Research at Uppsala University

New tool makes students better at detecting fake imagery and videos
9 March 2021. Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a digital self-test that trains users to assess new ...

New light shed on the early evolution of limb bone marrow
3 March 2021. When and how bone marrow first originated in the limbs of early four-legged animals is disputed in e ...

Surveying diseases with new technology
2 March 2021. COVID-19, cardiovascular disease, diabetes... Tove Fall’s speciality is dealing with large amounts o ...
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Here you will find all research projects at Uppsala University funded by the main Swedish funding bodies. The search feature is based on the SweCRIS database.
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A 3rd Swedish Symposium on "The Psychology of Sustainability", 13-14 November, 2008, in Stockholm
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Research project from 2008-01-01 to 2008-12-31
A third symposium on The Psychology of Sustainability is planned for 13-14 November, 2008, in Stockholm, within the series of annual meetings of the Swedish Area Group in Environmental Psychology. The ...
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A longer useful life of a lithium-ion battery for hybrid vehicles
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Research project from 2008-02-11 to 2010-12-31
Genom grundläggande materialforskning av de i batteriet ingående materialen, i kombination med grundläggande elektrokemiska analyser, simulering och modellering samt testning av små och större battericeller ...
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An invited symposium on "Restoration and Restorative Environments," 29th International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany, July 20-25, 2008
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Research project from 2008-01-01 to 2008-12-31
This project involves an invited symposium on "Restoration and Restorative Environments," to be held during the upcoming 29th International Congress of Psychology in Berlin, Germany. The symposium calls ...
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Application for a travel grant as I have been invited as a keynote speaker to 2nd Bihar Science conference 2009, in India
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Research project from 2008-11-01 to 2008-12-31
I have been invited as a keynote speaker to a conference in India. It will be held in Patna, in the state of Bihar. Bihar is one of the poorest states in India with a large activity around the building ...
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Dilemmas of urban network democracy. Functional networks, political equality and local elites in a comparative perspective
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Research project from 2008-01-01 to 2009-12-31
One reoccurring idea in debates on public policy is that governing has become a more complex task, demanding broad mobilization of resources and competence. When single authorities and hierarchical decision-making ...
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Electrochromic folis for energy efficient buildings: Test methodology based on impedance spectroscopy
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Research project from 2008-07-01 to 2010-12-31
This application regards development of electrochromic (EC) foil for uses in windows and glass façades. Research and development will be based at Uppsala University (UU) and will be conducted in close ...
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Elektriskt effektlager
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Research project from 2008-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Det föreslagna projektet adresserar förlust mekanismer i svänghjul och elektriska maskiner. Detta är av central betydelse för framtida tillämpningar. Inte bara för att öka verkningsgraden i system för ...
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Phenological response to climate change – the value of using phylogenetic comparative methods
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Research project from 2008-07-01 to 2008-12-31
Phenological shift is the most commonly used indicator of Climate Change impacts on population and ecosystem level patterns. Based on these patterns, several concerns have been raised about the effects ...
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Energy use in residential buildings and its interaction between building desigh, maintenace and occupants behaviors and its effects on perceived indoor environment and health
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Research project from 2008-01-01 to 2010-12-31
The Swedish law about energy declaration (SFS 2006:985) has now started and the issues of energy conservation and demands on sustainable development of society influence the building design but also the ...
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Evaluation of measurement of fungal DNA in airborne dust as a marker of mould growth in damp buildings- associations with asthma, allergy, ocular and respiratory symptoms och physiological signs.
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Research project from 2008-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Fungal DNA combines high sensitivity with specificity, and can identify species irrespectively of viability. The project evaluate measurements of fungal DNA in airborne dust from technical and medical ...
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Fasta molekylära gränsskikt för omvandling av ljus till elektrisk energi: struktur, funktion och design
