RECRUITMENT. The Vice-Chancellor or the heads of institute make the ultimate decision on hiring new teachers, but that choice is based on the work of an important committee of peers. The position almost always goes to the candidate recommended by the Academic Appointments Board. The Academic Appointments Board is one of the faculty’s most important bodies, says Dean Agneta Holmäng: “The Academic Appointments Board is very important for Sahlgrenska Academy’s…
Medtech4Health: Innovators in healthcare 2022
Employees in healthcare can receive funds to work with medical technology innovation. The call for proposals closes on 8 November and the selected projects can start on 1 March 2023. Link to MedTech West’s page about the call: https://www.medtechwest.se/featured/utlysning-innovatorer-i-vard-och-omsorg/ Link to Medtech4Health’s page about the call: https://medtech4health.se/projektstod/finansering/innovationer-i-vard-och-omsorg/ Links to Vinnova’s page about the call, where the application is made: https://www.vinnova.se/e/medtech4health-innovatorer-i-vard-och-omsorg/medtech4health-innovatorer-i-vard-och-omsorg-2022/
GU Online – held in Swedish – participate free of charge
To make it easier for both participants and organizers, the PIL unit has chosen to offer the participation fee to GU Online on 27 October. It is therefore free to register, provided you are an employee at GU. Welcome with your registration! (You who are already registered will of course also avoid the fee.) This event is held in Swedish.
Seizures more common after venous stroke
DOCTORAL THESIS. Epileptic seizures are frequent among patients with cerebral venous thrombosis — a blood clot affecting the venous system of the brain. A thesis from University of Gothenburg suggests that some of these patients should be diagnosed with epilepsy and offered medication to prevent further seizures. Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is an unusual cause of stroke that mainly affects young adults. Previously, only small-scale studies have linked seizures to…
Invitation to PhD students – join the project ’PhD student for a day’’
SiF (Studenter i Forskning) is now looking for enthusiastic PhD students who are willing to participate in the project “PhD student for a day”. In this project students at Sahlgrenska Academy get to follow a PhD student for a day. Do you want to inspire and engage students to be involved in research? Then join them in this project! To participate, fill in the form. You’ll find more information about…