COOPERATION. How often should ALF evaluations be carried out? That was one of the issues that arose when Matilda Ernkrans, the Minister of Higher Education and Research, visited Sahlgrenska Academy. Our dean Agneta Holmäng also mentioned the importance of the large work effort required tom be included in the assessment. Another important issue that was raised was the need for health data for research, something that the Minister told us…
Eric Hanse: Investments in premises are a commitment to research and education
COLUMN. Sahlgrenska Academy needs to invest in its premises to continue to be an attractive alternative for students and researchers in the future. This is the conclusion of Eric Hanse, Vice Dean for infrastructure and premises, in his column that provides a summary of current premises development projects. Soon, Sahlgrenska Academy will need make a decision about upgrading our teaching and research premises so they address the needs of the…
Nearly SEK 120 million from Swedish Research Council within medicine and health
GRANTS. Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy share nearly SEK 120 million in starting grants and project grants from the Swedish Research Council within the call for medicine and health grant applications. Four young researchers are receiving starting grants providing them with a total of SEK 6 million each. This means that Gothenburg is receiving a quarter of SRC’s investment in young researchers in this call for applications. “I would like…
Current construction information for Medicinareberget
CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION. Here you find information for weeks 45 to 47, about both the new premises for the Faculty of Science, and the reconstruction work at Medicinareberget. Week 46 (November 11-15) will be an eventful week at Medicinareberget. On Thursday, November 14, the spare time at 15.00 may be used. If you have any questions about the construction activities, feel free to email us medicinareberget@gu.se. WEEK 45, November 4 –…
Eridan Rocha Ferreira awarded SEK 1 million grant from the Hasselblad Foundation
GRANTS. Eridan Rocha Ferreira, a researcher working in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Institute of Clinical Sciences, is one of two recipients of this year’s grants from the Hasselblad Foundation that support female researchers and expanding their qualifications in the natural sciences. The grant provides SEK 1 million and the opportunity to become established as an independent researcher. Her research concerns reducing mortality and morbidity in connection…
Introducing plagiarism review for theses to ensure the quality of doctoral studies
DOCTORAL STUDIES. At the initiative of the Council for Third-Cycle Studies, all theses will undergo a plagiarism review with the iThenticate tool beginning next autumn. The review is being done to find similarities in theses texts that might later lead to allegations of plagiarism. Initially, as of February 15, 2020, all doctoral students will be offered an opportunity to have their primary theses reviewed, but starting on September 15, the…
Anniversary of MedTech West – 10 years of collaboration on medical technology in western Sweden
ANNIVERSARY. In 2009 a medical technology platform was started in western Sweden: MedTech West. Five stakeholders (Chalmers University of Technology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, the University of Borås, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Region Västra Götaland) together invested SEK 13.5 million over a three-year period to develop medical technology. We have found three of the professors behind this initiative: Mikael Elam, a professor at Sahlgrenska Academy and chief…
Training in mental ill-health a determinant of managers’ preventive actions
STUDY. Managers who have received training in mental health issues, and whose workplaces run general information campaigns on mental health, are significantly more likely to work preventively in this area vis-à-vis their subordinates, a study shows. This applies irrespective of organization size and managers’ own experiences of mental ill-health. “It’s important for organizations to take overall prevention and information measures, and to help managers learn about depression and anxiety,” says…
You may receive a discount on your Open Access fee
SCHOLARLY PUBLICATION. October 21–27 is Open Access Week, which is being promoted by the Biomedical Library. You can publish your article Open Access in several ways, and sometimes you can get a discount or full compensation for the fee that many journals charge under the University of Gothenburg’s agreements. Researchers can publish Open Access themselves, which means that in a controlled way research results are freely available permanently on the…
The film from the seminar with our new honorary doctors now available
HONOARY DOCTORS. Last Friday, Sahlgrenska Academy invited both staff and students to a seminar with our new honorary doctors Carl Bennet, Gunilla Backman and Denis Mukwege. The film of with the seminar is now available. Here you can watch the recording of the seminar (in English): Each of our three new honorary doctors gave short and inspiring talks during the seminar. Industrialist Carl Bennet began by saying he felt very…
See photos from Friday’s Conferment of Doctoral Degrees
