Events
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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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Bulbi Rudbeckii
Illustrations of bulbous plants from Olof Rudbeck the Elder’s magnificent Book of Flowers. All plants selected were cultivated in the Linnaeus Garden by Rudbeck in the 17th century.
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Natura Curiosa
The US artist Brandy Kraft shows plants in an innovative way in her colourful paintings. She preserves the beauty of fantasy flowers for future generations.
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Regular guided tours of Gustavianum in English
From June 11 to August 30 we offer daily guided tours, Tuesday to Sunday, at 13.00 of Gustavianum in English. Our guided tours take about 30 minutes and are open to all visitors and are included in the entrance fee.
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Regular guided tours of Gustavianum in Swedish
From June 11 to August 30 we offer daily guided tours, Tuesday to Sunday, of Gustavianum at 15.00 in Swedish. Our guided tours take about 30 minutes and are open to all visitors and are included in the entrance fee.
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Zurich - Summer After Work
Summer has arrived. The Uppsala University Switzerland Alumni Chapter would therefore like to have the pleasure of inviting you to our Summer After Work in Zurich.
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CryptoParty
Welcome to the Uppsala University CryptoParty! We offer a learning space for all to introduce ourselves to the basic tools for self-protection in the digital space
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String Math 2019 Public Lectures: Cosmos and Mathematics
Public lectures held in connection to the conference String Math 2019 at Uppsala University on the topic: "Cosmos and Mathematics".
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Gyllene Tider
Swedish pop legends Gyllene Tider, who are releasing a new album this year, are on a farewell tour after 40 years as a band.
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Walks in nature
An exhibition of paintings by ten Czech artists emphasising a diversity of plants and landscapes.
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Haymaking at Hammarby
Learn how to use a scythe and a rake. Listen to music and stories as you work. Buy old varieties of vegetables from the garden.
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Botan Cup
Boules tournament arranged by Upsala Petanque Club.
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Concert at Linnaeus' Hammarby
Experience historical music from the 18th century, here performed by Carl-Håkan Essmar and Hanna Bendz.
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Victoria in blossom
An opportunity to see the flower of the giant water lily, Victoria amazonica, and the pithaya in blossom. They open out at dusk, but not every night. Updates (in Swedish) on Facebook.
Opening hours: Thursday–Saturday 6pm–9pm.
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Country Fair at Hammarby
Family day at Linnaeus' Hammarby. You can buy sheepskins, cheese, bread, vegetables and honey at the small and genuine fair, where there will also be craft stands and second hand sellers. The children can try on 18th century clothes.
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The 10th Joint European Magnetic Symposia (JEMS2019) - Outreach Session
An evening outreach session on magnetism and neutrons, part of the JEMS2019 conference.
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International conference on health communication: Communication breakdown? Food and health in an age of abundance
You can now register to the international conference on health communication. Thanks to a grant from the Swedish Research Council, we have created an exciting program with distinguished international experts on media communication, health psychology, sociology, anthropology, dietetics, sensory sciences, marketing and consumer science.
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Finally autumn semester! Re-inauguration of Carolina Rediviva
The Vice-Chancellor inaugurates the newly renovated Carolina Rediviva and we take the opportunity to show everything the Library has to offer you as a student, researcher and/or employee at Uppsala University.
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Infrastructural Tensions: Infrastructure, Implementation, Policies
The event is a collaboration between Digital Humanities Uppsala, Uppsala University Library, the Department of Archives, Museums and Libraries (ALM), and Uppsala Forum on Democracy, Peace and Justice.
§ Date: 29-30 August 2019, 09:15–16:00
§ Location: Tidskriftläsesalen (TLS), Carolina Rediviva
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Infrastructural Tensions: Infrastructure, Implementation, Policies
The event is a collaboration between Digital Humanities Uppsala, Uppsala University Library, the Department of Archives, Museums and Libraries (ALM), and Uppsala Forum on Democracy, Peace and Justice.
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Welcome reception for new students
Vice Chancellor for Uppsala University, representative for all student unions in Uppsala, Curator curatorum, Kuratorskonventet and Deputy Mayor for Uppsala kommun.
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Hops, Oats and Barley
It is harvest time at Carl Linnaeus' country estate!
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The Botanical Garden Fair
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.
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Autumn semester commences
Autumn semester commences 2 September 2019.
The academic year 2019/2020:
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Parliamentary Oversight in Non-Democracies: The Case of Post-Soviet Russia
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Evening at the library for international students
New international students are invited to an evening at the Dag Hammarskjöld and Law Library. There will be coffee/ tea and sweets and you will have an opportunity to get to know the University Library and its services.
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Adam Helms Lecture 2019
Welcome to the Adam Helms Lecture 2019. This year, Kjell Westö will hold an anniversary lecture.
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Bokrelease: French Populism and Discourses on Secularism
Per-Erik Nilsson takes a religious studies approach to analyse the intersections of secularism, nationhood and populism in contemporary France. This book provides insight into the French and European radical-nationalist ideology and activism, and contributes to our understanding of the complex relationship between religion and the state in contemporary Europe and beyond.
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Boules in the Baroque Garden
Örsundsbro SK arranges qualifications and finals, come and cheer on your favourites!
