Uppsala University

Women who used combined contraceptive pills were at greater risk of developing depression than women who did not, according to a new study from Uppsala University. Contraceptive pills increased women’s risk by 73 per cent during the first…

The new website has an updated design and more modern navigation. The design has been made lighter and airier, while navigation has been unified under an expandable main menu with all the main entry points in one place. If you previously…

Uppsala University participates in four new research clusters between universities in Africa and the EU. The research clusters aim to build fair, interdisciplinary research collaborations that tackle urgent global societal challenges.The…

Five research environments at Uppsala University receive grants in the Swedish Research Council's excellence initiative. It is about innovative research around the Viking Age, the chemistry of life, geometry and physics, extreme climate…

Stina Syvänen, professor at the Department of Public Health and Care Sciences, is awarded the Erik K. Fernström Foundation's prize for young, particularly promising researchers, 2023, for her outstanding research on Alzheimer's disease…

Many studies have linked obesity to an increased risk of cancer, but most have not differentiated the risks between men and women. In a new study published in Cancer Cell, researchers from Uppsala University takes a closer look at this…

A new study by Uppsala University shows that a higher body mass index (BMI) increases the risk of five different rheumatic diseases: rheumatism, osteoarthritis, gout, psoriatic arthritis and inflammatory spondylitis. The researchers also…

Chronic pain is a global public health challenge that affects large groups of patients and carries a high cost in terms of both human suffering and society’s healthcare resources. Pernilla Åsenlöf, Professor of Physiotherapy, researches…

“It’s pleasing that we have risen in the rankings, this plays an important role above all internationally for recruiting students, including doctoral students. QS is one of many rankings around, but it’s one we have chosen to monitor,”…

Researchers from Uppsala University have developed a method that helps immune cells exit from blood vessels into the tumour and kill cancer cells. The aim is to improve treatment of aggressive brain tumours. The study has been published…