Editing Uppsala University (section)

==In fiction and popular culture==
Along with [[Lund University|Lund]], Uppsala is the historic and traditional centre of Swedish academic life, making it a popular object of reference in [[Swedish literature]], art, and film. Specifically, Uppsala University has appeared notably in ''Män som hatar kvinnor'' or ''[[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]]'' by [[Stieg Larsson]].

The Norwegian pop singer [[Kirsti Sparboe]] dedicated one of her biggest successes to Uppsala University, publishing in 1969 the song "Ein Student aus Uppsala".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtPPirkYjAk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/PtPPirkYjAk| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Kirsti – Ein Student aus Uppsala (mit Text und High Quali)|last=Eduard Fritzler|date=17 August 2008|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The song, originally written in [[German language|German]], lasted 14 weeks in the German charts.

Uppsala University appears as a research centre in the strategy game ''[[Empire: Total War]]''.

Uppsala University appears in the novel ''[[S. (Dorst novel)|S.]]'' by [[Doug Dorst]] and [[J. J. Abrams]]. The fictional author V. M. Straka of ''Ship of Theseus'' sends Mr. Grahn a confidential letter on Uppsala Universitet letterhead and stamps his signature with "Straka Uppsala Arkiv" (included as an insert to the book).