University news
- Admissions to Stockholm University’s master’s programmes increase by 35% 2018-04-26 Despite a slightly lower number of applications, the number of students admitted to Stockholm University’s international master’s programmes has significantly increased compared to last year.
- Read SciLifeLab´s magazine Synergy 2018-04-25 In the beginning of May a new issue of SciLifeLab´s magazine Synergy will be out.
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Collapse of the Atlantic Ocean heat transport might lead to hot European summers
2018-04-24
Severe winters combined with heat waves and droughts during summer in Europe. Those were the consequences as the Atlantic Ocean heat transport nearly collapsed 12,000 years ago. The same situation might occur today.
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Gig workers in the platform economy bear the burden of entrepreneurs’ responsibilities
2018-04-23
Gig workers take the same risks and responsibilities of entrepreneurs, without getting the freedom. Airi Lampinen discusses gig economy on YLE TV1's A-studio.
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How to deal with the Baltic Sea's contamination
2018-04-26
The Baltic Sea is contaminated. Now we have to find the best way to deal with the contamination to minimize the effects for us and the environment. At DEEP, PhD student Peter Bruce is investigating how well the Swedish management of contaminated sediments fulfills our goals for sustainability.
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Stockholm fourth on ranking list of cities
2018-04-20
Stockholm is ranked fourth on the list of cities in the world with the highest number of Times Higher Education World University ranked institutions, based on analysis of their top 200 and top 500 universities to see which cities have the highest concentration of elite universities.
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Protein can slow intestinal tumour growth
2018-04-23
A new mechanism for regulating stem cells in the intestine of fruit flies has been discovered by researchers at Stockholm University. In addition, it was discovered that a certain protein can slow the growth of tumours in intestinal tissue. A better understanding of these mechanisms can teach us more about how diseases in human intestines occur, as well as contribute to the development of new medicine to cure them.
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Actress and awardwinning writer and journalist among Stockholm University's honorary doctorates
2018-04-24
This year’s honorary doctors have all contributed in distinctive ways to the University’s research and education. Prominent names include the actress Stina Ekblad and awardwinning writer and journalist Lena ten Hoopen.
