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Uppsala University on Clubhouse
08 april 2021
Uppsala University now also has an account on the new social media app Clubhouse. Under the club name ‘Uppsala University’, all affiliated with the...
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Genome sequencing reveals a new species of bumblebee
07 april 2021
While studying genetic diversity in bumblebees in the Rocky Mountains, USA, researchers from Uppsala University discovered a new species. They name...
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Fossil-free energy – a challenge for the whole of society
01 april 2021
The transition to a fossil-free energy system, in Sweden and globally, is one of the great challenges of our time. For a successful transition to a...
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Batteries of the future
31 mars 2021
Battery research is an important piece of the puzzle for the transition to renewables and a sustainable society. Uppsala University has the largest...
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Organic batteries – Building in sustainability
31 mars 2021
Sustainable energy storage is in great demand. Researchers at Uppsala University have therefore developed an all-organic proton battery that can be...
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Catching the sun with new technology
31 mars 2021
A new technology that can significantly increase electricity and heat production from solar radiation is under development in the lab of Ilia Katar...
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National COVID-19 research program is extended
31 mars 2021
In March 2020, SciLifeLab launched a national COVID-19 research program together with the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW). Now, the prog...
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Grand opening for centre for women’s mental health
31 mars 2021
Welcome to the opening symposium of Uppsala University’s Centre for Women’s Mental Health during the Reproductive Lifespan – Womher. On 26 April, a...
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Great variation in how police crimes are reported
31 mars 2021
Hello there, Kristine Eck, researcher at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, the only Swede in the humanities and social sciences to rec...
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Teaching young people about antibiotic resistance raises dilemmas
31 mars 2021
When teaching about antibiotic resistance, it is not sufficient to rely on biological and medical facts. Pupils also need to be trained to make dec...
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30 April celebrations in Uppsala cancelled again
31 mars 2021
The celebration of Valborg (30 April) was cancelled in Uppsala last year because of the pandemic. The actors involved in Valborg activities have no...
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“Apathy is the greatest threat to democracy”
30 mars 2021
Hello there, Sofia Näsström, a professor at the Department of Government. You have recently released a new book, ”Demokrati: En liten bok om en sto...
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Grant for research on the transition to a fossil-free future
30 mars 2021
The research programme FAIRTRANS (Fair Transformations to a Fossil-Free Future) has been awarded a grant totalling SEK 40 million from Mistra and t...
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This is how our consumption is shaped by recession
30 mars 2021
As a recession deepens, so households tighten the purse strings. The new car can wait as the fear of unemployment takes hold, while those already u...
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Interdisciplinary collaboration favours society’s energy transition
30 mars 2021
For a successful transition to a sustainable energy system, there must be comprehensive research on, first, technology and, second, the behaviour a...
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Diabetes treatment – from insulin to transplants
30 mars 2021
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. Diabetes, which had previously resulted in certain death, suddenly became treata...
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Now comes the tools with the potential to revolutionise cancer research
26 mars 2021
With the upcoming launches of his award winning method to analyse protein activity in cells and a new artificial enzyme, Ola Söderberg, Professor o...
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Gotland showing the way to tomorrow’s energy systems
24 mars 2021
The Swedish government has designated Gotland for a pilot project to pave the way for the energy transition facing all of Sweden. Stefan Ivanell, p...
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Largest-ever DNA mapping study of the Philippines
24 mars 2021
Over 50 millennia, at least five major immigration waves have successively populated the Philippines, the most comprehensive survey of genetic vari...
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SCAPIS database available for research on heart and lung diseases
22 mars 2021
Over the past five years, more than 30,000 Swedes have undergone extensive health examinations as part of the ongoing Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioIm...