Uppsala University has now appointed professor and glaciologist Regine Hock at the Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo to honorary doctorate at the Faculty of Science and Technology, Uppsala University. Hock has previously been a visiting professor at the Uppsala University, Department of Earth Sciences. Hock came to the University of Oslo in 2020 from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF).
Hock is one of nine new honorary doctors who were appointed in October 2022. It is the faculties at Uppsala University that appoint honorary doctors. Read the full news story and the justification for the award of the honorary doctorate on the University of Uppsala's website (in Swedish):
Nya hedersdoktorer vid teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten
The award ceremony itself took place in the University House Aula at Uppsala University, with a subsequent banquet at Uppsala Castle, on Friday 27 January 2023.
Congratulations from colleagues at the Dept of Geosciences!
About Uppsala University and honorary doctorate
Uppsala University is an eminent Swedish university with a history dating back to 1477, making it the oldest university in the Nordic region. The university consists of nine faculties. In 2021, the university had approximately 52,000 students.
Honorary doctorate, doctor honoris causa, is a title awarded to people who have made outstanding scientific contrinutions or otherwise promoted research at the university.