Editing Uppsala University (section)

==Student life==

===Nations and student union===
[[File:Gästrike Hälsinge.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Gästrike-Hälsinge nation]]]]
Up until June 2010, students at Uppsala University were obliged to become members of one of the [[nations at Swedish universities|nations]], corporations of students traditionally according to the province of origin (not strictly upheld now, for practical reasons). The system of dividing students into nations according to origin can ultimately be traced back to the nations at the medieval [[University of Paris]] and other early medieval universities, but the Uppsala nations appear only about 1630–1640, most likely under influence of the ''[[Landsmannschaft (Studentenverbindung)|Landsmannschaft]]en'' which existed at some of the German universities visited by Swedish students. In Sweden, nations exist only in Uppsala and [[Lund University|Lund]]. The nations were originally seen as subversive organisations promoting less virtuous aspects of student life, but in 1663 the [[wikt:consistory|consistory]] made membership in a nation legal, each nation being placed under the inspectorship of a professor.

The current thirteen nations all have a history stretching back to the early-to-mid 17th century, but some of them are the result of mergers of older, smaller nations that took place in the early 19th century to facilitate the financing of building projects.

The nations at Uppsala University are:
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*[[Stockholms nation]]
*[[Uplands nation]]
*[[Gästrike-Hälsinge nation]]
*[[Östgöta nation (Uppsala)|Östgöta nation]]
*[[Västgöta Nation, Uppsala|Västgöta nation]]
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*[[Södermanlands-Nerikes nation]]
*[[Västmanlands-Dala Nation, Uppsala|Västmanlands-Dala nation]]
*[[Smålands nation, Uppsala|Smålands nation]]
*[[Göteborgs nation, Uppsala|Göteborgs nation]]
*[[Kalmar nation]]
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*[[Värmlands nation]]
*[[Norrlands nation]]
*[[Gotlands nation]]
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Since the 1960s there is a fourteenth nation, the ''Skånelandens nation'' (referring to the [[Scanian lands]]) which has no membership fee and exists as a legal device to get around the compulsory membership for students who prefer not to become affiliated with the traditional nations. However, this nation was made redundant in 2010, when membership in a nation ceased to be mandatory.

The [[Uppsala Student Union]] was founded in 1849 as a corporation representing all students, irrespective of nation. The pharmaceutical institute became integrated in Uppsala university during 1968 and formed the Faculty of Pharmacy at Uppsala University, and the pharmaceutical educations moved to Uppsala university during 1972. At the same time, the Pharmaceutical Student Union (Pharmaceutical Association of Uppsala Students) became a Student Union at Uppsala University. The students at the faculty of Pharmacy were also exempt from compulsory membership in the nations, but most pharmacy students belonged to one. However, they were obliged to take up membership in the Pharmaceutical Student Union, an organisation having the same role as the nations and Uppsala Student union at the rest of the university.

The compulsory membership in a student union was abolished on 1 July 2010; however, the unions will still be representing organisations in the university boards and committees. The status as a student union will be decided upon by the university board for periods of three years at a time. On 20 February 2013, the university board decided that there will be four student unions at the university from July 2013 – June 2016: the Uppsala Student Union (for students at the faculties of Art, Social Sciences, Languages, Theology, Law, Educational Sciences and Medicine), the Pharmaceutical Student Union (for students at the Faculty of Pharmacy), the Uppsala Union of Engineering and Science Students (at the Faculty of Science and Technology), and Rindi (the union for students at Campus Gotland).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uu.se/nyheter-press/pressmeddelanden/pressmeddelande-visning/?id=1910&area=3&typ=pm&na=&lang=sv|title=Studentkårer utsedda av konsistoriet – Uppsala universitet|first=Anneli|last=Waara|website=uu.se}}</ref> In February 2016, two additional associations were given the status as student unions: Uppsala Business & Economics Students Association (for students of economics) and Uppsala Law Student Associations (for students of law).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lille|first=Lotta|date=1916-02-22|title=Två nya studentkårer i Uppsala – Upsala Nya Tidning|url=https://unt.se/4122417|access-date=2020-10-22|website=unt.se|language=sv}}</ref> Thus, there are now six student unions at Uppsala university.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Student unions – Uppsala University, Sweden|url=https://www.uu.se/en/admissions/study-and-live-in-uppsala/student-unions/|access-date=2020-10-22|website=uu.se|language=en}}</ref>

===Music===
[[File:Student singers march down the stairs in Carolina Rediviva 1877.jpg|thumb|Student singers march down the staircase in Carolina Rediviva, on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the university in 1877. The "staircase march" (''trappmarschen'') when the singers led the audience in a march out of the hall where the concert was held, is an annual tradition that was later moved to the new main university building completed in 1887. (The monumental staircase of Carolina was later sacrificed to create more storage space for books.)]]
The University's [[Royal Academic Orchestra]] was founded in 1627. Its main purpose is to play at academic ceremonies but holds concerts on other occasions as well. Its leader has the title of ''director musices''. The position has been held by composers such as [[Wilhelm Stenhammar]], [[Hugo Alfvén]] and [[Lars-Erik Larsson]]. Affiliated with the university are three choirs, the mixed [[Uppsala University Choir]] (''Allmänna Sången''), founded in 1830, the male choir [[Orphei Drängar]], founded in 1853, and the Academy Chamber Choir of Uppsala, founded in 1957. A number of other choirs and orchestras are affiliated with the nations.

An important name in the recent history of the choirs is [[Eric Ericson]], who was the conductor of both Orphei Drängar and the Chamber Choir. In honour of Ericson, the [[Swedbank|FöreningsSparbanken]] endowed the Eric Ericson Chair in Choral Directing, and the Uppsala University Choral Centre was inaugurated in 2000. The centre arranges courses in choral directing. Uppsala universitets Körcentrum

===Housing crisis===
Like many cities, there is a shortage of [[housing]] in Uppsala, a problem which has existed for many years. Both native Swedes and foreign students are finding it difficult to find accommodation when first enrolling on the university.<ref>{{cite web | title=Student housing shortage worse than ever| url=http://www.thelocal.se/27966/20100723/| access-date=2010-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Homeless in Uppsala: a foreign student's tale| url=http://www.thelocal.se/29292/20100928/| access-date=2010-10-03}}</ref> This problem is however not as bad as it was with several major housing construction projects having been completed after 2010.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}

There has never been a custom in Sweden for the universities to arrange housing for students, in fact, universities are by law not allowed to own housing. Students are expected to set their own living accommodations on the private market. To make it easier for students to find moderately priced housing, special student rooms and student apartments have been built by the student nations and student unions. However, the student housing is insufficient to accommodate all students. About 40,000 students are eligible to live in the 11,000 available rooms and apartments.<ref>{{cite web | title=Tufft att hitta studentboende| date=22 July 2011 | url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=114&artikel=4612655| access-date=2012-02-22}}</ref> Because of the low rent in these apartments and the general lack of housing in Uppsala the student apartments are highly attractive and many try to hold on to the contracts as long as possible even after graduating.<ref>{{cite web | title=Hårdare bostadskontroller | url=http://www.ergo.nu/nyheter/20120208-h%C3%A5rdare-bostadskontroller| access-date=2014-04-03}}</ref>

===Housing===
Some of the most popular housing accommodations for students are Flogsta, Kantorsgatan, Studentstaden, Studentvägen, Klostergatan, Rackarbergsgatan and many more.

Flogsta is one of the international students' biggest and most popular housing choices.