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.

This symposium gives short talks about Big Data and Etichs.  
You will get the opportunity to listen to three different aspects of Big Data and the ethics around it.

A screening of Koglweogo followed by a discussion with Film Director Ismaël Compaoré.

My talk is a biography of a number. I investigate how 10% became the conventional estimate of the proportion of homosexuals in the U.S. for about 25 years.

This autumn Professor Peter Wallensteen and Lecturer Daniel Ogden will continue their popular Philosophy Tea talks.

This seminar focuses on the attempts of nation building of a short-lived Belarusian People’s Republic (Belaruskaia Narodnaia Respublika), declared on March 25, 1918, the first attempt at establishing Belarusian statehood in the modern era.

Do you want to study abroad with a scholarship? Learn more about what scholarship opportunities are available.

In this lecture, Dr Richard Frank from the Australian National University will describe how four election-cycle characteristics (campaign length, multiple election rounds, bans, and boycotts) can precipitate violence, while also analyzing newly gathered electoral cycle data on these four election characteristics.

The Cultural Matters Group at the Department of Sociology, in cooperation with Uppsala Forum on Democracy, Peace and Justice, invites you to two open lectures on the theme of Dis/Connection—digital methodologies, technological societies and online cultures.

We have the pleasure of hereby inviting you to a Roundtable discussion on the topic which will take place at the University of Uppsala on 28 September 2018. The Roundtable will primarily address the involvement of Nordic social partners in the European Semester, with a focus on Sweden and Finland. The event is a key opportunity for an exchange of views between researchers, national and European st

In this morning seminar, the 2018 Skytte Prize Laureate Jane Mansbridge will share insights from her career in academia. What paths are open to women in academia today? Which difficulties do female academics still face and how can they be overcome? The seminar will take on the form of an extended Q&A session and all participants are warmly encouraged to ask questions and share their experiences.

Your last opportunity to see Carl Linnaeus' country estate before it closes for winter. Visit Linnaeus' home and workplace and enjoy the last flowers in the reconstructed 18th century garden.

Professor Jane Mansbridge will deliver her 2018 Skytte Prize Laureate Lecture entitled “Legitimating Coercion”. The lecture is open to the public subject to a compulsory sign up: https://goo.gl/forms/FHo2W8i8KRXB2E9J3

A warm welcome to this Uppsala Forum guest lecture with visiting fellow Dr Adam Fabry, Postdoctoral research fellow at the Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Sobre Cultura y Sociedad (CIECS-CONICET-UNC), Córdoba, Argentina. Lecture title is "From the End of History to the Rise of Authoritarian Neoliberalism: The Cases of Hungary, Poland and Russia."

This autumn Professor Peter Wallensteen and Lecturer Daniel Ogden will continue their popular Philosophy Tea talks.

Introduction to programming in the programming language R. The workshop is mainly aimed for researchers and PhD students.

Welcome to an introduction to the University Library for new or just curious researchers/PhD students/teachers or other staff. We tell you about our services and there will be plenty of time to ask questions.

This conference brings together researchers from across Europe and North America and from a variety of different disciplines to facilitate discussion of the social, political, economic and cultural context of Latvia. The network of scholars established by this event will represent the forefront of Latvian studies.

The Swedish Swiss Chamber of Commerce (SSCC) in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Uppsala University Switzerland Alumni Chapter (UUSAC) have the pleasure of inviting you to an evening to better understand and discuss the current state of the ocean. The many alarming reports have been increasingly frequent, from plastic pollution to death of coral reef

A day-long conference featuring both scholars and activists with an interest in the experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Trans, and Queer people in South Asia and the South Asian diaspora. There is a special focus on film and visual media and on activism in the context of the growth of violent extremism and populism in parts of South Asia and elsewhere.

Design Thinking is a user centered method where you examine the needs of the users, define problems they have, try to come up with solutions for the problem, make a prototype and then test the prototype.

This course is for those of you working on a thesis using our template for Word and would also like to learn what to think about when creating your figures. The course is free of charge and you can participate regardless of how far you have come in your writing.

'You must scare the hell out of humans': Female masculinity, action heroes, and cyborg bodies in feminist science fiction literature” and ”Att bli fri? : En intervjustudie med kvinnor som omorienterat sig från att leva heterosexuellt till att leva lesbiskt”

Excel is a well-known application with Microsoft Office. It's mainly used to organize data. This workshop gives you an introduction to a few functions in the application.

