WORK ENVIRONMENT On February 3, all employees at the University of Gothenburg will receive an email with a personal link to the new work environment survey known as ARK. An English version is also available. It is important that as many employees as possible respond to the survey since it provides important data for the university’s efforts to improve the work environment for you and your colleagues. The abbreviation ARK…
Food, the environment and daring – Akademiliv speaks with Henriette Philipson
PEOPLE. Lecturer and program coordinator for the Dietetics program, member of Sahlgrenska Academy’s environmental council and a health and safety representative. Henriette Philipson’s list of qualifications is long and all her commitments are colored by two interests: the environment and food. With a pinch of daring. After 25 years at the University of Gothenburg, she is now retiring. No, Henriette Philipson never planned to be a dietitian. When she studied…
Construction information Medicinareberget – official inauguration of the building project for the Faculty of Science on February 6th
BUILDING INFORMATION. Akademiliv provides an overview of the construction project for new premises for the faculty of science and reconstruction work in Medicinarelängan and the Lundberg Laboratory. Rebuilding of replacement premises may continue to cause disturbing noise. Week 6 is the time for an official inauguration of the building project for the Faculty of Science. If you have any questions about the construction activities, feel free to email medicinareberget@gu.se. WEEK…
The Swedish Research Council’s Scientific Council for Medicine and Health visited Sahlgrenska Academy
Here you can see the presentation Jan-Ingvar Jönsson held at the meeting: https://gubox.box.com/s/t9mjstfoktuqmhbwzmetug9j9f8y26oi SEMINAR. This year the Swedish Research Council’s Scientific Council for Medicine and Health will receive new review panels, and you can now nominate yourself or others to participate in them. This was some of the news Jan-Ingvar Jönsson discussed at the well-attended general academic meeting. He also expressed concern about the current proposal for increasing the basic…
Time to nominate Doctoral Thesis of the Year at the Sahlgrenska Academy
AWARD. Which of the theses that were defended last year at Sahlgrenska Academy do you think deserves to be recognized with the award Thesis of the Year? Please nominate by Wednesday, February 19, 2020. The prize “PhD Thesis of the Year at Sahlgrenska Academy” has been awarded since 2009 and is funded by Dr Arnt Vestby’s Research Foundation. The purpose of the award is to recognize the contributions made by…
Glutamate in the brain has unexpected qualities, researchers show with a new analysis method
STUDY. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and Gothenburg University in Sweden have achieved something long thought almost impossible – counting the molecules of the neurotransmitter glutamate released when a signal is transferred between two brain cells. With a new analysis method, they showed that the brain regulates its signals using glutamate in more ways than previously realised. The ability to measure the activity and quantity of glutamate in brain…
New species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in infected wound
STUDY. A hitherto unknown antibiotic-resistant bacteria species, in the same family as E. coli and Salmonella spp., has been found and classified in Sweden. The proposed taxonomic name of the species — the first of the new genus — is Scandinavium goeteborgense, after the city of Gothenburg, where the bacterium was isolated and the research was done. Knowing which bacteria cause infections, and which antibiotics are effective and ineffective against…
Reserve consultation time with Akademistatistik – five hours at no charge
RESEARCH CONDITIONS. Researchers employed at Sahlgrenska Academy or within Region Västra Götaland have access to Akademistatistik’s experts on statistical and health economic questions. They can help you with random sample calculations before submitting applications and analyzing data during a study. The first five hours are free of charge, thanks to support from Medi-sam. Akademistatistik supports researchers (affiliated with Sahlgrenska Academy or Region Västra Götaland) with statistical and health economic analyses…
Inger Ekman and Håkan Tinnerberg receive funds from AFA
CONTRIBUTIONS. Two projects at Sahlgrenska Academy have been awarded funding from AFA, in the total sum of SEK 3.2 million. Inger Ekman will investigate how a person-centered approach affects the health care staff’s work environment, while Håkan Tinnerberg’s project is about chimney sweepers’ exposure to soot. Inger Ekman, professor at the Institute of Health and Care Sciences and one of the research leaders at The Gothenburg University Centre for Person-centred…
Advanced animal model can predict immunotherapy effects
NEW STUDY. Immunotherapy often does wonders for many patients with malignant melanoma, a form of skin cancer, after it has spread to other parts of the body. For some patients, however, this new treatment is totally ineffective against the tumors. A new study from Sahlgrenska Academy shows that an advanced animal model in which mice become carriers of patients’ tumors may be used to find out in advance which tumors…
