Between 25-30 September, Researcher Friday and Borrow a researcher are arranged. University of Gothenburg will collaborate with the University of Borås and the Navet Science Center. An activity is planned for Tuesday 26 September where senior high school students can meet doctoral students. English speaking PhD students are also welcome to participate! Three doctoral students per shift (08:00-10:00, 10:30-12:00 or 13:00-14:30) initially get to talk about their thesis topic, what it can lead to, what it means to be a researcher and what there are too opportunities for jobs in the future. This is followed by mingling with the high school students. The arrangement ends with a joint discussion. Do you want to join? Contact jonas.martinsson@gu.se.

From Tuesday 12 April, it is possible to apply for research funds in the spring’s ALF calls. The application is made electronically in Researchweb, with the deadline for applications Thursday, June 1, 2023, at 23.59.

ALF project funds 2024

Granted grant is valid for 1 year. ALF project funds intend to support medical research with an emphasis on research with the objective of improving diagnostics, prophylaxis/prevention, treatment or care in the long term. In addition to employment within the Västra Götaland region or the Sahlgrenska Academy of at least 50 percent, applicants are required to be at least an associate professor.

• Read more (Swedish) >>
• Guidelines and assessment criteria for ALF project funds 2024 (Swedish) >>

ALF funds for supplementary study in connection with HTA

For researchers who have undergone an examination according to the HTA concept and where the HTA report has been published, there is the possibility of applying for funds for supplementary studies. The application must be made within 3 years of the published HTA report and refers to studies that aim to answer questions raised in connection with the HTA report. The grant period is 2 years, provided that satisfactory progress is shown in the annual report.

• Read more (Swedish) >>
• Guidelines and assessment criteria for ALF funds HTA (Swedish) >>

Sahlgrenska Academy’s head of office Margareta Rorsman is retiring, and the faculty is therefore looking for her successor. Apply no later than April 25, 2023 (add in Swedish). As head of office, you report directly to the dean and work closely with the academic management of the faculty. You will deal with many major upcoming issues and, if they concern the Sahlgrenska Academy’s office, plan and lead the employees in these changes. You represent the faculty in development of the university’s joint support, especially regarding governance and funding, which includes priorities and ambition levels. Today, the office consists of approx 40 competent employees.

The University of Gothenburg will be present during the Book Fair with a smaller stage and associated stage program. Are you interested in participating with a program item? Contact jonas.martinsson@gu.se. This year’s theme at the book fair is “Jewish culture”, “The city” and “Sound”. It is desirable, but not a requirement, that you who plan to participate include these themes in the planning and if possible connect to one of this year’s themes. Stage times in the stand are limited. The stage program will run on Thursday 28 September (10:00-16:00), Friday 29 September (10:00-17:00), Saturday 30 September (10:00-16:00) and Sunday 1 October (10:00-15:00).

Medi-sam Utbildning invites you to digital information meetings (held in Swedish) regarding a new distribution model for ALF tuition funds in the event of an intrusion into the health care system for operationally based training (VFU) for undergraduate medical students. The information meetings are aimed at those who are interested in knowing more about the model.

The alternating chairman of Medi-sam Utbildning, Björn Järbur, hospital director at NU healthcare and Lars Börjesson, chairman of the Medical Program Committee, will give the presentation. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions.

• Informationsträff 1
  12 april, kl. 13.00-14.00
  Zoom https://gu-se.zoom.us/j/64208122455
• Informationsträff 2
  19 april, kl. 16.00-17.00
  Zoom https://gu-se.zoom.us/j/63676852132

No pre-registration is required.

Read more about the new distribution model here (in Swedish): Införandet av ny fördelningsmodell – ALF Västra Götaland (alfvastragotaland.se)

After discussions in the collaboration group for MedTech West, it is now clear that the platform will be phased out. Instead, its operations is transferred into other forms of collaboration, including the medical technology collaboration lab Sahlbec Lab, which will play an important role for research in life science. The lab welcomes researchers from academia, healthcare and industry. Work is underway to install magnetoencephalography (MEG) and microwaves. MedTech West was started in 2009 as a medical technology platform in Western Sweden by five parties: Chalmers University of Technology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, the University of Borås, the Sahlgrenska University Hospital and the Västra Götaland region. If you have questions, you can contact Justin Schneiderman.

The PIL unit opens the autumn courses for applications on Wednesday, April 19, tentatively at approximately 9:00. The admission principle “first come first serve” applies. Some courses tend to be fully booked quickly, so don’t wait to sign up. Some courses are available in English.

For staff who belong to Sahlgrenska Academy or the Västra Götaland region, special admission procedures apply to the courses PIL103 and 201. The application period for the autumn is for these courses April 3 – April 30. Applications received are then ranked by your institution. NOTE that you apply for PIL101 and PIL102 via the PIL unit’s website.

 

On May 9, 2023, the sixth joint Master’s Thesis fair in health and technology will be held in Gothenburg. The aim is to offer students from the University of Gothenburg (The Faculty of Science and Sahlgrenska Academy) and Chalmers the opportunity to work with interdisciplinary projects within the fields of health and technology. Potential supervisors from the University of Gothenburg, Chalmers and Sahlgrenska University Hospital will have the opportunity to present their projects to students at the fair.

Are you working on a project that is suitable? Register no later than April 14th. For more information and registration, visit Thesis fair website.

The theme for this year’s science festival is “boundaries – limits” and this has resulted in an exciting and interesting program. Several items are in English.

The festival offers, for example, conversations about Europe’s borders in the light of nationalism and climate threats, a live podcast about the border between humans and elite sports or a conversation about the limits of the ability to choose one’s life, and much more. The selection for international visitors is also quite large. About a third of the activities are in English.

The public program runs from 18–23 April. In the public program, the events are free, open to anyone interested and do not require booking. If you want to take part in the opening, you need to book in. The school program runs from 17–28 April.

The faculty’s activities in the public program (in Swedish)

The Science Festival’s website

Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy can now sign up for BioRender Premium. BioRender is an online software tool that helps scientists create and share science figures. A webinar will be announced later this spring. To join, contact your IT Coordinator at your Institute to apply for access,

Contact persons:

Odontology    
johan.thompson@sahlgrenska.gu.se

Biomedicine      
henrik.fernandez@gu.se

Neuroscience and Physiology
markus.johansson@neuro.gu.se

Clinical Sciences       
soren.lundberg@gastro.gu.se

Medicine:

Public Health
max.petzold@gu.se

Rheumatology
hadi.valadi@gu.se

Internal Medicine
marie.lagerquist@medic.gu.se

Molecular Medicine
tiffany.hurtig@gu.se