Research at the Faculty of Languages
Language research naturally deals with grammar and words, but also literature, linguistics, language history, dialects, conversation and names.
Collecting recipes and the stories behind them
Historical recipes and cookbooks abound to teach us about past foods and dietary habits. Less is kno ...
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Deciphering ancient runic messages
Henrik Williams’ speciality is deciphering runic inscriptions. He is the world’s only professor of r ...
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All known runestones now documented digitally
Have you ever wondered whether there is an interesting runestone nearby? Or would it be useful for y ...
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Research environments
The Swedish Institute for North American Studies (SINAS)
The Swedish Institute for North American Studies (SINAS) conducts research, offers courses and promotes the study of North America. It is the only institute of its kind in Sweden. Founded in 1985, we are a section within the Department of English. The researchers at the institute work closely with our colleagues in American literature at the department. Moreover, the institute serves as a resource for the larger community of scholars at Uppsala University interested in North America, and cooperate with scholars in education, the humanities, law, social sciences, and theology.
Interdisciplinary projects
Researchers at the Faculty of Languages participate in several interdisciplinary projects.
Projects financed by the Centre for Integrated Research on Culture and Society (CIRCUS)
- From close reading to remote reading: digital humanities and new forms of text analysis
- Human diversity research network
- Ecological Narratives: Bio/Cyber/Semiotic Perspectives
- TextWorlds
Research projects financed by Uppsala Antibiotic Center
Honorary doctoral degrees
Honorary doctoral degrees are awarded to distinguished individuals who have made an outstanding academic contribution or in some other way promoted research at the University. Each year, the faculty boards have the opportunity to appoint one or more honorary doctors.
- Faculty of Languages (2000-)
- Faculty of Humanities (-1999)