Uppsala University

The 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities is official: Uppsala University continues to climb in the field of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences and now ranks 23rd in the world. "This is yet another acknowledgment that our…

According to a study published in The Lancet, an estimated 1.3 million people died in 2019 because of infections caused by resistant bacteria. This makes it one of the world's deadliest diseases and the curve is rising sharply.…

In 2021, CIRCUS (Centre for Integrated Research on Culture and Society) decided to initiate the Uppsala Human Rights Research Network. This network is for the researchers at the university who conduct research on human rights. It is…

Children with cancer can find radiotherapy distressing. A research group at Uppsala University is currently developing a computer game to prepare children for therapy and hopefully make it less scary.Children with cancer from all over…

An international team led by Uppsala University researchers has uncovered that eukaryotes (organisms with a cellular nucleus) have made hundreds of big leaps from sea to soil and freshwater habitats, and vice versa, during their…

Researchers from several universities, including Uppsala University, have, by studying helical molecules in the body such as DNA, received clues as to how energy production in fuel cells can be made more efficient without admixture of…

Loss of the Y chromosome in blood cells of men is associated with disease and mortality, but no clear causal relationship has previously been identified. Now, researchers from Uppsala University show in an international study in the…

Violent political protest has become increasingly common across the globe, with the Middle East and Africa displaying the trend most often. This is shown in a new survey conducted by researchers into peace at Uppsala University. In…

In a study, published in Science Advances, an international team of researchers have identified 28 gene regions that have been particularly important in the evolution of Darwin’s finches. These genetic variants do not represent recent…

Impaired hearing affects over 1.2 billion people worldwide. But crocodiles, who live almost as long as humans and can surpass 70 years of age, have good hearing throughout their lives. One reason is because crocodiles can create new hair…