Uppsala University is the Nordic region’s oldest university – founded in 1477 – and is ranked among the top 100 universities in the world.
There are more than 40,000 students here and they are seen, heard and make their mark everywhere. The University’s nearly 5,000 researchers and teachers conduct world-leading research and offer a seemingly endless number of courses.
Among the University’s alumni there are 15 Nobel Prize laureates, of which 8 received their prizes for discoveries made during their time at Uppsala University. Carl Linnaeus, Anders Celsius and Olof Rudbeck the Elder are a few examples of prominent scientists in Uppsala University’s history.
Uppsala University is divided into three disciplinary domains: humanities and social sciences, medicine and pharmacy, and science and technology. These in turn consist of nine faculties and nearly 50 departments in total. Since 2021, Anders Hagfeldt is the University’s Vice-Chancellor.
Teaching Staff
Professor Nikolas Glover
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of Economic History, Uppsala Centre for Business History
Research Interests
- Cultural history of the 20th century Swedish export economy
- Political and social impacts of an open economy and small-state democratic corporatism on the collective identities of different societal groups
Professor Lars Magnusson
Professor at Department of Economic History
Research Interests
- History of economic thought in Sweden and Europe, mainly 18th and 19th century
- Regulation and Political Economy in a historical perspective
- Swedish Model of labour market relations in a comparative perspective (1930-2005)
Dr Mikael Wendschlag
Researcher at Department of Economic History
Research Interests
- Financial history, business history and East Asian economies
Dr Pär Wikman
Researcher at Department of Economic History, Science and Technology Studies Center
Research Interests
- History of the social sciences, scientific expertise and policymaking, post-war expert culture and knowledge production in economic and regional planning
- Environmental history investigating circular economy and sustainable consumption
Accommodation
Uppsala University will guarantee an offer of housing to all fee-paying Bachelor’s and Master’s students and several other groups of students attending the university through collaboration agreements prioritised by Uppsala University management. The guarantee also applies to scholarship recipients. Please note that students who wish to reside with a non-Uppsala student (ie. a partner) will not be able to do that – they will have to find their own room to rent.
Cost of living
Click here for information on the cost of living in Uppsala
Visa information
If you are going to Sweden in the second semester you can find details of how to apply for a residence permit for higher education on the Swedish Migration Agency’s website here. You can apply for this permit from the UK during the first semester and further details on the process will be sent to you shortly after the start of the semester.
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