Uppsala University

A public research university in Uppsala, Sweden, founded in 1477. It is the oldest university in the Nordic countries.

University of Bologna: A university in Bologna, Italy, whose origins date to the late eleventh century. Its earlier history offers a European point of comparison for Uppsala’s medieval foundation.
Faculty (academic division): A major academic division within a university, grouping related disciplines and departments. Uppsala’s faculties organize its teaching and research across broad fields.
Anders Celsius: A Swedish astronomer who devised the Celsius temperature scale and worked at Uppsala University. His astronomical work and temperature scale are among the university’s best-known scientific legacies.
Uppsala University Hospital: A major teaching hospital in Uppsala, Sweden, affiliated with Uppsala University. It provides clinical settings for medical education and research.
University of Paris: A medieval university whose institutional origins lie in Parisian schools of the twelfth century. Like Uppsala, it grew from medieval Europe’s university tradition.
Department (university): An academic unit responsible for teaching and research in a defined subject area. Departments carry out much of the university’s subject-specific work.
Carl Linnaeus: A Swedish botanist who developed a foundational system for naming and classifying organisms. He taught and conducted influential botanical research at Uppsala.
Uppsala Conflict Data Program: A research program that collects and analyzes data on organized violence and armed conflict. It exemplifies Uppsala’s contribution to internationally used social-science data.
Uppsala Cathedral: A Gothic cathedral in Uppsala, Sweden, whose construction began in the thirteenth century. The university’s medieval city was already a major religious center.
University rector: The senior executive leader of a university, often called a president or vice-chancellor elsewhere. The rector leads the institution within Sweden’s university governance system.

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