Uppsala University

research university in Uppsala, Sweden
Organization university Q185246
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Summary

Uppsala University is a university[1]. It ranks in the top 0.98% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,695 views/month, #80 of 8,192).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Matariki Network of Universities[3], Coimbra Group[4], European University Association[5], ArXiv[6], Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities[7], Science for Life Laboratory[8], Testbed Sweden Precision Health Cancer[9], Health Data Sweden[10], European Open Science Cloud Association[11], Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions[12], ELIXIR Germany[13], Enlight Alliance[14]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Uppsala Municipality[15]
  • Country: Sweden[16]
  • Instance of: Swedish government agency[17]
  • Main regulatory text: The Higher Education Ordinance[18]
  • Founder: Sten Sture the Elder[19], Jakob Ulvsson[20]
  • Headquarters location: Uppsala[21]
  • Location: Uppsala[22]
  • Postal code: 75105[23], 752 37[24]
  • Child organization or unit: Center for Clinical Research Dalarna[25]
  • Commons category: Uppsala University[26]
  • Has part(s): Uppsala University Library[27], Gustavianum[28], Carolina Rediviva[29], University Hall[30], Uppsala Botanical Garden[31]
  • Inception: 1477[32]
  • Parent organization or unit: Ministry of Education and Research[33]
  • Official website: https://www.uu.se[34]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Uppsala University[35]
  • Commons gallery: Uppsala universitet[36]
  • Email address: mailto:registrator@uu.se[37]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: Sweden[38]
  • Phone number: +46-18-471-00-00[39]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Student directory for Uppsala University from 1595 to 1889[41], Public register of government agencies in Sweden[42], Meyer’s Universum, Sechster Band[43]
  • Ranking: 88[44], 77[45], 78[46], 89[47], 82[48], 62[49], 63[50], 60[51], 61[52], 73[53]

Why It Matters

Uppsala University has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] ↑ . Public register of government agencies in Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . Public register of government agencies in Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Public register of government agencies in Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . Public register of government agencies in Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . eua.eu. Retrieved . eua.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . the-guild.eu. Retrieved . the-guild.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . eosc.eu. Retrieved . eosc.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [12] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . statskontoret.se. Retrieved . statskontoret.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Public register of government agencies in Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Public register of government agencies in Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Public register of government agencies in Sweden. Retrieved . myndighetsregistret.scb.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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