THE WAR IN UKRAINE. Can students fleeing the war in Ukraine continue their education at GU? Can we make exceptions from the requirement of financial support to employ Ukrainian doctoral students? How should we handle co-publications with Russian researchers? These were some of the questions that came up at Friday’s information meeting on Ukraine. More than 150 employees attended the information meeting, organized by the International Centre on March 11.…
Twenty-year-olds’ have cardiovascular risk markers after high childhood BMI
NEW STUDY. Subjects having overweight and obesity at age 10 were found to have elevated risk markers for diabetes and cardiovascular disease by the time they reach the age of 20. A University of Gothenburg study shows the importance of early preventive and health-promoting measures. The proportion with overweight or obesity in Sweden is 11 percent of 4-year-olds; in those aged 11–15, it is 15 percent. These proportions have more…
Sahlgrenska Cancer Center at SU impressed during site visit
COOPERATION. Recently, an important step was taken on the Sahlgrenska Cancer Center’s path towards being accredited as a Comprehensive Cancer Center. The organization that decides on the accreditation, OECI, made a physical site visit on 23 February, where the auditors stated that SCC had come a long way. The establishment of the Sahlgrenska Cancer Center (SCC) at Sahlgrenska University Hospital has been ongoing since 2020. The SCC strengthens the collaboration…
Take the opportunity to donate blood when the blood mobile is close to campus
COOPERATION. The blood mobile stops all plots within Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Feel free to donate blood when it is close to your campus. Here you can see the dates and times for Sahlgrenska Hospital (outside the restaurant, Blå stråket 10. Here you can see the dates and times for Östra Hospital (outside the main entrance, Diagnosvägen 11). Here you can see dates and times for Kulturhuset Möllan in Mölndal (near…
Senior lecturer and volunteer for defense of Ukraine
UKRAINE. Professor Max Petzold had just applied for an Erasmus project to strengthen public health research in several Eastern European countries, including Ukraine, when the country was invaded. Together, we called Olena Dubovyk, associate professor and senior lecturer at one of the universities in Kyiv, who provided some insight into her personal experience of the situation in the Ukraine war. Ukraine has experienced instability and conflict since Russia’s illegal annexation…
GU agreements with state institutions in Russia and Belarus deactivated
UKRAINE. The Vice-Chancellor has decided that agreements between the University of Gothenburg and government institutions in Russia and Belarus shall be immediately deactivated and remain dormant for the time being. On March 2, the Government called on higher education institutions and research funders to immediately cease contacts and collaborations with government institutions in Russia and Belarus and not to initiate new contacts or commitments. After further discussion with the Vice-Chancellor’s…
Charlotta and Erik can help you to find and apply for research funding
RESEARCHER SUPPORT. Sahlgrenska Academy’s Research Support Division has recently welcomed two new research advisors: Charlotta Olofsson and Erik Pålsson. Through training and guidance, they help researchers gain more external funding. Support is available to all researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, but it is important to take contact well in advance. Send an email to research.support@sahlgrenska.gu.se. Spring is a particularly busy period, with application deadlines for several funding organizations. Thus, a draft…
Do you want to be an audience during the 2020 the Conferment of Doctoral Degrees that will be held on 6 May?
