diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index ceaef6c..4a1252d 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ Functions
 .. autofunction:: combine_uncertainties
 
 
+``calculate_uncertainty``
+-------------------------
+
+.. autofunction:: calculate_uncertainty
+
+
 ``ensure_number``
 -----------------
 
@@ -70,6 +76,18 @@ Functions
 .. autofunction:: is_numpy
 
 
+``is_ufloat``
+-------------
+
+.. autofunction:: is_ufloat
+
+
+``parse_ufloat``
+----------------
+
+.. autofunction:: parse_ufloat
+
+
 ``infer_math``
 --------------
 
diff --git a/scinum.py b/scinum.py
index cbdbb8d..75745d3 100644
--- a/scinum.py
+++ b/scinum.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import functools
 import operator
 import types
 import decimal
+from collections import defaultdict
 
 # optional imports
 try:
@@ -32,6 +33,13 @@ except ImportError:
     np = None
     HAS_NUMPY = False
 
+try:
+    import uncertainties as _uncs
+    HAS_UNCERTAINTIES = True
+except ImportError:
+    _uncs = None
+    HAS_UNCERTAINTIES = False
+
 
 # version related adjustments
 string_types = (str,)
@@ -300,6 +308,14 @@ class Number(object):
         # numpy settings
         self.dtype = np.float32 if HAS_NUMPY else None
 
+        # prepare conversion from uncertainties.ufloat
+        if is_ufloat(nominal):
+            # uncertainties must not be set
+            if uncertainties:
+                raise ValueError("uncertainties must not be set when converting a ufloat")
+            # extract nominal value and uncertainties
+            nominal, uncertainties = parse_ufloat(nominal)
+
         # set initial values
         self.nominal = nominal
         if uncertainties is not None:
@@ -1003,7 +1019,7 @@ class ops(with_metaclass(OpsMeta, object)):
 
 
 #
-# Pre-registered operations.
+# pre-registered operations
 #
 
 @ops.register
@@ -1292,62 +1308,9 @@ def atanh(x):
     return 1. / (1. - x**2.)
 
 
+#
 # helper functions
-
-_op_map = {
-    "+": operator.add,
-    "-": operator.sub,
-    "*": operator.mul,
-    "/": operator.truediv,
-    "**": operator.pow,
-}
-
-_op_map_reverse = dict(zip(_op_map.values(), _op_map.keys()))
-
-
-def combine_uncertainties(op, unc1, unc2, nom1=None, nom2=None, rho=0.):
-    """
-    Combines two uncertainties *unc1* and *unc2* according to an operator *op* which must be either
-    ``"+"``, ``"-"``, ``"*"``, ``"/"``, or ``"**"``. The three latter operators require that you
-    also pass the nominal values *nom1* and *nom2*, respectively. The correlation can be configured
-    via *rho*.
-    """
-    # operator valid?
-    if op in _op_map:
-        f = _op_map[op]
-    elif op in _op_map_reverse:
-        f = op
-        op = _op_map_reverse[op]
-    else:
-        raise ValueError("unknown operator: {}".format(op))
-
-    # prepare values for combination, depends on operator
-    if op in ("*", "/", "**"):
-        if nom1 is None or nom2 is None:
-            raise ValueError("operator '{}' requires nominal values".format(op))
-        # numpy-safe conversion to float
-        nom1 *= 1.
-        nom2 *= 1.
-        # convert uncertainties to relative values, taking into account zeros
-        if unc1 or nom1:
-            unc1 /= nom1
-        if unc2 or nom2:
-            unc2 /= nom2
-        # determine
-        nom = abs(f(nom1, nom2))
-    else:
-        nom = 1.
-
-    # combined formula
-    if op == "**":
-        return nom * abs(nom2) * (unc1**2. + (math.log(nom1) * unc2)**2. + 2 * rho *
-            math.log(nom1) * unc1 * unc2)**0.5
-    else:
-        # flip rho for sub and div
-        if op in ("-", "/"):
-            rho = -rho
-        return nom * (unc1**2. + unc2**2. + 2. * rho * unc1 * unc2)**0.5
-
+#
 
 def ensure_number(num, *args, **kwargs):
     """
@@ -1372,6 +1335,36 @@ def is_numpy(x):
     return HAS_NUMPY and type(x).__module__ == np.__name__
 
