January 25 is the premiere of the TV series “Studio 65” from UR. Famous and unknown 65+ people talk about their experiences and thoughts about life as an elderly person. Gripping life stories are mixed with advice, research and inspiration. Among the guests we meet Leif GW Persson, Krister Henriksson, Lasse Åberg, Amelia Adamo and some of Sweden’s leading experts on elderly issues. Hosts are Kattis Ahlström and Anders Palmgren. Ingmar Skoog, one of Sweden’s and the world’s most prominent elderly researchers, participates as an expert and observer.

The Royal Academy of Engineering Sciences annually publishes a “100 list” to draw attention to contemporary research, in the technical and economic sciences, which has the potential to create actual benefit within the foreseeable future. Now the application round opens for 2023. For the list for 2023, IVA is particularly interested in research projects in climate change, energy supply, welfare technology, cyber security and crisis preparedness. IVA’s 100 list is aimed at researchers and research teams who are looking for contact with business and society for collaboration around innovation, continued development, application and utilization of their research.

More information (in Swedish):

• https://www.iva.se/projekt/research2business/ansok-till-ivas-100-lista-2023/
• https://www.iva.se/projekt/research2business/ivas-100-lista-2022/ (Last year’s list – with four projects from Gothenburg University)

On Thursday, January 26, at 13:00-14:15, Forte will inform about upcoming announcements and future plans. The seminar is organized by the Research and Innovation Office (FIK), and is held in the Torgny Segerstedt hall in the university’s main building in Vasaparken. Researchers with funding from Forte will share their experiences with the funder. There is time for discussion and questions. The target group for the seminar is researchers within Forte’s operational areas, health, working life and welfare, as well as research advisors and other research support staff.

Registration is required, no later than Friday 20 January: https://forms.office.com/e/xu85AG3wgm

From January 1st normal rates for parking in the university’s parking areas were reintroduced. The normal rate for parking at the university’s parking spaces is SEK 10 per hour and SEK 60 per full day. At the parking area Medicinareberget, the rate is SEK 7 per hour and SEK 40 per full day. There has also been a change in the Easypark app. You now need to choose “Korttidsparkering” (Short-term parking) to pay per hour and “Långtidsparkering” (Long-term parking) to pay the daily rate. The rate was temporarily lowered during the pandemic, to make it easier for employees who needed to get to work to avoid public transport.

The University of Gothenburg has been a partner of West Pride for several years. The university is currently planning its program for the next pride festival in Gothenburg, which will take place 7-11 June 2023. Researchers within GU can contribute freely: lectures, workshops, film screenings or other creative elements. Responsible communications officer for GU’s program is Jonas Martinsson, who is happy to brainstorm ideas and help with advice and input on how to participate in GU’s festival-related programs.
The deadline for registration is February 28.

Over a hundred presentations have been registered for the Sahlgrenska Academy Junior Researcher Symposium, which will be held 9-10 February 2023 in the Wallenberg Conference Center. A small number of places for attandance only are available and can be booked on a first-come, first-served basis. The symposium is organized by Future Faculty.

More information and registration (link in the right column): https://www.gu.se/en/sahlgrenska-akademin/sahlgrenska-academy-junior-researcher-symposium

After a discussion at an extraordinary meeting on January 9, the University Board chooses to continue the recruitment process for a new vice chancellor as planned. The background is criticism of a lack of transparency from representatives in the consultative assembly. 13 teacher representatives of the total of 70 who are part of the consultative assembly have in a letter expressed the opinion that the selection process needs to start over with an open application procedure, and also that the two candidates who remain do not fully meet the requirement profile. The University Board however does not agree with the criticism. Chairman of the board Peter Larsson will report on the work of the recruitment group and the university board at the meeting of the consultative assembly on Wednesday 11 January. Read a longer article on the Staff Portal.

The research platform ENABLE-2, with its hub at Uppsala University, is a national platform that supports research projects that are focused on developing new antibiotics and other antibacterial drugs. The Swedish Research Council is now investing 25 new million in ENABLE-2 and a second call was therefore launched on 20 December 2022, where researchers can apply for support to find new drugs against bacterial infections. Academics and small and medium-sized companies in Sweden are eligible to submit a three-page expression of interest, with information about their antibacterial program. Gram-negative programs will be prioritized.

For more information and to apply to join the ENABLE-2 consortium: https://www.ilk.uu.se/enable2/apply/