How do you want Medicinareberget to develop in terms of sustainability? Which sustainability activities do you think Gothenburg University and Akademiska Hus should tackle first? Come to our open workshop and talk with students, employees and representatives from GU Fastighet and sustainable development and the property owner Akademiska Hus.
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Torsten Söderberg Foundation visited University of Gothenburg
RESEARCH FUNDING. Recently, the University of Gothenburg welcomed the chairman, vice chairman, and chief executive from the Torsten Söderberg Foundation. Since 2008, the foundation has granted almost SEK 70 million for research at Sahlgrenska Academy. Two calls for proposals are currently active from the foundation: Academy Professorship The call is administered by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA) and is announced almost every year. A new invitation to nominate…
Method measures heat flow in individual red blood cells
NEW STUDY. The ability to measure heat flow at the nanoscaleopens a new chapter in cell biology. The method represents a breakthrough for research on metabolism in cells and is the result of a European research collaboration involving the University of Gothenburg. The method, published by the journal Science, measures the production of what is called entropy in individual red blood cells. Entropy is a concept from physics, where it…
Engineering Health 24-25 april 2024
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Advanced technology enables new research on tendons
CONTRIBUTION. Despite Achilles tendon ruptures affecting a significant number of individuals, research on tendons has not been particularly extensive. However, new discoveries have contributed to increasing hopes of finding better treatment methods. A grant of 2.5 million Swedish kronor from the Lundberg Research Foundation is allocated to new technology that will assist researchers in Gothenburg in understanding why some patients’ tendons heal well while others do not. Achilles tendon rupture,…