Events

Apart from events organized by Uppsala University, our alumni volunteers and our alumni chapters worldwide, there are also a number of "Sweden Alumni Events" taking place each year all over the world.

In this lecture I will talk about how a digital image is formed and introduce basic strategies of how to perform measurements automatically.

The lecture is an obligatory teaching test for those applying for admittance as docent (associate professor) and it should be possible for students and others with basic academic education in the relevant field to follow it. The lecture will last for 45 minutes and afterwards the audience may ask questions. The lecture will be given in English.

Welcome!

In the introductory course we will help you get started, install the software and create an account. We will cover how to create a reference library, save references to Mendeley, add PDF files to your Mendeley library, how to insert citations and create reference lists according to your chosen reference style.

Are you an early career researcher and have questions about the publishing process? Then this seminar is for you!

Alexandrine Cheronet, Executive Editor for Life and Environmental Sciences at Springer Nature, will give her guidance and advice on how to get published (and attract readers) in a scientific journal.

CareerTuesday. A seminar on how to write your CV and Cover letter.

Don’t miss this symposium where you will hear Lou Woodley's (CSCCE) thoughts on community-building within science, meet the Prize winners and learn about their research in the following categories:
• Cell and Molecular Biology
• Genomics, Proteomics and Systems Biology
• Ecology and Environment
• Molecular Medicine

This workshop is aimed at PhD students, post docs or researchers who wish to update their information systematic searching skills and learn how to conduct searches for systematic reviews.

Do you want to contribute to the future of Europe? Then traineeships and job in the EU institutions be something for you.

The seminar will be held in swedish.

In this lecture, we will look more closely at synthetic diamond adapted for electronics applications, discuss its advantages and limitations. We will describe the Time-of-Flight method as an effective characterization technique for analysis of charge transport in single crystalline diamond, especially at low temperatures.

Forget winter for a while in the green, light and warm environment of the Tropical Greenhouse. Take a stroll through the rainforest or charge your batteries by the banana tree and meditate to the song of frogs.

Spring semester commences 20 January 2020.

Join the Virtual Career Fair for new and soon-to-be graduates and find the right graduate programme to kickstart your career in 2020/2021

Public lecture by Professor Elizabeth de Lange, appointed honorary doctor of the Faculty of Pharmacy, with the title The Predictive Pharmacology Research Strategy: The Miracle of Smart Data.

Public lecture by Doctor Ingeborg Hochmair-Desoyer, appointed honorary doctor of the Faculty of Medicine, with the title Cochlear Implants and the significance of Translational Research.

Lecture by honorary doctor John Lee Cox

Public lecture by Professor Stacy Loeb, appointed honorary doctor of the Faculty of Medicine, with the title International Collaboration Using Swedish Registry Data to Improve Health Care.

Create art with with potatoes in the Tropical Greenhouse. Let the plants inspire you.

Visit the the early 19th century Orangery in the Botanical garden and see plants from the Mediterranean, Australia, South America and other warm places. When springtime sunrays reach citruses, apricots and cacti, they blossom. Extended opening hours in the Orangery during two weekends in March.

Help us to tidy up Carl Linnaeus' meadows efter the winter. We clear the meadows from branches, rake them, light fires and learn more about 18th century farming. There are hot dogs and soft drinks for all helpers. Don't miss out on a great opportunity to experience Swedish spring in a vibrant historical environment!

Meet spring in the Linnaean Gardens of Uppsala. Enjoy the seasonal flowers, explore Carl Linnaeus' homes in town and in the country and have a "fika" or lunch in the garden cafés.

Family day at Linnaeus' Hammarby. Learn about beehives and make homes for pollinating insects.

Many of the plants that are considered Linnaean relicts and part of the genetic material he used for his research blossom at this time of year at Linnaeus' Hammarby. See this year's art exhibition, and join a guided tour of the manor house in English at 12.30.

Time travel to the 18th century, hear the rustle of silk skirts, see silver shoe buckles glisten, and sample artisan foods. Meet scientists, experiment, and learn more about Linnaean science. Guided tour in English at 11.30 and 14.30.

Uppsala University - Campus Gotland have been teaching game development since 2001. The Gotland Game Conference (GGC) is an annual public evaluation of our work. International industry, academia and press are invited to help scrutinize our output, hone our process and celebrate our results.

Historians, art historians and biologists lead guided tours in Linnaeus' home and garden.

An opportunity to see the flower of the giant water lily, Victoria amazonica, and the pithaya in blossom. They open out at dusk, but not every night. Updates (in Swedish) on Facebook.
Opening hours: Thursday–Saturday 6pm–9pm.

The Botanical Garden provides an ambient setting for moving meditation, Japanese martial arts, classical music, and a traditional fire show. Watch ceremonial archery. Try your hand at origami, learn about kimonos and witness a Japanese tea ceremony in the orangery. Explore the Tropical Greenhouse and hear the frogs sing. If you are lucky, the giant water lily will show you its flower.

Listen to folk music and singer-songwriters or enjoy dans shows. Visit Carl Linnaeus' home. As darkness falls, the garden will be Illuminated by candles. Enjoy a magical stroll among the flowers of autumn.

Did you know that over 200 varieties of apples are grown in Sweden? Get to know a good quarter of them at the apple exhibition at Linnaeus' Hammarby. Find out which apples you have in your garden. Buy an apple tree cultivated from national clone archive trees.

Come and volunteer at Linnaeus' Hammarby! It is time to harvest the last vegetables and to prepare the forest meadows for winter by raking them and collecting and burning branches. Work side by side with experts on agrarian history and learn about 18th century farming. All helpers will be rewarded with hot dogs and soft drinks.

Suitable for ages 6 to 15, the Tropical Greenhouse.

Explore plants from the South. On Museum Day all museums in Uppsala offer free entrance.