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How can we build trust in the community in the midst of a crisis, such as the Ebola disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo? And can it be rel...

With the discovery of two new biomarkers, Olof Eriksson, researcher in translational imaging, may lead the way to the scientific breakthrough that ...

Have you ever wondered whether there is an interesting runestone nearby? Or would it be useful for you as a researcher to have access to specific r...

Over the course of many years, Swedish-American Myrna G. Smith has supported runic research at Uppsala University. Now she has pledged a legacy of ...

Stefan Swartling Peterson, Professor of Global Health at Uppsala University and UNICEF health specialist, has been awarded the 2020 Martin Henrikss...

Uppsala University has joined the Leap Health Breakthrough Network, a global group of 21 leading academic and research institutions, representing a...

The celebration of Valborg was cancelled last year because of the pandemic. The actors involved in Valborg activities have now reluctantly conclude...

In breast cancer, tumours of different types have divergent effects on the functioning of the lymph nodes. In patients with invasive breast cancer,...

A sense of meaning: that is what the Uppsala Student of the Year 2020 hopes to help as many people as possible discover. While studying on Uppsala ...

Today, the Swedish Government decided to assign to Uppsala University the task of setting up a new national knowledge centre for research on nuclea...

The Kjell and Märta Beijer Foundation has an agreement with Uppsala University to contribute nearly SEK 10 million in scholarships for internationa...

In connection with the succession of Vice-Chancellors, the University’s symbols of this high office are ceremonially handed over from the outgoing ...

Diabetes is one of our most common diseases, and it severely impacts patient quality of life. Uppsala University is now mobilising forces within di...

The 2020 Little Polhem Prize has been awarded to Uppsala alumnus Richard Hedlund for his degree project on a drone-based detection system for avala...

The growth of viruses and tumours can be slowed by turning off a specific gene. The researchers behind this discovery are now turning their attenti...

In situ sequencing enables gene activity inside body tissues to be depicted in microscope images. To facilitate interpretation of the vast quantiti...

Kristina Edström, battery researcher and professor of inorganic chemistry at the Department of Chemistry – Ångström Laboratory at Uppsala Universit...

Alzheimer’s disease makes up about 60 per cent of all cases of dementia. There is still no cure or treatment that can slow the progression of the d...

By 15 October, the deadline for applications to courses and programmes in the spring 2021, there were 60,497 applicants to study at Uppsala Univers...

Worldwide, within 48 hours, he should be able to arrive on site to organise relief wherever there is a humanitarian catastrophe. Jamie LeSueur, glo...