GRANTS. Four researchers at the Institute of Medicine won approval for their applications to the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (Forte) and now will receive nearly SEK 18 million for their research. Karl Bonander and Leo Stockfelt have both received junior researcher grants, while Damon Barret and Lotta Dellve have received project grants. For the University of Gothenburg as a whole, 10 researchers will receive a…
Give feedback on the Animal MR System (7T) at EBM
A small animal MR system (7T) is currently placed at EBM. To determine the future usage of the system EBM would like your feedback and comments about it, using this link https://sunet.artologik.net/gu/Survey/10095?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 . Please take a few minutes to answer the short questionnaire, by October 30th 2020 at the latest. Here you can read a previous article in Akademiliv about the MR system: https://akademiliv.se/en/2018/03/47965/
Apply for ALF grants for educational development projects within the medical program’s clinical training
EDUCATION. From November 11 to December 9, teachers within the medical program at the University of Gothenburg can apply for ALF grants for research and development linked to clinical training within the program. This is a pilot call for proposals for educational development ALF grants, which is being conducted on the initiative of Medi-SAM Education. The call grew out of discussions in the collaborative organisation Medi-SAM, where members saw a…
Online introductory course for new employees now available
The last traditional in-person introductory course was held in May, and there is now an online course, required for all new employees, including doctoral students. This course consists of nine sections, of which eight are short videos. Three videos are not yet ready but should be published by the end of the year. The videos are narrated in Swedish, but both Swedish and English subtitles are available. Human Resources will…
Contribution to allergy research
Consul Th CBergh Foundation will in 2021 distribute grants totaling SEK 1 million in the form of research grants and scholarships to allergy researchers active in Sweden. Grants are preferably given to younger researchers and doctoral students. A special grant of SEK 100,000 is awarded to a researcher who has defended his / her dissertation in 2019/2020. The application for a grant must be received by the Foundation no later…