Dartmouth College (USA), Durham University (UK), Queen's University (Canada), University of Otago (New Zealand), University of Tübingen (Germany), and University of Western Australia (Australia). In fiction and popular culture Along with 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". The song, originally written in 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. 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). See also List of medieval universities List of universities in Sweden Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala Johannelunds Teologiska Högskola in Uppsala Flogsta – student residential area in Uppsala :Category:Uppsala University alumni S*, a collaboration between seven universities and the Karolinska Institutet for training in bioinformatics and genomics References Further reading Lindroth, Sten. A History of Uppsala University 1477–1977 (Almqvist & Wiksell 1976). . External links Uppsala University Student page THE Rankings – Uppsala University (2008) Study Abroad Uppsala – A guide for international students attending Uppsala University American Friends of Uppsala University Universities in Sweden Uppsala 1477 establishments in Europe Educational institutions established in the 15th century Buildings and structures in Uppsala