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May 28, 2012
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UK researchers: 'we have a permit for the bees'
Science & Technology: 29 Apr 12
The research team behind the project to translocate a 100 short-haired bumblebees in a bid to re-establish a population in the UK, has insisted that it has the full backing of the Swedish authorities despite widespread criticism.
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'Swedes should eat more rabbits': scientist
Science & Technology: 20 Feb 12
Swedes are eating more meat each year and in order to reduce the effect this has on the climate, they ought to change beef or chicken for rabbit meat, according to an expert on agricultural science.
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Sweden battles rise in university cheating
Education: 31 Aug 11
With reports of cheating and plagiarism at Swedish universities on the rise, The Local's Geoff Mortimore looks at how big the problem really is and what's being done to address it.
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Rare owls breed again after good 'lemming-year'
Science & Technology: 13 Jul 11
Snowy owls have bred in the county of Jämtland in northern Sweden for the first time in 60 years, as a result of the excess of food available in what experts describe as a great "lemming-year".
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Hungry bears preying on more reindeer calves: study
Science & Technology: 22 May 11
A single bear in northern Sweden has killed more than 30 reindeer calves, leading researchers to conclude that the bear is more of a reindeer predator than previously thought.
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Lemming hordes perish in Swedish roadside 'massacre'
Society: 27 Apr 11
Hordes of lemmings are making their way down from the Swedish mountains, falling victim to traffic in what has been described as a real "massacre".
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Top marks for Stockholm School of Economics
Education: 23 Mar 11
Stockholm School of Economics has overtaken Karolinska Institutet in an annual ranking of Sweden's top 30 universities and colleges.
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Karolinska named among world's top universities
Education: 11 Mar 11
Stockholm's Karolinska Institute and Lund University are among six Swedish universities named in a world top 200 list published on Thursday.
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Sweden looks to fight superbugs with 'other people's poop'
Science & Technology: 8 Nov 10
The Swedish medical community is increasingly turning to what many patients consider a rather unappealing antidote for battling resistant 'superbug' bacteria.
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Drunk student wakes in startled stranger's home
Society: 21 Oct 10
A first-year university student has been fined and issued a suspended sentence for trespassing, as well as ordered to pay damages after he mistakenly entered the wrong home in southern Sweden following a night of heavy drinking.
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Swedish group to study horse whispering youth
Society: 21 Sep 10
A research team drawn from three Swedish universities is planning to study how children from various cultural backgrounds communicate with horses.
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3 Swedish universities make top 100 list
Education: 18 Aug 10
Three Swedish universities, Karolinska Institute (KI) and Uppsala and Stockholm Universities, made the top 100 of the Academic Ranking of World Universities compiled annually by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
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Probe looks at grocery food waste in Sweden
National: 27 Jul 10
The Nordic Council of Ministers will finance a major survey to investigate the reasons why thousands of tonnes of meat, fruit and vegetables are thrown away each year in Swedish grocery stores.
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Dry weather could hurt blueberry season
Society: 6 Jul 10
It will be a disappointing season for eager blueberry fans if it does not rain soon in Sweden, the newspaper Smålänningen reported on Monday.
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Karolinska tops university rankings: report
Education: 5 Apr 10
Karolinska Institutet (KI), Handelshögskolan in Stockholm, and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet – SLU) top the 2009 rankings of Swedish institutions of higher education.
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Universities quizzed over English requirement
Education: 23 Mar 10
The Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman has launched an inquiry into demands by several Swedish universities for employment applications to be submitted in English.
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Sweden bans university affirmative action
Education: 18 Mar 10
The Swedish government has announced that from August 1st it will no longer be permitted to favour prospective university students by virtue of their gender.
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Female students awarded discrimination damages
Education: 22 Feb 10
Lund University in southern Sweden has agreed to pay compensation to 24 women denied admission to the university's psychology programme because of their gender.
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Swedish researchers discover new bird species
Science & Technology: 16 Feb 10
Swedish researchers, together with their Lao colleagues, have discovered a previously unknown bird species in south-east Asia. The new species is related to the willow warbler, but lives only in areas of limestone rock.
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'Bears most feared by Swedes': report
National: 13 Feb 10
Swedes are increasingly afraid of encountering wild animals in the countryside, particularly bears, according to a new report.
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Swedish university guilty of gender discrimination
National: 21 Dec 09
A Swedish appeals court ruled on Monday that it was illegal for a university to prioritize men for its veterinary education programme, upholding a previous decision finding the institution guilty of illegal gender discrimination.
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Elk, not husband, killed Swedish woman: police
Society: 1 Dec 09
A Swedish man suspected of killing his 63-year-old wife has been exonerated after forensic analysis revealed the woman’s death was caused by an elk.
