New report follows up VR’s grant form Employment as a part-time researcher in a clinical environment

The Swedish Research Council (VR) has published a new report (available in Swedish only), which follows up previously granted grants for employment as a part-time researcher in a clinical environment. VR wanted to have it investigated whether the grant achieves the goal: to enable staff working in the health care system to combine their work with research. The report shows that the there is a positive view among heads of departments, but that there are challenges, such as difficulties in prioritizing research in health care. Here you can read the report from the Swedish Research Council (in Swedish.