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First selection for international Master’s programmes done
27 mars 2014
The results of the first selection for Uppsala University’s international Master’s programmes autumn 2014 are on their way out to the students. In ...
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SEK 28 million grant to fund advanced imaging equipment
27 mars 2014
Uppsala University has received a grant of SEK 28 million from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation towards PET equipment. The new equipment wi...
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Open lecture: Conducting the world’s largest election
26 mars 2014
Next month, more than 800 million people will cast their votes in India’s general election – the world’s largest election. To mark the occasion, th...
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New approach makes cancer cells explode
21 mars 2014
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University have discovered that a substance called Vacquinol-1 makes cells from glioblastoma, the ...
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New research on old swear words
20 mars 2014
‘Bad words’ have always existed. In a new book, a group of researchers from the Nordic countries present the latest research on swearing. How are s...
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Limb bone marrow found in 370 million-year-old fish
19 mars 2014
This week in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, a team of French and Swedish researchers present the earliest fossil evidence for the ...
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First DNA study on Linnaeus’s plants published
19 mars 2014
For the first time, a DNA study has been conducted comparing Linnaeus’s living plants in Uppsala and his plant specimens at the Linnean Society in ...
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Full day symposium on Irish America
18 mars 2014
While Ireland has roughly 5 million inhabitants, there are as many as 30 million Americans said to have Irish roots. “Irish America” is the title o...
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Methane-producing microbe blooms in permafrost thaw
07 mars 2014
In time with the climate warming up, parts of the permafrost in northern Sweden and elsewhere in the world are thawing. An international study publ...
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Swedish universities slide in reputation ranking
06 mars 2014
Yesterday, Times Higher Education released the results of the World Reputation Rankings 2014. This year Uppsala University and Lund University have...
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Seven awarded Gustaf Adolf medals
27 februari 2014
Four Gustaf Adolf medals in gold and three in silver have been awarded to employees at Uppsala University.
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Abdominal fat accumulation prevented by unsaturated fat
24 februari 2014
New research from Uppsala University shows that saturated fat builds more fat and less muscle than polyunsaturated fat. This is the first study on ...
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Detailed study of living cells challenges classic gene regulation model
24 februari 2014
In all living organisms, genes are regulated by proteins called transcription factors. The established model states that a gene is switched off as ...
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New drug candidate starves dormant cancer cells
18 februari 2014
In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers at Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden present a new drug candidate w...
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SEK 160 million in support of international development programme
18 februari 2014
Uppsala University has signed a deal with Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, securing continued funding of the Interna...
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New discovery may improve prediction of volcano eruptions
17 februari 2014
Volcanoes are among the most dangerous and least predictable natural forces on our planet. New findings may contribute to better volcano surveillan...
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New link found between Native Americans and first humans in America
14 februari 2014
DNA from a 12,600 year-old burial site in Montana has allowed Uppsala University researchers to help uncover the origins of today’s Native American...
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All sperm are not equal
12 februari 2014
An experimental study from researchers at Uppsala University provides evidence that in Atlantic salmon, selection acting upon sperm phenotypes with...
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€85 million European programme targets novel antibiotics
12 februari 2014
The growing problem of resistance to antibiotics is very costly, both in human lives and in resources. Uppsala University is now to be a leading ac...
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Researchers discover ‘epic’ new Burgess Shale site in Canada
11 februari 2014
Yoho National Park’s 505-million-year-old Burgess Shale – home to some of the planet’s earliest animals – is one of the world’s most important foss...