AWARD. Do you know someone who defended his or her doctoral thesis last year, whose dissertation deserves some extra attention? Take the chance to nominate for the award PhD Thesis of the Year! 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 PhD…

INTERNATIONALIZATION. Sahlgrenska Academy invites you to a festive afternoon where four of our new international Visiting Professors give a more detailed presentation of the research collaboration they want to develop at Sahlgrenska Academy. They will also be formally welcomed to Sahlgrenska Academy by Dean Agneta Holmäng. The Visiting Professorship program is a new initiative of Sahlgrenska Academy to strengthen and develop internationalization at the Academy’s research environments. It will also stimulate the…

DOCTORAL THESIS. People who have undergone hip surgery with total hip arthroplasty often experience no difficulty in walking – but for some, mobility actually is impaired long after surgery. Research under way at Sahlgrenska Academy is focusing on how advanced motion analysis can lead to improvements for patients. “We have to try to attain a gait that is as normal as possible, and in that case, how we measure it and…

COLUMN. The outbreak of measles currently underway in Gothenburg is the largest in five years, with at least 27 cases. Henry Sjövall, columnist for Akademiliv (Academy Life), provides historical background on measles and reminds us of why it’s so important that there is adequate vaccination coverage in the population against the “The Little Misery.” When I hear the word measles, I think about tennis and Tolkien. I probably have to…

STUDENT. Thirty-nine graduate students recently received travel grants of SEK 25,000 each from the Sten A. Olsson Foundation for Research and Culture. Many of the students are attending courses at Sahlgrenska Academy. Many of the students are attending courses at Sahlgrenska Academy. The grants enable students to visit foreign universities and create their own international networks. Students receiving the grants are involved primarily in the areas of culture and health…

GRANTS. The Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation has decided to distribute SEK 14 million to 10 research projects in Gothenburg. The research can have important implications for the millions of Swedes who suffer from diseases of the heart or lungs. One of the major grants from the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation was awarded to Elmir Omerovic, a cardiologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine at Sahlgrenska Academy’s Institute of Medicine.…

MANAGEMENT. Vice-Chancellor Eva Wiberg has now officially decided to appoint Agneta Holmäng as the next Dean of Sahlgrenska Academy. Agneta Holmäng will take office on January 1, 2018. She will initially be supported by Eric Hanse, assigned as Acting Pro-Dean until a permanent Pro-Dean is appointed. The Vice-Chancellor has decided to appoint Agneta Holmäng as Dean of Sahlgrenska Academy for the period of 2018–2023, with a follow-up after three years. She…

COLUMN. Eric Hanse, interim Dean for the past year, is now looking forward to a permanent dean being appointed to the position. At the same time, he would like to share his thanks for all the good support he has received. Let me start with what is most important: I want to wish all of you who are members of the staff here at Sahlgrenska Academy a really enjoyable Christmas…

EQUAL RIGHTS. A couple of weeks ago, under the appeal #utantystnadsplikt (“obligation against silence”), 10,400 female doctors spoke out against sexual harassment, abuse and sexism within the health care system. Now a response to the appeal has been written by deans at Sweden’s medical faculties, including Acting Dean Eric Hanse, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg. Below you can see the response in its entirety. #Utantystnadsplikt, a statement from Sweden’s medical…

YOUNG RESERACHERS. He is a top, young researcher, the recipient of several research distinctions in his field, who has come to Sweden and the University of Gothenburg through the Wallenberg Academy Fellows programme. But there is nothing particularly cocky about him. “I am very fortunate,” says structural biologist Björn Burmann, who is one of the group leaders within Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine. He conducts research on the structure…

COMPETITION. Thank you for all contributions in this year’s Christmas competition on Instagram! Akademiliv’s jury has now appointed the four winners who get two movie tickets for their contributions. The winners are one student, an administrative employee, a researcher and a whole research team. This year the jury consisted of Henrik Sjövall, Professor at the Institute of Medicine, Sara Gabrielsen, Chair for the student union SAKS, and the editor ofAkademiliv Elin Lindström Claessen. The four winners are…

NEW STUDY. Healthy eating is associated with better self-esteem and fewer emotional and peer problems, such as having fewer friends or being picked on or bullied, in children regardless of body weight, according to a study from Sahlgrenska Academy, published in the open access journal BMC Public Health. Inversely, better self-esteem is associated with better adherence to healthy eating guidelines, according to the researchers. Dr Louise Arvidsson, the corresponding author…

CONSTRUCTION PLANS. According to the plans, the building for the Faculty of Science planned for the Medicinareberget campus will begin to be built in around two years’ time. There will be upheaval, with ground works, laying of foundations and erecting the framework all impacting neighboring buildings and business. But there are lessons to be learned from others’ experiences. Freelance journalist Madeleine Salomon met head vet Mats Spångberg at Karolinska Institutet,…

NOBEL PRIZE. During some of the Cold War’s frostiest years, he was involved in creating the organization Doctors Against Nuclear Weapons (the Swedish arm of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War; IPPNW). Since then, Gunnar Westberg has traveled the world and worked to promote disarmament. Now he is one of the doctors to receive Nobel Peace Prize – for the second time. At the start of the 1980s, the…

CHRONICLE. Henrik Sjövall, who is the faculty’s officer for equal opportunities, is upset by what has come to light in the stories of the #metoo movement. How could he not have seen it earlier? As a man, does he bear some of the collective blame? The #metoo movement has crashed through society like a hurricane; heads are starting to roll, and it is not impossible that there will soon be…