Are you interested in studying courses at one of our partner universities? Students share
their exchange studies experience and you receive guidance in your own application.

The Department of Information Technology hereby invites you to a docent (associate professorship) lecture in the subject of electrical engineering with specialization in automatic Control

The Uppsala University Switzerland Alumni Chapter are happy to invite you for a lovely autumn hike from Walenstadt to Quinten, alongside of Walensee, on Saturday the 20th of October. Although the somewhat short notice, we hope that as many as possible of you would like to join. You are also welcome to bring a friend or partner.

Lego Serious Play is a facilitation methodology created by the LEGO Group and since 2010 is available under an Open Source community based model. Its goal is fostering creative thinking through team building metaphors of their organizational identities and experiences using LEGO bricks.

The seminar “Russia and the Western Far Right” will be based on Anton Shekhovtsov’s recently published book under the same title. The seminar will discuss relations between various Russian actors and Western (mostly European) far‐right ideologues, movements and organisations.


NB! As we expect the seminar to attract a large audience, first come-first served principle applies.

Jingjing Huang Staaf, International coordinator for student exchange programmes between UU and our partner universities in Asia, and Professor Anders Backlund, Adviser for Internationalization at UU, would like to invite you to an alumni mingle in Seoul.

Design Thinking is a user centered method where you examine the needs of the users, define problems they have, try to come up with solutions for the problem, make a prototype and then test the prototype.

Welcome to an open lecture with professor Roger Chartier from Collège de France, Paris. The title of the lecture is “Materiality of the Texts and Reading Practices”. Afterwards the audience is invited to a mingle with snacks.

The role and importance of material objects in Orhan Pamuk’s works show an increasing development from his first novels onwards, culminating in The Museum of Innocence (2008). Especially in The Black Book (1990), rooms and other scenes are meticulously described down to the tiniest details; in this respect Pamuk has used French 19th-century authors such as Balzac, Flaubert and not least Proust.

The renowned statistician and scholar John Ioannidis (Stanford University) will present an overview on how science has perhaps become too prolific and too successful and reflect on what role statistics and optimal methods can and should play in helping us understand and counteract detrimental research practices.

Open lecture as part of the Close Relations conference

Open lecture as part of the Close Relations conference

Open lecture as part of the Close Relations conference

The Faculty of Pharmacy started its activities in Stockholm as the Royal Pharmaceutical Institute in 1837. It moved to Uppsala as the Faculty of Pharmacy in 1968, residing at the Biomedical Centre, and is a part of the Scientific Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy, with many years of successful research and education.

Nicholas Pichwoad at the University of Arts London talks about a project that has resulted in two AR-apps, where you can browse through books in historical collections. The project was funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council, (AHRC).

Welcome to an introduction to Python, a programming language largely used in science and technology. It is easy tp read, easy to learn and builds on a large community of users.This workshop gives an introduction to Python and time to practice. Bring your own computer.

Recently Ukrainian authorities have been criticized by international watchdogs for the decline of freedom of speech and of the media. The issue has split Ukrainian civil society in two parts with one firmly standing for unrestrained freedom of speech, while the other tending to justify the need to protect themselves from the various actors that have increasingly learned how to use (dis)information

An interdisciplinary conference examining human diversity in the past, present, and future from many perspectives, including genetics, archaeology, cultural evolution, and gender. The conference is free of charge and open to staff, students and interested members of the public.

Excel is a well-known application with Microsoft Office. It's mainly used to organize data. This workshop gives you an introduction to a few functions in the application.

Welcome to an inspiring afternoon and evening exploring the theme internationalisation of higher education. Our focus is on explaining the advantages of the internationalisation of higher education to students, researchers and staff. Come, listen, contribute and be inspired.

The Department of Chemistry – Ångström hereby invite all interested to a docent (associate professorship) lecture in subject Chemistry with specialization in Molecular Biomimetics.

This course is for those of you working on a thesis using our template for Word and would also like to learn what to think about when creating your figures. The course is free of charge and you can participate regardless of how far you have come in your writing.

Welcome to an introduction to the University Library for new or just curious researchers/PhD students/teachers or other staff. We tell you about our services and there will be plenty of time to ask questions.

