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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Improving water purification and soil remediation with natural products
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Research project from 2012-01-01 to 2014-12-31
A key requirement for society is clean water for drinking, washing and other domestic purposes. This provision is coupled to the need to protect the environment from pollution. In many countries, the cost ...
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BLOOWATER Supporting tools for the integrated management of drinking water reservoirs contaminated by Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins
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Research project from 2019-03-01 to 2022-02-28
Cyanobacteria can quickly multiply and form blooms that release toxic secondary metabolites. Such blooms are increasingly detected in lakes and reservoirs throughout the world due to anthropogenic emissions ...
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Resolve Innovation competition
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Research project from 2014-10-20 to 2015-11-30
Purpose and goal: The purpose of the ReSolve Innovation Competition (RIC) was to develop innovative sustainable solutions to address the storm-water issues faced by Uppsala Municipality. Another goal ...
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Wastewater treatment in small communities in Bolivia: Sustainable technologies and resilient planning
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Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Wastewater from small communities in Bolivia comprise a major source of environmental pollution. Biochar has shown great capacity for small scale wastewater treatment and its production is an effective ...
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.