Research at Uppsala University
Focus of financial reporting can influence business cycles
27 December 2021. Editorial choices can impact the amplitude of business cycles even if the information that is report ...
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Protein biomarkers protect against disease development
10 December 2021. A comprehensive study from Uppsala University shows that several disease-associated protein biomarke ...
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Leadership – a key to achieving climate goals
10 December 2021. Everyone needs to be on board if climate goals are to be reached in time. Yet, the countries of the ...
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Search for research projects
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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Improving predictions of fresh water loss from Arctic glaciers by optimizing melt water refreezing schemes in firn
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Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2018-12-31
There are several forms of uncertainties in the predictive modeling of glacial mass balance. One of these uncertainties is to what degree melt water will refreeze, advect latent heat into, and stay as ...
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Global glacier thickness and volume estimation
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Research project from 2021-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Glaciers outside the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are at present, despite their small volume (200,000 glaciers on Earth. A range of remote sensing and in situ observations of surface conditions and ...
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Hydrological droughts now and in the future: Swedish hotspots of hazard, vulnerability, and risk
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Research project from 2016-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Hydrological droughts can have severe consequences for nature and society. This includes impacts on agriculture, water supply, energy production, building infrastructure, and ecosystems. Climate models ...
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LAST GLACIAL ATMOSPHERIC DUST AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN EUROPE
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Research project from 2018-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Atmospheric mineral dust not only drives climate change, but also responds to climate itself, forming a complex feedback for which the triggers of change are poorly known. Here we test whether the initial ...
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Reducing the Uncertainty in Predicting Organic Matter Degradation Rates across Boreal Lakes
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Research project from 2017-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Lake ecosystems are globally recognized for their role in storing, processing and emitting carbon as CO2. The rate that bacteria degrade dissolved organic matter (DOM) is highly variable and difficult ...
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Seagrass ecosystem functionality and conservation: A multi-disciplinary approach
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Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Seagrass provide several important and key ecosystem services, and are of great value to humans, but seagrass meadows are under increasing pressure from for example coastal development and fishing. The ...
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SnowSat-an AI approach towards efficient hydropower production
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Research project from 2020-11-20 to 2023-11-19
Purpose and goal: Climate change is rapidly altering the snow conditions all over the world, especially in high latitudes. Accurate depiction of snow distribution and amount is highly valuable for water ...
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Varför är organiskt material både reaktivt och uthålligt? (REACT)
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Research project from 2021-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Organic matter (OM) degradation is key to mobilizing the greenhouse gas CO2 from soils and freshwater ecosystems which can influence climate change. The reactivity of OM is highly variable. In fact, OM ...
Research spotlight: The coronavirus
Blocking inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection of human cells
24 November 2021. Viruses invade our cells and turn them into virus factories. Researchers at Uppsala University, toge ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.