The 2018 Karin Westman Berg Scholarship Laureate and other women researchers from across a number of disciplines will give short talks about their respective areas of research.
Afterwards, there we be a common dinner at a nearby restaurant (own expense). Register for the dinner until 5 november by sending an e-mail to astrid.taylor@slu.se.
All are welcome!

Design Thinking is a user centered method where you examine the needs of the users, define problems they have, try to come up with solutions for the problem, make a prototype and then test the prototype.

Introduction to programming in the programming language R. The workshop is mainly aimed for researchers and PhD students.

What has been the role of oligarchs in forming foreign policy in post-Maidan Ukraine? Come, listen and discuss with our visiting scholar Dr. Lidiya Zubytska.

In this talk, I will examine some of the ways that parents talk about their children’s problems in ways that physicians perceive as indicating an expectation for antibiotics. I also discuss some of the ways that physicians respond to these practices.

To popularise the field of quantum chemistry, Uppsala University invites every other year prominent scientists to present their research and stimulate interest.

Mas(s)turbatory Readings. A Queer Analysis of Popular Romance

Excel is a well-known application with Microsoft Office. It's mainly used to organize data. This workshop gives you an introduction to a few functions in the application.

Welcome to a panel discussion about the recent elections in the United States. How can we understand the outcome of the elections? What does this mean for the coming years?

Are you applying for exchange studies through the International Office? If you have any last minute questions please come and talk to our International Officers.

This workshop is aimed at those who wish to update their information searching skills. During this workshop, we will focus on Social Sciences and/or Law.

Are you applying for exchange studies through the International Office? If you have any last minute questions please come and talk to our International Officers.

We know that you all have been waiting since last year… but now the wait is finally over! The project group of the Anders Wall Lecture invites you to a day in the spirit of entrepreneurship. The day will be filled with events where the lecture is the main act.

The seminar based on a PhD dissertation addresses how states’ attempts to justify their engagement in peacebuilding should be evaluated in the light of justification theory.

Are you applying for exchange studies through the International Office? If you have any last minute questions please come and talk to our International Officers.

TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxUppsalaUniversity, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxUppsalaUniversity event, TED Talk-videos and live speakers will be combined to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.

Uppsala Lectures in Business is a series of lectures that has been arranged annually by the Department of Business Studies since 1984. This year's speaker is Haridimos Tsoukas, Columbia Ship Management Professor of Strategic Management at the University of Cyprus, Cyprus and Distinguished Research Environment Professor of Organization Studies at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, UK.

Dr.Phil. Jussra Schröer, teaches practical Islamic theology and social work at the Centre for Islamic Theology at the University of Tübingen. Her Areas of research are: Qualitative social research: Islamic spiritual care and counselling in Germany and in a European context. Diversity, Gender, Professional Ethics in Counselling Practice.

What is role of the university in addressing climate change? A panel discussion between the two former Zennström professors in Climate Change Leadership, Doreen Stabinsky and Kevin Anderson, and incoming Climate Change Leadership professor, Keri Facer.

Welcome to an introduction to Python, a programming language largely used in science and technology. It is easy tp read, easy to learn and builds on a large community of users.This workshop gives an introduction to Python and time to practice. Bring your own computer.

A hands-on training session on using EndNote, the bibliographic management software.

This workshop is aimed at those who wish to update their information searching skills. During this workshop, we will focus on Social Sciences and/or Law.

En tidigare optimism avseende demokratins utbredning globalt har under de senaste åren förbytts i en oro för ökade spänningar, auktoritära krafter och internationell fragmentering. Vilka är hoten mot demokratin och hur allvarliga är de? Hur kan demokratin främjas och förstärkas? Dessa frågor är temat för 2018 års Forsskålsymposium.

Excel is a well-known application with Microsoft Office. It's mainly used to organize data. This workshop gives you an introduction to a few functions in the application.

Design Thinking is a user centered method where you examine the needs of the users, define problems they have, try to come up with solutions for the problem, make a prototype and then test the prototype.

Queer seminar

OpenRefine (formerly Google Refine) is a tool for working with messy data. The tool cleans data, transform it from one format into another and makes it possible to extend data with web services and external data.

Welcome to an introduction to the University Library for new or just curious researchers/PhD students/teachers or other staff. We tell you about our services and there will be plenty of time to ask questions.

