Research at Uppsala University
New biomarkers can lead to breakthrough in diabetes research
18 February 2021. With the discovery of two new biomarkers, Olof Eriksson, researcher in translational imaging, may le ...
Producing more sustainable hydrogen
12 February 2021. Hydrogen for energy use can be extracted in an environmentally friendly way from water and sunlight, ...
The professor wanting to contribute to peace on Earth
25 January 2021. Isak Svensson is, as he describes it, a product of the Department of Peace and Conflict Research. Si ...
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Here you will find all research projects at Uppsala University funded by the main Swedish funding bodies. The search feature is based on the SweCRIS database.
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Active target detection
Research project from 2013-01-01 to 2015-12-31
As an animal moves through the world, its own movement generates widefield optic flow across the visual field used to e.g. maintain a straight trajectory or to avoid obstacles. Many animals can also disambiguate ...
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Degradation of natural organic matter: chemodiversity and continuum of reactivity
Research project from 2011-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Large quantities of DOC (dissolved organic carbon) are washed from the terrestrial environment into inland waters, where it is degraded and evaded as CO2 and CH4 to the atmosphere, buried in the sediment ...
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Shining light on how the endocannabinoid system affects the reward system
Research project from 2018-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Addictions are a major social problem and we lack sufficient knowledge of how they arise and how various drugs affect the brain. Although the importance of the endocannabinoid system (ECS) in addiction ...
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Ersättning för Anna Qvarnströms uppdrag som ledamot i Ämnesrådet för naturvetenskap och teknikvetenskap 2010 -2012 och 2013-2015.
Research project from 2012-03-15 to 2015-12-31
Ersättning för Anna Qvarnströms uppdrag som ledamot i Ämnesrådet för naturvetenskap och teknikvetenskap 2010 -2012 och 2013-2015. ...
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Herding of artificial and living flocks
Research project from 2016-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Herding of sheep by dogs is a powerful example of one individual causing many unwilling individuals (agents) to move in the same direction. However, the need to herd autonomous, interacting agents is not ...
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Optimizing zebrafish welfare - effects of environmental enrichment, tank volume and fish density
Research project from 2018-01-01 to 2021-12-31
The zebrafish (Danio rerio), rank as one of the major model organisms used in research today. However, specific husbandry requirements for zebrafish are still far from fully understood and protocols for ...
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Why do we age: using novel evolutionary theory to unravel proximate causes of growing old
Research project from 2014-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Understanding ageing has long been at the forefront of fundamental and applied research. Today, we are on the brink of a major paradigm shift in the biology of ageing. Classic theory suggests that organisms ...
Research spotlight: The coronavirus
Limited transmission of COVID-19 from open schools but teachers were affected
12 February 2021. Most countries introduced school closures during the spring of 2020 despite uncertainty regarding th ...
New clues to how SARS-CoV-2 infects cells
8 February 2021. The molecular details of how SARS-CoV-2 enters cells and infects them are still not clear. Researche ...
Interdisciplinary collaboration provides new answers about immunity after Covid-19
8 January 2021. Only weeks after the coronavirus reached Sweden, blood samples were taken from more than 2,000 emplo ...
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