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.

Career Tuesday. Prepare yourself for your future Internship.
Please note the new location at Blåsenhus.

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.

John Ioannidis is Professor at Stanford University, has served as President for the Society for Research Synthesis Methodology, and has been editorial board member of many leading journals (including PLoS Medicine and the Lancet among others), and Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Clinical Investigation (2010-now).

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.

KarriärTisdag. Hur kan du bygga din egen examen med fristående kurser?

Career Tuesday. Are you dreaming of realizing your ideas? Do you want to know what it is like to start your own business?

Are you enrolled or did you already graduate from a Nordic university? Be sure to sign up and meet your future employer online!

Välkommen till seminarium om jobb i EU:s institutioner.

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.

KarriärTisdag. Funderar du på hur du kan formulera ditt CV och brev inför en jobbansökan?

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

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.

Uppsala teknolog- och naturvetarkårs karriärmässa

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.

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.

Karriärtisdag. Hur skapar du värde av din kunskap? Vill du veta hur det går till att starta en egen konsultfirma?

CareerTuesday. How can you optimize LinkedIn for your professional development?

Kontaktdagarna Sveriges största arbetsmarknadsmässa för ekonomer, systemvetare & medievetare som anordnas av föreningen Uppsalaekonomerna.

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.

Juriststudenternas arbetsmarknadsmässa.

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.

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.

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.

Are you aware of your values and what motivates you? Welcome to a workshop where you will map you values in action.

Vad motiverar dig? Och är du medveten om dina värderingar? Välkommen till en workshop där du själv får kartlägga dina arbetsvärderingar.

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.

Career Tuesday. Turning knowledge into business. Do you want to know what it is like to start your own consulting firm?

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.

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

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

KarriärTisdag. Funderar du på hur du kan formulera ditt CV och brev inför en jobbansökan?

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 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.

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.