PUBLISHING ETHICS. If you publish in a questionable journal, it may prove more harmful to your reputation than beneficial. But what are the warning signs to look for before choosing a journal? The Research Ethics Committee and the Biomedical Library can provide some tools to help you avoid predatory journals. These days, scientific publication has become a lucrative industry with high profit margins, and is funded either through subscription or…
New research on midwives’ work environment
DOCTORAL THESIS. Midwives report a considerably worse work environment, from several aspects, than people on the Swedish labor market in general. A stressfully high work pace, high emotional demands and low influence are among the factors involved. A new thesis at the University of Gothenburg has presented these results. “There does not appear to be a shortage of midwives in Sweden but a lack of sustainable working conditions and a…
Sahlgrenska Academy’s first open online course has been launched
EDUCATION. Sahlgrenska Academy has now produced its first open online course as part of a university-wide project aimed at anyone interested in physical activity. The course provides basic knowledge about changes in lifestyle and how to scientifically measure physical activity. The course is called “Lifestyle Habits – an Introduction to Physical Activity and Health” and is held in English. It consists of three different modules. The first module provides basic knowledge…
Research Day offered different perspectives on COVID-19
RESEARCH COLLABORATION. The pandemic put a stop to the originally planned Research Day this spring, but we’ve now been able to hold it. Research Day 2021 is the sixth consecutive. This one focused on Sahlgrenska Academy and Sahlgrenska University Hospital’s research into COVID-19. More than 400 employees at Sahlgrenska Academy and Sahlgrenska University Hospital registered to attend the Research Day, either via online streaming or onsite at the Wallenberg Conference…
Staff need to show greater interest in taking on faculty-wide assignments
COLLEGIAL RESPONSIBILITY. Sahlgrenska Academy currently has some assignments that need staff to take on. It can be difficult to find candidates for assignments not involving research and education. For this reason, faculty management is encouraging more people to do their part in sharing collegial responsibility. The assignments needing staff can be very important for Sahlgrenska Academy’s research or education. Sometimes they are also assignments for external authorities for which the…
Barbro Ekström-Jodal was one of many conferred jubilee doctors
ACADEMIC CEREMONIES. For the first time, the University of Gothenburg has held a dedicated conferment ceremony solely for jubilee doctors. One of Sahlgrenska Academy’s 28 new jubilee doctors is Barbro Ekström-Jodal, who became the director of the children’s hospital in Gothenburg once leaving her medical career. The academic award ceremony at the University of Gothenburg had to be postponed for two years due to the pandemic, and so the University…
Future students to receive clinical training in the new skills center
SAHLGRENSKA LIFE. Planning for the new skills center at Sahlgrenska Life is progressing well. This clinical training platform is part of the life science initiative in Building 3 at Sahlgrenska Life. This shared resource between Sahlgrenska Academy and Sahlgrenska University Hospital will provide clinical skills training to students. Everything to ensure that they will be well prepared to their future careers. The skills center will cover around 4,000 square meters…
Three applicants granted funding from Swedish Research Council’s call in natural and engineering sciences
GRANT. Three researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy have been granted funding from the Swedish Research Council’s call in natural and engineering sciences. Juan Camuñas Soler received a starting grant, and Martin Ott and Justin Schneiderman both received project grants. Joan Camuñas Soler is a newly hired researcher at the Institute of Biomedicine, where he will run fundamental diabetes research. He has now received SEK 4 million in starting funding from the…
Big investments at Core Facilities: SEK 30 million from the Swedish Research Council
INFRASTRUCTURE. This year, a total of SEK 30 million has been granted Core Facilities by the Swedish Research Council. The funds are to cover new investments in current infrastructure, but also the start-up of a new infrastructure of national interest. The Centre for Cellular imaging (CCI) has been granted SEK 7.5 million, Proteomics Core Facility (PCF) SEK 13.6 million, and Mammalian Protein Expression (MPE) has been granted SEK 8.5 million…
Refinement: Improved animal well-being means better research results
RESEARCH CONDITIONS. Refinement of animal experiments is one of the three R’s on which animal studies in Sweden and the EU should be based. It is an area that has been developed a great deal in recent years. From having mainly been about cleanliness and pathogen-free environments, the focus is now on refining the experiments and stimulating normal animal development. Animal welfare is increasing while also better research results are…
Eight researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy receive funding from the Lundberg Foundation
