2016 Facts & FIGURES This is Uppsala University
Uppsala University is a meeting place for knowledge, culture and critical dialogue. Our mission is to gain and disseminate knowledge for the benefit of humankind and for a better world.
• Excellence in research and education across a broad range of subjects • Sustainable solutions to the challenges facing society • Cross-disciplinary cooperation • Integrated educational and research environment • Active collaboration with the surrounding world • Balance between disciplinary breadth and depth, pluralism and specialisa- tion, education and research, local, national and global roles • Working environment and leadership characterized by openness, responsi- bility and trust • Principles of collegiality and student influence • Activities characterized by equal opportunities, gender equality and the equal value of all people • Core values: Integrity and critical thinking, openness and diversity, democracy and justice Quality since 1477
• The first university in Sweden – founded in 1477 • One of the world’s top 100 universities • Active, systematic quality improvements • Broad educational offerings • Interdisciplinary campus areas • International Master’s programmes • Student exchange and research cooperation with universities throughout the world • Key collaborative partner for business and society
No. of employees and turnover (SEK mn) by education, research and total 2011–2015
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 No. of employees Turnover (SEK mn) Turnover research Turnover education • International networks: U4, Coimbra, Matariki, Sanord • International activities: Erasmus Mundus networks, BUP, ISP, Nordplus, Erasmus+ • Centres and offices: Shanghai, Beijing, New Delhi, Hanoi • Rich academic traditions and student life • Unique cultural offerings • Linnaeus, Celsius, Ångström and 8 Nobel laureates connected with Uppsala University
• Turnover 2015: SEK 6.5 billion (¤ 688 mn) – 70% research and PhD studies: SEK 4,6 billion (¤ 485 mn) • Number of employees 2015: 6,949 – including 2,977 researchers and teachers • PhD students 2015: 2,437 – including 1,173 employed PhD students • Facilities 2015: 388,000 square meters World-leading research
• International cutting-edge research in nine faculties • Research addressing both fundamen- tal scientific questions and societal challenges • Strong research environments • Specialization and multidisciplinary collaboration • National and international research collaboration • Increasing research grants • Part of three EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities: KIC InnoEnergy, EIT Raw Materials and EIT Health • Part of ten national strategic research areas • Large share of grants from the Swedish Research Council 2015 • More than 30 ERC grants – four new ERC grants 2015 • Four new Wallenberg Academy Fellows 2015 • New strategic innovation program 2015: Internet of things • Peer-reviewed scientific publications: 4,992 (2015) • No. of teachers, researchers and PhD students 2015: approx. 5,500 • No. of teachers 2015 (full-time equivalents): 1,527 teachers – including 566 full professors • 54% of research funded by external sources 2015 Research in figures
Research grants from EU, SEK mn 2011–2015
250
200
150
100
50
0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
No. of peer-reviewed scientific publications 2011–2015 5000
4800
4600
4400
4200
4000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Uppsala University’s share of the Swedish Research Council’s project grants % 25
20
15
10
5
0 Humanities and Medicine and Science and Social Sciences Pharmacy Technology
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Share of women – students, % teachers, and full professors 2015 60
50
40
30
20
10
0 Students at PhD Teachers Full Bachelor’s and students professors Master’s level First-class education
• Broad course and programme offerings from undergraduate to doctoral level in nine faculties • Lifelong learning through continuing and mid-career education • Dedicated investments in high quality and stimulating study environment • Educational development with active student participation • 140 study programmes at Bachelor’s and Master’s level • 2,000 freestanding courses • 40 different languages taught • 41,470 registered students 2015, 24,623 full-time equivalents (23% at Master’s level) • Most popular study programmes: psychology, medicine, law • Degrees conferred 2015: 5,753 (44% at Master’s level) • Roughly 40 international Master’s programmes and nearly 800 freestanding courses in English • Student exchange agreements with 450 universities in 55 countries • 1,565 incoming exchange students and 962 outgoing. 503 fee-paying international students (2015) • PhD students 2015: 2,437 (48% women) • PhD degrees 2015: 305 Education in figures