Presentation of the project “The Library of Leufstabruk” by project manager Peter Sjökvist (librarian at Uppsala University Library, Special Collections) and colleagues. The project is aiming to give digital access to a 18th century library. The seminar is a cooperation with Uppsala University Library. The seminar is held mainly in Swedish.

This course is for those of you working on a thesis using our template for Word and would also like to learn what to think about when creating your figures. The course is free of charge and you can participate regardless of how far you have come in your writing.

Excel is a well-known application with Microsoft Office. It's mainly used to organize data. This workshop gives you an introduction to a few functions in the application.

A hands-on training session on using EndNote, the bibliographic management software.

R-programming is used to create statistic analyzis and to handle complex calculations. One example of that is AI. This workshop gives an introduction and an oppurtunity to ellaborate on your own. Bring your own computer.

This autumn Professor Peter Wallensteen and Lecturer Daniel Ogden will continue their popular Philosophy Tea talks.

Study a course during summer 2019 at one of our selected partner universities.
Information about the application process.

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.

This course is for PhD students who intend to use our thesis template for Word. The course is free of charge and you can participate regard-less of how far you have come in writing. We show you how to use the template and give you advice when it comes to using figures and images.

The lecture is an examination to be admitted as a docent in and should be at the knowledge level of undergraduate students but could also be of interest to a wider audience. The lecture is 45 minutes and is followed by time for questions and discussion. The lecture will be given in English.
The representative of the docent committee: Prof. Monika Schmitz
Chair: Prof. Ingrid Ahnesjö

Spring semester commences 21 January 2019.

On 25 January the Winter Conferment Ceremony is held. New PhDs as well as honorary doctors are conferred during the ceremony. In the week leading up to the conferment ceremony, the new honorary doctors give public lectures. Here we have collected links to all the lectures.

Public lecture by Professor John Heritage, appointed honorary doctor of the Faculty of Languages 2019, with the title Agency in Response: Polar Questions and Other Contexts.

Public lecture by professor Margot Gerritsen, appointed honorary doctor at the Faculty of Science and Technology 2019, with the title A discussion around Data Science Education.

This spring Professor Peter Wallensteen and Lecturer Daniel Ogden will continue their popular Philosophy Tea talks.

The Culture of International Society: A Digital Humanities Approach to the History of International Ideas

Public lecture by Professor Steven T. Bramwell, appointed honorary doctor at the Faculty of Science and Technology 2019, with the title Puzzles and paradigms in a model magnet.

Public lecture by Professor Susan Danby, appointed honorary doctor of the Faculty of Educational Sciences 2019, with the title Children’s interaction and social order: Reflections on lessons learned, serendipity and turning points.

Public lecture by Professor Alan Warde, appointed honorary doctor of the Faculty of Social Sciences 2019, with the title Eating out.

Minisymposium to celebrate the 2018 Ulla and Stig Holmquist Science Prize in Organic Chemistry

Public lecture by Professor Lejla Demiri, appointed honorary doctor of the Faculty of Theology 2019, with the title Islamic Theology of the ‘Other’: A Case Study from 17th Century Damascus.

Public lecture by Professor Patrick Augustijns, appointed honorary doctor of the Faculty of Languages 2019, with the title Insights from the inside: how gut contents and physiology influence drug absorption.

Public lecture by Professor Mary McClintock Fulkerson, appointed honorary doctor of the Faculty of Theology 2019, with the title Lived Theology: A Challenge.

Public lecture by Sonia Haoa Cardinali, appointed honorary doctor of the Faculty of Arts 2019, with the title Archaeology of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) – Learning from the past for the future.

Public lecture by Professor Yemane Berhane, appointed honorary doctor of the Faculty of Medicine 2019, with the title Capacity building in Public Health: tertiary education for strengthening health systems in Ethiopia.

Public lecture by Professor Catherine Merry, appointed honorary doctor of the Faculty of Medicine 2019, with the title Sulphated sugar chains, from structure through function to disease modelling.

Lecture with Deborah Lipstadt, Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University in Georgia, United States. The event will be preceded by a free screening of the film "Denial".

Information communications technologies (ICTs) like laptops, smartphones, and portable storage devices facilitate travel, communication, and documentation for researchers who conduct fieldwork. But these technologies also raise a new range of ethical challenges.

