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Jubilee campaign: “Boundless knowledge – since 1477”
In 2027 Uppsala University will be 550 years old. At a time when our world faces many complex challenges, the University is intent on further strengthening its research, education, culture and cultural heritage. Finding new and additional sources of funding will enable Uppsala University to continue to contribute to the development of society with increased vigour. With the 550th anniversary on the horizon, the Vice-Chancellor has therefore launched a jubilee campaign: “Boundless knowledge – since 1477”. The campaign is addressed to everyone who is willing and able to contribute to the continued research-based development of society and the University’s culture and cultural heritage.
Important donation for a chair in Jewish Thought
The Torsten Söderberg Foundation has donated SEK 12 million for the establishment of a professorship in Jewish Thought at Uppsala University...
Donation in support of basic research
Uppsala University has received SEK 50 million as a bequest from entrepreneur Sverker Lerheden. The donation is intended to support basic re...
Donation secures AI research long term
The Kjell and Märta Beijer Foundation has donated almost SEK 19 million over five years to support the Beijer professorship in AI at Uppsala...
Donation to research on hydrogen for shipping
Uppsala University has received a donation from Gotland Company to be used for research into hydrogen-powered ferry services. More specifica...
Donation for research into rare disorder
Uppsala University has received over SEK 100 million bequest in the will of deceased physician Bo Brämberg. The donation’s purpose is to for...
New donation for research into preschool children’s transition to school
The Skandia Foundation Idéer för livet (Ideas for life) has donated SEK 12 million to Professor Gustaf Gredebäck’s research on preschools. T...
The breadth of our research make us strong
Browse through Uppsala University’s digital publication “Boundless Knowledge”. Read about examples of how research and collaboration can make a lasting difference in our world.
Donation will make Hugo Alfvén’s music more accessible
During his years as an ambassador in Sweden, Lyndon Olson, who has a great interest in music, attended many concerts. He is now donating mor...
Interior design and art collection donated to Uppsala University Library
Through a generous donation by Peter Renzo Gamba, Uppsala University Library has received a room interior collection consisting of 13 painti...
Archives organised thanks to donation
Uppsala University Library has large and valuable special collections, some dating back more than 400 years. Significant resources are neede...
Donation helped ensure University’s freedom
400 years ago, Uppsala University received an enormous donation from King Gustaf II Adolf which proved to be vital to the development of the University. Even today, the returns generated by these funds, managed by the Uppsala University Foundations Management of Estates and Funds, can be used freely by the University. The donation meant the University was self-sufficient for more than 200 years, and until the 1870s it covered more than half of the University’s expenses.
Donation strengthens private law research at Uppsala University
The Ackordscentralen Foundation has donated a total of SEK 7 million to the Department of Law and Private Law Professor Laila Zackariasson’s...
Donation to professorship a boost to Latin
The Olle Engkvist Foundation has donated SEK 15 million towards the establishment of a professorship in Latin at Uppsala University. An impo...
Views on donations
Donations mean a lot both to those who generously donate and to those who gratefully receive them. Meet some of those who give and receive donations at Uppsala University.
Donations through the centuries
Alongside grants from both public and private funding bodies, donations have always played an important role for the University. For the first 150 years, Uppsala University lived in straitened circumstances. However, in 1624 this changed, thanks to a substantial donation from King Gustaf II Adolf, which set Uppsala University on the path to what it is today. Throughout its subsequent history, donated funds have contributed to the University’s broad-ranging activities. Uppsala University has many to thank for major initiatives over the years.
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Uppsala University’s Campaign Committee
To support the jubilee campaign, the Vice-Chancellor has established an external campaign committee. It consists of individuals with experience of leading positions in the business sector, organisations and society.
Donations create renewal and edge
In recent years, Uppsala University has worked more systematically to attract donations for research, education and cultural heritage – and ...
Campus Uppsala – the Pääbo Circuit
The Pääbo Circuit – a planned cycle path between research and education centres in Uppsala – is named after Svante Pääbo, the 2022 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine. During his time in Uppsala, he benefited from the University’s great academic range, cycling between the various centres.
For Nobel laureate Svante Pääbo, it all started at Uppsala University, where he spent his youth from 1975 to 1986.
“In a sense, I learned everything here. I read Russian and Eastern European studies during my military service as an interpreter. Then came Egyptology, medicine and a doctoral thesis in cell biology,” Pääbo explains.
The Pääbo Circuit – A bicycle ride in Nobel Laureate Svante Pääbo’s tracks
Contact
Do you want to find out more about how you can contribute to Uppsala University’s research and education? www.uu.se/support-uu
Contact development@uu.se or Agneta Stålhandske, Head of Uppsala University’s Development Office.