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Open House at Musicum
Are you curious about Uppsala University´s own symphony orchestra and might be interested in participating? Come and meet us and join us for a test rehearsal!
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Introduction to 3D-printing at Ångström Makerspace
Welcome to a Makerspace-evening for both the new and experienced maker. This evening will introduce you to 3D-printing. After completed course you will have a 3D-printing licence and full access to the printers.
Student ambassadors will be there to help and the library will provide "fika".
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Introduction to 3D-printing at Ångström Makerspace
Welcome to a Makerspace-evening for both the new and experienced maker. This evening will introduce you to 3D-printing. After completed course you will have a 3D-printing licence and full access to the printers.
Student ambassadors will be there to help and the library will provide "fika".
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Seminar "Roles given to women or taken by women in Russia?"
Linda Cook, Professor of Political Science and Slavic Studies and Olga Kryshtanovskaya, Professor/Director Centre of Elite Studies, State University of Management, Moscow
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The Culture Night in the Botanical Garden
The Botanical Garden provides an ambient setting for moving meditation, Japanese martial arts, classical music, and a traditional fire show. Watch ceremonial archery. Try your hand at origami, learn about kimonos and witness a Japanese tea ceremony in the orangery. Explore the Tropical Greenhouse and hear the frogs sing. If you are lucky, the giant water lily will show you its flower.
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A cultural cavalcade in the Linnaeus Garden
Listen to folk music and singer-songwriters or enjoy dans shows. Visit Carl Linnaeus' home and met one of his impersonators in a historic play. As darkness falls, the garden will be Illuminated by candles. Enjoy a magical stroll among the flowers of autumn.
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Culture Night: (Baroque)ensemble
The Royal Academic Orchestra´s (Baroque)ensemble performs baroque and modern music in a crazy mix.
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CANCELLED! Feminist city tour
Join us for a feminist city walk around Uppsala! Free of charge and no need to register in advance. The city walk is in Swedish.
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Introduktion till 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
Welcome to an introduction to R with RStudio. We introduce the foundations of programming and a selection of recipes for modelling, automation and visualisation in R.
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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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Seminar "Making Bad: Feminism, Gender, and Revolution in Ukraine"
Dr. Jessica Zychowicz (University of Alberta)
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How to make a limb bone?
Docent lecture in biology.
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Bokrelease: 'När betongen rätar sin rygg'. Ortenrörelsen och folkbildningens renässans
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Business and Sustainability in Sweden
The CEMUS course "Critical Perspectives on Sustainable Development in Sweden" invites all to an open panel and discussion about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
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Introduction to 3D-printing at Ångström Makerspace
Welcome to a Makerspace-evening for both the new and experienced maker. This evening will introduce you to 3D-printing. After completed course you will have a 3D-printing licence and full access to the printers.
Student ambassadors will be there to help and the library will provide "fika".
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Data assimilation in renewable energy industry and power systems
The Department of Engineering Sciences hereby invite all interested to a docent lecture in subject of engineering science with specialization in science of electricity /teknisk fysik med inriktning mot elektricitetslära.
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ScienceMaker - 3D-printing as a researchtool
What is the role of 3D-printing in Science today?
Olle Eriksson from U-Print, an initiative from MedFarm will tell you about his initiative with supporting researchers at Uppsala University with supplying 3D-printed material for their research.
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Uppsala University Bike Day 2019
Uppsala University, Akademiska Hus and Uppsala Municipality welcome all to a joint bicycle day.
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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. Buy an apple tree cultivated from national clone archive trees.
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Conference - Sustainable Tourism in the Digital World
It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in the Sustainable tourism in the digital world Conference taking place at Campus Gotland of Uppsala University located in the picturesque town of Visby, a UNESCO World Heritage site and a popular tourist destination.
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Conference: Sustainable Tourism in the Digital World
International conference
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NVivo for Qualitative Data Analysis - step 1
Welcome to a training session in which we will work with NVivo, software for qualitative data analysis. The session is suitable for beginners or those who are familiar with NVivo but need an update on features covered. Participants need to be familiar with qualitative data analysis.
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Philosophy tea – George Orwell
This autumn Professor Peter Wallensteen and Lecturer Daniel Ogden will continue their popular Philosophy Tea talks.
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Soviet Women and the Women's International Democratic Federation Struggle for Women's Rights’
with Yulia Gradskova (Stockholm University)
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Introduction to 3D-printing at Ångström Makerspace
Welcome to a Makerspace-evening for both the new and experienced maker. This evening will introduce you to 3D-printing. After completed course you will have a 3D-printing licence and full access to the printers.
Student ambassadors will be there to help and the library will provide "fika".
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Introduction 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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“By nature, women are better with babies than men”. The Role of Fathers in Late Soviet Russia”
with Dr. Helene Carlbäck (CBEES)
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New York - Happy Hour
Happy Hour with Uppsala University US Alumni Chapter in New York.
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Dissertation - Kenechukwu Okoli
Design flood estimation under uncertainty
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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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CryptoParty at Ångström Library
Welcome to the Uppsala University CryptoParty! We offer a learning space for all to introduce ourselves to the basic tools for self-protection in the digital space.
