News from Campus Gotland and Uppsala University
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A tool to increase the utility of ocean observations
13 september 2023
Life in the ocean is the focus for the major new EU project BioEcoOcean. One main task will be developing a working method for supporting the devel...
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Consumer behaviour and antibiotic resistance
02 april 2023
How do consumers take decisions in our society when sustainability and current problems such as antibiotic resistance are important issues for our ...
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Cheap sustainability-lunches are blazing a trail towards less food waste and more community
27 februari 2023
Last year a new initiative was started on Gotland with the aim of reducing food waste and at the same time increasing the availability of sustainab...
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Sustainability management by means of a new budget model
18 januari 2023
A completely new sustainability budget will help steer Region Gotland towards sustainable development. The budget was developed by researchers at U...
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Over 47,000 admissions to spring semester programmes
29 december 2022
The second selection round for admissions to spring semester 2023 is now complete. The total number of admissions is around the same level as last ...
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The history of Easter Island can teach us about sustainability
08 december 2022
Tourism has exploded on Easter Island over the last twenty years – something that has led to both financial gain and major encroachments on the is...
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Five researchers at Uppsala University among the most cited
23 november 2022
Five researchers from Uppsala University are on Clarivate’s “Highly Cited Researchers” list, which covers the most cited researchers worldwide.
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Students in search for sustainability during collaborative interdisciplinary days
17 november 2022
On 7-9 September, new bachelor's and master's students at Campus Gotland were invited to take part in Uppsala University ‘s introductory days calle...
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Broad collaboration on Gotland’s energy transition
13 oktober 2022
Gotland has been singled out by the government as a forerunner in the transition to renewable energy. The goal: to have an energy system based on r...
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What does it mean that Nord Stream runs through Sweden's "exclusive economic zone"?
01 oktober 2022
Recently Radio Sweden broadcasted a feature about the two Nord Stream pipelines located on the baltic seabed. David Langlet, Professor of Environme...
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Gathering for universities in Baltic Sea region
27 september 2022
Around 80 senior university officers from 10 different countries in the Baltic Sea region are gathering in Uppsala this week for the Baltic Univers...
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Game to help children with cancer
15 augusti 2022
Children with cancer can find radiotherapy distressing. A research group at Uppsala University is currently developing a computer game to prepare c...
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Small places can have big voices on sustainability issues
01 juli 2022
Hello Owe Ronström, organiser of four seminars on sustainability at Almedalen together with Swaminathan Ramanathan. The panelists include guests fr...
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We participate in Almedalen
22 juni 2022
In crisis and war, authorities and other public actors, just as under normal conditions, are governed by laws and regulations. The war in Ukraine a...
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Sustainable Tourism Across Borders
14 juni 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic had enormous consequences for our society. Not least, it had negative consequences for the hospitality and tourism industries...
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The sheep – Gotland’s symbol of sustainability
14 juni 2022
Sheep are the strongest symbol of sustainability on Gotland, according to Gurbet Peker. Not only do real ones graze all over the island, you can ev...
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Can democracy solve the climate crisis?
13 juni 2022
Hello Linda Wedlin, organisor and moderator of a panel discussion during Almedalen Week with the theme ‘What knowledge and what kind of democracy i...
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Mapping people of the past by means of their bones
09 maj 2022
What is the best way to find out about a human being or animal that has been dead for perhaps several centuries? “Study the bones” is what Sabine S...
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Campus Gotland opens new climate-smart lecture hall
26 april 2022
Campus Gotland has a new climate-smart, student-centred lecture hall. As one of the University's most important profile and focus areas, sustainabi...
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Freestanding courses important tools for lifelong learning
07 mars 2022
With the launch of several new freestanding courses, the Faculty of Pharmacy takes a central position in the government's prioritised work to stren...