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Police consider death by elk in murder case
National: 28 Nov 09
A former murder investigation has been reviewed by police who now suspect a 63-year-old woman found dead in Småland, southern Sweden, last year was killed by an elk.
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Rejected women sue Swedish university
Education: 14 Oct 09
A group of women who are suing a Swedish university for gender discrimination have also reported Sweden’s Equality Ombudsman for refusing to take up their case.
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Swedish hunters to target marauding raccoon dogs
National: 4 Sep 09
Swedish elk hunters have been encouraged to shoot on sight any raccoon dogs that they may chance across.
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Female students win discrimination case
Education: 30 Mar 09
In a closely watched affirmative action case, a Swedish court ruled on Monday that men should not have been offered spots in a veterinary school programme ahead of women with equivalent qualifications.
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Swedish cows make lousy earthquake detectors: study
Science & Technology: 13 Jan 09
Data gathered during Sweden’s mid-December earthquake shows that cows in Skåne barely noticed the shaking beneath their feet, disappointing researchers who suspected the animals had an innate ability to detect natural disasters.
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'Farmer' Prince moves south for studies
Society: 22 Dec 08
Sweden's Prince Carl Philip is to move south next month to begin a two-year course at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, it has been revealed.
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Erectile aid found to enhance spruce tree roots
Science & Technology: 20 Dec 08
Swedish researchers have found that a common erectile dysfunction aid also has an enhancing effect on the common spruce tree.
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Hunter attacked by bear in northern Sweden
National: 16 Nov 08
A 39-year-old man is recovering in hospital after he was attacked by a bear near Kramfors in northern Sweden on Saturday.
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Man attacked by bear in northern Sweden
National: 13 Nov 08
A 39-year-old man has been taken to hospital after he was attacked by a bear outside Bollnäs in northern Sweden.
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Obesity threatens man's best friend
Society: 21 Jun 08
Every fourth dog in Sweden suffers from obesity and weight problems, Dagens Nyheter reports. Dog owners shoulder the blame, experts argue.
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Researchers doubt charcoal's carbon storage potential
Science & Technology: 2 May 08
According to the latest research done at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, charcoal´s potential as an environmentally friendly mechanism for storing carbon waste is overrated.
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Shy bears come into close contact with people
Science & Technology: 25 Sep 07
Many more people come into close contact with bears than they realize, according to new Swedish research. In most cases, the animal is aware of the presence of people, but the people do not know they are close to a bear.
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Manipulated data behind scientific breakthrough
Science & Technology: 18 Apr 07
A team of Swedish researchers has asked for its findings on the flowering process to be discarded after discovering that a guest researcher had tampered with the data in the study.
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Relaxed king prepares to turn 60
National: 21 Apr 06
Young people are being exposed to the wrong kind of role models in the media, Carl Gustaf has said in an interview ahead of his 60th birthday. He also talks of his childhood and Victoria's fear of succeeding him.
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Sweden drops Russian spy probe
National: 7 Apr 06
A Russian researcher at a university in Uppsala accused of spying has been cleared after the investigation against him was dropped by Swedish prosecutors.
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Russian spy suspect kept in custody
National: 16 Mar 06
A Russian man suspected of espionage against Sweden was remanded in custody for another two weeks by a Stockholm court on Thursday - a day after Russia demanded his immediate release.
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Russian spy suspect to remain in Swedish custody
National: 2 Mar 06
A Russian man suspected of espionage against Sweden was remanded in custody for another two weeks by a Stockholm court on Thursday.
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Spy incident "will damage Russian-Swedish relations"
National: 21 Feb 06
Russia warns that the arrest in Stockholm of one of its citizens on suspicion of spying risks damaging relations between the two countries.
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Russian scientist charged with spying
National: 17 Feb 06
A Russian man who was researching plant viruses in Uppsala has been charged with spying against Sweden. It was not revealed which country he was spying for.
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Meet Sanna, 9 years old
Sanna is one of 2 million people in Sweden under the age of 18. Sweden is seen as a good place to grow up. The law makes sure children are well-protected and defends their rights and any organizations work with children's well-being. Read more »
Strindberg, king of drama
August Strindberg's plays shocked society, dazzled audiences and revolutionized drama. A century after his death, Strindberg, with his powerful, timeless themes, is celebrated around the world. Read more »
The story of K Composite Magazine »
"I’m working on a couple long articles which will be posted here soon. While those are in the works, I thought I’d share this article and interview about my magazine, K Composite, which was recently published on the site Design-Milk.com. Enjoy! Scott Ritcher launched his now digitally glossy mag, K Composite, back when Macs were used..." READ »
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