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Minneapolis - Reception and lecture
The American Friends of Uppsala University and the American Swedish Institute invite alumni of Uppsala University for a reception on Friday, 27 September 2019.
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2019 Skytte Prize Winner's Lecture: "People and Governance"
A traditional prize winner's lecture delivered by the laureate of the 2019 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science, Margaret Levi. Open to the general public. Free admission.
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Switzerland - Hike with UUSAC
On Sunday 29th of September 2019, Uppsala University Switzerland Alumni Chapter (UUSAC) invites us all to take part in the "5-Lake-Hike Pizol", said to be one of the most beautiful panoramic mountain hikes in Switzerland.
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Workshop: Bio-relationer i Uppsala
The afternoon will involve a series of linked activities that explore the relationships between humans and non-humans in Uppsala through walking methods and creative practice. This two hour workshop activity has been developed in partnership between researchers at the two local universities, and ecopsychologists and art-educators. We end with a public debate on making space for other species.
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NVivo for Qualitative Data Analysis - step 2
Welcome to a training session in which we will work with NVivo, software for qualitative data analysis. The session is suitable for those who have attended step 1 or are already familiar with the basic features covered in step 1. Participants also need to be familiar with qualitative data analysis.
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The 2014–15 Financial Crisis in Russia and its Weak Monetary Power Autonomy
with Dr. Ilja Viktorov (Stockholm University)
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Zennström lecture: Learning to live with a lively planet
This lecture will reflect on the history, present reality and possible future of the western research university.
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Introduction to Python
Workshop on the programming language Python. We introduce the foundations of programming and a selection of recipes for modelling, automation and visualisation in Python.
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Introduction to 3D-printing at Ångström Makerspace
Welcome to a Makerspace-evening for both the new and experienced maker. This evening will introduce you to 3D-printing. After completed course you will have a 3D-printing licence and full access to the printers.
Student ambassadors will be there to help and the library will provide "fika".
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The Uppsala Michaelmas Seminar on Good Research Practice. False and reliable research. What should researchers do?
This seminar addresses questions on reproducibility and how to promote good and true research. Apply no later than 25 September.
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International Symposium "The utility of the “Swedish model”?"
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Seminar on Data Management Plans
Welcome to this seminar with Ulf Jakobsson from the Swedish National Data Service on how to write and make use of Data Management Plan in your research.
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Switzerland - Study visit to CERN
UUSAC has the great pleasure to invite you to a special visit to CERN and the ATLAS experiment, the heart of one of the world’s largest particle-physics laboratories. Thanks to our fellow member Roger Ruber, UUSAC’s members have the opportunity to see CERN’s facilities both underground and on the surface.
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Uppsala Health Summit, Healthy Urban Childhoods
The summit Healthy Urban Childhoods will focus on how to strengthen the child perspective in urban planning to create healthier and more inclusive cities for children. About 200 delegates from 27 countries will attend the Summit at Uppsala Castle. The participants are selected to ensure a broad multi-sectorial and international group.
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Partners Day EIT RawMaterials
Presentation av kommande utlysning inom EIT RawMaterials
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Higher seminar in educational law
This seminar will be held in swedish.
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TouchCast – Shoot, edit & share - CANCELLED
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Seminar on Data Management Plans, October 8th
Welcome to this seminar with Ulf Jakobsson from the Swedish National Data Service on how to write and make use of Data Management Plan in your research.
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Dreams of a Rule without Exceptions: A Chapter from the History of Rules
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Social Cohesion and Political Developments in Contemporary Georgia
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Colloquium: The 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics
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Introduction to Knovel - Reference and E-books in engineering, chemistry and more
Knovel is an engineering solution enabling users to solve problems faster. With powerful search and interactive analytical tools, users can confidently find answers to technical questions through best practice insights, validated equations and materials and substances data from more than 150 providers.
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Seminar: Jezzica Israelsson
Speaking to One’s Superiors: Petitions as cultural heritage and sources of knowledge
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GeoBase & GeoRef – A supplier shows you everything!
A represent from the databases Geobase and Georef is invited to show how to make the best of the two databases. Geobase is a multidisciplinary coverage of Earth Sciences, Ecology, Geology and Geography and other topics in an indexed research database. The GeoRef database, established by the American Geosciences Institute in 1966, provides access to the geoscience literature of the world.
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Urban Warfare - Housing under the empire of finance
The Lecture is the ninth Uppsala Lecture in Housing and Urban Research and part of the Institute's 25th Anniversary Celebrations.
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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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Introduction to 3D-printing at Ångström Makerspace
Welcome to a Makerspace-evening for both the new and experienced maker. This evening will introduce you to 3D-printing. After completed course you will have a 3D-printing licence and full access to the printers.
Student ambassadors will be there to help and the library will provide "fika".
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Measurable Man
Symposium with lectures by Leroy Hood, Kári Stefánsson, and Mathias Uhlén, among others.
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Info at Ångström about Study Abroad
Uppsala University has student exchange agreements with universities on all continents.
Our international officers provide an overview of exchange opportunities and financing for field studies or traineeships.