ACADEMIC CEREMONIES. On Friday, May 6, it’s finally time for the 2020 Conferment of Doctoral Degrees. Staff are now invited to register as audience free at the largest academic ceremony at University of Gothenburg. The ceremonies for Conferment of Doctoral Degrees have been postponed due to the pandemic and are now carried out once every six months until we are in phase again. As an employee, you are welcome to…
Poor healthcare system affects crisis preparedness in Ukraine
UKRAINE. The trauma care available in Ukraine is of a high standard, but how care is organized has significant problems. Corruption and an inability to use care resources the best way hurt the country’s crisis preparedness from the outset, according to Amir Khorram-Manesh, docent at the University of Gothenburg. Amir Khorram-Manesh is a docent in surgery with a focus on disaster medicine and trauma at the University of Gothenburg, as…
Construction information Medicinareberget – New restaurant to open later this year
CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION. Akademiliv provides information on construction projects on Medicinareberget for the period weeks 10 – 13 (March 7 – April 1, 2022). The periodic information about constructions on Medicinareberget is distributed with special mailings and in Akademiliv every four weeks. During 2022, the distribution of information occurs on April 4, May 2, May 30, June 27, August 22, September 19, October 17, November 14 and December 12. If you…
Watch the film from the general academy meeting (held in Swedish)
FACULTY DIALOGUE. On Wednesday March 2nd, a general academy meeting was held in the Arvid Carlsson auditorium at Medicinareberget. The meeting was streamed, and until Tuesday, March 15th, you can see a recording of the meeting. Watch the film via GU Play: https://play.gu.se/media/0_fp362zls During the meeting, Vice-Dean Martin Lagging introduces the program item on upcoming changes in postgraduate education. The academic directors of studies, Thomas Carlsson and Khalil Helou, give…
Be aware of cyber attacks
SECURITY. Due to the security policy situation, it is important that we are all now extra vigilant against cyber attacks. Tougher international sanctions imposed on Russia increases the risk of cyber attacks. It is well known that several groups engaged in international cyberattacks have the support of the Russian state. We stop most of all attempts at our technical defense systems. But those who slip through, usually come in by…
Anders Rosengren invited to Swedish Riksdag’s Research Day
INTERACTION. Anders Rosengren participated in the Swedish Riksdag’s Research Day on February 24 to discuss how we can better treat and prevent lifestyle diseases such as type II diabetes. He was invited by the Riksdag’s Committee on Health and Welfare and participated in one of the parallel seminars. Anders Rosengren’s lecture addressed the general state of research surrounding the importance of lifestyle habits for the major common diseases, his own…
The University of Gothenburg shows solidarity with Ukraine
”The government and institutions around the world strongly condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and we agree”, says Vice-chancellor Eva Wiberg. ”As a university, we stand up for democracy, freedom of expression and human rights. We are now closely following the initiatives taken in the Swedish university sector. My rector colleagues within Eutopia, of which the University of Gothenburg is a member, condemned the invasion in a joint statement on Sunday”.…
Four questions to “Research Supervisor of the Year” Thaher Pelaseyed
AWARD. Congratulations to Thaher Pelaseyed and to the fine award “Research Supervisor of the Year”! The award is presented by the student committee Students in Research (SiF). What does this award mean to you? That means a lot! I am very happy that I have inspired my master’s student Majd Tabbara. I hope I have sown a seed of curiosity in Majd and I have lowered the threshold for a…
Decline in wastewater coronavirus speeds up
COVID-19. The coronavirus level in Gothenburg wastewater continues to fall, now slightly faster than before, the latest measurements and analyses from the University of Gothenburg show. Concentrations of SARS-CoV-2 in the wastewater in Gothenburg are still trending down, this time more sharply than the week before. The latest measurements and analyses are based on samples taken in the week of February 14–20. The level remains high in terms of the…
“Researchers have a great responsibility for avoiding questionable publications”
PUBLISHING ETHICS. Akademiliv (Academy Life) provides a concise report from the webinar on questionable publications and the changing publishing climate presented on January 25. The webinar was organized by the Council for Research Ethics at Sahlgrenska Academy in collaboration with the Biomedical Library. Watch the film from the seminar (link to GU Play), the seminar was held in Swedish. The seminar was part of the series “Research Ethics in Academia…
COVID-19 infection detected in breath tests
NEW STUDY. Traces of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can be detected in microscopically small fluid droplets exhaled during a very short time span. This is the finding of a new study from the University of Gothenburg. The measurement was carried out primarily with an advanced research instrument developed by the publishing research team. The findings have now been published in the journal Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. The…
Agneta Holmäng: Encouraging annual report
COLUMN. The previous year has now been summarized in both the annual report and the financial report. On the whole, the reports are encouraging, both in terms of the work environment and the faculty’s finances. Dean Agneta Holmäng discusses this in her column. I’d like to start by welcoming everyone back. A gradual return to campus is ongoing through the end of March. I believe we all eagerly await this…
Great dividend for the Institute of Medicine from the Swedish Heart Lung Foundation
GRANTS. Of the SEK 59 million in grants for research at Sahlgrenska Academy from the Swedish Heart Lung Foundation, the majority (SEK 53 million) goes to projects at the Institute of Medicine. The funds will provide new insights into how inflammation in respiratory passages inflammation occurs with asthma, how to use artificial intelligence (AI) to evaluate sleep, and how to reduce complications after cardiac surgery. About a quarter of all…