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New dietary recommendations for people with diabetes
28 april 2023
Diet and diabetes researcher Ulf Risérus has been involved in the development of updated European guidelines for the dietary management of diabetes...
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New members of the University Board
28 april 2023
From 1 May 2023, the University Board (Konsistoriet) will have a number of new members. The Swedish government has appointed eight external members...
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Materials science researchers achieve top rankings
28 april 2023
Four of Uppsala University’s materials science researchers are among the most prominent in Sweden within the field, according to Research.com’s rec...
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Genomes from 240 mammal species explain human disease risks
27 april 2023
A major international research project has surveyed and analysed the genomes of 240 different mammals. The results, now published in 11 articles in...
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Uppmax and Akademiska Hus adapt electricity power demand
27 april 2023
Between 2020 and 2022, a climate pot of SEK 2 million was allocated by the Vice-Chancellor. Uppsala Multidisciplinary Centre for Advanced Computati...
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SEK 1.2 million for blood test study on atrial fibrillation
27 april 2023
Can a blood test provide guidance on the best treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation? Ziad Hijazi, Docent and Senior Consultant in Cardiol...
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Electric aviation makes new demands on future airports
25 april 2023
In just a few years all domestic aviation in Sweden is due to be fossil-free. Electric aircraft could be part of the solution. However, this in tur...
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Increased risk of testicular cancer in men with autism and ADHD
24 april 2023
A new study by researchers at Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital shows that men who have a neurodevelopmental disorder, such as aut...
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Student project turned into start-up idea
24 april 2023
Hello Ivana Suchankova and Chiara Dalla Santa. You are Master’s students from Uppsala University competing with your start-up idea in the Venture C...
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She is keen to increase gender awareness in research and teaching
21 april 2023
How are we affected by our environment and the materials around us? Just how gender equal are courses and programmes today and what part do gender ...
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Inequality leads to higher mortality during flood disasters
19 april 2023
A new study led by researchers from Uppsala University shows a clear link between economic inequality and mortality during severe flood disasters. ...
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Bright future for the intrapreneur
14 april 2023
Intrapreneurship is a key issue for all organisations, whether in the private or the public sector. So says Katarina Blomkvist, who has spent her e...
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Swimming pools of the rich make cities thirsty
12 april 2023
Rich elites with large swimming pools and well-maintained lawns are leaving poorer communities without basic access to water in cities across the w...
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Personalised blood pressure treatment more effective
12 april 2023
Patients treated with blood pressure-lowering drugs can experience much greater improvements from a change of medication than from doubling the dos...
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One of Vasa’s crewmen was a woman
04 april 2023
When the human remains found on board the warship Vasa were investigated, it was determined that the skeleton designated G was a man. New research ...
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Greater knowledge about research and treatment of eating disorders
04 april 2023
Eating disorders occur through an interaction between hereditary vulnerability and environmental factors. “My hope is that our research will help u...
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Atmospheric circulation contribute to extreme weather events
03 april 2023
The sharp increase in heatwaves in southern Europe in recent years is not only due to the greenhouse effect. Climate change has made a particular t...
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Professor Ashok Swain has 500,000 followers on Twitter
31 mars 2023
Ashok Swain conducts research into climate change, right-wing populism and migration – global issues that have become increasingly urgent and press...
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Infants with autism have a different perception of movement
31 mars 2023
A new study from researchers at Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet shows that children who go on to develop symptoms of autism have diffe...
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Collaboration to achieve fair rent setting
31 mars 2023
Uppsala University and Uppsalahem are working together to assist in the development of systematised rent setting. An advanced survey is currently b...