News
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New honorary doctorates in Social Sciences: Two professors and an editor-in-chief
13 oktober 2015
Emeritus Professor Robin Boadway from Queens University, Canada, Professor Richard Swedberg, Cornell University, USA, and Editor-in-chief Kay Glans have been awarded honorary doctorates by the Faculty of Social Sciences at Uppsala University.
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EU project for excellence of research on Russia and Eastern Europe
13 oktober 2015
Uppsala University and the universities of Tartu, Estonia and Kent, UK, are making a communal effort to improve the quality, international awareness and integration of research on Russia and Eastern Europe.
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New conflict data: 2014 was a very violent year
12 oktober 2015
In June, Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) reported that the number of fatalities in armed conflict has increased substantially in recent years, and that 2014 was the most violent year since the end of the Cold War. New data show that also the ...
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Multi-million SEK grants awarded to Uppsala research projects
08 oktober 2015
The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has approved grants totalling SEK 759 million for 25 research projects considered to be of the highest international standard. Uppsala University coordinates four of the projects in question, and several of...
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Uppsala University recruits Professor Don Kulick
27 januari 2015
The internationally recognised anthropologist Professor Don Kulick is being recruited by Uppsala University. He will lead a broad, multidisciplinary research programme funded by the Swedish Research Council which will allow us to better understand...