Uppsala
Americannoun
noun
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These discoveries come from a new study by researchers at Uppsala University, who analyzed four shared graves from a 5,500-year-old hunter-gatherer community at Ajvide on the island of Gotland.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 19, 2026
The article draws on a chapter from Melanie During's doctoral thesis, which she defended at Uppsala University in November 2024.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2025
At 15, he was accepted to RIG Academy, a Swedish government-funded boarding school for aspiring athletes in Uppsala, north of Stockholm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
His friend Kassandra Fritz, an 18-year-old natural sciences student, says she has driven to Uppsala from her home in Gävle, two hours north, to "have fun and meet new people".
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
“Oh, nonsense. Now, what can we do for you here in Uppsala, Mr. Van Texel?”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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