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Admitted international Master’s students up by one third
21 april 2017
The numbers are in from the second selection round for international Master’s programmes, showing that 32 per cent more students have been admitted...
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Environmental collapse or sustainable future?
21 april 2017
Young people have a bleak view of the future. They believe we are more likely heading towards environmental collapse than towards a sustainable wor...
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Amartya Sen awarded the 2017 Johan Skytte Prize
20 april 2017
The Johan Skytte Prize annually recognises the most valuable contribution to the field of political science. This year’s prize is awarded to Amarty...
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"Studying Violence: When Research and the Real World Collide"
19 april 2017
My and others’ research suggests that the overall numbers of attacks have increased over time for both aid workers and peacekeepers, writes Larissa...
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Mandelgren Prize to Michael Neiß
13 april 2017
Svenska fornminnesföreningen (the Antiquarian Society of Sweden) has decided to award PhD student and archaeologist Michael Neiß the 2017 Mandelgre...
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Four young Uppsala researchers to receive Ingvar Carlsson Award
13 april 2017
The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research has decided to award a total of SEK 16 million to four young postdocs at Uppsala University. The proj...
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New study reveals how some chickens got striped feathers
10 april 2017
Birds show an amazing diversity in plumage colour and patterning. But what are the genetic mechanisms creating such patterns? In a new study publis...
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"Lifting our gaze"
07 april 2017
It is a privilege to come to work every day and find myself surrounded by so many people with similar and complementary interests. For it is precis...
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New members appointed to the University Board
07 april 2017
At the beginning of April, the Swedish government announced the external members appointed to the Uppsala University Board. The new chair, starting...
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Nicolaus Copernicus’ books digitized
06 april 2017
The Copernicana Collection at Uppsala University Library is a collection of books that were owned or used by Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543), the w...
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Revealed: The genes that affect spawning season in herring
05 april 2017
It is very important for all animals to reproduce at the time of year which gives their progeny the best chance of surviving. A new study, which co...
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Genes key to killer bee’s success
05 april 2017
In a new study, researchers from Uppsala University sequenced the genomes of Africanised bees that have invaded large parts of the world to find ou...
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Two new supercomputers strengthen important research
04 april 2017
Bianca and Rackham are two new supercomputers that were inaugurated at Uppsala University’s UPPMAX on 24 April. They are both unique in different w...
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She reveals the molecular advances in cells
04 april 2017
What happens in cells when the molecular composition changes? In her research, analytical chemist Ingela Lanekoff at the Department of Chemistry-BM...
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Free movement for judgements in EU requires safety valves
31 mars 2017
Eva Storskrubb is Docent and Researcher at the Department of Law at Uppsala University. We spoke with her recently to learn more about her work. Y...
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‘Girl races’ risk diminishing women’s sports
31 mars 2017
Women-only sports races have become a strong trend and fill an important need. But the races are often framed and marketed in a way that reinforces...
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School pupils paved way for key research findings
29 mars 2017
With their measurements and samples, nearly 3,500 schoolchildren have assisted a research study on lakes and global warming, now published in an ac...
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Why do we choose to get vaccinations?
27 mars 2017
Since vaccines protect not only those who take them, but also the people who otherwise could have been infected, there are many plausible motives f...
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New study to resurrect enzymes billions of years old
27 mars 2017
Members of the international Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP), which seeks to support frontier research in the life sciences, include organisa...
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Trita Parsi: The US and the Iran in the Trump era
24 mars 2017
Trita Parsi, 2016 Uppsala University Alumnus of the Year visited Uppsala University in March to receive his award and give a lecture titled “The US...