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Ulrika Winblad: Health care debate characterised by simplified rhetoric
26 mars 2020
Access and diversity or playground for private providers? Opinions about the Swedish welfare model divide along political lines. But what are the f...
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SciLifeLab strengthens Sweden’s capacity to take on the coronavirus
24 mars 2020
A moment with... Siv Andersson, co-director at SciLifeLab, the national centre for molecular biosciences that has received SEK 50 million from the ...
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Inventing the Sustainable Batteries of the Future
24 mars 2020
The European large-scale research initiative BATTERY 2030+ presents the long-term research roadmap that outlines the actions needed to invent the s...
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"Swedish schools face many challenges"
23 mars 2020
Since the latest PISA review, there has been a certain lull around Swedish schools. But their educational task is broader than the purely knowledge...
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If schools close, parents can help provide structure
20 mars 2020
Instruction in higher education institutions and at upper-secondary schools is taking place through distance teaching to slow the spread of the new...
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Distance education now coming into effect at Uppsala University
17 mars 2020
The University will switch to distance teaching and assessment from 18 March 2020 onwards.
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Healthcare hygiene teaches us to avoid infection
17 mars 2020
To avoid the Coronavirus, wash your hands thoroughly, maintain social distance and when socialising, do so outside. This is some of the advice from...
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Researchers on the corona virus
17 mars 2020
Why did the coronavirus begin to spread among humans? What can we do to prevent the spread of infection so that healthcare has sufficient resources...
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Male rivals risk having offspring with a greater number of harmful mutations
17 mars 2020
Males that face tougher competition for females risk having offspring with a greater number of harmful mutations in their genome than males without...
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Alterations in cellular degradation hubs can lead to cancer
17 mars 2020
Cancer cells grow and divide in an uncontrolled manner. A new study from Uppsala University now shows how alterations in a cell’s degradation hubs,...
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Research-based approach for security in schools
17 mars 2020
Providing all students with the preconditions to learn; that is the one of the basic concepts behind the Inclusive Behavioural Support in Schools (...
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“Most people act rationally in a threatening situation”
17 mars 2020
When a large number of people face a major threat, the demand for information skyrockets. For those who suffer from anxiety and mental health issue...
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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...