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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Adaptation & Resilience to Climate Change (ARCC)
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Research project from 2016-12-01 to 2018-12-31
In this 3-year project, we aim understand how societies, landscapes, ecosystems and Protected Areas have responded to climate change and societal use, to better understand how they may respond in the future ...
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Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in waste water: implications for selection and transmission of multi-resistance plasmids at very low antibiotic concentrations.
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Research project from 2017-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Antibiotics isthe most important group of medicines created by man. They have dramatically reduced the morbidity and mortality caused by bacterial infectious disease. Our modern medicine is dependent uponthe ...
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Does Developmental exposure to Bisphenol A induce bone and adipose tissue disturbances?
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Research project from 2013-01-01 to 2015-12-31
The AIM of this project is to investigate whether low-dose exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) during early development disturbs the subsequent balance between bone and adipose tissue throughout the life span ...
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Forest ditch cleaning and its effect on mobilization of an old soil carbon store
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Research project from 2020-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Large areas (20%) of the Swedish forest land have been artificially drained by ditching during the past centuries to increase timber production. When these ditches age, ditch cleaning must often be conducted ...
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Does stream evasion of CO2 double the amount of terrestrial C exported by the Aquatic Conduit? The origin and age of evading CO2 has the answer.
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Research project from 2013-01-01 to 2015-12-31
In efforts to define how much carbon is being sequestered in the soil and vegetation, the importance of greenhouse gas (GHG) evasion from inland water that returns terrestrial C & N to the atmosphere via ...
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Hydrological Connectivity: Quantifying a key to surface water chemistry in future climates
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Research project from 2016-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Predicting the terrestrial inputs to surface waters requires great chemical and biological insight, but incorrect assumptions about hydrology will confound the most sophisticated biogeochemical understanding ...
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Sustainable use of antivirals in seasonal influenza and pandemic preparedness – ranking risk of environmental resistance development and understanding resistance transmission towards humans
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Research project from 2017-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Influenza is a major public health threat and anti-influenza drugs are crucial for treatment and prophylaxis, especially early in a pandemic, before vaccines can be mass-produced. However, antiviral drugs ...
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Identifying sources of mercury in Arctic rivers
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Research project from 2018-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Mercury (Hg) is a toxic heavy metal that accumulates in aquatic ecosystems, and poses a threat to wildlife and humans across the Arctic. This project aims to identify the terrestrial sources of Hg that ...
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In-situ measurement of gas exchange over lake sediments - a key to understanding a major greenhouse gas source in the boreal landscape
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Research project from 2012-01-01 to 2015-12-31
The degradation of organic matter in the sediments of boreal lakes contributes greatly to the significant emissions of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane from boreal lakes to the atmosphere ...
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The Intersection of Society and Nature in Sustainability Research - International Research Conference
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Research project from 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Numerous international summits and commissions have over the years voiced a commitment to reconciling environment and development concerns. Nevertheless, transformation towards what might be credibly conceived ...
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The Intersection of Society and Nature in Sustainability Research - International Research Conference
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Research project from 2013-05-27 to 2013-12-31
Numerous international summits and commissions have over the years voiced a commitment to reconciling environment and development concerns. Nevertheless, transformation towards what might be credibly conceived ...
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Single compound approaches to investigate environmental processing of dissolved organic matter
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Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31
This proposal outlines experimental work in the investigation of dissolved organic matter (DOM) processing in the environment. Recent attempts to investigate the flux of persistent DOM to freshwaters have ...
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Large-Scale Atmospheric Variability driving changes in the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle and Storage
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Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Ecosystem functions and services are subject to a strong variability, mediated by climate observables like temperature and precipitation via their effects on the carbon cycle. The variability of these ...
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Monitoring microbial communities through de novo metatranscriptome assembly
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Research project from 2016-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Environmental microbes often form complex communities that live in soil, water, or in symbiotic or parasitic relationships with plant or animal hosts. RNA-sequencing technologies provide a cost-effective ...
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Neuraminidase inhibitors in the environment and resistance development in influenza A virus: implications for public health
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Research project from 2014-01-01 to 2016-12-31
The active metabolite of the neuraminidase inhibitor (NAI) oseltamivir (OS), oseltamivir carboxylate (OC) degrades poorly in sewage treatment and can enter aquatic environments. Dabbling ducks constitute ...
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Two-phase flow in disordered media: phase structure, fluid trapping, geomechanical coupling and implications for macroscopic properties
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Research project from 2014-07-01 to 2016-12-31
The overall goal of the proposed research is to obtain a fundamental understanding of multiphase fluid dynamics in disordered media. This will be accomplished through a combined effort of carefully designed ...
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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 ...
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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.