FORMAL. The theme for this year’s Conferment of Doctoral Degrees was knowledge and enlightenment, and the ceremony last Friday was, as should be, both stately and festive. Akademiliv presents some pictures from the event, taken by University Photographer Johan Wingborg. During the university’s major academic celebration on Friday, 111 new doctors of philosophy, medicine and odontology at Sahlgrenska Academy were conferred. During the ceremony our three new honorary doctors were…
Current information on construction activities on Medicinareberget
CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION. From now on, we are expanding the construction information, so you can read up-to-date information on other different construction activities on Medicinareberget, and not just about projects where blasting takes place. Welcome to email questions about construction projects to medicinareberget@gu.se. Reconstruction work in Medicinarelängan as preparation for the move of Centre for Cellular Imaging, CCI, which is a part of Core Facilities has started. The preparations of their…
Six receive grants from Lundberg Foundation
GRANTS. Lill Mårtensson, Jonas Nilsson, Michael Olausson, Ruth Palmer, Diana Swolin-Eide and Peter Thomsen are receiving a total of almost SEK 17 million from the IngaBritt and Arne Lundberg Research Foundation, primarily for the purchase of apparatus, aids and equipment related to cancer, renal disease and orthopedics. The largest grant, SEK 5 million, was awarded to Jonas Nilsson’s project on malignant melanoma, which aims at creating cell therapies for patients…
The cells’ natural transport system can be used for future treatments
NEW STUDY. For the first time ever, researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy have successfully used a genetic transport method that exists naturally in the body to deliver genetic material into cells and get them to produce a desired protein. This discovery could mean a new principal for treatment of diseases where genetic defects impact protein synthesis in cells. In the study, which was recently published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers…
Martin Lagging the new Vice Dean for Third Cycle (PhD) studies
APPOINTMENT. Martin Lagging, Professor of Clinical Virology, has been appointed the new Vice Dean for Third Cycle (PhD) Studies (also known as doctoral studies or research education). His position commences on 1 November, and he has already started familiarizing himself with current issues on the agenda for the Council for Third Cycle (PhD) Studies (Rådet för utbildning på forskarnivå, FUR). “Sahlgrenska Academy’s research education is outstanding, and several surveys have shown that…
Sahlgrenska Academy Career Talks helps young researchers find their professional path
YOUNG RESEARCHERS. About once a month, Sahlgrenska Academy Career Talks arranges meetings to discuss the career paths of young researchers, both inside and outside the university. Most recently, concrete advice was given on how to sharpen your LinkedIn profile, by invited speaker Ida Sjöholm, a freelance copywriter. During Wednesday’s two-hour seminar, it became clear to the audience – about fifty young researchers – that LinkedIn can be a valuable tool…
Oxygen in hyperbaric chamber provides relief after radiotherapy
NEW STUDY. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) can relieve self-reported symptoms and side-effects of radiotherapy against cancer in the pelvic region, a study shows. After 30–40 sessions in a hyperbaric chamber, many patients experienced reductions in bleeding, urinary incontinence, and pain alike. “This treatment is highly effective for the majority of the patients” states Nicklas Oscarsson, first author of the article, a doctoral student in anesthesiology and intensive care at Sahlgrenska…
Agneta Holmäng: The time has come to act on the proposals from RED19
COLUMN. At all levels within the faculty, a great deal of effort has gone into compiling the documentation for the external evaluation of research, RED19. Now it is important for us to act on the proposals presented by the external experts. Dean Agneta Holmäng addresses this in her column. RED19, the acronym for Research Evaluation for Development 2019, has now presented its report in which the faculty as a whole…
“A superb prize for basic research”
NOBEL PRIZE. The recipients of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine have identified how cells respond to varying levels of oxygen – a vital molecular machinery. The discoveries are described as groundbreaking. “This is a superb prize for basic research,” declares Bengt Hallberg, professor of medical and physiological chemistry at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg. Three researchers share the prize: William G. Kaelin, Jr., Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe…
Continued VR support for four national infrastructures
RESEARCH CONDITIONS. Sambio Core Facilities had reason to celebrate at the end of last week, when it was announced that all the national infrastructures in which the platforms participate will continue to receive support from the Swedish Research Council (VR). Core Facilities at the University of Gothenburg participates in four of the eleven infrastructure initiatives awarded grants by VR. “We were extremely happy and proud after receiving notification from VR…