More information about Study Abroad is available at www.uu.se/studyabroad
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Seminar: Digital History 1.5
Digital History 1.5: Historical practice between normal and paradigmatic history
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Zurich - Autumn After Work
Autumn is here. The Uppsala University Switzerland Alumni Chapter would therefore like to have the pleasure of inviting you to our Autumn After Work in Zurich.
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International Symposium 2019-10-11
”The Centennial of the May Fourth Movement 1919 and the Legacy of the New Culture Movement”
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Meadow raking in the cultural reserve
Come and volunteer at Linnaeus' Hammarby! It is time to harvest the last vegetables and to prepare the forest meadows for winter by raking them and collecting and burning branches. Work side by side with experts on agrarian history and learn about 18th century farming. All helpers will be rewarded with hot dogs and soft drinks.
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The Hans Rausing Lecture 2019 – Bruno Latour
Lecturer Bruno Latour, sociologist, anthropologist and philosopher of science, invite spectators to test the hypothesis of a parallel between the time of the astronomical revolution and ours.
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Introduktion till 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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Power in Narrative, and Narratives of Power
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Lecture: Big Science, Big Discoveries
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Ways of Seeing: Studying Early Knitting Through Art & Analysis
This lecture explores issues raised by new ways of seeing old textiles, focusing on Jane’s research into Early Modern knitted caps.
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Research Paper Drop-in! Individual guidance at the Library
Do you want help with searching for information, source material or data? Or do you have questions regarding citing or source criticism? The Library invites all students who wish to improve an essay or research paper to four drop-in sessions during the semester. Librarians from all subject fields will be there to help you out. We offer coffee. Welcome!
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Introduction to 3D-printing at Ångström Makerspace
Welcome to a Makerspace-evening for both the new and experienced maker. This evening will introduce you to 3D-printing. After completed course you will have a 3D-printing licence and full access to the printers.
Student ambassadors will be there to help and the library will provide "fika".
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Estlandssvenska seminarieserien ”Estlandssvenskarnas flykt över Östersjön”
med Margareta Hammerman
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Seminar: N. Katherine Hayles
Can Computers Create Meaning? A Cyber-Bio-Semiotic Perspective
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Lecture by Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis
Royal and religious iconography on ancient Iranian coins
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Royal and religious iconography on ancient Iranian coins - Föreläsning med Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis
Royal and religious iconography on ancient Iranian coins.
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San Francisco - Theater night
The Uppsala University US Alumni Chapter in the SF/Bay Area invites it's members to attend the world premier of "Free For All: A New 'Miss Julie' For A New World".
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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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Switzerland - Chairperson's Sail & Hike in Central Switzerland
Current Chairperson Erik Naeser invites alumni and friends to join him in the Chairperson's Sail and Hike in Central Switzerland on 19 October.
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Introduktion till 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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Higher seminar in educational law
The seminar will be held in swedish.
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Do a field study with the help of the Minor Field Study programme!
Gather data for your graduation thesis with the help of a grant from Sida. We will tell you about the application process.
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Open Access Week: Hackathon: Put GaW on the map!
Put GaW on the map! At this hackathon we’ll meet up and enrich the Gender and Work database with GIS data. Coffee, pizza, and historical databases – what's not to like? On this hackathon you'll have the opportunity to work with digital methods to enrich an historical database – increase your data literacy while you help improve the material's potential for research!
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Rhythmical Entrainment: A Genealogy of Embodied Sympathy in the Nineteenth Century
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How to use the Erasmus programme to fund field work, traineeships or volunteering in Europe!
The Erasmus programme also offers grants for field work, traineeships or volunteering in Europe! Let us tell you how to apply!
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The Unknown War: Comics as Propaganda in WWII
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Opening of the application for exchange studies starting in Autumn 2020!
October 22 we will open the application through the Division for Internationalisation for exchange studies starting in Autumn 2020!
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Lecture: Petrushka
Stefan Karpe speaks about the story and music of Stravinsky´s Petrushka, which The Royal Academic Orchestra performs in the Grand Auditorium of the University Main Building and in Gottsunda Centre on 26 October.
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Open Access Week: Wikipedia edit-a-thon
Help enrich Wikipedia with Open Access sources! Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia, but many research publications are locked behind paywalls. You'll have the opportunity to learn more about Wikipedia editing while you help increase Open Access to research.
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Open Access Week: Open Access in Alvin
Alvin is a platform for the long-term preservation and access to digitised collections and digital cultural heritage materials. Learn more about how the library works with open access to cultural heritage.
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Introduction to 3D-printing at Ångström Makerspace
Welcome to a Makerspace-evening for both the new and experienced maker. This evening will introduce you to 3D-printing. After completed course you will have a 3D-printing licence and full access to the printers.
Student ambassadors will be there to help and the library will provide "fika".
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Open Access Week: Free and discounted open access publishing
Through the Library’s agreements with several publishers, researchers at the University are able to publish Open Access free of charge or with a discount. What discounts are available and how can you make use of them?
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Do a field study with the help of the Minor Field Study programme!
Gather data for your graduation thesis with the help of a grant from Sida. We will tell you about the application process.
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Open Access Week: Free and discounted open access publishing
Through the Library’s agreements with several publishers, researchers at the University are able to publish Open Access free of charge or with a discount. What discounts are available and how can you make use of them?
