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It will soon be time at last for a doctoral degree conferment ceremony at Uppsala University again, after a break due to the pandemic. Though it may not be in the usual form, hopefully it will still be a grand ceremony. On 28 May, 119 jubilee doct...

When medications for erectile dysfunction became less expensive and their use increased, the number of suicides among men aged 50–60 decreased in Sweden. This is the finding of a new study from the Uppsala University.

David D. Laitin, Stanford University, is this year’s recipient of the Johan Skytte Prize, known by many as the ‘Nobel Prize in Political Science’. Professor Laitin is awarded the prize for his “original and objective explanation of how politics sh...

Welcome to the opening symposium of Uppsala University’s Centre for Women’s Mental Health during the Reproductive Lifespan – Womher. On 26 April, an online event will mark the official opening of the new centre. The event will include brief presen...

Hello there, Kristine Eck, researcher at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, the only Swede in the humanities and social sciences to receive a grant from the European Research Council (ERC), for a study of police crime. But what exactly...

When teaching about antibiotic resistance, it is not sufficient to rely on biological and medical facts. Pupils also need to be trained to make decisions and prioritisations in complex situations. This is demonstrated by ongoing research presented...

The celebration of Valborg (30 April) was cancelled in Uppsala last year because of the pandemic. The actors involved in Valborg activities have now reluctantly concluded again that it is impossible to celebrate safely. The COVID-19 situation is s...

Hello there, Sofia Näsström, a professor at the Department of Government. You have recently released a new book, ”Demokrati: En liten bok om en stor sak” (“Democracy: A small book about a big issue”). Why did you choose to write this book?

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 unemployed also cut back on nondurable goods. A new theoretical model allows us to predict how we wil...

Even before travel bans were put in place in response to the pandemic, the Department of Peace and Conflict Research managed to radically reduce its air travel through purpose-driven environmental work.

Preschool age is an important period for human social, emotional and cognitive development. Despite this, we still do not know how to design childhood environments to best meet their needs. In a new project supported by Skandia’s “Ideas for Life” ...

Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a digital self-test that trains users to assess news items, images and videos presented on social media. The self-test has also been evaluated in a scientific study, which confirmed the researchers’...

Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent global threat to human and animal health. This year’s Uppsala Health Summit, which will take place online on 15–18 March, will discuss how behaviour change across various sectors of society can slow down this ...

Conspiracy theories are becoming more common in the world, and the Nordic countries are no exception. Are some conspiracy theories unique to the Nordic countries? What typical narratives are disseminated? And when did this really start? A new book...

In July 2020, Uppsala University’s application was accepted to become one of nine European universities in the three-year European pilot project called Enlight, which is part of the prestigious European Universities programme. Enlight has now anno...

As historians, it is our job to take a step back and give perspective to our current situation. For anyone looking back, it isn’t hard to find other difficult years. In Sweden’s past, 1710 was undoubtedly one such year, writes Jonas Lindström, res...

Hello there, Margareta Sollenberg, a researcher at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research. You were recently awarded a grant from the Swedish Research Council for the three-year project “Drivers of Displacement: Accounting for the Variation...

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 related to the work of fighting COVID-19? That is the theme of Jamie LeSueur’s lecture on 11 March, in ...

Most countries introduced school closures during the spring of 2020 despite uncertainty regarding the effectiveness in containing SARS-CoV-2. In Sweden, upper secondary schools moved online while lower secondary schools remained open. A comparison...

Hello there, Gabriella Hammarin, a graduate of the Master’s Programme in Sociotechnical Systems Engineering in 2012 and currently working on game development for interactive entertainment company King in Stockholm: