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Other "Sweden Alumni Events" worldwide
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.
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Winged flora
Florist Linnea Persson and photographer Peter Ericsson display photo art where parts of plants make an imaginative fauna grow. Prints, cards and other merchandise are sold in the Linnaeus Garden shop.
Opening hours:
May and September: Tuesday-Sunday, 11-17
June-August: Monday-Sunday 11-17
Closed June 22 (Midsummer's Eve)
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Mystic, Connecticut: Exhibition "The Vikings Begin"
The Vikings Begin: Treasures from Uppsala University
One of the world’s finest early Viking-age collections has arrived at Mystic Seaport Museum. On display will be a selection of 1,300-year-old items from the pre-Viking Age.
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Buzzing Parks and Gardens
Ten selected photographers that have participated in our photo competition show there amazing photos. The theme is pollination and our visitors are welcome to vote for the best picture.
We aim to increase the interest in bees, bumblebees and other important garden workers through the exhibition.
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Art exhibition FRAGILE | September 8 – December 20
Filmmaker Mervi Junkkonen’s video art exhibition FRAGILE is based on her interviews with refugees about trauma, displacement and identity. The exhibition features of a series of video installations that reflect on the physical and emotional consequences of these experiences.
Open Tuesdays & Thursdays 1 p.m –5 p.m. and some weekends, visit the museums website for details.
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Apple Days
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 att Linnaeus' Hammarby. Find out which apples you have in your garden. There will be a professional juicer if you want to bring your own apples and make "äppelmust" (not to be confused with "julmust").
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Tokyo Tech - Uppsala University 5th Joint Symposium
Since September 2014, Uppsala University and Tokyo Tech have co-organized four joint scientific symposium annually and alternately at Uppsala University (2014, 2016) and Tokyo Tech (2015, 2017). This year Uppsala University is arranging the 5th joint symposium on September 24-25 at Ångström Laboratory.
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Big Data and Ethics – a joint symposium - Tokyo Tech and Uppsala University
This symposium gives short talks about Big Data and Etichs.
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Introduktion till Mendeley
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.
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African Film Club: Koglweogo Land
A screening of Koglweogo followed by a discussion with Film Director Ismaël Compaoré.
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Seminar: The History of 10%: Measures of Sexual Behavior and the Gay Rights Movement in the U.S.
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.
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Philosophy Tea – Gulliver’s Travels
This autumn Professor Peter Wallensteen and Lecturer Daniel Ogden will continue their popular Philosophy Tea talks.
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Migration of Memory
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.
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Study abroad with a scholarship!
Do you want to study abroad with a scholarship? Learn more about what scholarship opportunities are available.
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En kvart över: Bronsålderns Håga och Vikingatidens kung Björn: Ett 1200-års jubileum
Välkommen till en föreläsning inom Uppsala universitetsbiblioteks serie En kvart över. Den här gången med Anders Kaliff, professor i arkeologi, Terje Østigård, gästforskare i arkeologi.
Vi bjuder på dryck och tilltugg!
Evenemanget är öppet för allmänheten och kräver ingen föranmälan.
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The Timing of Violence over the Election Cycle
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.
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Geneva: After Work
Together with the Swedish Swiss Chamber of Commerce, Uppsala University Switzerland Alumni Chapter have the pleasure of welcoming you to: AFTER WORK IN GENEVA ON THE 26TH OF SEPTEMBER
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Introduction to Zotero
In the introductory course we will help you get started, install the software and create an account. You will learn how to create a reference library, save references to Zotero from article databases, library catalogues and web pages, add PDF files to your Zotero library, and how to insert citations and create reference lists in your document.
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Two Lectures on Dis/Connection: Conflicts, Activism and Reciprocity, Online and Beyond
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.
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Sustainable urbanisation? The wellbeing and security of migrants in growing cities
This lecture, given by Neil Adger, Professor of Human Geography at the University of Exeter, seeks to integrate migration theory with emerging insights on multi-dimensional wellbeing and security, drawing on new evidence from observational and exploratory action research in Chattogram, the second largest city in Bangladesh.
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New York: Fall Happy Hour
Fall is here, and with it the start of a new exciting Uppsala University U.S. Alumni Chapter season. We are kicking off the season with a happy hour at the Great Northern Food Hall Bar in Grand Central.
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Nordic social partners and the European Semester: what kind of engagement and why (not)?
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
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Cracking the Glass Ceiling: Women's Career Paths in Academia
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.
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End of season at The Linnaeus Family
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.
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Astronomy day and night
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The Swedish boat races
The traiditional boat race between Uppsala and Lund, on the river Fyris, with finish next to the Ultuna sports grounds.
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2018 Johan Skytte Prize Winner's Lecture with Jane Mansbridge: “Legitimating Coercion”
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
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From the End of History to the Rise of Authoritarian Neoliberalism: The Cases of Hungary, Poland and Russia
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."
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Colloquium: The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics
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Konferens – Vem är arbetarförfattaren?
Nordisk arbetarlitteratur VI, 2018
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EndNote step 1 and 2
A hands-on training session on using EndNote, the bibliographic management software.
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Zürich: Guided museum tour and apéro
Uppsala University Switzerland Alumni Chapter (UUSAC) is very pleased to invite you to a guided tour through the unique Law Library at the University of Zurich, led by the UUSAC member Elisabeth Steiner, on Thursday the 4th of October 2018 at 18:00.
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A Sense of Space
‘A Sense of Space’ is an exhibition featuring 15 works by the English artist Lynne Brown and celebrate the purchase by Uppsala University of two of the artist’s paintings, with motifs from Visby and Uppsala. Tuesday to Sunday, at 11.00-16.00.
The exhibition strive to celebrate the purchase by Uppsala University of two of the artist’s paintings, with motifs from Visby and Uppsala. The exhibit
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The Beatles – Come Together
Enjoy the music by the 1960s greatest pop band performed by four soloists, a pop band and the Royal Academic Orchestra.
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The Beatles – Come Together
Enjoy the music by the 1960s greatest pop band performed by four soloists, a pop band and the Royal Academic Orchestra.
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Philosophy Tea – Amartya Sen
This autumn Professor Peter Wallensteen and Lecturer Daniel Ogden will continue their popular Philosophy Tea talks.
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Principe’s of Sámi reindeer herding in a modern market economy perspective
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Tokyo: Sweden Alumni Reception - Save the Date
Uppsala University, together with Linköping University, Stockholm University, Umeå University, University of Gothenburg and Lund University, invites you to join us for an alumni reception at the Swedish Embassy in Tokyo. Listen to our Vice-Chancellors and researchers within the fields of ageing, materials science and sustainability. Also take this opportunity to mingle with fellow alumni.
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Curious on R-programming?
Introduction to programming in the programming language R. The workshop is mainly aimed for researchers and PhD students.
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How to Read East European Cities-Bringing back Space into History
Karl Schlögel is a historian and essayist, Professor Emeritus of the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. He lives in Berlin. His research focuses on urban development and spatial aspects of historical change in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
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Library introduction for university staff
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.
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Latvia at a Crossroads: The Centenary of the Latvian State
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.
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Introduction to Zotero
In the introductory course we will help you get started, install the software and create an account. You will learn how to create a reference library, save references to Zotero from article databases, library catalogues and web pages, add PDF files to your Zotero library, and how to insert citations and create reference lists in your document.
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En kvart över: Tjejlopp – befriande eller begränsande?
Välkommen till en föreläsning inom Uppsala universitetsbiblioteks serie En kvart över. Den här gången med Karin S. Lindelöf - Fil dr i etnologi, Universitetslektor i genusvetenskap.
Motionslopp för kvinnor, så kallade tjejlopp, lockar hundratusentals deltagare varje år. Vad är och gör tjejlopp och varför är de så populära?
Vi bjuder på dryck och tilltugg!
Evenemanget är öppet för allmänheten.
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Gland: Seminar, "The State of the Ocean"
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
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Forum for South Asia Studies: Queer in South Asia and the Diaspora
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.
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Harvest at Linnaeus' Hammarby
Come and volunteer att 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.
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Design Thinking - workshop
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.
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The Hans Rausing Lecture 2018 – Ken Alder
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Planting of bulbs
Plant tulip bulbs for a more beautiful spring in the Baroque garden. There will be five planting sessions a day and pre-booking is required. Suitable for children 4-7 years old.
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Introduction to Mendeley
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.
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Introduction to Zotero
In the introductory course we will help you get started, install the software and create an account. You will learn how to create a reference library, save references to Zotero from article databases, library catalogues and web pages, add PDF files to your Zotero library, and how to insert citations and create reference lists in your document.
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Using the thesis template for Word and making good images for print
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.
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Thursday seminar
'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”
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Functions in Excel - workshop
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.
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Exchange Studies
Are you interested in studying courses at one of our partner universities? Students share
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System Components of a General Theory of Software Engineering with Applications
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
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Hong Kong: After Work
Welcome to join a casual after work on Friday, October 19. With some cooler winds, there’s no better place to be than outdoors overlooking Hong Kong. The event starts at 7 pm and will be located on the terrace at Paper Moon in Tsim Sha Tsui.
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Switzerland: Hike
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.
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Chemistry Day
This day event focuses on vitally important chemistry. The exhibition Aspiring to Precision highlights the beginnings of chemistry at Uppsala University duing the 19th century. Come and hear more about the Swedish elements, discoveries and exciting experiments.
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Open Access Week 2018: Open Access Q&A
Researcher or PhD student at Uppsala university? Drop in between 11-12 to ask library staff any questions you might have regarding Open Access, get involved and learn more about what Open Access might look like in the future. Bring anything from your author agreements and research projects to data queries. No registrations needed.
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Seminar - The Economy of Promises: Trust and Credit in the United States of America
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Open Access Week 2018: The Current Status of Open Access - Mikael Laakso
This year’s theme, Designing equitable foundations for open knowledge, reflects a scholarly system in transition. New to Open Access? No problem, this talk is aimed to suit both newcomers and those more advanced in their knowledge about the changing landscape of scholarly publishing.
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Lego Serious Play - workshop
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.
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Russia and the Western Far Right
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.
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Seoul: After Work with Uppsala University Staff
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.
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Design Thinking - workshop
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.
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Open lecture with professor Roger Chartier, Collège de France
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.
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The role of the Museum of Innocence in the literary oeuvre of Orhan Pamuk
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.
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How about good research practices?
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.
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(Gay) Panic Attac: Parachute Children and the Politics of Colorblindness
Open lecture as part of the Close Relations conference
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Estlandssvenska seminarieserien "Traditionell idrott i estlandssvenska svenskbygder"
Onsdagen den 24 oktober, berättar idrottshistorikern Isak Lidström (Malmö idrottshögskola) om traditionell idrott i estlandssvenska svenskbygder.
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United Nations Day: A quarter past with Johan Brosché: ”An African Peace Puzzle: Explaining Peace in Botswana, Malawi and Zambia”
Welcome to an open lecture on the United Nations Day, with Johan Brosché, Department of Peace and Conflict Research.
What causes peace? Surprisingly, this constitutes a large lacuna in peace and conflict research that focuses on causes of war and conflict resolution.
We offer drinks and snacks. The lecture is open to the public. No registration needed.
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New York: Happy Hour at BonBon
Please join Uppsala University U.S. Alumni Chapter for an after work cocktail party at BonBon, a Swedish candy company, on Wednesday October 24th.
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Shanghai - Sweden Alumni Mingle
Uppsala University cordially invites you to an alumni mingle in Shanghai. Come meet us and other Uppsala alumni as well as alumni and representatives from four other Swedish universities.