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Recogito Sprint: space and time in Periegesis
For this sprint we will work with the second-century CE Periegesis ("Description of Greece") by Pausanias. Using Recogito, we will explore Pausanias' "thick" description of Greece's human landscape, paying particular attention to the mapping of spatial entities, the intersections of space and time, and the use of tags for organising a systematic analysis of the spatialility in the text.
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How to use the Erasmus programme to fund field work, traineeships or volunteering in Europe!
The Erasmus programme also offers grants for field work, traineeships or volunteering in Europe! Let us tell you how to apply!
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Seminar "Regionalism without regions: political geography new and old in nowadays Ukraine"
with Prof. Yaroslav Hrytsak (Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv)
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Information about the application for exchange studies starting in Autumn 2020!
The application through the Division for Internationalisation for exchange studies starting in Autumn 2020 is open!
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Uppsala-Vilnius Symposium "Friends, Neighbours and Competitors within the Soviet ‘Friendship of Nations‘"
Thirteen researchers within the field of Soviet social and political history will discuss horizontal ties between Soviet Republics, and the concept of the Soviet druzhba narodov both at the political and social levels. This symposium brings together scholars from Sweden, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, the US, the UK, Moldova, Georgia and Russia.
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Open Access Week: Wikipedia edit-a-thon
Help enrich Wikipedia with Open Access sources! Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia, but many research publications are locked behind paywalls. You'll have the opportunity to learn more about Wikipedia editing while you help increase Open Access to research.
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CryptoParty at Ångström Library
Welcome to the Uppsala University CryptoParty! We offer a learning space for all to introduce ourselves to the basic tools for self-protection in the digital space.
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The Royal Academic Orchestra: Petrushka
The Royal Academic Orchestra performs Stravinsky´s Petrushka in Gottsunda Center and the University Main Building.
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Put yourself in someone else’s shoes – the kindergarten as a factor of inclusion
This event is organized by the project KINDINMI, The Kindergarten as a Factor of Inclusion for Migrant Children and their Families, a project funded by the Erasmus+ Programme, Key Action 2: Strategic Partnerships.
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School holiday fun - plant a Christmas bulb
Start a bulb and make it blossom at Christmas. Plant it in a pot, create and decorate a cone which will provide darkness that will encourage the bulb to blossom. Suitable for ages 6 to 15, the Tropical Greenhouse.
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Sustainability & Internationalisation Agendas in the University: How can they support each other?
This workshop will be an open exploratory space that will aim to understand the underlying drivers and desires for both internationalisation and sustainability, the potential sites of complementarity, and the possibility of Uppsala taking a lead in developing new and innovative practices of sustainable internationalisation.
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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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–16:00
HumPy: Webscraping for researchers
Workshop on the basics of webscraping
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Philosophy tea – Arundhati Roy
This autumn Professor Peter Wallensteen and Lecturer Daniel Ogden will continue their popular Philosophy Tea talks
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–12:00
Introduction to Python
Introduction to programming in the programming language Python.
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–14:15
Docent lecture: Biology didactics - the art of teaching about the science of life
The lecture will discuss how biology didactics contributes to increased knowledge and skills in the field of biology.
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–16:00
George Orwell’s Forerunners and Disciples: Anti-Utopia in Modern Russian Literature
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–17:00
At the crossroads of hobby, community work and journalism: hyperlocal media in Russia
with Dr. Olga Dovbysh, postdoctoral researcher at the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki.
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–19:00
Introduction to 3D-printing at Ångström Makerspace
Welcome to a Makerspace-evening for both the new and experienced maker. This evening will introduce you to 3D-printing. After completed course you will have a 3D-printing licence and full access to the printers.
Student ambassadors will be there to help and the library will provide "fika".
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–22:00
Hong Kong - After Work Drinks
Uppsala University Hong Kong Alumni Chapter cordially invites Uppsala University students, alumni and friends for a casual event to meet up with fellow and new members in Hong Kong.
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–13:30
Introduktion till 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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Internationel Conference "Central and Eastern Europe 1989-2019: Orders and Freedoms"
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Innovation Day 2019
Take part, co-create, expand your network with students and professionals. Have fun and win a trip to Paris to meet fellow Innovation Day winners from selected universities in Europe.
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–15:00
Demokratins hälsa idag – och imorgon?
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–16:00
Museum Day in the rainforest
Explore plants from the South. On Museum Day, the theme is FLAVOUR and all museums in Uppsala offer free entrance.
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–16:00
Enacting the Artifice: A Cognitive Approach to Literary Self-Reflection
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–19:30
Alumni Day: Digital experiences from 50 years in the industry
The alumni society at the Department of Informatics and Media, Uppsala University – IM Alumn – and the student associations Uppsala Systemvetare, Uppsala Medievetare and MKIT Student Association welcome you to the IM alumni day 2019.
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–17:00
Jubilee Lecture: Racial Banishment - The Housing Question in Postcolonial America
A jubilee Lecture to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Institute for Housing and Urban Research (IBF). The audience is invited to mingle after the lecture. The lecture will be held in English.
