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New professor leads the initiative for AI as a research tool
08 juni 2020
Use of AI and large quantities of data are increasing continuously and will influence tomorrow’s society. Major initiatives in the field are underw...
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Research on the corona virus
08 juni 2020
Why did the corona virus begin to spread among humans? What can we do to prevent the spread of infection so that healthcare has sufficient resource...
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Uppsala researcher new chair of the Young Academy of Sweden
05 juni 2020
The end of May saw the election of the Young Academy of Sweden’s new Academy Board for the year 2020/2021. The Academy Board’s new chair is Sanna K...
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Studying the psychological effects of the pandemic
05 juni 2020
For many people, the past few months have been a trial. Karin Brocki is studying the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental health – both among ...
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Distinguished Teaching Awards 2020 announced
05 juni 2020
This year’s winners of Uppsala University’s Distinguished Teaching Awards teach subjects in the fields of pedagogy, political science, surgery and ...
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DNA in Dead Sea Scrolls: a new approach to their history
05 juni 2020
Researchers at Uppsala University, jointly with colleagues in Israel, have succeeded in extracting DNA from the over 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scroll...
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Björn Olsen: Our biggest enemy is forgetfulness
04 juni 2020
“The coronavirus is not the last act. At best, it is a dress rehearsal for the next pandemic. And when this storm blows over, we can hope that we w...
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Social graces and etiquette vital for Carl Linnaeus
04 juni 2020
What would have become of Carl Linnaeus if he had remained single? Would science have missed out on one of its major lodestars without his well-fun...
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Millions of euros to interdisciplinary research around extreme weather
04 juni 2020
Why does a specific type of weather extreme occur? How can we use this knowledge to better predict it? These are topics for a big international EU-...
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New test method can offer safer dosages of hydroxychloroquine
03 juni 2020
Researchers at Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital have developed a new method to measure levels of the medication hydroxychloroquin...
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Cold-adapted enzymes can transform at room temperature
01 juni 2020
Enzymes from cold-loving organisms that live at low temperatures, close to the freezing point of water, display highly distinctive properties. In a...
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New project to analyse novel coronavirus in wastewater
26 maj 2020
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in wastewater. Scientists from Uppsala University, KTH and SLU have received support from Knut a...
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Three candidates for Vice-Chancellor called for interview
20 maj 2020
The Recruitment Committee decided today to put forward three candidates for the post of Vice-Chancellor for interview by the University’s Electoral...
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Donations contribute to new research on COVID-19
19 maj 2020
The Einhorn Family Foundation has donated over SEK 500,000 to research at Uppsala University to help develop treatments against COVID-19. The donat...
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Intensive hunt for drugs to fight COVID-19
13 maj 2020
The entire world is currently waiting for a vaccine against COVID-19. Intensive research is ongoing to develop useful drugs against the novel coron...
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Tests provide new picture of the spread of the virus
13 maj 2020
Two recent studies testing for antibodies against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 provide a new picture of the spread of virus in Sweden. “To gain a mor...
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New AI research environment at Uppsala University
13 maj 2020
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are growing rapidly on a global scale and offering unique opportunities for research, education a...
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Ethical choices in a pandemic
12 maj 2020
During the coronavirus pandemic, many ethical questions come to the fore. How should care services prioritise among severely ill patients? And how ...
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“We have to decide how we will let AI impact our lives”
12 maj 2020
Artificial intelligence is here to stay, and its impact on our lives will continue to expand. With the five-year AI for Research initiative, Uppsal...
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Treatment for patients no better in clinical trials
11 maj 2020
Patients taking part in clinical trials do not receive better treatment than other patients. This is the conclusion of a new study led from Uppsala...