Research at Uppsala University
History of human antibiotic use written in the oral bacteria of wild brown bears
25 August 2021. An international team of researchers used historical museum collections to study the effects of huma ...
How research can encourage us to cycle instead
19 August 2021. How do you get to work in the mornings? Transport currently accounts for 25 per cent of GHG emission ...
Philippine ethnic group has most Denisovan DNA
13 August 2021. The Philippine ethnic group Ayta Magbukon has the highest proportion of genes from our extinct relat ...
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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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Assessing fuel behavior in the sodium-cooled fast reactor ASTRID
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Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Large international research efforts are made on Gen IV nuclear energy systems for providing long-term sustainable energy production with low carbon emission. In France, world?s first prototype GenIV sodium-cooled ...
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Using wave energy to power a desalination plant in Kenya
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Research project from 2016-01-01 to 2018-12-31
The global need for and lack of clean and fresh water for drinking, sanitation and agriculture is an ever growing problem, especially in arid developing countries. One way to solve this is desalination ...
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Combined conference and study visit at World Renewable Energy Forum (WREF) 2012 and the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), May 13-18, 2012
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Research project from 2012-04-10 to 2012-12-31
This application is for a combined conference and study visit to Denver, Colorado, USA. We will first take part in the international conference World Renewable Energy Forum (WREF) 2012, where our conference ...
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Energy materials studies at MAX IV – Development of Solar Cells and Batteries
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Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31
The present application describes a joint effort from industry, MAX IV and three universities (Uppsala, Linköping and KTH) to use MAX IV’s unique new infrastructure for breakthrough research in the development ...
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Phononic Thin-Film Thermoelectric Generators - HotTEG
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Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2018-12-31
The best thermoelectric materials, i.e., Bi2Te3 and Sb2Te3, used in conventional thermoelectric generator (TEG) operating near to room temperature are characterized by their figure of merit ZT at about ...
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Global oil supply outlooks: modelling conventional and unconventional oil production using bottom-up models integrating physical and economic parameters
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Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Oil is an essential part of modern society and concerns have been raised about future conventional oil supply, turning hope towards unconventional oil. Predictions of future oil production tend to diverge ...
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Hållbart eller segregerat - vilka har möjlighet att välja förnybar energiteknik?
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Research project from 2020-05-01 to 2020-10-31
Access to affordable and attractive renewable energy technology (RET) is crucial to the future society. We will study the distribution of RET among various citizens (spatially and socially) as there is ...
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Measurements of independent fission yields for next generation nuclear power
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Research project from 2017-12-01 to 2020-12-31
The purpose of the project is to provide high quality data on Independent Fission Yields (IFY), defined as the relative amounts of specific nuclides produced in fission. With Generation IV, the change ...
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The mobility house of tomorrow: system modelling and experiments with focus on technical and sociotechnical aspects
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Research project from 2019-10-16 to 2022-10-15
Purpose and goal: The project will develop and validate future solutions for EVs charging infrastructure, as well as incentive models and strategies targeting the EV-owners, in order to increase flexibility ...
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Multiple cluster scattering theory and collaborative control for wave power optimization
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Research project from 2021-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Ocean waves provide a promising source of renewable energy, but no large-scale wave power technology has yet demonstrated high efficiency and competitive costs. Main challenges for achieving this are that ...
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Nya magnetiska material för tillämpningar inom magnetisk kylning och permanentmagnetism
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Research project from 2013-01-01 to 2016-12-31
We propose here to identify materials with significant magnetocaloric effect (MCE) at room temperature, so that they can be used in practical applications. We also have the ambition to outline the details ...
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Optimization of large-scale wave energy parks
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Research project from 2016-01-01 to 2019-12-31
One of the largest challenges of today is how to guarantee the energy supply in the future with minimal environmental and climate impact. Ocean waves provide a promising renewable energy source with higher ...
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Rational Design of Transition Metal Based Nanoalloys and Two Dimensional Materials for Direct Conversion of CO2 into Gasoline Fuel
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Research project from 2020-01-01 to 2021-12-31
The over consumption of fossil fuels lead to escalation of CO2 emission, which in turn results in global warming. On the other hand, CO2 can be a promising feedstock for various carbon-based fuels (CH4 ...
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Smart windows with integrated electrochromic and thermochromic functionality
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Research project from 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Chromogenic materials have optical properties that can be changed by an external stimulus. They can be used to vary the transmittance of visible light and solar energy in so called smart windows and thereby ...
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Studies of light power technology using photon based techniques
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Research project from 2020-11-16 to 2021-12-31
Purpose and goal: The application concerns a collaboration between the company EXEGER and photon-based technique experts at UU/KTH. Specifically, the investigation focusses on molecular dye layers adsorbed ...
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The Lysekil wave power plant
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Research project from 2012-01-01 to 2013-12-31
The Lysekil wave power project started in 2002 on technical research and marine techniques in general. Environmental studies were planned early, but other research areas e.g. societal aspects of the research ...
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Research spotlight: The coronavirus
New method for discovery of antiviral drugs
2 August 2021. The current COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for methods to identify new or repurposed dru ...
Helpline important for older people during the pandemic
8 July 2021. For many older individuals, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the loss of daily anonymous contac ...
The national COVID-19 Data Portal turns one year old
3 June 2021. The national Swedish COVID-19 Data Portal was launched one year ago to support researchers in utilis ...
Lectures
Uppsala University’s researchers share their knowledge in public lectures. Every year, the University is visited by leading researchers and influential people from around the world. At Uppsala University, you can hear Nobel laureates, researchers, authors, politicians and many others give lectures. Here we present some of the most prominent, annually occurring lectures at Uppsala University.