Den 6 december firar Finland 100 års självständighet. En av de mest centrala aktörerna i Finlands självständighetshistoria är Gustaf Mannerheim. Mannerheims långa och mångskiftande liv gestaltas i Henrik Meinanders bok mot den tid och de sammanhang han levde i. Hans privilegierade bakgrund och officerskarriär i...
Lectures / 04.12.2017
7 December – Behavioural Economics
It all started in 2008 with a book, “Nudge – Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness”, written by this year’s recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and behavioral economist, Richard Thaler, and law professor Cass Sunstein. Since then, “nudge units” all...
Activities, Activity / 27.11.2017
Film screening – Cut the Cuts: The struggle to end female genital mutilation
In a collaboration with ActionAid, UF will provide a screening of the movie “Girls from Earth”, a film about the fight against female genital mutilation in Africa. After the screening, experts from ActionAid will be available for questions from the audience. Date: 28/11/2017 Time: 6:30 PM–8 PM Place:...
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE TO ATTEND THIS EVENT. Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiWYICDKX3nevf6fX8zTqi5L-i05CeJ5PnmutWFjwO9X8plA/viewform Due to security reasons, information such as personal numbers collected through the applications will be shared with third parties such as the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm and SÄPO (the...
Saudiarabien är ett av världens mest konservativa länder och är idag inblandat i ett flertal konflikter, bland annat ett proxykrig med Iran som kostar staten upp mot 200 miljoner dollar dagligen. Trots att Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud officiellt sitter kvar på tronen har kronprinsen och...
UF News / 21.11.2017
Uppsala Model UN 2018 – Apply for Host Team
Uppsala Model United Nations is an annual UN simulation gathering young people from across the globe to discuss international affairs. During the conference, you will have the opportunity to build friendships as well as practice the skills needed to become the leaders of tomorrow. We are happy to announce...
From the 6th to the 17th of November, the United Nations is holding the annual conference COP23 in Bonn, Germany to discuss climate change and the ways forward with the Paris Agreement. In conjunction with the event, Marc Buckley is visiting UF to speak about...
Over the past decade, social media use has become nearly ubiquitous in Western society and beyond – one quarter of the global population now has a Facebook account. Traditional power dynamics are shifting, and recent events signal that these changes leave public opinion – and...
Activities, Activity / 31.10.2017
7 November – Launching Forward – Women and Work in the Arabian Gulf
While labour force participation rates for women in the Middle East region have remained low over the past several decades, several Arabian Gulf countries have made significant gains with initiatives focused on activating women into paid work. __________________________________________________ During this workshop, participants will explore different types of...