GRANTS. The Lundberg Research Foundation has awarded grants to 19 researchers, primarily for equipment for use in research of cancer, orthopedics, and kidney diseases. Of the 36 million that the foundation has awarded, half is going to researchers at the University of Gothenburg. One of the researchers whose application was successful is Inger Gjertsson, who has been awarded SEK 2.5 million to purchase an advanced automated microscope. It will be…
A huge effort behind the University’s new website
COMMUNICATION. The University of Gothenburg’s new website has now been launched after several years of preparations at every level. Much of the work has been about ensuring that the website’s various functions can work with each other and cleaning out information that does not belong on an external site. “Finally!” exclaims Nina Raun, when I ask how it feels that the new site has at last been launched. She is…
Ready to take advantage of the spring’s experience from online teaching
DIGITALIZATION. This autumn, the REDO group will continue discussing ways of solving various problems from distance education and support efforts to digitize teaching for the faculty’s teachers. Towards the end of the year, the group will also present a report on lessons learned from the pandemic and working methods Sahlgrenska Academy can use in the future. REDO is the Swedish word for ready and is the short name for the…
Thesis project fair brings together engineering and health in Gothenburg
STUDENT. On October 14, Chalmers, the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital will be holding their first ever joint thesis project fair. The fair will create new research links between engineering and health in Gothenburg at the bachelor’s and master’s levels. Researchers can propose projects for the fair until September 30. This initial fair will be held online through Zoom. The fair for thesis projects within health and engineering…
AFA finances study on the spread of COVID-19 in geriatric care
GRANTS. Johan Ringlander, doctoral student in virology, has been awarded just over SEK 1 million from AFA Försäkring for a study on COVID-19 in geriatric care in Gothenburg. Together with his fellow researchers, he will examine virus and antibody samples from staff who feel healthy and from those who stay home from work with symptoms. Many people infected with SARS-CoV-2 hardly have any symptoms or very mild ones. Since staff…
Construction information Medicinareberget: Tower crane is assembled by Natrium
CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION. Akademiliv provides an overview of the construction project Natrium, the new premises for the Faculty of science, and reconstruction work in Medicinarelängan. Starting now, the information will be distributed every four weeks via construction newletter and in Akademiliv. For the rest of the year, the information will be distributed on Monday September 21, Monday October 19, Monday November 16, and Monday December 14. If you have questions about…
Sahlgrenska Academy Science Seminars to begin – suggest additional speakers
RESEARCH SEMINAR. In September, Sahlgrenska Academy’s new series of research seminars will start – Sahlgrenska Academy Science Seminars (SAS-seminars). The seminars will initially be held over Zoom. When the pandemic has passed, SAS-seminars will be held on site in the Arvid Carlsson lecture hall every Thursday at 3 p.m. SAS-seminars is run by the Council for Research Questions (FOR) with the support of Professor Ruth Palmer. She was also one…
Long sick leave after low-grade brain tumor
STUDY. One year after the diagnosis of low-grade malignant brain tumor, a University of Gothenburg study shows, just under three people in ten were in full-time employment. Another year later, the proportion remained below half. For this young patient group, returning to work is a key health factor. Every year, some 100 people in Sweden are diagnosed with low-grade brain tumor (also known as low-grade glioma). This type of tumor…
To teach on campus and at a distance at the same time
TEACHING. The PIL unit’s website now contains advice and tips for teachers who will hold hybrid teaching, ie teaching with students both on campus and at a distance. Due to Corona, some parts of the university’s courses and programs will be held as hybrid teaching. This means lectures and seminars where students can participate in the discussion either remotely or on campus, synchronously. It is a challenge for a teacher…
Nominate for Sahlgrenska Academy’s Educational Award 2020 – extended deadline until Oct 31
NOMINATE. Do you know of teachers who have developed and implemented a successful and innovative educational idea in teaching? Or one or more teachers who, for many years, have performed an extremely appreciated and successful teaching job? Then it is time to nominate them for Sahlgrenska Academy’s Educational Award. Here you can read the Dean’s decision to announce Sahlgrenska Academy’s Educational Award 2020 (Swedish only): https://gubox.box.com/s/ra9jw180hsoo9q51ffmacxbrsy8atykj Nominations with detailed justifications…
Convenient environmental course now available – aimed at for all staff