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Making Perfect People: Contradictions of Utopian Biology
Open lecture as part of the Close Relations conference
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Mediated Kinship: Social Media as a Site for Challenging Notions of Gender and Family
Open lecture as part of the Close Relations conference
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The Faculty of Pharmacy 50 years. Novel Drug Therapies – Challenges and Possibilities
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.
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Open Access Week 2018: Öppen tillgång till forskningsresultat - Sverker Holmgren
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EndNote step 1 and 2
A hands-on training session on using EndNote, the bibliographic management software.
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The augmented browsing of books in historical libraries
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).
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Python-workshop
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.
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The World on Paper - Autumn half term at Gustavianum
Maps are in focus during the half term holiday. Linnéa Krylén, illustrator and author of children's books, reveals the secret world of maps, where there are explorers who wanted to be first, researchers who found what they where looking for, and others who did not. Workshops offer the opportunity to learn to read maps and to make your own.
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‘Hybrid Censorship’ During the ‘Hybrid War’: Freedom of Speech and Expression in the Post-Euromaidan Ukraine
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
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Human Diversity: Archaeology, Genetics, Cultural Evolution, Gender
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.
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Thesis support at the English Park Campus
Come by and we'll help you with your questions about your thesis and DiVA registrations! If you have practical problems related to your dissertation, please bring your computer and we will have a look at it.
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John Scheid and Jesper Svenbro: "Generative mythology in Greece and Rome"
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Functions in Excel - workshop
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.
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Social-ecological systems of Arctic Yakutia in the context of global change
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Global Super Wednesday
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.
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Thesis support at BMC
Come by and we'll help you with your questions about your thesis and DiVA registrations! If you have practical problems related to your dissertation, please bring your computer and we will have a look at it.
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Introduction to Zotero
In the introductory course we will help you get started, install the software and create an account. You will learn how to create a reference library, save references to Zotero from article databases, library catalogues and web pages, add PDF files to your Zotero library, and how to insert citations and create reference lists in your document.
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John Scheid: "What was a grove in imperial Rome?"
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Docent lecture: Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) – A magic eye to looking into molecules
The Department of Chemistry – Ångström hereby invite all interested to a docent (associate professorship) lecture in subject Chemistry with specialization in Molecular Biomimetics.
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Using the thesis template for Word and making good images for print
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.
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Library introduction for university staff
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.
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Uppsala Women in Research - Annual Afternoon Symposium
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.
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Museum Day
Uppsala's museums throw open their doors for a joint special event. This year's theme is jounerys. Test your knowledge during a visit to Gustavianum's newly opened Art Store and Coin Cabinet in University House. Guided tours and lectures are given in Swedish.
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The Faculty of Law’s inaugural lectures
The Faculty of Law’s new professors 2018 give their inaugural lectures. The lectures are given in the week leading up to the inauguration of professors on 16 November.
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The Faculty of Languages’ inaugural lectures
The Faculty of Languages’ new professors 2018 give their inaugural lectures. The lectures are given in the week leading up to the inauguration of professors on 16 November.
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The Faculty of Educational Sciences’ inaugural lectures
The Faculty of Educational Sciences’ new professors 2018 give their inaugural lectures. The lectures are given in the week leading up to the inauguration of professors on 16 November.
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Design Thinking - workshop
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.
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Screening of “In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America” & Panel discussion
The Embassy of Ireland in collaboration with the Department of Peace and Conflict Research is hereby inviting you to a screening of the documentary “In the Name of Peace: - John Hume in America” in the presence of the director Maurice Fitzpatrick and the ambassador.
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The Faculty of Medicine’s inaugural lectures
The Faculty of Medicine’s new professors 2018 give their inaugural lectures. The lectures are given in the week leading up to the inauguration of professors on 16 November.
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Curious on R-programming?
Introduction to programming in the programming language R. The workshop is mainly aimed for researchers and PhD students.
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Intruduction to Mendeley
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. Bring your own computer.
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Oligarchic Influences in the Current Foreign Policy of Ukraine
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.
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En kvart över: Selma Lagerlöf - från lärarinna i Landskrona till hedersdoktor vid Uppsala universitet.
Välkommen till en föreläsning inom Uppsala universitetsbiblioteks serie En kvart över. Den här gången samtalar mellan Anna Nordlund, litteraturvetare och lektor i didaktik, med bibliotekarien Clara Bruno.
Vi bjuder på dryck och tilltugg!
Evenemanget är öppet för allmänheten.
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The Faculty of Social Sciences’ inaugural lectures
The Faculty of Social Sciences’ new professors 2018 give their inaugural lectures. The lectures are given in the week leading up to the inauguration of professors on 16 November.
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UAC Extra Seminar: Tanya Stivers - Prescribing Under Pressure
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.
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The Faculty of Science and Technology’s inaugural lectures
The Faculty of Science and Technology’s new professors 2018 give their inaugural lectures. The lectures are given in the week leading up to the inauguration of professors on 16 November.
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International GIS day
Come to Ekonomikum Digital Library Lab and listen to several lectures on GIS-related research.
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The Faculty of Arts’ inaugural lectures
The Faculty of Arts’ new professors 2018 give their inaugural lectures. The lectures are given in the week leading up to the inauguration of professors on 16 November.
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The Löwdin Lectures
To popularise the field of quantum chemistry, Uppsala University invites every other year prominent scientists to present their research and stimulate interest.
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Thursday seminar: Mas(s)turbatory Readings. A Queer Analysis of Popular Romance
Mas(s)turbatory Readings. A Queer Analysis of Popular Romance
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Functions in Excel - workshop
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.
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Panel discussion: What Happened? The United States After the Mid-Terms
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?
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Bern: Networking Event
The Uppsala University Switzerland Alumni Chapter would like to welcome you to an evening with interesting presentations, Apéro riche and networking.
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Fifteenth century owners of fifteenth century books: the movement of printed books before the arrival of the press
Open lecture on the movement of printed books before the arrival of the press. Internationally acclaimed librarian Daryl Green is librarian at Magdalen College (Oxford), member of IFLA Rare Books and Special Collections Standing Committee, board member of Oxford Bibliographical Society, and in UNESCO Memory of the World Register Sub-Committee.
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The Inauguration of Professors 2018 and the inaugural lectures
At the formal inauguration of professors all new professors of 2018 are inaugurated at Uppsala University. In the week leading up to the event, the professors give their inaugural lectures.
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New York: Hilma af Klint guided tour at the Guggenheim Museum
Please join Uppsala University US Alumni Chapter at the Guggenheim Museum for a family friendly guided tour of the Hilma af Klint exhibition.
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–14:00
Application Emergency: Exchange studies starting in Autumn 2019.
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.
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–12:00
Brush up your information seeking skills
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.
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–14:00
Application Emergency: Exchange studies starting in Autumn 2019.
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.
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Anders Wall-föreläsningen 2018
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.
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Release party for Spektrum
Welcome to the release party for our new teaching lab Spektrum in the Karin Boye Library. Explore programs for data handling, try out digital methods on material from the library's special collections, or write poetry on Spektrum´s very own typewriter!
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Justification of External Actors in Peacebuilding – The Cases of Russia and South Africa
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.
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–14:00
Application Emergency: Exchange studies starting in Autumn 2019.
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.
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Swinging Christmas with Uppsala University Jazz Orchestra
Uppsala University Jazz Orchestra, with their musical director Ulf Johansson Werre, invite you to a seasonal concert in Gustavianum's stairwell. After the concert Uppsala University Jazz Orchestra's new Christmas CD may be purchased at a specially reduced price.
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The Swedish Literary Society's Autumn Meeting 2018
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–18:30
TEDxUppsalaUniversity 2018 – Why not?
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.
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Uppsala Lectures in Business 2018
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.
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Introduction to Zotero
In the introductory course we will help you get started, install the software and create an account. You will learn how to create a reference library, save references to Zotero from article databases, library catalogues and web pages, add PDF files to your Zotero library, and how to insert citations and create reference lists in your document.
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Development of Muslim Spiritual Care in Germany
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.
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What lessons could be learned from the post-Soviet ethnopolitics?
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Lecture with Nobel Prize Laureate Takaaki Kajita: Kamioka - Past, Present and Future
Prof. Takaaki Kajita received the Nobel prize in physics 2015 together with Arthur McDonald "for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass."
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Climate Change Leadership Symposium: What is the role of the university in addressing climate change?
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.
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–19:30
Literary Evening “Poetry as Resistance” with Tomas Venclova (Yale University)
NB! Light refreshments will be served between 17:30-18:00.
Tomas Venclova is a leading poet and a figure of great moral authority in his native Lithuania. A former Soviet dissident and now professor emeritus at Yale University, Venclova will discuss the role of poetry in resisting the totalitarian regimes of the past, as well as current political challenges.
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San Francisco: Staying Alive at a US Media Company - and Winning the Pulitzer Prize
Please join the Uppsala University Alumni Chapter, SF/Bay Area for a speaker event with Uppsala University Alumna Annika Törnqvist.
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Python-workshop
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.
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Estlandssvenska seminarieserien "Presentation av de estlandssvenska arkivsamlingarna från Dialekt- och folkminnesarkivet i Uppsala"
Forskningsarkivarierna Annika Karlholm och Eva Thelin presenterar de estlandssvenska arkivsamlingarna från Dialekt- och folkminnesarkivet i Uppsala.
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–11:30
EndNote step 1 and 2
A hands-on training session on using EndNote, the bibliographic management software.
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–12:00
Brush up your information seeking skills
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.
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–16:00
Forsskålsymposiet 2018: Hoten mot demokratin
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.
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Functions in Excel - workshop
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.
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Adventsfika
Swedes survive winter by snuggling up somewhere warm for a "fika". We set up a temporary café in the Tropical Greenhouse on the first Sunday of Advent so you can combine "fika" with a healthy dose of chlorophyll.
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Design Thinking - workshop
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.
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Queer seminar: Ghosts and horny ladies: Studying queerness among women in 18th and 19th century Iceland
Queer seminar
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Clean your data with OpenRefine - N.B. Canceled due to illness
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.
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Arctic Justice Roundtable
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Library introduction for university staff
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.
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The Library at Leufstabruk - Digital tillgång till ett 1700-talsbibliotek
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.
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–10:30
Introduction to Mendeley
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.
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Using the thesis template for Word and making good images for print
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.
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Application of stable isotopes in aquatic research
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Functions in Excel - workshop N.B. Canceled due to illness
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.
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–15:30
EndNote step 1 and 2
A hands-on training session on using EndNote, the bibliographic management software.
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–16:00
UAC Seminar: Anders Nilsson + Hannah Bradby
Welcome to our last UAC seminar of the year. This time we will have phage therapy and public health as topics on this double-feature seminar.
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–11:30
Introduction to Zotero
In the introductory course we will help you get started, install the software and create an account. You will learn how to create a reference library, save references to Zotero from article databases, library catalogues and web pages, add PDF files to your Zotero library, and how to insert citations and create reference lists in your document.
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Introduction to R-programming
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.
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Philosophy Tea – Americanah
This autumn Professor Peter Wallensteen and Lecturer Daniel Ogden will continue their popular Philosophy Tea talks.
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Deception in Soviet & Russian Military Thinking
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Summer Courses abroad
Study a course during summer 2019 at one of our selected partner universities.
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Celebrate Lucia at Carolina Rediviva
Uppsala University Library invites you to celebrate Lucia with us in Reading Room A at Carolina Rediviva, December 13 at 9.30. Entrance on the north side of the building. Be there early!
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2018 Nobel lectures in Uppsala
The 2018 Nobel Laureates in chemistry and physics visit Uppsala University and give a public lecture on the research that led to their Nobel Prize.
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Public Symposium on Preventing Conflict Related Sexual Violence: From Theory to Practice
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New York: Annual General Meeting and Lucia Reception
We would like to invite all of you to our Annual General Meeting in New York on December 13, 2018, in connection with our Lucia Reception.
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Zürich: Santa Lucia After Work
For the second year in a row the Uppsala University Switzerland Alumni Chapter has the pleasure of welcoming you to our Santa Lucia After Work in Zurich.
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Estlandssvenska seminarieserien "Om män och kvinnor i Estlands svenskbygd. Från fiskare och sjöfarare på 1800-talet till dagens markägare"
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Christmas holidays at Gustavianum
Come and enjoy the activites in the Vault on the theme maps, learn more about Christmas scents or join a guided tour of the museum.
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A New Year at the Tropical Greenhouse
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.
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EndNote step 1 and 2
A hands-on training session on using EndNote, the bibliographic management software.
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EndNote steg 3
This workshop will include hands-on exercises and is aimed at those who have taken the introductory course and/or are already using EndNote Desktop.
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–16:30
EndNote step 1 and 2
A hands-on training session on using EndNote, the bibliographic management software.
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–11:30
Introduction to Zotero
In the introductory course we will help you get started, install the software and create an account. You will learn how to create a reference library, save references to Zotero from article databases, library catalogues and web pages, add PDF files to your Zotero library, and how to insert citations and create reference lists in your document.
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Spring Semester Commences
Spring semester commences 21 January 2019.
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Introduction to Mendeley
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.
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A quarter past with Karen Brounéus: ”Truth for Peace? Learning from the Solomon Islands"
Welcome to an open lecture within Uppsala University Library's lecture series on current research, with Karen Brounéus, Department of Peace and Conflict Research. We offer snacks and drinks! The lecture is open to the public. No registration needed.
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En kvart över med Ann-Sofie Lönngren: "Djuren i litteraturen"
Välkommen till en föreläsning inom Uppsala universitetsbiblioteks serie En kvart över. Den här gången med Ann-Sofie Lönngren, forskare vid Litteraturvetenskapliga institutionen.
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EndNote step 1 and 2
A hands-on training session on using EndNote, the bibliographic management software.
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Washington DC - Save the date for Sweden Alumni Reception
Vice-Chancellor Professor Eva Åkesson and a delegation from Uppsala University are coming to Washington, D.C. and House of Sweden in February! Together with four other Swedish universities, we are planning an alumni reception as well as a seminar that we think could be of interest to you.
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Introduction to Zotero
In the introductory course we will help you get started, install the software and create an account. You will learn how to create a reference library, save references to Zotero from article databases, library catalogues and web pages, add PDF files to your Zotero library, and how to insert citations and create reference lists in your document.
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–11:45
EndNote step 1 and 2
A hands-on training session on using EndNote, the bibliographic management software.
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–12:00
EndNote step 1 and 2
A hands-on training session on using EndNote, the bibliographic management software.
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–11:45
EndNote steg 1 och 2
A hands-on training session on using EndNote, the bibliographic management software.
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EndNote steg 1 och 2
A hands-on training session on using EndNote, the bibliographic management software.
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Conference: Jewish and Islamic Studies in an Academic Setting
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EndNote steg 1 och 2
A hands-on training session on using EndNote, the bibliographic management software.
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A Linnaean Garden Party
Time travel to the 18th century, hear the rustle of silk skirts, see silver shoe buckles glisten, and sample artisan foods. Find rare plants and seeds for your garden and pick up advice on how to grow them. Meet scientists, experiment, and learn more about Linnaean science. Guided tour in English at 11.30 and 14.30.
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EndNote step 1 and 2
A hands-on training session on using EndNote, the bibliographic management software.