No. of full-year students per disciplinary domain
16,000
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0 Humanities and Medicine and Science and Social Sciences Pharmacy Technology
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
International exchanges at Bachelor’s and Master’s levels, No. of within exchange programmes 2011–2015 students 2,000
1,800
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Incoming Outgoing No. of tuition fee-paying students
600
503 500 428 400 337 300 228 200
118 100
0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
No. of PhD students, minimum 10% activity, 2011–2015
1,000
800
600
400
200
0 Humanities and Medicine and Science and Social Sciences Pharmacy Technology
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Benefiting society
• Manifold knowledge exchanges with business and society • Interaction and partnership for mutual benefit with actors in private sector, public sector, and civil society • Organized collaboration platforms as well as single initiatives • Examples of collaborative partners in the region: University Hospital, National Veterinary Institute, National Food Agency, Medical Products Agency, Geological Survey of Sweden, City of Uppsala • The life science cluster in the Stockholm–Uppsala region includes five universities, hundreds of compa- nies, university hospitals, and innova- tion support functions • UU Innovation – organization for supporting commercialization and collaboration with the business community • Uppsala University Holding – part owner of some 50 companies, more than 40 patent applications 2015 • 100 new student-based companies 2015 • Courses for mid-career education • Contacts with alumni – 20,700 alumni in global network • 400,000 visitors to Uppsala University’s museums and gardens 2015 Campus Areas
Campus Blåsenhus Educational Sciences, and Psychology Uppsala Biomedical Centre (BMC) Life Sciences Ekonomikum– Centre for Economic Sciences Business, Economics, and Social Sciences Evolutionary Biology Centre (EBC) Biology English Park Campus – Centre for the Humanities Theology, Humanities, and Social Sciences
The Ångström Uppsala Uppsala Biomedical Geo Centre Campus Evolutionary Biology Laboratory Science Park Centre (BMC) Blåsenhus Centre (EBC) Botanical Garden
English Park Campus
Ekonomikum – Centre for Economic Sciences
Information Technology Centre (ITC)
The Rudbeck Laboratory
University Hospital
Uppsala Castle Carolina Rediviva (Uppsala University Library)
The Munken Block University Campus Museum Main Building Gamla To rget Gustavianum Campus Gamla Torget Law, Political Science, and Peace and Conflict Research Geo Centre Earth Sciences Information Technology Centre (ITC) Computer Sciences The Rudbeck Laboratory Immunology, Cancer and Genetic Disorders The Ångström Laboratory Science and Technology Uppsala University – Campus Gotland
The Ångström Uppsala Uppsala Biomedical Geo Centre Campus Evolutionary Biology Laboratory Science Park Centre (BMC) Blåsenhus Centre (EBC) Botanical Garden
English Park Campus
Ekonomikum – Centre for Economic Sciences
Information Technology Centre (ITC)
The Rudbeck Laboratory
University Hospital
Uppsala Castle Carolina Rediviva (Uppsala University Library)
The Munken Block University Campus Museum Main Building Gamla To rget Gustavianum Faculties and Departments
Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty of Arts ALM – (Archives, Libraries, Museums) Archaeology and Ancient History Art History Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology Game Design History History of Science and Ideas Literature Musicology Philosophy Faculty of Educational Sciences Education Faculty of Languages English Linguistics and Philology Modern Languages Scandinavian Languages Faculty of Law Law Faculty of Social Sciences Business Studies Economics Economic History Food, Nutrition and Dietetics Government Housing and Urban Research Informatics and Media Peace and Conflict Research Psychology Social and Economic Geography Sociology Statistics Faculty of Theology Theology
Medicine and Pharmacy Faculty of Medicine Immunology, Genetics and Pathology Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology Medical Cell Biology Medical Sciences Neuroscience Public Health and Caring Sciences Surgical Sciences Women’s and Children’s Health Faculty of Pharmacy Medicinal Chemistry Pharmaceutical Biosciences Pharmacy
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