From January 2024, Akademiska Hus will take over responsibility for the majority of Gothenburg University’s parking lots. During the autumn, rules for parking and routines for handling parking permits for employees and students will be drawn up. Detailed information from Akademiska Hus will be published on the Staff Portal during the autumn. It is clear that there will be no change to the parking fees in 2024.

Doctoral courses planned to be given during the spring term 2024 are open for applications. Elective courses can be applied for until October 21st. Deadline for applications to the mandatory courses is December 1st.
The course finder is available here: Fubasextern (gu.se)

Akademiliv congratulates Marie Lagerquist on the professorship! Her research group studies osteoporosis and how sex hormones and their signaling pathways affect bone mass. The focus is on estrogen receptors. With the help of preclinical studies, the group wants to understand how estrogen affects the skeleton. The goal of the research is to better investigate the mechanisms behind estrogen’s bone-protective effects in order to be able to develop new, better drugs against osteoporosis with fewer side effects. Marie Lagerquist is deputy head of department at the Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition at the Institute of Medicine. She also participates to a lesser extent in teaching within the biomedical analyst program.

Vice-Chancellor Malin Broberg has written a comment on the Staff Portal, regarding the investigation directive on reporting obligations. She states that so far there is no bill but an investigative directive. She also writes “Since the University of Gothenburg educates for the professions that may be affected, it is obvious that in such a referral response we base ourselves on research and expert knowledge in relevant areas to highlight different perspectives related to a possible legislative proposal.”
Here you can read the entire comment (English version is pending): https://medarbetarportalen.gu.se/aktuellt/nyheter-detalj//rektor–apropa-utredningsdirektivet-om-anmalningsplikt.cid1771614?languageId=100001

Paula Nordling, teacher at the School of Public Health and Community Medicine and ST doctor in social medicine, has been named as one of three recipients of the Lennmalm Prize 2023, which is awarded by the Swedish Medical Association. She is rewarded for her insurance medicine studies with a focus on doctors’ work with sick leave for patients with common mental illness. With a focus on work capacity assessment and collaboration with employers of people on sick leave, Paula has increased knowledge in areas where knowledge has previously been largely lacking. Paula Nordling received her doctorate in 2021. She is assistant course leader for two courses on coordination of sick leave in health care at advanced level, and teaches on the medical program.

Due to late cancellations there are a few seats available on a course aimed at early career researchers: How to write a successful application for research funding. The course consists of 3 half-days, with start Monday Oct 2nd, 13:00-16:30. It is held in Academicum, Sahlgrenska Academy. Further information: https://akademiliv.se/en/2023/06/92911/

To apply for this course: Send an e-mail to the Sahlgrenska Academy Research Support Office: research.support@sahlgrenska.gu.se. Please state which grant you intend to apply for.

In October 162 new doctors will be conferred on stage in the Congress Hall at the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre (note – the ceremony is mainly in Swedish, and in part in Latin). In addition, ten honorary doctors and recipients of the university’s most renowned prizes will be recognized.The Academy of Music and Drama will provide the entertainment. As an employee, you are welcome to attend the ceremony in the audience as well as the reception afterwards, but the number of seats are limited and you are required to book your place. Please register here by October 2. You will receive an electronic ticket in your mobile phone, which you need to show at the door when you arrive. It is also possible to print your confirmation that you will receive by mail, and show that at the door.

• Registration Doctoral Conferment Ceremony 2023
• More info is available on the Staff Portal.

On 1 January 2023, the unit GU Property changed its name to GU Property and Sustainable Development. At the same time, a section for sustainability was established, which since 1 August has been led by Eddi Omrcen, who is also the university’s sustainability manager. Since January, Eddi Omrcen has been acting head of the section for sustainability. He has previously, among other things, been the university’s sustainability strategist and the environmental manager at the university.

The Sahlgrenska Academy Research Support Office offers the course “Writing a competitive application for a Swedish Research Council or Forte grant“. Research advisers and a scientific editor will give you concrete tips for your application and you get to work on the outline of your project plan during the course.

• Time: 4 and 8 December 2023 (full days)
• Requirements for participation: Draft of your application
• Registration: Register your interest no later than October 31 to: research.support@sahlgrenska.gu.se