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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Behavioural assessment of flicker fusion frequencies in three bird species
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Research project from 2012-08-27 to 2012-12-31
Domesticated birds are increasingly being exposed to energy-saving lighting. Incandescent light is being phased out due to a EU-wide ban and commercially available alternatives are rarely adapted to bird ...
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Characterising adaptations associated with a shift from a protein to a carbohydrate based diet during dog domestication to advance dog nutrition
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Research project from 2017-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Based on low pass whole genome sequencing we recently compared patterns of genetic variation in dog and wolf to provide initial insight into the genetic basis of adaptations during dog domestication. We ...
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Non-coding and regulatory RNAs in mycobacteria
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Research project from 2017-01-01 to 2020-12-31
To face the medical challenge mycobacterial infections, such as tuberculosis, impose on healthcare systems worldwide we need to understand and identify factors important for mycobacterial pathogenicity ...
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Man’s best friend: A crossborder transdisciplinary One Health approach to rabies control in dogs in Southeast Asia
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Research project from 2018-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Rabies is estimated to kill more than 30,000 people every year in Asia. Most cases are caused by dog bites, and deaths most commonly occur among the poorest or the most remote population, unable to receive ...
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Understanding the genetic interactions of cancer and autoimmune disease in dogs
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Research project from 2020-01-01 to 2022-12-31
The purpose of this project is to identify genetic risk factors for cancer and autoimmune disease and to define how they interact with each other. The increased risk to develop cancer in human and dogs ...
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.