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–19:30
Innovation Tuesday
Innovation Tuesday is a meeting space where you can exchange ideas, work on cases, and become inspired by our guest lecturer. This Tuesday the theme is Business models. Register today at the following link:
http://doit.medfarm.uu.se/kurt14978
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Uppsala Lectures in Business 2019
Uppsala Lectures in Business is a series of lectures that has been arranged annually by the Department of Business Studies at Uppsala University since 1984.
The speaker of 2019 is Professor Saras D. Sarasvathy, Paul Hammaker Professor, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, and Jamuna Raghavan Chair in Entrepreneurship at IIM, Bangalore.
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–17:00
International GIS Day 2019
Come to the Humanities Theatre and listen to several lectures on current research with relation to GIS (geographical information systems)
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–18:00
Research Paper Drop-in! Individual guidance at the Library
Do you want help with searching for information, source material or data? Or do you have questions regarding citing or source criticism? The Library invites all students who wish to improve an essay or research paper to four drop-in sessions during the semester. Librarians from all subject fields will be there to help you out. We offer coffee. Welcome!
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–17:00
Seminar "The collective memory of the ‘Soviet’ in European Russia and Siberia: historical memory, identity and (a)political stances"
with Dr. Alla Anisimova and Dr. Matthew Blackburn
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–19:00
Introduction to 3D-printing at Ångström Makerspace
Welcome to a Makerspace-evening for both the new and experienced maker. This evening will introduce you to 3D-printing. After completed course you will have a 3D-printing licence and full access to the printers.
Student ambassadors will be there to help and the library will provide "fika".
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–22:30
Bern - UUSAC Annual General Meeting
Join the Uppsala University Switzerland Alumni Chapter (UUSAC) for the Annual General Meeting. After the meeting, other alumni and friends are welcome to join.
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–15:00
Introduction to R-programming
Welcome to an introduction to R with RStudio. We introduce the foundations of programming and a selection of recipes for modelling, automation and visualisation in R.
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–15:00
Learn how to search systematically and conduct search strategies 1/2
This workshop is aimed at PhD students, post docs or researchers who wish to update their information systematic searching skills and learn how to conduct searches for systematic reviews.
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–19:00
Introduction course in Arduino
Ångström Makerspace is hosting an introductory workshop about Arduinos. Welcome!
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–11:30
NVivo for Qualitative Data Analysis - step 1
Welcome to a training session in which we will work with NVivo, software for qualitative data analysis. The session is suitable for beginners or those who are familiar with NVivo but need an update on features covered. Participants need to be familiar with qualitative data analysis.
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–12:00
Depictions of the Heavens: The Interface of Science, Religion and Art in Medieval Scandinavia
Vi har fått möjlighet att ta emot Dr. Christian Etheridge, post. doc vid Nationalmuseet i Köpenhamn, specialiserad på medeltiden, renässansen och på numismatik. Han föreläser om vetenskap och bildgestaltning i Skandinavien under medeltiden och är specialinbjuden gäst till Konstvetenskapliga institutionen för denna gästföreläsning.
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Allt ljus på Uppsala: Advance Democracy, concert with ensemble from Allmänna Sången
Uppsala Light Festival illuminates the city center during the November darkness.
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–11:00
Zotero Avancerad
This workshop will include hands-on exercises and is aimed at those who have taken the introductory course and/or are already using Zotero. This course is free of charge and open to students, researchers and employees at Uppsala University. It will cover tips and tricks on how to get the most out of Zotero when adding references and searching your collection.
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–17:00
The Anders Wall Lecture
The purpose with the lecture is to inspire students to creativity and entrepreneurship by inviting successful entrepreneurs to speak about their inspiring journeys.
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–16:00
From Populations to Species: Genome Evolution and Its Modelling
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Philosophy tea – Immanuel Kant
This autumn Professor Peter Wallensteen and Lecturer Daniel Ogden will continue their popular Philosophy Tea talks.
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Neocolonialism and Ecological Marxism
Please join The Global Economy class (CEMUS) as we welcome Alf Hornborg from Lund University. During this lecture, Alf will focus on the political ecology of the money-energy-technology complex, its links to neocolonialism and structural barriers to development in the Anthropocene.
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Selfleadership - take control
CareerTuesday. Are you aware of your values and what motivates you? Welcome to a workshop where you will map you values in action.
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–17:00
Migrants from Post-Soviet States, the Russian Judicial System and the Role of Cultural Mediators
with Dr. Elena Maslovskaya (Russian Academy of Sciences, St.-Petersburg)
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–19:30
Innovation Tuesday
Innovation Tuesday is a meeting space where you can exchange ideas, work on cases, and become inspired by our guest lecturer. This Tuesday the theme is Pitch training. Register today at the following link:
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4th Annual LILAe Graduate Student Symposium in Literary Studies
Graduate students specializing in literature will present their research
Keynote lecture “Once again -- the Humanities...: Is there anything to add? Yes, there is!”
by Sverker Sörlin, Professor of Environmental History, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
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Kontaktdagarna 2019
Kontaktdagarna - Sveriges största arbetsmarknadsmässa för ekonomer, systemvetare & medievetare som anordnas av föreningen Uppsalaekonomerna.
