Research spotlight: The coronavirus
Why did the coronavirus begin to spread among humans? What can we do to prevent the spread of infection so that healthcare has sufficient resources for the seriously ill? And why do we feel such an incredible need for information in connection with major threats? We have interviewed some researchers at Uppsala University about the new coronavirus and the disease COVID-19.
Medicine and Pharmacy
Tests provide new picture of the spread of the virus
13 May 2020. Two recent studies testing for antibodies against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 provide a new picture o ...
Intensive hunt for drugs to fight COVID-19
13 May 2020. The entire world is currently waiting for a vaccine against COVID-19. Intensive research is ongoing ...
Uppsala scientists develop method for assessing COVID-19 immunity
7 May 2020. Hello there… Ulf Landegren, Professor of Molecular Medicine at Uppsala University, whose research te ...
Humanities and Social Sciences
Ethical choices in a pandemic
12 May 2020. During the coronavirus pandemic, many ethical questions come to the fore. How should care services p ...
Coronavirus message doesn’t always get through
1 April 2020. How different countries are tackling the coronavirus epidemic depends heavily on the relationship be ...
“The most important thing now is to save workplaces”
26 March 2020. How should we handle the economic effects of the crisis? Demand has collapsed in many industries as ...
Science and Technology
New project to analyse novel coronavirus in wastewater
26 May 2020. The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in wastewater. Scientists from Uppsala University ...
Uppsala chemists part of international COVID-19 collaboration
8 May 2020. The funding of a number of research projects has been fast-tracked in order to speed up the developm ...
SciLifeLab strengthens Sweden’s capacity to take on the coronavirus
24 March 2020. A moment with... Siv Andersson, co-director at SciLifeLab, the national centre for molecular bioscie ...
All news about research on the coronavirus and COVID-19
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Studying the psychological effects of the pandemic
05 juni 2020
For many people, the past few months have been a trial. Karin Brocki is studying the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental health – both among ...
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New project to analyse novel coronavirus in wastewater
26 maj 2020
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in wastewater. Scientists from Uppsala University, KTH and SLU have received support from Knut a...
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Tests provide new picture of the spread of the virus
13 maj 2020
Two recent studies testing for antibodies against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 provide a new picture of the spread of virus in Sweden. “To gain a mor...
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Intensive hunt for drugs to fight COVID-19
13 maj 2020
The entire world is currently waiting for a vaccine against COVID-19. Intensive research is ongoing to develop useful drugs against the novel coron...
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Uppsala chemists part of international COVID-19 collaboration
08 maj 2020
The funding of a number of research projects has been fast-tracked in order to speed up the development of drugs and vaccines to combat COVID-19. J...
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Uppsala scientists develop method for assessing COVID-19 immunity
07 maj 2020
Hello there… Ulf Landegren, Professor of Molecular Medicine at Uppsala University, whose research team are currently developing a new method for la...
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SciLifeLab prepares for large-scale Covid-19 screening
28 april 2020
System developers at SciLifeLab in Uppsala have adapted the IT systems required for large-scale Covid-19 screening.
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Major efforts in research on the coronavirus
09 april 2020
SciLifeLab now takes a holistic approach to life science efforts in the ongoing corona pandemic. In order to achieve progress rapidly, promising re...
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Researchers developing a virus spread model for Sweden
02 april 2020
Researchers at Uppsala University are working on a model of how the new coronavirus is likely to spread in Sweden in order to provide policy-makers...
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Coronavirus message doesn’t always get through
01 april 2020
How different countries are tackling the coronavirus epidemic depends heavily on the relationship between state agencies and the public. For indivi...
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“The most important thing now is to save workplaces”
26 mars 2020
How should we handle the economic effects of the crisis? Demand has collapsed in many industries as a result of the novel coronavirus. Focused init...
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SciLifeLab strengthens Sweden’s capacity to take on the coronavirus
24 mars 2020
A moment with... Siv Andersson, co-director at SciLifeLab, the national centre for molecular biosciences that has received SEK 50 million from the ...
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If schools close, parents can help provide structure
20 mars 2020
Instruction in higher education institutions and at upper-secondary schools is taking place through distance teaching to slow the spread of the new...
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Healthcare hygiene teaches us to avoid infection
17 mars 2020
To avoid the Coronavirus, wash your hands thoroughly, maintain social distance and when socialising, do so outside. This is some of the advice from...
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“Most people act rationally in a threatening situation”
17 mars 2020
When a large number of people face a major threat, the demand for information skyrockets. For those who suffer from anxiety and mental health issue...
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Björn Olsen on the coronavirus: “We need smart strategies”
11 mars 2020
COVID-19 , the new coronavirus, will affect older and sick people for a long time to come – perhaps up to a year. More research is needed, both to ...