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A completely new way of treating type 1 diabetes is being tested at Uppsala University Hospital. Patients are being offered transplants of genetically modified insulin-producing cells and the initial …

Live action role-playing (LARP) games can be a means of enhancing democratic skills. An international Horizon project coordinated by Uppsala University now aims to deepen knowledge about live action …

When we introduce smart technology solutions, for example in the energy sector or healthcare, there is a great risk of conflicting objectives. This is one of the themes now being developed at …

In a recent study, researchers from Uppsala University show that the Semliki Forest virus enters the central nervous system by first entering the cerebrospinal fluid and then binding to a specific …

This year’s recipients of honorary doctorates at the University represent a wide range of expertise and professions. Gynaecology, psychology and X-ray spectroscopy are a few examples.

The former Hugo Valentin Centre has been renamed the Uppsala Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. The new name is intended to give the centre a sharper profile and raise the visibility of the …

In the coastal areas of the Baltic Sea, unusually large herring are sometimes caught, which has long raised questions. Are these large herring a separate population, or are they individuals that have …

At 11.30 am on Saturday 4 January 2025 Rescue and Emergency Services (Räddningstjänsten) were alerted to one of the University's buildings in the English Park campus due to smoke. Uppsala University …

"I am sad to learn that President Jimmy Carter has passed away," says Professor Emeritus Peter Wallensteen, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, who cooperated with Carter …

Jenny Andersson, Professor of the History of Science and Ideas, has been elected as a new working member of the Royal Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities.