News from Campus Gotland and Uppsala University
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Careers fairs go digital
03 november 2020
The pandemic has seen many major events that might have been expected to attract many participants either rescheduled or held as digital meetings, ...
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Vice-Chancellor Eva Åkesson to receive Uppsala Municipality’s Medal of Honour
02 november 2020
Vice-Chancellor Eva Åkesson is one of four recipients of Uppsala Municipality’s Medal of Honour for 2020. She has “worked tirelessly to strengthen ...
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COVID-19 report, 27 October
27 oktober 2020
Since the beginning of the 2020 autumn semester, 124 students and six PhD students have been confirmed infected with COVID-19. One of them is a stu...
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If you are sick – stay home and report it!
16 oktober 2020
If you are sick, stay home. If you belong to a risk group for COVID-19, you must decide for yourself whether you can participate in on-campus instr...
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Just over 60,000 applicants to Uppsala University in the spring
16 oktober 2020
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...
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Wardens are keeping an eye on distance
15 oktober 2020
Uppsala University introduced social distancing wardens this autumn. Their job is to make sure that groups of people are not socialising too close ...
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Call for students to take part in survey on sustainability at Campus Gotland
13 oktober 2020
The student group Gotland Headquarters of Sustainable Thinkers (GHOST) is looking for students input regarding sustainability at Uppsala University...
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Happy birthday, Uppsala University!
07 oktober 2020
On 7 October, it is 543 years since teaching began at Uppsala University in 1477. This first day of higher education in the town deserves to be rem...
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Research funding for researchers at Campus Gotland in sustainability and cultural heritage
15 september 2020
This is a call for applications for research funding from SuHRF, within the area of sustainability and cultural heritage. Deadline for applications...
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Problems with the systems for access control
09 september 2020
There are currently problems with the systems for access control. New campus cards can be issued, but there is a waiting period before they start w...
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Nominate for the Martin Henriksson Holmdahl Prize
03 september 2020
It is now time to nominate candidates for The Martin Henriksson Holmdahl Prize for the promotion of human rights and liberty. Last day to nominate ...
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Nominate candidates for Uppsala Student of the Year
03 september 2020
Now it is time to nominate The Uppsala Student of the Year. The award was founded by the Anders Wall Foundation and was awarded for the first time ...
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New type of welcoming event for new students
01 september 2020
On 28 August 2020, Uppsala University welcomed all its new students in rather different, coronavirus-adapted style. Instead of a traditional recept...
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Measures to reduce the spread of infection
26 augusti 2020
Ahead of the autumn semester, the University’s campuses have prepared in many ways to reduce the spread of COVID-19 infection. The big challenges f...
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Open letter from the Vice-Chancellor
26 augusti 2020
Students, we need your help! Uppsala and Visby are great student cities. Right now, as the semester begins, we are all doing our best to make yo...
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The VR game that takes you to medieval Visby
14 augusti 2020
Using a VR helmet, you can try your hand at archery in 14th century Visby. This new VR game has been developed by the game company Disir, which was...
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Decision taken on new vice-rectors
17 juni 2020
Uppsala University’s current vice-rectors and deputy vice-rectors reach the end of their term of office on 30 June. The Vice-Chancellor has now dec...
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Operational plan adopted to promote further positive development
17 juni 2020
Uppsala University contributes to the growth of knowledge and to solutions to the major challenges facing society through top quality research and ...
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Anders Hagfeldt proposed as new Vice-Chancellor of Uppsala University
17 juni 2020
On 17 June the University Board decided to propose Anders Hagfeldt, Professor of Physical Chemistry, as new Vice-Chancellor of Uppsala University f...
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New sustainability graduate school at Campus Gotland
15 juni 2020
Uppsala University’s new multidisciplinary graduate school in sustainable development will start up in January 2021, The graduate school will be l...