In the Internet-of-Things (IoT) era, the amount of user data that can be collected is significantly higher than in the past. New technologies such as smart watches, smart phones, and smart devices on body or in the environment collect sensitive information about users ranging from their health to activities and locations, etc.

Welcome to the Thursday seminars at the Centre for Gender Research! The Thursday seminars provide a meeting place for gender research from many different disciplines. OPEN FOR ALL! No registration required.

Privacy appears to be a very important issue today when ICT permeates more and more aspects of our life...

The seminar will discuss whether or not a distinct ‘rehabilitation’ of Stalin and Stalinism has occurred and is occurring in Russia both among political elites and ordinary citizens.

On Thursday February 7 the doors will once again open for the traditional Celsius and Linnaeus lecturers. This year we proudly presents the following leading scientists; Professor Martin Blunt and Director Linda Birnbaum.

The lecturers will be followed by a symposium "Environment, Climate Change and Human Health"

Welcome!

In this lecture we will present an introduction to the theory of orthogonal polynomials in its various settings.

Fewer and fewer university students and school pupils are choosing to study modern languages. This has already become a problem for Swedish companies in their dealings with other countries in Europe. Why are young people in Sweden rejecting languages in an increasingly globalised world? Do we need to know more languages than just English? What’s the situation elsewhere in Europe?

Students from all diciplines at the university are welcome to join.

In February (11-15th) the third meeting of the Erasmus+ project on “Applied Ecopreneurship Methodologies” will take place in Uppsala. The overarching aim of the project is to explore what competences and skills are needed in order to create new social and ecological enterprises and how we could support this development through our courses and as educational institutions.

An interactive workshop on football analytics. Together we’ll find the best player in the Champions League, Premier League and Allsvenskan.

RADICALISATION
– A lecture and seminar series in collaboration with CEMFOR

RADICALISATION
– A lecture and seminar series in collaboration with CEMFOR

This course is for PhD students who intend to use our thesis template for Word. The course is free of charge and you can participate regardless of how far you have come in writing. We show you how to use the template and give you advice when it comes to using figures and images.

Welcome to the Thursday seminars at the Centre for Gender Research. The Thursday seminars provide a meeting place for gender research from many different disciplines. OPEN FOR ALL! No registration required.

Welcome to this panel discussion on peace and democracy in Myanmar during Aung San Suu Kyi's time in office.

Application for scholarships for current students and researchers at Uppsala University is now open. Applications must be submitted by 18 February at 5:00 p.m.

Draw flowers, leaves, bulbs, and tubers in the Tropical Greenhouse. Let the plants inspire you. Learn from a skilled artist.

The seminar will be inaugurated by Vice-Chancellor Eva Åkesson and moderated by Deputy Vice-Chancellor Anders Malmberg. Other participants are Sverker Holmgren, Laia Caja from Junior Faculty, Linda Vidlund from the University Library and Hanne Fjelde from the Department of Peace and Conflict Research.
Presentations and discussions are on the agenda.

No registration – welcome!

Photochemistry and Photosynthesis

The Department of Earth Sciences hereby invites all interested to a docent (associate professorship) lecture in the subject Natural Resources and Sustainable Development.

An open lecture with Prof. Clare Hemmings on feminism, violence and male authority in an age of right-wing populism.

An open lecture with Dr Alyosxa Tudor on teaching trans/gender in the face of the rise of the global right.

The authentic copy: Digital re-presentations and humanistic simulations

Building a DH-infrastructure for research on Swedish cultural heritage: current use cases in Archaeology and History.

The Department of Physics and Astronomy hereby invite all interested to a docent (associate professorship) lecture in subject astronomy with specialisation in astrophysics.

We are very happy to welcome you to an evening event with Uppsala Alumna Dr. Gunilla Jacobson!

Thursday seminar at the Centre for Gender Research. Open for all!

Welcome to a training session in which we will work with NVivo. The session is suitable for beginners or those who are familiar with NVivo but need an update on features covered.

This course is for PhD students who intend to use our thesis template for Word. The course is free of charge and you can participate regard-less of how far you have come in writing. We show you how to use the template and give you advice when it comes to using figures and images.

Design Thinking is a practical method to encourage creative solutions to practical issues during a design process.

Welcome to a training session in which we will work with NVivo, software for qualitative data analysis. The session is suitable for those who are already familiar with the basic features covered in step 1.

During the lunch hour and afternoon we will hold info sessions on exchange studies, Minor Field Studies and Erasmus Traineeship.

