News on Science and Technology
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Two Uppsala researchers win ERC Starting Grants
05 september 2019
The European Research Council (ERC) has now announced which researchers have been awarded ERC Starting Grants in the 2019 call. A total of EUR 621 ...
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The Solar Cell Researcher heading CEMUS
05 september 2019
A moment with... Charlotte Platzer-Björkman, professor in solid state electronics and researcher on thin-film solar cells, who began a three-year a...
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How the herring adapted to the Baltic Sea
27 augusti 2019
An international team of scientists, led by researchers from Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, reports that a single amino acid change in the li...
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Filter-feeding pterosaurs were the flamingoes of the Late Jurassic
26 augusti 2019
Modern flamingoes employ filter feeding and their feces are, as a result, rich in remains of microscopically-small aquatic prey. Very similar conte...
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“Uppsala offers excellent opportunities for innovations”
23 augusti 2019
Hi, Helena Danielson, professor of biochemistry and this year’s recipient of Hjärnäpplet, the innovation prize at Uppsala University. The explanato...
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The paper filter that can clean water in Bangladesh
23 augusti 2019
In large parts of Bangladesh, obtaining safe drinking water is a constant challenge. A research group from Uppsala University and the University of...
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Paper filter made from algae can save millions of lives in Bangladesh
19 augusti 2019
The problem of access to safe drinking water in most parts of Bangladesh is a persistent challenge. Now, a team of scientists from Uppsala Universi...
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Studies of fungi provide new knowledge of harmful mutations in cells
09 augusti 2019
Long-lived mushrooms that grow in ‘fairy rings’ accumulate surprisingly few mutations over time. This finding indicates that their protection again...
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Solar energy becomes biofuel without solar cells
26 juli 2019
Soon we will be able to replace fossil fuels with a carbon-neutral product created from solar energy, carbon dioxide and water. Researchers at Upps...
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Investment in new study programmes in tomorrow’s technologies
26 juni 2019
Uppsala University is making a major investment in new study programmes in the field of tomorrow’s technologies, with eight new programmes beginnin...
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Cosmos and Mathematics are approaching
18 juni 2019
Hi there! Georgios Dimitroglou Rizell at the Department of Mathematics, one of the organizers of the international String-Math conference in the Un...
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Students get to try out advanced bioprocess technologies at the Testa Center
18 juni 2019
During the spring semester, groups of students from Uppsala University had the chance to utilise the Testa Center at GE Healthcare’s facility as pa...
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“It’s about having role models”
18 juni 2019
What’s needed to give girls in East Africa the opportunity to study science at university level? Well, one way is to hold a summer school at Uppsal...
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New research centre for ME at Uppsala University
18 juni 2019
Today, between 10,000 and 40,000 people in Sweden are suffering from myalgic encephalomyelitis or ME. In the search for a cure for the complex dise...
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eHealth records better for patients than predicted
10 juni 2019
Patients favour eHealth records more than healthcare professionals did before online patient medical records were introduced. A research group at U...
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“It’s OK to be driven by curiosity alone”
14 maj 2019
As a researcher in nuclear physics, Karin Schönning gets to explore what the Universe is made of. Last year, she received the Robert Thalén prize f...
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Participate in our safety survey!
13 maj 2019
The security and safety department at Uppsala University conducts a safety survey aimed at students and employees at the university. The survey wil...
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A family tree for all the world’s small bird families
07 maj 2019
An international research team in which Uppsala University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) are participating has for the ...
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“Our plants and animals are quite robust”
06 maj 2019
You cannot be the best at everything. A plant can be visible and very aromatic to attract pollinators or maintain a lower profile to avoid being ea...
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Uppsala Researchers win Utilisation Award
06 maj 2019
This year’s SSF Utilisation Award from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research goes to Maria Strømme and Håkan Engqvist of Uppsala University...