankan are former students from Uppsala University who both have a Master’s degree in Computer Science. In addit...
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Säves Gotlandic collections digitised
16 April 2018
A treasure of pictures and historical notes from the Swedish province and island Gotland has now been made available in digital form. The historian...
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Museum Gustavianum puts on exhibition in Tokyo
12 April 2018
Museum Gustavianum, the Uppsala University Museum, has produced an exhibition of treasures from the University’s collections that will be shown in ...
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Nguyen from Vietnam: “I’m glad I chose Uppsala”
12 April 2018
Nguyen Ha, a scholarship holder from Vietnam, is in the second semester of the Master’s Programme in Peace and Conflict Studies. Why did you choose...
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José from Mexico: “Fantastic to be in the lab”
12 April 2018
José Ramón Bárcenas Walls, a scholarship holder from Monterrey, Mexico, is in the second semester of the Master’s Programme in Molecular Medicine. ...
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International Master’s programmes see 20 per cent boost in admissions
11 April 2018
Uppsala University’s international Master’s programmes continue their steady growth. The number of students admitted in the first selection round f...
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Most primitive kangaroo ancestor rediscovered after 30 years in obscurity
11 April 2018
A handful of tiny teeth have led scientists to identify the most distant ancestor of today’s kangaroos. The fossils were found in the desert heart ...
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The Well-Laden Ship: Viking exhibition soon to reach America
11 April 2018
In late April, a ship will reach New York bringing the exhibition “The Vikings Begin” which will embark on a two-year tour of the US. On display wi...
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‘Valborg’ goes abroad
11 April 2018
It’s not only in Uppsala that ‘Valborg’, the biggest celebration of the year for Uppsala’s students, is celebrated. Uppsala University US Alumni Ch...
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Intellectual property law collaboration with EU
10 April 2018
The Institute of Intellectual Property, Marketing and Competition Law (IMC) at the Faculty of Law is beginning a collaboration with the European Un...
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New study advocates for better information about PET/CT scanning
10 April 2018
Improved information before undergoing PET/CT scanning can improve patients’ experience of care, demonstrates radiology nurse Camilla Andersson in ...
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Elastic bone cement for those with brittle bones
10 April 2018
Hello there, Cecilia Persson, researcher in biomaterials and biomechanics at the Division of Applied Material Science at the Ångström Laboratory an...
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Don’t hack my body!
10 April 2018
Thiemo Voigt, Professor of Wireless Sensor Networks at the Department of Information Technology, has been granted SEK 27 million from the Swedish F...
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Art historian receives award from Vitterhetsakademien
9 April 2018
Every year, Vitterhetsakademien (The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities) confers prizes for outstanding scholarly achievemen...
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Combination of medications slows down brain tumours in children
9 April 2018
In collaboration with a number of American colleagues, researchers from Uppsala University have found an Achilles' heel for the most common form of...
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Uppsala student designated 2018 “IT woman of the year”
9 April 2018
Emma Tysk, a student at Uppsala University, is this year's winner of Microsoft's “IT woman of the year” award.
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Funding for research on refugee minors’ mental health
9 April 2018
Anna Sarkadi, Professor of Social Medicine at the Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, has been granted NOK 8.6 million from the Kavlif...
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ERC Advanced Grant to Uppsala life science researcher
6 April 2018
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the recipients of a total of EUR 653 million in the 2017 call for ERC Advanced Grants. At Uppsala...