RADICALISATION
– A lecture and seminar series in collaboration with CEMFOR

This workshop is aimed at those who wish to update their information searching skills. During this workshop, we will focus on Social Sciences and/or Law.

Thursday seminar at the Centre for Gender Research.

"The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line", The Souls of Black Folks (1903).

Welcome to an introduction to the University Library for new or just curious researchers/PhD students/teachers or other staff. We tell you about our services and there will be plenty of time to ask questions.

Make a false start to spring in the Orangery, where bulbs in bloom are on display. Buy a rare tuber for your garden.

Thursday seminar at the Centre for Gender Research.

This course is for PhD students who intend to use our thesis template for Word. The course is free of charge and you can participate regard-less of how far you have come in writing. We show you how to use the template and give you advice when it comes to using figures and images.

U-CARE invites the public to an open lecture by Professor David Richards.

Norse World

Thursday seminar at the Centre for Gender Research.

Mat wool and create a colourful tulip! Staff from Grävlings naturprodukter show children ages 6 to 15 how to make sustainable Easter decorations in the Tropical Greenhouse.

Welcome to a training session in which we will work with NVivo. The session is suitable for beginners or those who are familiar with NVivo but need an update on features covered.

In coins and notes we find stories about the past and hidden secrets imperceptible to the human eye. During Easter children have the opportunity to investigate, and learn more about, money. Together, we discover what they can tell us if we look really carefully. You can also make your own money during the workshop.

Welcome to a training session in which we will work with NVivo, software for qualitative data analysis. The session is suitable for those who are already familiar with the basic features covered in step 1.

RADICALISATION
– A lecture and seminar series in collaboration with CEMFOR

Queer seminar at the Centre for Gender Research.
In collaboration with RFSL Uppsala.

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.

Thursday seminar at the Centre for Gender Research.

Welcome to an introduction to the University Library for new or just curious researchers/PhD students/teachers or other staff. We tell you about our services and there will be plenty of time to ask questions.

Welfare State Analytics

RADICALISATION
– A lecture and seminar series in collaboration with CEMFOR

This course is for PhD students who intend to use our thesis template for Word. The course is free of charge and you can participate regard-less of how far you have come in writing. We show you how to use the template and give you advice when it comes to using figures and images.

The Department of Earth Sciences hereby invite all interested to a docent (associate professorship) lecture in subject Physical Geography.

Fun and games, road sense education, bike race and other activities. In Swedish. Enter in advance. See www.pellescykeldag.se

E-history, Crowdsourcing, DigiLab: University of Georgia and DIGI Network

This workshop is aimed at those who wish to update their information searching skills. During this workshop, we will focus on Social Sciences and/or Law.

This course is for PhD students who intend to use our thesis template for Word. The course is free of charge and you can participate regard-less of how far you have come in writing. We show you how to use the template and give you advice when it comes to using figures and images.

A concert with ladies' choir Cikada in the Orangery, the Botanical Garden. Tickets and information: www.cikada.se

Frida Björk's chamber choir performs music based on lyrical poetry in the Orangery.

Experience the unexpected in Uppsala's only rainforest.

The legends of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, ZZ Top, celebrate their 50th anniversary with a tour of Europe.

Welcome to a training session in which we will work with NVivo. The session is suitable for beginners or those who are familiar with NVivo but need an update on features covered.

Welcome to a training session in which we will work with NVivo, software for qualitative data analysis. The session is suitable for those who are already familiar with the basic features covered in step 1.

Svealand league and Elite league boules games.

Swedish pop legends Gyllene Tider, who are releasing a new album this year, are on a farewell tour after 40 years as a band.

Boules tournament arranged by Upsala Petanque Club.

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.

Meet gardeners and botanists among kitchen plants and bulbs. Buy new plants for your garden. Get advice on gardening. Compete in the garden society show with your finest produce. Sample sweet Geraniums or buy cheese and vegetables from the farmers' market.

Örsundsbro SK arranges qualifications and finals, come and cheer on your favourites!

The Botanical Garden provides an ambient setting for moving meditation, Japanese martial arts, classical music, and a traditional fire show. Watch ceremonial archery on the lawn of the Baroque Garden. Explore the Tropical Greenhouse and hear the frogs sing. If you are lucky, the giant water lily will show you its flower.