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. There is now a web-based environmental course that has been developed by Sahlgrenska Academy’s Environmental Council on instructions from the dean. All employees and master’s students should take the course, which can be completed in about an hour. The course can be taken here (reserve about an hour): sahlgrenska.learnways.com/ Two versions The course is required for all staff and for all master’s students working in a laboratory at…
Vice-Chancellor Decision: remote studies and temporary working from home to continue
UNIVERSITY-WIDE DECISION. On Friday August 26, the vice-chancellor announced a policy decision for how the University will conduct its operations during the ongoing pandemic. To live up to the applicable recommendations, the University will largely continue with working from home and remote studies during the autumn semester. “We are still unsure of when we can allow a return to a normal working situation. We must continue to persevere and do…
The Shanghai Ranking ranks the University of Gothenburg best in Sweden in such subjects as Dentistry & Oral Science and Human Biological Sciences
RANKING. During the summer, the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) published its subject rankings, where it ranks universities around the world in 54 different subject lists, divided into five fields (Engineering, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences). ARWU is also known as the Shanghai Ranking. The University of Gothenburg had its best ranking in Dentistry & Oral Science at 18th in the world and in Human…
This autumn for Sahlgrenska Academy’s programs
EDUCATION. When the semester begins, lessons that need to be held on-site can be given in the faculty’s facilities. In these cases, both teachers and students are responsible for avoiding crowding. All theory-based teaching, however, will continue online this autumn. Sahlgrenska Academy continues to follow the guidelines and decisions by the Swedish Public Health Agency and the Vice-Chancellor to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Sustainable and long-term approach This…
Agneta Holmäng: Welcome back – for remote studies, campus studies or both
COLUMN. As the semester gets started, much of the work normally done on campus will continue taking place online and remotely. As we begin an unusual autumn, we are prepared to quickly adjust to changing conditions, writes Agneta Holmäng in her welcome message to students and staff. Welcome to a new semester at Sahlgrenska Academy! An unusual spring has now become an unusual autumn. The virus continues to spread in…
Book a time with Akademistatistik – five hours free of charge
RESEARCH CONDITIONS. Researching staff at Sahlgrenska Academy and within Region Västra Götaland have access to Akademistatistik’s experts. They can help you with both applications and studies. The first five hours are free of charge, thanks to an initiative from Medisam. Akademistatistik mainly supports researchers when applying for research funding, when projects are getting started, with the analysis required for processing results, and when an article is being written. Subsidized by…
Studies that include patients strats anew at Sahlgrenska University Hospital
CLINICAL RESEARCH. Sahlgrenska University Hospital’s management group has recently decided that the hospital will resume research studies that include patients. “We need to resume other research than just studies related to COVID-19 to allow us to advance medical care with the help of our research studies,” says Caterina Finizia, director of research, education, development and innovation. Sahlgrenska University Hospital’s management group has decided that other studies than COVID-19 studies that…
Construction information Medicinareberget: Work resumed after summer break
CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION. Akademiliv provides an overview of the construction project Natrium, the new premises for the Faculty of science, and reconstruction work in Medicinarelängan. Starting now, the information will be distributed every four weeks via construction newletter and in Akademiliv. If you have questions about the construction activities, feel free to emailmedicinareberget@gu.se. In regards of the spread of covid-19, there is currently no impact on the progress of the projects,…
Swedish state extends funding of precision medicine research and application
INFRASTRUCTURE. Vinnova, the national innovation agency, is investing an additional SEK 36 million in Genomic Medicine Sweden, the ambitious national collaboration: good news for GMC (Genome Medicine Center) West and the other regional centers in the country. The aims are to assist the further rollout of precision medicine in healthcare and promote new research and innovation collaborations among academia, industry and healthcare providers. Genomic Medicine Sweden (GMS) is a national…
Better hip replacements when surgeon operates often
DOCTORAL THESIS. The higher the proportion of primary hip replacement operations a surgeon performs annually, the better the results are, a thesis at the University of Gothenburg shows. On the other hand, it makes little difference to the patient whether the operating surgeon is a fully trained specialist in orthopedics or a resident physician being trained as an orthopedic specialist. The starting point for the research was the discussion on…