 
+def is_ufloat(x):
+    """
+    Returns *True* when the "uncertainties" package is available on your system and *x* is a
+    ``ufloat``.
+    """
+    return HAS_UNCERTAINTIES and isinstance(x, _uncs.core.AffineScalarFunc)
+
+
+def parse_ufloat(x, default_tag=Number.DEFAULT):
+    """
+    Takes a ``ufloat`` object *x* from the "uncertainties" package and returns a tuple with two
+    elements containing its nominal value and a dictionary with its uncertainties. When the error
+    components of *x* contain multiple uncertainties with the same name, they are combined under the
+    assumption of full correlation. When an error component is not tagged, *default_tag* is used.
+    """
+    # store error components to be combined per tag
+    components = defaultdict(list)
+    for comp, value in x.error_components().items():
+        name = comp.tag if comp.tag is not None else default_tag
+        components[name].append((x.derivatives[comp], value))
+
+    # combine components to uncertainties, assume full correlation
+    uncertainties = {
+        name: calculate_uncertainty(terms, rho=1.)
+        for name, terms in components.items()
+    }
+
+    return x.nominal_value, uncertainties
+
+
 def infer_math(x):
     """
     Returns the numpy module when :py:func:`is_numpy` for *x* is *True*, and the math module
@@ -1486,6 +1479,100 @@ def _infer_precision(unc, sig, mag, method):
     return prec, sig, mag
 
 
+_op_map = {
+    "+": operator.add,
+    "-": operator.sub,
+    "*": operator.mul,
+    "/": operator.truediv,
+    "**": operator.pow,
+}
+
+_op_map_reverse = dict(zip(_op_map.values(), _op_map.keys()))
+
+
+def calculate_uncertainty(terms, rho=0.):
+    """
+    Generically calculates the uncertainty of a quantity that depends on multiple *terms*. Each term
+    is expected to be a 2-tuple containing the derivative and the uncertainty of the term.
+    Correlations can be defined via *rho*. When *rho* is a numner, all correlations are set to this
+    value. It can also be a mapping of a 2-tuple, the two indices of the terms to describe, to their
+    correlation coefficient. In case the indices of two terms are not included in this mapping, they
+    are assumed to be uncorrelated. Example:
+
+    .. code-block:: python
+
+        calculate_uncertainty([(3, 0.5), (4, 0.5)])
+        # uncorrelated
+        # -> 2.5
+
+        calculate_uncertainty([(3, 0.5), (4, 0.5)], rho=1)
+        # fully correlated
+        # -> 3.5
+
+        calculate_uncertainty([(3, 0.5), (4, 0.5)], rho={(0, 1): 1})
+        # fully correlated
+        # -> 3.5
+
+        calculate_uncertainty([(3, 0.5), (4, 0.5)], rho={(1, 2): 1})
+        # no rho value defined for pair (0, 1), assumes zero correlation
+        # -> 2.5
+    """
+    # sum over squaresall single terms
+    variance = sum((derivative * uncertainty)**2. for derivative, uncertainty in terms)
+
+    # add second order terms of all pairs
+    for i in range(len(terms) - 1):
+        for j in range(i + 1, len(terms)):
+            _rho = rho.get((i, j), 0.) if isinstance(rho, dict) else rho
+            variance += 2. * terms[i][0] * terms[j][0] * _rho * terms[i][1] * terms[j][1]
+
+    return variance**0.5
+
+
+def combine_uncertainties(op, unc1, unc2, nom1=None, nom2=None, rho=0.):
+    """
+    Combines two uncertainties *unc1* and *unc2* according to an operator *op* which must be either
+    ``"+"``, ``"-"``, ``"*"``, ``"/"``, or ``"**"``. The three latter operators require that you
+    also pass the nominal values *nom1* and *nom2*, respectively. The correlation can be configured
+    via *rho*.
+    """
+    # operator valid?
+    if op in _op_map:
+        f = _op_map[op]
+    elif op in _op_map_reverse:
+        f = op
+        op = _op_map_reverse[op]
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("unknown operator: {}".format(op))
+
+    # prepare values for combination, depends on operator
+    if op in ("*", "/", "**"):
+        if nom1 is None or nom2 is None:
+            raise ValueError("operator '{}' requires nominal values".format(op))
+        # numpy-safe conversion to float
+        nom1 *= 1.
+        nom2 *= 1.
+        # convert uncertainties to relative values, taking into account zeros
+        if unc1 or nom1:
+            unc1 /= nom1
+        if unc2 or nom2:
+            unc2 /= nom2
+        # determine
+        nom = abs(f(nom1, nom2))
+    else:
+        nom = 1.
+
+    # combined formula
+    if op == "**":
+        return nom * abs(nom2) * (unc1**2. + (math.log(nom1) * unc2)**2. + 2 * rho *
+            math.log(nom1) * unc1 * unc2)**0.5
+    else:
+        # flip rho for sub and div
+        if op in ("-", "/"):
+            rho = -rho
+        return nom * (unc1**2. + unc2**2. + 2. * rho * unc1 * unc2)**0.5
+
+
 def round_uncertainty(unc, method="publication"):
     """
     Rounds an uncertainty *unc* following a specific *method* and returns a 2-tuple containing the

diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 934ad03..b310322 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -14,13 +14,16 @@ import unittest
 base = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(__file__), "../.."))
 sys.path.append(base)
 from scinum import (
-    Number, ops, HAS_NUMPY, split_value, match_precision, round_uncertainty, round_value,
-    infer_si_prefix,
+    Number, ops, HAS_NUMPY, HAS_UNCERTAINTIES, split_value, match_precision, calculate_uncertainty,
+    round_uncertainty, round_value, infer_si_prefix,
 )
 
 if HAS_NUMPY:
     import numpy as np
 
+if HAS_UNCERTAINTIES:
+    from uncertainties import ufloat
+
 UP = Number.UP
 DOWN = Number.DOWN
 
@@ -29,6 +32,10 @@ def if_numpy(func):
     return func if HAS_NUMPY else (lambda self: None)
 
 
+def if_uncertainties(func):
+    return func if HAS_UNCERTAINTIES else (lambda self: None)
+
+
 def ptgr(*args):
     return sum([a ** 2. for a in args]) ** 0.5
 
@@ -85,6 +92,32 @@ class TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             num.set_uncertainty("B", np.arange(5, 9))
 
+    @if_uncertainties
+    def test_constructor_ufloat(self):
+        num = Number(ufloat(42, 5))
+        self.assertEqual(num.nominal, 42.)
+        self.assertEqual(num.get_uncertainty(Number.DEFAULT), (5., 5.))
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            Number(ufloat(42, 5), uncertainties={"other_error": 123})
+
+        num = Number(ufloat(42, 5, tag="foo"))
+        self.assertEqual(num.get_uncertainty("foo"), (5., 5.))
+
+        num = Number(ufloat(42, 5) + ufloat(2, 2))
+        self.assertEqual(num.nominal, 44.)
+        self.assertEqual(num.get_uncertainty(Number.DEFAULT), (7., 7.))
+
+        num = Number(ufloat(42, 5, tag="foo") + ufloat(2, 2, tag="bar"))
+        self.assertEqual(num.nominal, 44.)
+        self.assertEqual(num.get_uncertainty("foo"), (5., 5.))
+        self.assertEqual(num.get_uncertainty("bar"), (2., 2.))
+
+        num = Number(ufloat(42, 5, tag="foo") + ufloat(2, 2, tag="bar") + ufloat(1, 1, tag="bar"))
+        self.assertEqual(num.nominal, 45.)
+        self.assertEqual(num.get_uncertainty("foo"), (5., 5.))
+        self.assertEqual(num.get_uncertainty("bar"), (3., 3.))
+
     def test_copy(self):
         num = self.num.copy()
         self.assertFalse(num is self.num)
@@ -341,6 +374,12 @@ class TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(tuple(match_precision(a, "1.")), (b"1", b"0", b"-42", b"0"))
         self.assertEqual(tuple(match_precision(a, ".1")), (b"1.0", b"0.1", b"-42.5", b"0.0"))
 
+    def test_calculate_uncertainty(self):
+        self.assertEqual(calculate_uncertainty([(3, 0.5), (4, 0.5)]), 2.5)
+        self.assertEqual(calculate_uncertainty([(3, 0.5), (4, 0.5)], rho=1), 3.5)
+        self.assertEqual(calculate_uncertainty([(3, 0.5), (4, 0.5)], rho={(0, 1): 1}), 3.5)
+        self.assertEqual(calculate_uncertainty([(3, 0.5), (4, 0.5)], rho={(1, 2): 1}), 2.5)
+
     def test_round_uncertainty(self):
         self.assertEqual(round_uncertainty(0.352, "pdg"), ("35", -2))
         self.assertEqual(round_uncertainty(0.352, "pub"), ("352", -3))

Accept uncertainties.{ufloat,uarray} in constructor.
Converting from `uncertainties` to `scinum` should be fairly trivial.
tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_calculate_uncertainty tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_constructor tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_constructor_numpy tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_constructor_ufloat tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_copy tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_copy_numpy tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_infer_si_prefix tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_match_precision tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_match_precision_numpy tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_op_cos tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_op_exp tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_op_log tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_op_pow tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_op_sin tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_op_tan tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_ops_registration tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_round_uncertainty tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_round_uncertainty_numpy tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_round_value tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_round_value_list tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_round_value_numpy tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_split_value tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_split_value_numpy tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_strings tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_uncertainty_combination tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_uncertainty_parsing tests/__init__.py::TestCase::test_uncertainty_propagation