Note – held in Swedish. Registration deadline is March 22, 2023. Target groups are managers, leaders or developers and other interested in the healthcare of the future.
Depression and low quality of life 30 years after chemical attack
NEW STUDY. Mustard gas harms the vision, skin and breathing. Three decades on, however, the predominant effect is mental ill-health. At a time when chemical warfare is a threat, researchers at the University of Gothenburg have now presented their study monitoring a group of victims of a historical gas attack. With the war in Ukraine, threats to develop and use various weapons, including chemical warfare agents (CWAs), have been stepped…
Testing a immunological drug as a new treatment for early type 1 diabetes
CLINICAL STUDY. A large clinical study is now beginning on an approved drug for treating psoriasis. The drug will be tested on patients who were recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. The theory is that the drug could preserve the patient’s remaining insulin production. A large number of hospitals throughout Sweden are participating in this large project, which is funded by the Swedish Research Council within clinical treatment research. The…
Emma Eckernäs: GU now surveying doctoral students’ work environment too
COLUMN. For the first time, the work environment survey (ARK) at the University of Gothenburg (GU) now contains a sub-survey aimed specifically at Ph.D. students. All of us are now responsible, writes Emma Eckernäs of the Doctoral Student Council (DoR) in her column. She urges all doctoral students to participate in this survey of their work environment. In many ways, being a Ph.D. student is — and to some extent…
Nominate for the award “PhD Thesis of the Year”
AWARD. Do you know of a really good thesis that was defended last year? Until February 7, you can nominate for the Sahlgrenska Academy’s PhD Thesis of the Year award. The prize “PhD Thesis of the Year at Sahlgrenska Academy” has been awarded since 2009 and is funded by Dr Arnt Vestby’s Research Foundation. The purpose of the award is to recognize the contributions made by PhD students and their…