Collecting data on all conflicts
In 2023, there were a record number of conflicts in the world. This is shown by data from the UCDP conflict database at Uppsala University. Research coordinator Therese Pettersson explains more about the process of mapping global conflicts.
Cartoon propaganda in wartime
Disinformation and fake news are concepts we have become familiar with in recent years. But the desire to influence us also shows up in the world of comics. Professor Michael Scholz has researched propaganda in comics during the Second World War.
Extreme violence against civilians in Gaza
“To a certain extent, it is permissible to strike military targets even if it results in civilian casualties. But on the scale we are seeing in Gaza, it cannot be justified,” says peace and conflict researcher Lisa Hultman, who believes it is time for all of us to stand up for the interests of the civilian population.
IT attacks provide lessons on cyber defence
With increasing cyber threats and data breaches, digital solutions are needed to protect critical operations. Researchers at Uppsala University are developing new methods to make industrial systems secure.
Tackling nuclear threat through knowledge
Since the war in Ukraine broke out, nuclear weapons have once again become a genuine threat to humanity. To promote nuclear disarmament, expertise is needed in both peace and conflict research and nuclear physics. All this expertise is brought together in the new Alva Myrdal Centre at Uppsala University.
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Worked for peace and nuclear disarmament
Alva Myrdal was born in Uppsala in 1902 and later studied at Uppsala University. She was a Swedish diplomat, public debater and Social Democratic politician. Between 1966 and 1973 she was a government minister.
Alva Myrdal became an internationally recognised disarmament negotiator and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982 for her efforts.
In 2021 the Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament (AMC) was established at Uppsala University.
“A successful climate transition can contribute to a more peaceful world”
Nina von Uexkull is a peace and conflict researcher who believes the climate transition will bring many benefits – both for the environment and for people in vulnerable areas.
Cultural heritage – a target in war
Cultural heritage is often targeted in war - sometimes accidentally, but often deliberately. Destroying cultural environments is used as a strategy to damage the identity of the opponent, explains Professor Mattias Legnér.
Curiosity Inger Österdahl's main driver
A passionate interest in the subject is what drove Professor Inger Österdahl to research public international law. A perennial topic, perhaps even more so now that war is raging in Europe for the first time in almost a generation.
