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In the quest for a circular economy and a sustainable society, we need to transform our waste into a resource. In the so-called waste package, the ...

Uppsala Biobank proved itself to be an important resource early on and a route into healthcare for research. Today, Uppsala Biobank’s services are ...

When the first descriptions of knitting and crochet were published in Swedish, in the mid-19th century, such handiwork was described as the finest ...

Depressive symptoms are more common in teenage girls than in their male peers. However, boys’ mental health appears to be affected more if they suf...

Since June 2020, Carl Linnaeus has been a subject of debate in Sweden and around the world. What sparked it off were the actions of the Black Lives...

For the first time, a scientific study is to be conducted of an integration activity involving matched meetings between established and new Swedes....

Hello there! Lars Tranvik, Professor of Limnology at the Department of Ecology and Genetics, who recently penned an op-ed for the Swedish broadshee...

AI is being used increasingly in medicine. To speed development, the EU project BigPicture is building a research platform for digital pathology. I...

“Increasing isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic has also increased the risk for violence against women. Active efforts are needed to detect viol...

Can structured tasks in a smartphone app cure post-traumatic stress symptoms? A method that is currently being tested seeks to help health care pro...

Conspiratorial narratives of internal disintegration and external threats affect views in the European Union and Europe to an increasing extent. Ou...

During the first wave of the corona pandemic, 36 per cent fewer men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in Sweden than in previous years. On the ot...

A research group working at Uppsala University has succeeded in studying ‘translation factors’ – important components of a cell’s protein synthesis...

It will soon be time at last for a doctoral degree conferment ceremony at Uppsala University again, after a break due to the pandemic. Though it ma...

Uppsala’s student nations have had a tough time during the pandemic. Both Uppsala University and Uppsala Municipality have made financial contribut...

Individuals with anorexia often have a high level of self-control, which can lead to exaggerated compulsions and rigidity and difficulty in opening...

A comprehensive study from Uppsala University demonstrates that socioeconomic deprivation modifies genetic effects on higher education and abstract...

Uppsala University is closing the Botanical Garden and all campus areas between 18:00 on 29 April and 09:00 on 1 May. Only authorised staff will ha...

Populations that practice agriculture have higher frequencies of lactase persistence-associated alleles, which normally manifests as lactose tolera...

While Peter Lindblad has served in many academic roles over the years, it is to research that he always returns. At the Ångström Laboratory, his re...