OpenFieldFounded in 1477, Uppsala University is the oldest university in Sweden and all of Scandinavia. Consistently ranked among the top 100 universities worldwide, Uppsala has educated 16 Nobel laureates including Svante Arrhenius, Dag Hammarskjöld, and 2022 Nobelist Svante Pääbo. Across the Ångström Laboratory and the Biomedical Centre (BMC), Uppsala conducts frontier research in battery technology (Battery 2030+), evolutionary genomics, computer systems, and quantum materials. Explore verified English-taught Master's degrees, salaried doctoral positions, and faculty profiles.
Review checked academic pathways and funding options below:
Uppsala's premier merit-based scholarship covering full tuition fees for outstanding non-EU/EEA international students admitted to two-year Master's degree programs at Uppsala University.
Four-year salaried doctoral research appointments across Uppsala research divisions, combining cutting-edge scientific investigation with teaching duties under standard Swedish employment contracts and comprehensive health coverage.
Two-year English-taught Master's program (120 ECTS) based at the Information Technology department, covering algorithms, machine learning, embedded systems, software engineering, and an individual 30-ECTS thesis.
Interdisciplinary two-year Master's degree (120 ECTS) inside the Biomedical Centre (BMC), partnering with Uppsala's vibrant life science cluster in biopharmaceuticals, synthetic biology, and molecular diagnostics.
Europe's foremost advanced materials and energy physics research center at Ångström Laboratory, housing state-of-the-art cleanrooms, synchrotron beamlines, and battery storage labs under the Battery 2030+ initiative.
Two to six-month structured research traineeships inside Uppsala research laboratories in electrochemistry, solar cell materials, and structural biology.
Campus employment positions (övningsassistenter / labbassistenter) enabling graduate students to tutor weekly recitation sessions, mentor programming workshops, and assist in grading laboratory exams.
Under Swedish higher education regulations, EU/EEA and Swiss citizens study completely tuition-free. For non-EU/EEA international students, tuition for master's programs is SEK 72,500 to SEK 82,500 per semester (approx. SEK 290,000 to SEK 330,000 for a two-year 120 ECTS program). The Uppsala University Scholarship Programme covers 100% of tuition fees for outstanding admitted Master's candidates. Doctoral candidates hold salaried employment contracts and study tuition-free.
Distinguished researchers and laboratory heads at Uppsala University:
Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine (2022) / Uppsala Alumnus & Hon. Professor; specializing in Paleogenomics, Human Evolution, Ancient DNA.
Professor of Inorganic Chemistry / Coordinator of Battery 2030+; specializing in Battery Chemistry, Lithium-Ion Batteries, Solid-State Batteries.
Professor of Embedded Systems / Department of Information Technology; specializing in Real-Time Systems, Formal Verification, Timed Automata.
Facts reflect official Uppsala University documentation reviewed 2026-10-14. Degree admissions, scholarship awards, and employment positions are subject to formal university review. OpenField does not charge students application fees.
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