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Cultural heritage – a target in war
17 maj 2022
In the world heritage city of Visby, Mattias Legnér conducts research into cultural heritage in conflict zones. A lot of times, cultural heritage b...
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Major successes for Uppsala University researchers’ battery material
13 maj 2022
Uppsala-based battery company Altris AB was recently given the green light for funding to the tune of SEK 100 million. The company’s roots are at t...
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No prohibitions: advice for parents on children and weight
12 maj 2022
ildhood obesity is becoming increasingly common and many parents are wrestling with the problem of how best to help their child. Paulina Nowicka, ...
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Space researcher honoured as innovative entrepreneur
12 maj 2022
Anders Ajaxon Persson, a researcher in space technology at Uppsala University and co-founder of the company Fourth State Systems, is one of the ten...
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Symptom data help predict COVID-19 admissions
11 maj 2022
Researchers at Lund University and Uppsala University are conducting one of the largest citizen science projects in Sweden to date. Since the start...
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Acute sleep loss may alter the way we see others
11 maj 2022
A new study from Uppsala University shows that young adults when sleep-deprived evaluate angry faces as less trustworthy and healthy-looking. Furth...
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45 million to research on sustainable landscapes
09 maj 2022
Uppsala University receives a grant of SEK 45 million for research on sustainable landscapes in the LAND-PATHS programme. The overarching aim is to...
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Innovation Award for the Entrepreneurs behind Olink Proteomics
05 maj 2022
Ulf Landegren, Björn Ekström and Jon Heimer have been selected to receive Uppsala University's 2022 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award, which wi...
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Trio behind Olink receives Uppsala University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award
03 maj 2022
Ulf Landegren, Björn Ekström and Jon Heimer, the key figures behind the successful biotech company Olink Proteomics, are the first recipients of Up...
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ERC grants for research on AI in emergency care
02 maj 2022
With the help of artificial intelligence, safety and efficiency in accident and emergency departments can improve. This hypothesis underlies Johan ...
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Climate resilient microalgae could help restore coral reefs
29 april 2022
Coral species exhibit different temperature tolerances. This is in part due to the composition of their microalgae symbionts. With a new method, re...
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Are there earthquakes in Sweden?
14 april 2022
On average, a couple of earthquakes occur daily in Sweden. Most of them are so minor as to be detected by instruments only, but sometimes there are...
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Mass exodus calls for many health actions
07 april 2022
What health measures need implementing for people fleeing from the war in Ukraine? Soorej Jose Puthoopparambil, researcher and Senior Lecturer at U...
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Parents with a low education level discriminated in school choice
07 april 2022
Parents with a higher education and parents with Swedish names are treated better when they contact schools for information prior to choosing a sch...
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Mobile app reduces post-traumatic stress
06 april 2022
Support offered by a phone app can relieve post-traumatic stress and depression. A new study from Uppsala University’s National Centre for Disaster...
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Putin’s vision of a conservative orthodox superpower
06 april 2022
Following traditional, conservative and Christian Orthodox ideals, in contrast to the “morally adrift” West, and defending Russia as a superpower. ...
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Star discovered 28 billion light-years away
05 april 2022
As part of an international collaboration, researchers at Uppsala University have succeeded in resolving what appears to be an individual star whos...
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Integrating AI into university courses and programmes
04 april 2022
Expertise in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) is in high demand and has broadened to take in more professions. The new national WASP-ED pr...
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12 million Ukrainians expected to flee to the EU
30 mars 2022
Some 12 million Ukrainian refugees are expected to come to the EU. It's anticipated that more than one in three of them will want to travel to Germ...
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The threat of nuclear weapons creates a completely new situation
30 mars 2022
When Putin threatened use of nuclear weapons, the world saw the emergence of a new security situation. “Deployment of nuclear weapons is now seen a...