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- Genetic diversity is on the decline, but this trend can be slowed2025-02-06
Genetic diversity is crucial to the ability of animals and plants to adapt to changes in the climate and environment. A major international meta-analysis, published in the journal Nature, shows that …
- Joe Brainard’s surprising letters2025-02-04
The American artist and author Joe Brainard (1942–1994) stood out with his strikingly unique style of writing, manifested among other ways in his many years of correspondence with other well-known …
- “This is enabling legislation”2025-02-04
How can we reduce organised crime in disadvantaged areas and make them safer? Olle Lundin, professor of administrative law, has been commissioned by the Government to investigate measures to give …
- Celsius-Linné 2025: Irrational numbers and smart water systems2025-02-03
We use numbers to construct one of the most important ways in which we understand the world. But irrational numbers are always incomplete, and therefore pose challenges as mathematical tools. On the …
- New light on sexual corruption2025-01-30
Sexual corruption is a global issue, yet the phenomenon remains relatively underexplored in corruption research. Elin Bjarnegård, professor at Uppsala University, is the research leader of the new …
- Simple measures can slow ageing2025-01-29
Early detection of high blood pressure and personalised advice on lifestyle changes can have a major impact on the health of older people. This is shown by studies conducted by Peter Nordström, …
- Light-bulb moment at the kitchen table: a test for stroke risk2025-01-28
Many patients with atrial fibrillation subsequently have a stroke. What if there was a simple blood test that could reveal who is at risk of that happening? It’s something Julia Aulin pondered often. …
- Lars M Andersson to receive award from the Association of Holocaust Survivors2025-01-27
The 2024 January 27 Prize goes to Lars M Andersson, Senior Lecturer at the Department of History, Uppsala University. The Association of Holocaust Survivors presents the annual January 27 Prize in …
- Water and extreme winds detected on exoplanet2025-01-24
On the exoplanet WASP-127b, over 500 light years away, wind speeds can reach 33,000 kilometres per hour, according to a study by an international team of scientists. This is the first time winds of …
- “Researchers must comply with the rules of good research practice”2025-01-24
Six researchers, five of whom are associated with Uppsala University, have been found guilty of research misconduct by the National Board for Assessment of Research Misconduct. The decision refers to …
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