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–12:00
Introduction to Python
Workshop on the programming language Python. We introduce the foundations of programming and a selection of recipes for modelling, automation and visualisation in Python.
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–16:00
EndNote step 1 and 2
A hands-on training session on using EndNote, the bibliographic management software.
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–19:00
Introduction to 3D-printing at Ångström Makerspace
Welcome to a Makerspace-evening for both the new and experienced maker. This evening will introduce you to 3D-printing. After completed course you will have a 3D-printing licence and full access to the printers.
Student ambassadors will be there to help and the library will provide "fika".
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–11:30
Introduktion till 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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Docent lecture (Thomas Kragh)
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The Swedish Literary Society's Autumn Meeting 2019
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–11:30
NVivo for Qualitative Data Analysis - step 2
Welcome to a training session in which we will work with NVivo, software for qualitative data analysis. The session is suitable for those who have attended step 1 or are already familiar with the basic features covered in step 1. Participants also need to be familiar with qualitative data analysis.
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–18:00
CryptoParty at Ångström Library
Welcome to the Uppsala University CryptoParty! We offer a learning space for all to introduce ourselves to the basic tools for self-protection in the digital space.
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Basel - After work
We are very excited to announce the first Uppsala University Switzerland Alumni Chapter (UUSAC) event in Basel, a relaxed after work meet-up in the city centre.
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New York - Fall Gasque
The Uppsala University Alumni Chapter in New York invites alumni and friends to celebrate fall with a family style gasque.
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An air of Christmas in the Orangery
Take a break from your Christmas preparations! Enjoy bulbs in bloom, Christmas lights and lovely scents. Get inspired by flower arrangements, admire the creativity of the childrens' decorations, or buy an Amaryllis for your home.
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TEDx UppsalaUniversity 2019 – Theme: ERROR-404
TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At TEDxUppsalaUniversity, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.
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Kampen om vården
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Body Rights 2030
Welcome to a workshop that will focus on the subjects of abortion, sexual education and sexuality in relation to sustainable development and how we move forward together. The event will be hosted by Hanna Hellström, ambassador for RFSU Body Rights 2030.
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Boost your information seeking skills
This workshop is aimed at PhD students, post docs or researchers who wish to update their information searching skills.
During this workshop, we will focus on Humanities, Psychology and/or Pedagogy.
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Introduction 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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The Knife and the Word: Placebo Effects in Surgery
Karin Jensen speaks on The Knife and the Word: Placebo Effects in Surgery. Q&A afterwards.
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Att starta eget företag
KarriärTisdag. Drömmer du om att förverkliga en affärsidé? Vill du veta hur det går till att starta eget företag?
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"The Caucasian Chalk Circle:" Georgia's Self on the East/West Nexus
with Shota Kakabadze (University of Tartu/IRES)
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Chamber music at Musicum
Members of the Royal Academic Orchestra play chamber music accompanied by the pianists Anna Christensson and Andreas Kreuger.
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–18:00
Research Paper Drop-in! Individual guidance at the Library
Do you want help with searching for information, source material or data? Or do you have questions regarding citing or source criticism? The Library invites all students who wish to improve an essay or research paper to four drop-in sessions during the semester. Librarians from all subject fields will be there to help you out. We offer coffee. Welcome!
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–19:00
Introduction to 3D-printing at Ångström Makerspace
Welcome to a Makerspace-evening for both the new and experienced maker. This evening will introduce you to 3D-printing. After completed course you will have a 3D-printing licence and full access to the printers.
Student ambassadors will be there to help and the library will provide "fika".
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–11:30
NVivo for Qualitative Data Analysis - step 3
In step 3 the focus lies on exporting your data for use in other software or in preparation of publication and on how to collaborate with colleagues. It is suitable for those who have done work in NVivo and are ready to move on to extracting or exporting the data.
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Forsskålssymposiet 2019: Demokratins framtid
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Introduction to CAD
Ångström Makerspace is hosting an evening for students who want to learn more about CAD. Welcome!
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Rebel Lives: The Lord’s Resistance Army as portrayed by themselves, for themselves
Assoc. Prof. Kristof Titeca, the University of Antwerpen, will show photos and present his latest book, "Rebel Lives: Photographs from inside the Lord’s Resistance Army" (Hannibal Press, 2019). After the screening Assoc. Prof. Titeca will engage in a conversation with Assoc. Prof. Sverker Finnström, Uppsala University
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–10:00
Boost your information seeking skills
This workshop is aimed at PhD students, post docs or researchers who wish to update their information searching skills.
During this workshop, we will focus on Science and Technology.
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–16:00
Governance After the End of Borders
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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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–19:00
Introduction to 3D-printing at Ångström Makerspace
Welcome to a Makerspace-evening for both the new and experienced maker. This evening will introduce you to 3D-printing. After completed course you will have a 3D-printing licence and full access to the printers.
Student ambassadors will be there to help and the library will provide "fika".
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–19:00
Introduction to 3D-printing at Ångström Makerspace
Welcome to a Makerspace-evening for both the new and experienced maker. This evening will introduce you to 3D-printing. After completed course you will have a 3D-printing licence and full access to the printers.
Student ambassadors will be there to help and the library will provide "fika".
