Blue Card aims to attract highly skilled migrants – but results are slow
The EU Blue Card, which is part of an effort to attract highly qualified
workers to the EU, has not had the impact expected – despite its
advantages over national residence permits, according to Micheline van
Riemsdijk, Professor of Human Geography.
A previously unknown species of leaf warbler has been discovered in
Japan. The Ijima’s Leaf Warbler has proven to be two different species,
not just one.
RESEARCHER PROFILE. Curiosity about both geometric analysis and her students is what drives
Anna Sakovich in her work as a senior lecturer in the Geometry and
Physics Unit at the Department of Mathematics. She has been awarded two
Distinguished Teaching Awards for her efforts.
More people want to study at Uppsala University this autumn
A total of 95,833 people have applied for programmes or courses at
Uppsala University in the autumn semester. This is an increase of 3.8
per cent compared with the 2025 autumn semester.
Forget the enigmatic poet for a moment – and start listening to the
musician. In his book Lyssna på Bob Dylan (Listen to Bob Dylan),
musicologist Lars Berglund seeks to challenge the perception of Dylan as
merely a lyricist.
New leadership at two
disciplinary domains in autumn 2026
Two of the three disciplinary domains at Uppsala
University will have an entirely new leadership come autumn 2026 following the Vice-Chancellor’s
decision on vice-rectors and deputy vice-rectors from mid-2026.
Göran Gustafsson Prizes in Engineering Physics awarded to Uppsala researchers
Three young researchers at Uppsala University have been awarded Göran
Gustafsson Prizes in Engineering Physics: Patrick Sandoz, Sergii Shylin and Chenyu Wen.
