Each time you do a web search, multiple computer servers starts which generate a carbon dioxide emission. If you who want to compensate for the emissions caused by your web searches you can switch to the search engine Ecosia. It is a social enterprise, where your searches generate advertising revenue for Ecosia, which is invested in new planting of new trees. The more users Ecosia has, the more attractive the…

In a debate article in Journal Tandläkartidningen (Swedish only), representatives of Sweden’s dental programs, including Peter Lingström, expressed concern about the future opportunities for training dentists, dental hygienists and dental technicians. At the four universities, there are today a total of 33 professors and 110 teachers with a PhD. The average age of these teachers are high, and many are about to retiore. The debaters believe that the bleak situation…

The food truck Tikka Roti continues to complement its lunch menu to create more variety in its range. During week 5 and 6 (January 27 – February 7), the food truck outside Academicum, in addition to its basic offering of Pakistani and Indian street food, also offers Cuban street food and Pakistani biryani (rice dish popular in several Oriental countries). The food truck is open 11am to 1pm every weekday,…

Through the Swedish Society for Medical Research (SSMF), medical researchers have the opportunity to apply for a four-year establishment support, which covers both salary and operating costs and provides the conditions for developing their own research lines. In order for doctors and other medical professionals to obtain good financial conditions, SSMF now raises the salary component in the allocation for clinically active researchers. The increase means that SSMF’s Large Grant…