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Research project from 2008-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Projektet syftar till att få en fundamental förståelse för hur nya effektiva solceller kan konstrueras. I projektet studeras funktionen hos en sådan hybrid-solcell (bestående av hårda och mjuka fasta nanomaterial ...
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The 7´th International meeting of the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON-7)
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Research project from 2008-01-01 to 2008-12-31
Lakes provide a number of critical ecosystem services. This includes the supply of water for consumption and technical use, transportation, recreation. Freshwaters also play critical roles as biodiversity ...
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Growth, survival and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the environment
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Research project from 2008-11-20 to 2011-12-31
Bacteria that are resistant to antimicrobials are widespread not only in humans but also many animals, and most environmental sites are reservoirs of bacterial communities that contain resistant bacteria ...
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Grätzel solar cells - Patent strategy
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Research project from 2008-08-20 to 2008-12-31
The Swedish Energy Agency supports the project "Grätzel solar cells" during 2006-01-01 to 2008-12-31. The project aims to develop a technology for large scale production of Grätzel solar cells giving a ...
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Invited speaker at the "6th International Symposium on Fish Endocrinology, Calgary, Canada, 22-27 June, 2008
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Research project from 2008-05-01 to 2008-12-31
Stress coping in rainbow trout, behavioral correlates and neuroendocrine mechanisms Svante Winberg, Per-Ove Thörnqvist, Øyvind Øverli and Tom Pottinger In rainbow trout the magnitude of the cortisol response ...
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Meet Animal Meat
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Research project from 2008-11-03 to 2008-12-31
In 2008, the first Swedish network for research on human-animal relations (animal studies) was formed at the Centre for Gender Research at Uppsala University. Our aim with this conference, “Meet Animal ...
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Lagring av koldioxid i saltakvifärer - Planeringsbidrag
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Research project from 2008-01-09 to 2008-05-29
Det strategiska målet för det planerade projektet är att utveckla och sprida en omfattande uppsättning av verktyg och metoder för att bedöma, karaktärisera och utvärdera saltakvifärer för koldoixidlagring ...
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Lithium iron silicate in the hybrid electric vehicle battery
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Research project from 2008-02-11 to 2011-12-31
Projektet avser utveckling och optimering av litiumjärnsilikat-batteri för elhybridfordon. Elhybridfordon har redan visat sig kunna sänka bränsleförbrukning och koldioxidutsläpp med upp till 40%. Ett ...
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Sciences of Life. The Linnaean Scientific Heritage.
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Research project from 2008-01-01 to 2011-12-31
To make use of the network and interest created in the Linnaeus Tercentenary 2007, Uppsala university aims to create meeting places combining science and art in the public and in more intimate meetings ...
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Magnetokaloriska material
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Research project from 2008-01-01 to 2010-12-31
I detta projekt kombineras experimentella och teoretiska studier på legeringssystem som bidrar till den grundläggande förståelsen av magnetismens grunder, samt har stor potential att finna nya högpresterande ...
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RNAi genes’ involvement in the acquisition of DNA methylation during epigenetic reprogramming and establishment of primordial germ cells.
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Research project from 2008-09-15 to 2008-12-31
This travel grant for a short research trip will provide funding in collaboration with Cornell University (Ithaca, New York, USA). During the trip, I will analyze a a unique transgenic material for defects ...
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Silikatbaserade elektroder för stora litiumbatterier
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Research project from 2008-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Detta projekt studerar elektrodmaterial, som kan ingå i ett Li-jonbatteri lämplig för framtidens el- och elhybridfordon och för storskaliga energilagringssystem. I projektet koncentrerar man sig på katodmaterialet ...
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Research spotlight: The coronavirus

Dogs helping to diagnose COVID-19
11 March 2021. Uppsala University and Region Uppsala are now starting a research project in collaboration with Hund ...

Brain damage can be detected in COVID-19 patients
1 March 2021. Many COVID-19 patients have neurological symptoms, but routine tests usually do not show any effect ...

Limited transmission of COVID-19 from open schools but teachers were affected
12 February 2021. Most countries introduced school closures during the spring of 2020 despite uncertainty regarding th ...
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