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–15:00
Disseminate your research with Wikipedia
Disseminate your research and improve Wikipedia! Wikipedia is one of the largest encyclopedias in the world, and articles are often among the top results in search engines like Google. Therefore, improving or adding articles and references to Wikipedia can be a good way of making research more visible. Welcome to attend a seminar on how to get started with improving Wikipedia and how to use it to
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Disseminate your research with Wikipedia
Disseminate your research and improve Wikipedia!
Wikipedia is one of the largest encyclopedias in the world, and articles are often among the top results in search engines like Google. Therefore, improving or adding articles and references to Wikipedia can be a good way of making research more visible. Welcome to attend a seminar on how to get started with improving Wikipedia and how to use it t
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Docent lecture: Targeted Metabolomics in Clinical Samples
The lecture is an obligatory teaching test for those applying for admittance as docent (associate professor) and it should be possible for students and others with basic academic education in the relevant field to follow it. The lecture will last for 45 minutes and afterwards the audience may ask questions. The lecture will be given in English.
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Introduction 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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Author seminar with Springer Nature
Are you an early career researcher and have questions about the publishing process? Then this seminar is for you!
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CV and Cover letter - be attractive!
CareerTuesday. A seminar on how to write your CV and Cover letter.
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Close Far East: Come and meet representatives from 10 Ukrainian and Belarusian universities
Are you a student and want to spend some time abroad with the purpose of graduate and postgraduate studies, attend a summer course or do an internship? Are you a scientist and would like to conduct some research or be an expert?
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–18:00
Research Paper Drop-in! Individual guidance at the Library
Do you want help with searching for information, source material or data? Or do you have questions regarding citing or source criticism? The Library invites all students who wish to improve an essay or research paper to four drop-in sessions during the semester. Librarians from all subject fields will be there to help you out. We offer coffee. Welcome!
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Science & SciLifeLab Prize Symposium: Roads to Research Excellence
Don’t miss this symposium where you will hear Lou Woodley's (CSCCE) thoughts on community-building within science, meet the Prize winners and learn about their research in the following categories:
• Cell and Molecular Biology
• Genomics, Proteomics and Systems Biology
• Ecology and Environment
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Learn how to search systematically and conduct search strategies
This workshop is aimed at PhD students, post docs or researchers who wish to update their information systematic searching skills and learn how to conduct searches for systematic reviews.
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Christmas tunes with the Royal Academic Orchestra
The Royal Academic Orchestra invites you to a Christmas concert with sing-along and a beautiful classical Christmas repertoire, which includes music by Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker and music known from TV and movies.
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–10:45
Introduktion till 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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Higher seminar in educational law
The seminar will be held in swedish.
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–12:00
Boost your information seeking skills
This workshop is aimed at PhD students, post docs or researchers who wish to update their information searching skills. During this workshop, we will focus on Social Sciences and/or Law .
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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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Open workshop in NVivo
The open workshop is an opportunity to work on your own project under guidance from instructors. The workshop is suitable for those who are using NVivo, but need to discuss how to use the software under their specific circumstance.
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–11:30
NVivo for Qualitative Data Analysis - step 1
Welcome to a training session in which we will work with NVivo, software for qualitative data analysis. The session is suitable for beginners or those who are familiar with NVivo but need an update on features covered. Participants need to be familiar with qualitative data analysis.
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–11:30
NVivo for Qualitative Data Analysis - step 2
Welcome to a training session in which we will work with NVivo, software for qualitative data analysis. The session is suitable for those who have attended step 1 or are already familiar with the basic features covered in step 1. Participants also need to be familiar with qualitative data analysis.
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–11:30
EndNote step 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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Spring Semester Commences
Spring semester commences 20 January 2020.
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School holiday fun - watercolouring
Draw flowers, leaves, bulbs, and tubers in the Tropical Greenhouse. Let the plants inspire you. Learn from a skilled artist.
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Springtime in the Orangery
Visit the the early 19th century Orangery in the Botanical garden and see plants from the Mediterranean, Australia, South America and other warm places. When springtime sunrays reach citruses, apricots and cacti, they blossom. Extended opening hours in the Orangery during two weekends in March.
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Volunteer in Linnaeus' meadows
Help us to tidy up Carl Linnaeus' meadows efter the winter. We clear the meadows from branches, rake them, light fires and learn more about 18th century farming. There are hot dogs and soft drinks for all helpers. Don't miss out on a great opportunity to experience Swedish spring in a vibrant historical environment!
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The Linnaean garden season begins 2020
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.
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The Hammarby Day
Family day at Linnaeus' Hammarby. Learn about beehives and make homes for pollinating insects.
Many of the plants that are considered Linnaean relicts and part of the genetic material he used for his research blossom at this time of year at Linnaeus' Hammarby. See this year's art exhibition, and join a guided tour of the manor house in English at 12.30. -
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A Linnaean Garden Party 2020
Time travel to the 18th century, hear the rustle of silk skirts, see silver shoe buckles glisten, and sample artisan foods. Meet scientists, experiment, and learn more about Linnaean science. Guided tour in English at 11.30 and 14.30.
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Museum Night - At home with Linnaeus
Historians, art historians and biologists lead guided tours in Linnaeus' home and garden.