SiF (Studenter i Forskning) is now looking for enthusiastic PhD students who are willing to participate in the project “PhD student for a day”. In this project students at Sahlgrenska Academy get to follow a PhD student for a day. Do you want to inspire and engage students to be involved in research? Then join them in this project!

To participate, fill in the form. You’ll find more information about the project in the form: https://forms.gle/HZpJdeUNBAMACUid9

New research at the University of Gothenburg shows that care unit managers have a central role for nurses to enjoy their work and want to stay in their employment. The results of the research project are described in the new book “Hälsobringande sjukvård – för personal och patienter” (‘Health-giving healthcare – for staff and patients’). Akademiliv has now raffled off three copies to employees of the faculty. Congratulations Kirsten Toftered, Kristina Rosengren and Madeleine Modig. The book will arrive to you in the mail.

It is now possible to book appointments to give blood, not only at the blood center but also in the blood mobile. On certain days, the bloodmobile is located near Sahlgrenska Academy’s various campuses: at Sahlgrenska hospital (outside the canteen/restaurant, Blå stråket 10), Kulturhuset Möllan (Göteborgsvägen 19, Mölndal) and Östra hospital, Diagnosvägen 11. Book an appointment through 1177 or via this link: www. geblod.nu/boka-tid

The University of Gothenburg and Chalmers have for some years now jointly invited the laureates to Nobel lectures in Gothenburg in connection with their being in Sweden. We have had the privilege of bringing several current award winners to our universities over the years, a tradition we really want to continue. The lectures are usually very popular events, which both the prize winners and the visitors enjoy. All Nordic universities have the opportunity to invite the Nobel laureates and the competition for them is great. If you have any of this year’s award winners in your network, please contact them immediately after they are presented.

For information and questions, contact the Nobel Working Group via email: nobel@gu.se, or Jonas Martinsson, telephone 031-786 54 12, mobile 076-61 85 412

On Friday 28 October, it is finally time for the 2021 Doctoral conferment ceremony. The conferment was postponed due to the pandemic and are now being carried out once every six months until we are hopefully back to normal again.  This year, 145 new doctors will be conferred on stage in the Congress Hall at the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre. 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

Please register here by 6 October: Registration for doctoral conferment ceremony 2021

The ceremony starts at 3 pm and lasts for up to three hours. Everyone needs to have taken to his or her seat in the Congress Hall at 2.45pm. Please dress up, the recommendation is dark suit. Read further in the Staff Portal.

Nursing unit managers have a central role for nurses to enjoy their work and want to remain in their employment. This is the results of the research project ‘Better mental staff health, patient safety and efficiency in care and less staff turnover among nurses’. The results are described in the new book ‘Health-bringing healthcare – for staff and patients’ (book in Swedish). The book alos provides tips on what HR and managers at different levels in healthcare can do to improve the psychosocial work environment of healthcare unit managers and nurses.
Those of you who are connected to Sahlgrenska Academy have a chance to win one copy of the book – Akademiliv has a total of three copies to be raffled off! Email the address you want the book sent to to akademiliv@gu.se – deadline is Friday 30 September.

Lars Börjesson replaces Karin Ahlberg as a member of the associate professorship committee. Together with Helle Wijk and Thomas Kvist, Lars Börjesson will have the special task of preparing applications for the title excellent teacher. Jan Lötvall is also a new member, succeeding Lauren Lissner, whose term of office has ended. Thomas Kvist has accepted Dean Agneta Holmäng’s request to continue as vice chairman of the docent committee.

Victoria Franke Stenport, Institute of Odontology, resigns as a member of the faculty board as she has obtained the position of head of section. Gunnel Hensing, Institute of Medicine, is elected as the first reserve member of the board, and will be the one who then enters as a regular member of the board. Victoria Franke Stenport’s resignation as a member means that the subject area of odontology is not represented on the board. The faculty board therefore decided to co-opt associate professor Anna Westerlund, Institute of Odontology, for the remainder of the term, which means that she will have the right to attend and speak at the board’s regular meetings.

The response rate among teachers at the faculty was 37.72 percent, and among other employees 26.77 percent. 342 people chose to support the nomination committee’s proposal, six people chose to vote for their own proposal (which differed in whole or in part from the committee’s proposal), and 51 people gave a blank vote. One vote was invalid. Thus, the teachers’ representatives in the hearing assembly will be Jan Borén, Victoria Franke Stenport, Eric Hanse, Åse Johnsson, Lars Palmqvist, Marianne Quiding-Järbrink and Axel Wolf (group replacers are Jenny Nyström and Lars Ny). Other staff will be represented by Karin Dejke, Lars Ewaldsson, Jonas Gren, Rosita Stomberg, Viktoria Tössberg and Anna-Karin Östberg (group replacers are Cecilia Groglopo and Birgit Reizer).