GRANTS. Of the SEK 37 million that has just been awarded by the IngaBritt and Arne Lundberg Research Foundation, most goes to researchers from the University of Gothenburg. Professor Eva Forssell-Aronsson has been given the biggest grant. She can now buy a combined magnetic resonance scanner and positron camera for conducting research on radioactive pharmaceuticals to treat metastatic cancer. Eva Forssell-Aronsson, a medical physicist and professor of medical radiation physics,…
Anxiety effectively treated with exercise
NEW STUDY. Both moderate and strenuous exercise alleviate symptoms of anxiety, even when the disorder is chronic, a study led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg shows. The study, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, is based on 286 patients with anxiety syndrome, recruited from primary care services in Gothenburg and the northern part of Halland County. Half of the patients had lived with anxiety for at least…
Galectin-1 linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg now associate elevated levels of the protein galectin-1 with increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes about 18 years later. At the same time, this protein seems to be a protective factor for the kidneys among type 2 diabetes patients at high risk for diabetic nephropathy. Findings of the study, a collaboration with researchers at Lund University, have been published in the journal Diabetologia.…
Construction information Medicinareberget – detailed plan to be approved in December
CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION. Akademiliv provides information on construction projects on Medicinareberget for the period weeks 45 – 48 (November 8 – December 3). The periodic information about constructions on Medicinareberget is distributed with special mailings and in Akademiliv every four weeks. Up-coming information will be distributed out on December 6, 2021, and January 10, 2022. If you have questions about the construction activities, feel free to email medicinareberget@gu.se. This text contains…
Agneta Holmäng: Our new Faculty Board is now begun working
COLUMN. Having now begun its work, the new Faculty Board has identified the faculty’s potential for continued educational development in digital and hybrid teaching and the technical status for accomplishing this as an important area. Agneta Holmäng discusses this in her latest column. Autumn is here, with its colorful displays and cool air. Along with the arrival of autumn, our new faculty board has begun its work in earnest. Last…
A total of SEK 195 million from VR in health and medicine
[This text will be up-dated] THE SWEDISH RESEARCH COUNCIL’S OPEN CALL. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg will receive a total of SEK 195 million from the Swedish Research Council in the call for medicine and health in 2021. When this year’s grant decision was published, it was clear that the outcome for the University of Gothenburg was good: SEK 195 million, which corresponds to 18 percent of all the…
Universitetet inför koldioxidbudget för reducerade utsläpp
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. With the University committed to a 50 percent cut in its carbon emissions by 2030, a new carbon budget is now being launched, issuing a clear task for its operations. The more immediate target for 2024 is a 25 percent reduction in emissions, compared with the year 2019. The Vice-Chancellor’s decision sets out some of the measures previously suggested to meet the commitments in the Climate Framework for…
Podcast in Swedish on plagiarism review of doctoral thesis at Sahlgrenska Academy
DOCTORAL THESIS. A new episode of the podcast Akademiliv (in Swedish), which is especially aimed at doctoral students and supervisors at Sahlgrenska Academy. It’s about plagiarism reviews of dissertations – why it is done, how it is done and what should you as a doctoral student or supervisor think about. Guests are Khalil Helou, Academic Joint Director of Studies at Sahlgrenska Academy, Kjersti Sunnergren, pediatrician in Jönköping who will soon…
Magnus Gisslén on clinical covid research in Akademiliv’s podcast
RESEARCH COMMUNICATION. Magnus Gisslén, professor of infectious diseases, is guest in the Akademiliv podcast for a talk on antiviral drugs, effects on the brain and the conditions of clinical research for covid-19. Hosts are the communications officers Elin Lindström and Margareta Gustafsson Kubista. Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/sahlgrenskaakademin/om-klinisk-covidforskning-med-professor-magnus-gisslen TRANSKRIBERING FÖR TLLGÄNGLIGHET (Swedish) Så mycket forskning som producerats och publicerats när det gäller covid, det finns inget område som kan jämföras med det.…
Ana Luis Receives Publication in Nature and SSMF’s Large Grant
YOUNG RESEARCHER. Human gut bacterium need only one of the enzymes on their surface to degrade mucins, the major component of the protective mucus layer of the colon. These surprising findings, which have been published in the journal Nature, may have significance for sufferers of inflammatory bowel disease. The article’s lead author, Ana Luis, has also just received the Large Grant from the Swedish Society for Medical Research (SSMF). Ana…