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A legal system that responds only with harsher penalties runs the risk of failing to meet both the needs of victims and society’s long-term interest in reducing violence, writes Maritha Jacobsson, …

As part of the preparations for its 550th anniversary, Uppsala University is launching the project “Historical Figures in City Spaces”, which aims to give visibility to stories about knowledge …

Do you know a student who stands out that little bit extra? Nominations are now open for the Uppsala Student of the Year scholarship 2026.

As electricity systems become increasingly strained, new demands are being placed on how and when electricity is used. In a new study, Fouad El Gohary, Postdoctoral Researcher at Uppsala University, …

Almost every second adult in Sweden has difficulties sleeping and there is widespread uneasiness about taking traditional sleeping pills. Now pharmacology and literary studies are coming together in …

During the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat's expedition to Antarctica, researchers made an unexpected discovery: lakes of liquid water deep beneath the snow, around 30 metres below the surface. …

This year's Celsius-Linnaeus Lectures to be held on 19 February will focus on nature's most fundamental building blocks — from how mutations arise in the human genome to quantum sensors that measure …

On 14 January 2026, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences elected Annica Black-Schaffer, Professor of Quantum Matter Theory at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, as a new member of the class for …

How did Swedes view China during the Age of Enlightenment? A new exhibition at Gustavianum sheds light on Sweden’s fascination with China in the 18th century. Through objects, images and historical …

The number of patients diagnosed with cardiomyopathy has increased substantially over the past two decades. This is the finding of a new study from Uppsala University that mapped all cases of …