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Research about the health of women born abroad
19 oktober 2018
The Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Uppsala awarded its 2018 prize for outstanding interdisciplinary research to Professor Birgitta Essén.
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Uppsala projects in genetics and physics receive major grants from KAW Foundation
19 oktober 2018
Three research projects in physics and natural science led from Uppsala University have received a total of SEK 69 400 000 from the Knut and Alice ...
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Alzheimer’s treatment shows unique results
19 oktober 2018
“I believe we soon can offer the first approved drug for Alzheimer’s disease,” says Lars Lannfelt, Senior Professor of Geriatrics, whose research s...
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Sofia Wadensjö Karén named 2018 Alumnus of the Year
19 oktober 2018
The Alumnus of the Year distinction is being awarded this year to Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company Managing Director Sofia Wadensjö Karén. ...
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Unravelling the genetics of fungal fratricide
15 oktober 2018
Selfish genes are genes that are passed on to the next generation but confer no advantage on the individual as a whole, and may even be harmful. Fo...
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“Climate change is ultimately a rationing issue”
15 oktober 2018
Kevin Anderson, Zennström Professor of Climate Change Leadership at Uppsala University, responds to the report from the Inter-Governmental Panel on...
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Improved amplifier technology for use in positron emission tomography
10 oktober 2018
In the EU project ENEFRF, researchers at the Ångström Laboratory are working on improving the radio frequency amplifiers that will make technology ...
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Active local environmental work behind Climate City of the Year Award
09 oktober 2018
Uppsala has been named Climate City of the Year in 2018. One important factor behind the award is the Uppsala Climate Protocol network that Uppsala...
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20th century modernisation makes its mark on gender ideals
09 oktober 2018
Men's and women's ideal pictures of one another do not match. That’s the way it has been for a long time. A new thesis from Uppsala University stud...
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Björkén Prize awarded to Joseph Minahan och Maria Strömme
09 oktober 2018
Joseph Minahan, Professor of Theoretical Physics, and Maria Strömme, Professor of Nanotechnology, have been awarded the Björkén Prize, Uppsala Univ...
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New light cast on Scandinavia’s most important Bronze Age site
09 oktober 2018
Håga, Scandinavia's most significant Bronze Age site, is relatively unknown. But in a new book, archaeologists at Uppsala University have brought t...
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New knowledge about retrovirus-host coevolution
09 oktober 2018
Retroviruses have colonised vertebrate hosts for millions of years by inserting their genes into host genomes, enabling their inheritance through g...
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Breaking the ground for New Ångström
08 oktober 2018
At last the shovels were dug into the pile of sand outside the Ångström Laboratory and the construction of New Ångström was officially started. “H...
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Artificial enzymes convert solar energy into hydrogen gas
04 oktober 2018
In a new scientific article, researchers at Uppsala University describe how, using a completely new method, they have synthesised an artificial enz...
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New study shows cells produce specialised protein factories under stress
03 oktober 2018
Prevailing dogma in biological research holds that the cell’s protein factories, the ribosomes, function the same way in all cells and in all condi...
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Building start for billion investment project at Nya Ångström
02 oktober 2018
Today ground will be broken for the expansion of the Ångström Laboratory at Uppsala University. The goal is to create an innovative interdisciplina...
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Well established theories on patterns in evolution might be wrong
28 september 2018
How do the large-scale patterns we observe in evolution arise? A new paper in the journal Evolution by researchers at Uppsala University and Univer...
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Uppsala University ranked 87th in new world ranking
27 september 2018
Uppsala University maintains its position on the top 100 list when Times Higher Education (THE) ranks the world’s best universities 2019. This year...
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Genetic risk: Should researchers let people know?
24 september 2018
Should researchers inform research participants, if they discover genetic disease risks in the participants? Yes, many would say, if the informatio...
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Åsa Cajander: “We need to digitise carefully”
17 september 2018
What is the best way to introduce digital technology in society and in our lives? According to Åsa Cajander, we need to devote more time and money ...