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Donation provides support for Parkinson’s research
13 mars 2020
A donation in the form of a bequest from Arthur and Ruth Nilsson will provide a welcome contribution to research on Parkinson’s disease at Uppsala ...
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New awards for significant achievements
12 mars 2020
Five members of the university’s staff have been awarded the Elder Gustaf Adolf Medal for extraordinarily significant works. Peter Wallenberg, chai...
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Careless cancer cells may be susceptible to future drugs
11 mars 2020
Could the ability of cancer cells to quickly alter their genome be used as a weapon against malignant tumours? Researchers at Uppsala University ha...
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Björn Olsen on the coronavirus: “We need smart strategies”
11 mars 2020
COVID-19 , the new coronavirus, will affect older and sick people for a long time to come – perhaps up to a year. More research is needed, both to ...
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Thousands of teeth tell the long history of sharks
10 mars 2020
Sharks have roamed the earth’s oceans for around 450 million years. Although they survived the catastrophic extinction event that wiped out the din...
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“Relatives need more support”
10 mars 2020
How can we help parents of children suffering from cancer manage their depression and worries? And how can those suffering from dementia and their ...
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Palaeontologists undertake rescue expedition to Tunisia
10 mars 2020
Palaeontologists Mohamad Bazzi and Benjamin Kear have recently returned from an expedition to Gafsa in southern Tunisia. Having arrived to collect ...
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Major Grant to Study Aggressive Intestinal Bacteria
10 mars 2020
What happens when aggressive intestinal bacteria invade the intestinal mucosa? And are there substances in our normal intestinal flora that can pre...
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Investment in Research on Secure Systems to Withstand Cyberattacks
10 mars 2020
Cybersecurity has become increasingly important as the digitalisation of industry gathers pace. Attacks on digitally controlled physical systems su...
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Family tree of waxbills reconstructed
10 mars 2020
Researchers at the university of Gothenburg and Uppsala University have published the up to now most extensive study of the family tree of the avia...
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Two confirmed case of COVID-19 linked to Uppsala University
09 mars 2020
Two confirmed case of COVID-19 linked to Uppsala University has now been reported. It is a member of staff at the Faculty of Pharmacy and a student...
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Lisa Ekselius: But why only women?
08 mars 2020
WoMHeR is Uppsala University’s new centre focusing on treating and preventing women’s mental ill-health. “But why just women?” one may wonder. The ...
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Recommendations on coronavirus (covid-19)
06 mars 2020
Uppsala University is monitoring the situation and following the information and recommendations issued by the Public Health Agency of Sweden and t...
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Ancient sea reptile remains rediscovered in museum collection after 75 years
06 mars 2020
Forgotten bones of an ancient sea monster shed light on a poorly known timeframe from the Age of Dinosaurs in Europe.
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National Tests in Swedish now to be digitised
06 mars 2020
“Digitising the National Tests is our biggest challenge to date. It’s going to take a huge effort to ensure that everything’s working properly when...
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Super telescope reveals galactic battle
05 mars 2020
A long time ago in a remote part of the galaxy, two stars met in a fight for survival. Now the light of that confrontation is reaching our planet, ...
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“To understand the United States, we need to look at what is between New York and California”
05 mars 2020
Hello, there ... Dag Blanck, professor of North American Studies and frequently consulted expert commentator in Swedish media, who on Tuesday, 18 F...
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New type of indoor solar cells for smart connected devices
05 mars 2020
In a future where most things in our everyday life are connected through the internet, devices and sensors will need to run without wires or batter...
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New insights into evolution: why genes appear to move around
05 mars 2020
Scientists at Uppsala University have proposed an addition to the theory of evolution that can explain how and why genes move on chromosomes. The h...
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Creativity in many dimensions at the Ångstrom Makerspace
04 mars 2020
Many passers-by have been casting curious gazes at the glass cage located in the Ångstrom Library. So far however, it’s mainly been students who ha...