Research at Uppsala University
Uppsala University conducts research into a wide variety of areas, ranging from how life emerged on Earth to how to solve the climate crisis.
Research challenges
Democracy
Interdisciplinary research between strong research environments.
Children’s right to development
How do we give children the best chances in life?
Peace and social security
How do we create a safe and secure world?
Uppsala University Future Institutes – UUniFI
A research initiative designed to mobilise the University’s breadth to enable world-leading research on complex challenges for society.
Find research projects
Search among research projects at Uppsala University funded by the main Swedish funding bodies.
Research news
Search all Uppsala University research news
Find researchers
Contact information in the University Directory.
Collaboration in research and development
Uppsala University’s Innovation Partnership Office (UU Samverkan) supports collaboration between researchers and society. Uppsala University can provide your company or organisation with a range of ways to develop. Our researchers are ready for research collaborations, our students can be your new employees and our contract courses can raise your organisation to an entirely new level.
Public lectures
At Uppsala University, you can hear Nobel Prize laureates, writers, world leaders and many others lecture. In addition, countless lectures are given daily within our courses and study programmes.
University research areas
The University has more than 50 research areas divided by subject area and department.