Uppsala University, Public research university in Uppsala, Sweden
Uppsala University is a public research institution in the Swedish city of Uppsala in the southeastern part of Uppsala County. The campus spreads across several locations throughout the city and includes faculty buildings, laboratories, libraries, and student facilities in both historical and contemporary structures.
Pope Sixtus IV established this institution in 1477 through a papal bull that granted it rights similar to those of the University of Bologna. The institution went through several reform phases during the Protestant Reformation and was later reshaped under Swedish royal patronage.
The name Carolina Rediviva means "Carolina revived" and refers to a building that replaced an earlier structure destroyed in a city fire. Visitors can view the silver Gothic manuscript Codex Argenteus displayed in a gallery alongside maps and rare music prints from the Renaissance onward.
Academic buildings and collections are scattered throughout the city center, so visitors can walk between sites. Many areas are open to the public during term time, while libraries and museums maintain separate visiting hours.
Nobel Prize winners give annual public talks at the institution and present their research to audiences. Some of these events take place in historical lecture halls that have hosted academic discussions for centuries.
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