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The University of Gothenburg provides comprehensive and successful research, which is characterised by cross-disciplinary partnerships and is closely linked to the educational programmes.

Most-read 2025: research from Gothenburg

Here we highlight some of the University of Gothenburg’s most-read research news of 2025. From subjects like white snus and the Suez Canal to a rare octopus, stone alignments, restrictions on freedom of expression, and mitochondrial diseases. Explore the findings that captured readers’ attention in Sweden and around the world.

News – 24 March 2025
Severe inflammation after using white snus
News – 22 January 2025
The cost of the Suez Canal blockage
The 2021 Suez Canal blockage resulted in a loss of nearly $89 million for the shipping company Maersk Line. This is revealed…
News – 5 November 2025
Unusual catch of octopus benefits science
A specimen of the in Sweden unusual seven-arm octopus is now being examined by researchers at the Tjärnö Marine Laboratory…
News – 25 June 2025
New light on the stone alignments in the Carnac region
The enigmatic stone alignments in the Carnac region of Brittany, France, are among the most famous megalithic monuments in…
News – 13 March 2025
Restrictions to freedom of expression as democracy loses ground
Democratic countries are now in the minority, freedom of expression is declining, and high levels of disinformation and…
News – 9 April 2025
Breakthrough in mitochondrial diseases

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