Food affects our mental health – but many diets are not based on science
STUDY. Anxiety, depression and other illnesses that affect our temperament can be linked to what we eat. That is among the findings of a new survey study carried out by researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg. For several individual illnesses, it is well-established that a special diet can help, while other diets often claimed as helpful lack a sufficient scientific basis. The new expert review published in…
Many older people’s glasses of wrong power
NEW STUDY. Overall, Swedish 70-year-olds’ eyesight is good, but many could see even better. Six in ten can improve their vision by getting eyeglasses or changing the power of the glasses they already have, according to a new study from the University of Gothenburg. “We’re really healthy and have good eyesight in Sweden, and being 70 doesn’t have to mean your vision is poor. It’s easy to get it checked…
Construction information Medicinareberget – temporary offices are created at Medicinaregatan 14
BUILDING INFORMATION. Akademiliv provides an overview of the construction activities that may affect you at during the next few weeks at different places on Medicinareberget, not only where blasting takes place. Rebuilding of replacement premises may continue to cause disturbing noise. A new project is underway, where office pavilions are being prepared at Medicinaregatan 14, as replacement premises for parts of the Institute of Biomedicine. If you have any questions…
Nominations for Honorary Doctors 2020 is open
HONORARY DOCTOR. All staff at Sahlgrenska Academy may nominate honorary doctorates. The appointments are evidence of the faculty’s appreciation, and a way to strengthen our national and international network of contacts. The deadline for nominations is March 31, 2020. The Sahlgrenska Academy Board decides on who will be appointed Honorary Doctor in 2020. Many of our honorary doctorates are appointed because of their direct importance to research or education at…
Sven Enerbäck appointed Distinguished Professor by the Swedish Research Council
GRANTS. Sven Enerbäck, a professor of medical genetics at Sahlgrenska Academy, now joins the select team of researchers taking part in the Swedish Research Council’s Distinguished Professor program. The appointment as a Distinguished Professor provides him with SEK 50 million over 10 years. Only the most prominent, senior researchers can be considered for the Swedish Research Council’s Distinguished Professorship. The call for proposals was open to internationally leading researchers with…
Lower risk for malignant melanoma after bariatric surgery
STUDY. Bariatric surgery is associated with a distinct reduction in skin-cancer risk, a study shows. This finding can be described as a key piece of evidence that substantiates the connection between weight loss and malignant skin cancer. “This provides further evidence for a connection between obesity and malignant skin cancer, and for the view that we should regard obesity as a risk factor for these forms of cancer,” says Magdalena…
Christmas greetings from Agneta Holmäng and Henrik Hagberg
First, let us thank you all for your great efforts during the year! It is you, committed and knowledgeable teachers and researchers, and you, our knowledgeable administrative and technical staff, who lift Sahlgrenska Academy to greater hights! We know that it in many ways has been a challenging year, both in research and education, and we hope that you now all take the opportunity to recover during the Christmas holidays!…
Current construction information for Medicinareberget – the work takes a break during weeks 52 and 1
CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION. Here you find an overview of construction activities during the next few weeks that may affect you on different locations on Medicinareberget, not just where blasting takes place. In December and January work in Medicinarelängan may at some times lead to increased noise. During weeks 52 and 1 the groundwork of the new premises for the Faculty of Science closes down for the holiday. If you have any…
Akademiliv the Podcast (in Swedish) – hear Kaj Blennow on Alzheimer’s disease
PODCAST. Akademiliv the Podcast is back, this time we visit Kaj Blennow, Professor of Neurochemistry, for a talk on research methods, biomarkers and the hunt for the cure of Alzheimer’s disease. Along with his colleague Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow leads one of the most successful research groups at University of Gothenburg. They develop methods that make it possible to measure and monitor how Alzheimer’s disease develops in the human brain,…
“The environment and sustainable development increasingly important for the faculty”
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS. After 15 years as the faculty’s environmental coordinator, Mats Sandberg soon will be passing on the baton. During his time on the job, environmental management systems, sorting of waste, the Planet seminar series and the bicycle workshop have come into being. But clearly more environmental efforts are needed at Sahlgrenska Academy. Sahlgrenska Academy currently is looking for the next environmental coordinator, who can take over when Sandberg leaves.…