The drafting committee’s proposal to appoint Magnus Simrén as Pro-Dean received support from 77.9 percent of the voters. The voter turnout was 43.1 percent. Out of the 552 valid votes, 116 (21 percent) were blank votes. Six votes were cast for other candidates (Karin Ahlberg 1, Jan Borén 2, Lars-Gunnar Petersson 2, Henrik Zetterberg 1). The election was conducted electronically from November 1 to 10, 2023. The drafting committee submits…
Nobel Prize laureate lecture in Gothenburg
The lecture is in English and the title is ‘How do you feel? The molecules that sense touch’. Registration is required.
Formal Vice-Chancellor’s decision: Jenny Nyström to become the next Dean of Sahlgrenska Academy
At the latest decision meeting, Acting Vice-Chancellor Carina Mallard decided to appoint Jenny Nyström as the next dean of Sahlgrenska Academy. The six-year term starts on January 1, 2024, until the end of 2029. Jenny Nyström’s appointment, negotiated under the MBL (Act on Co-determination in the Workplace) on October 31, follows the faculty election result, where 85.1 percent of voters (with a 49.69 percent voter turnout) endorsed the election committee’s…
Open House at Mormor Karl’s – On pseudonymization and privacy protection of research data
Mormor Karl is a project on pseudonymization of research data funded by the Swedish Research Council during 2023–2028. Registration deadline: November 13.
The Biomedical Laboratory Science Program establishes partnership with Japan’s Health Sciences University of Hokkaido
The Biomedical Laboratory Science Program has partnered with Japan’s Health Sciences University of Hokkaido. The Institute of Odontology initiated collaboration withe the Japanese university, building on a strong foundation established by the dean and clinic chief, both former doctoral candidates in periodontology at the Institute of Odontology. A recent graduate from Health Sciences University of Hokkaido also defended their thesis at the Institute of Odontology in Gothenburg. Representatives from Hokkaido…