14 new honorary doctors appointed at Uppsala University
Hederstecknet delas ut under vinterpromotionen den 30 januari, som är öppen för allmänheten, och flera hedersdoktorer håller också en föreläsning under veckan. Foto: Mikael Wallerstedt, Uppsala universitet
Fredrik Logevall, researcher in modern American history and foreign policy, Arjan Koning, theoretical nuclear physicist and world-leading expert in nuclear data, and Eva Nyström, researcher in the history of ideas who has, among other things, digitised Linnaeus’s correspondence. They are three of this year's 14 new honorary doctors at Uppsala University.
Honorary doctor is a title conferred upon individuals who have done outstanding academic work or in some other way promoted research at the University. This year’s recipients of honorary doctorates will receive their tokens of honour at the Winter Conferment Ceremony on 30 January 2026. Many of them will also give a lecture during their visit to the University.
Fredrik Logevall has been nominated for an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Languages. Photo: Martha Stewart, Harvard University
Prominent researcher in American history
Fredrik Logevall is one of the most prominent researchers in modern American history and American foreign policy. He is the Laurence D. Belfer Professor of International Affairs at the John F. Kennedy School of Government and Professor of History at Harvard University. In recent years, Logevall has developed an important collaboration with the Swedish Institute for North American Studies at the Faculty of Languages in Uppsala University.
Eva Nyström is one of three new Honorary Doctors at the Faculty of Medicine. Foto: Robin Widing
Digitised Carl Linnaeus’s correspondence
Eva Nyström has made crucial contributions to the documentation and preservation of the history and cultural heritage of the Faculty of Medicine. As head of the Linnaeus Correspondence project, she has digitised Carl Linnaeus’s correspondence, thereby opening access to his correspondence with the scientific elite of his time, previously known only to a small circle. The letters are now openly available via Alvin, Uppsala University Library’s digital platform, and thus accessible to people around the world.
Arjan Koning is new honorary doctor at the Faculty of Science and Technology. Photo: Private
World-leading expert in nuclear data
Arjan Koning is a theoretical nuclear physicist and a world-leading expert in nuclear data, coordinating and conducting research and development in the field. He currently does this as head of the Nuclear Data Section at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Arjan Koning’s contributions to the international development of nuclear data span areas ranging from nuclear technology and astrophysics to medical applications.