Uppsala University

Uppsala University (Swedish Uppsala universitet) is a public university in Uppsala, Sweden. The oldest university in Scandinavia, it was founded in 1477 on the initiative of the Archbishop of Uppsala Jakob Ulfsson and the Swedish Regent Sten Sture, and with a papal bull from Sixtus IV. After a turbulent period following the reformation, with some periods of virtual extinction, the university rose to some significance with the rise of Sweden as a great power and a leading Lutheran state from the end of the 16th century and was given a relative financial stability with the large donation of King Gustavus Adolphus in the early 17th century.

Locations and campus areas

Buildings and locations where the university has activities or which are significantly connected to its history. Asterisk marks buildings which are currently not used by the University. Some of the historic buildings in central Uppsala have had to be let to other activities, as their protected status has made it impossible to make modifications necessary to meet requirements to adjust to the needs for students with disabilities.

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University Park and Cathedral area

• Gustavianum
• The Old Consistory building
• The University Hall
• The Ekerman House
• The Dean's House (or Julinsköld Palace)
• Skytteanum
• The Oxenstierna House
• Regnellianum
• Carolina Rediviva

West of Central Uppsala

• English Park Campus - Centre for the Humanities (including the Centre for Language Studies)
• Centre for Evolutionary Biology (EBC)
• Uppsala University Botanical Garden

Other locations in wider Central Uppsala

• Theatrum Oeconomicum and Gamla Torget ("The Old Forum")
• The Observatory Park with the old observatory
• Centre for Economic Studies (Ekonomikum)
• Linnaeus' Garden
• Anders Celsius's former house and observatory

South of central Uppsala

• Uppsala University Hospital
• The Rudbeck Laboratory
• Uppsala Biomedical Centre (BMC)
• Geo Centre
• Centre for Mathematics and Information Technology (MIC)
• The Ångström Laboratory

North of Central Uppsala

• Teacher Training