Professor Agneta Robertson has been named the recipient of the 2021 Elander Prize by the Gothenburg Dental Society. From the motivation: This year’s Elander Prize goes to a person who has cared for the youngest for many years, both in her clinical activities and in her research career. Security, pain relief and sedation have been a mantra that has permeated the clinic and student education.
The Elander Prize was established in 1934 and is a recognition to researchers who have made significant contributions to dental research.
Applying for a grant from the European Research Council (ERC) – The Grants and Innovation Office (FIK) informs at a seminar.
The ERC aims to fund investigator-driven frontier research. ERC projects need to be high-risk/high-gain and feasible, hypothesis-driven and open-ended.
Upcoming ERC calls:
- ERC Starting Grant 2023: 2-7 years after the PhD; 5 years, 1.5 Mio EUR, deadline: 25/10/2022
- ERC Consolidator Grant 2023: 7-12 years after the PhD; 5 years, 2 Mio EUR, deadline: 02/02/2023
- ERC Advanced Grant 2023: track-record of at least 10 years, 5 years, 2.5 Mio EUR, deadline 23/05/2023
FIK invites you to a seminar where we will provide information on the ERC Starting and Consolidator grants. Please click here to register, no later than May 30, 2022.
- Are you curious to find out more? See here: Instructional videos from the ERC
- Do you want to learn more? Read the ERC Work Programme 2022
Support from your research advisor at FIK include: ERC Writing courses, writing guide, feedback on all parts of the proposal, help with budget, registration and administrative processes.
Don’t hesitate to get in contact with us:
- Dubi Eliasson: dubravka.eliasson@gu.se
- Joel Jakobsson: joel.jakobsson@gu.se
Nordic investment in research on how the covid-19 pandemic has affected children and young people
How have the health and education of children and young people been affected by the covid-19 pandemic? That question is the starting point for a Nordic research program under the auspices of NordForsk. The call within the research program “Welfare among children and young people in the post-pandemic Nordics” opens in September 2022. The Academy of Finland is behind the initiative. In Sweden, the Swedish Research Council and Forte invest SEK 14 million each. Other participants are the Research Council of Norway and Iceland. The total sum lands at almost SEK 90 million.
Do you want to visit schools at the end of September and tell them what a researcher is?
On September 30th it’s once again time for European Researchers’ Night. The University of Gothenburg regularly participates in this by being part of Låna en forskare (borrow a researcher).
It will be possible to borrow a researcher from 26-29 September. How many occasions the person wants to be with decides for himself. But a recommendation is to have a maximum of four visits in total as it takes some time to plan and carry out the visit.
This is an event where school classes and other groups can borrow a researcher for an hour to learn more about what a researcher is and actually does.
We are now looking for interested researchers!
By participating, you will mainly visit schools, physically or digitally, and talk about your work as a researcher. The visits are generally very much appreciated, both by the researcher and by the students who get to learn something new in an enjoyable way.
If you have any questions or want to participate, please contact jonas.martinsson@gu.se
Previous examples of researcher presentations can be found here: https://forskarfredag.se/lana-en-forskare/
Registration is not binding, and you decide how many visits you would like to do. The registration page will be open from August 31th.
Holding times
15 May-15 Aug: The researchers post information and make themselves bookable.
31 Aug: Last day to register your participation as a researcher.
15 Aug: Registration opens. Opportunity to book a researcher.
26-29 Sep: Implementation.
They are awarded for Thesis of the Year 2021 at Sahlgrenska Academy
The 2021 Thesis of the year award is given to a total of seven dissertations that were defended last year; one for each institute and also a prize for the Thesis of the Year at Sahlgrenska Academy.
Following a recommendation from the assessment committee and dean Agneta Holmäng, Dr Arnt Vestby’s Research Foundation, which funds the prize, has decided to appoint the following prize winners:
Thesis of the Year award at Sahlgrenska Academy 2021
Jesper Sundell’s thesis”Optimization of first-line anti-tuberculosis therapy in patients co-infected with HIV” (Institute of neuroscience and physiology)
Akademiliv returns with a longer article about Jesper Sundell’s dissertation.
Thesis of the Year award at Institute of biomedicine 2021
Erik Ehrencrona’s thesis “The Role of FCGBP in Mucus – Structure, Processing and Function”
Thesis of the Year award at Institute of clinical sciences 2021
Maria Siekkeri Vandika’s thesis “Vitamin D and Vitamin D-binding Protein in Psoriasis and Effects of Treatment”
Thesis of the Year award at Institute of medicine 2021
Sofia Manousou’s thesis “Iodine intake and uptake in populations at risk for iodine deficiency”
Thesis of the Year award at Institute of neuroscience and physiology 2021
Johan Lönnbro’s thesis “The medical perspective in prescribing: measurements and educational strategies”
Thesis of the Year award at Institute of odontolgy 2021
Agnes Dahlstrand Rudin’s thesis “Neutrophil recruitment in periodontal disease”
Thesis of the Year award at Institute of health and care sciences 2021
Malin Hansson’s thesis ”A meaningful work in a strained context – exploring midwives’ work situation and professional role”.
The Academicum service center will move to Conference Center Wallenberg during the summer
The Academicum service center will soon move from its current location on Medicinaregatan 3 (Anatomen / Acdemicum) to Medicinaregatan 20 (Conference Center Wallenberg). The Academicum service center is open until Friday June 17, and will reopen in its new premises on Monday August 15. The service center will have a newly built entrance, located to the right of the Wallenberg Conference Center’s main entrance. The opening hours during its first week in new premises will be 10: 00-14: 00.
Four people to hospital after workplace accident on Medicinareberget (updated 220509 at 17.00)
A workplace accident occurred Monday morning in an electric power room in Medicinarelängan. One person was taken to hospital by ambulance, but was conscious at the time. Another three people with minor injuries have sought healthcare themselves.
The accident is related to the construction of Natrium and occurred in connection with a short circuit in a switchgear. In addition to the injured people, who work for one of Skanska’s subcontractors, the incident also caused smoke and power outages in several buildings on Medicinareberget.
Currently, (Monday 9 May, at 17.00) problems remain in two classrooms; Valdemar Sjölander and Ragnar Sandberg. Campus service has rescheduled the activities in these to other lecture halls and has contacted the teachers concerned.
The incident is handled as a workplace accident and the cause must is now to be investigated.
The Eric K. Fernström Foundation is pausing to award prizes in 2022
The Eric K. Fernström Foundation announces that this year it will pause its awards, the Nordic Prize and the prize for Young, especially promising researchers at Swedish universities. The foundation’s statutes have clear definitions of prize amounts, and in the aftermath of the pandemic, the foundation has found that, in accordance with the statutes, it is unfortunately not possible to award all prizes this year. A message from The Eric K. Fernström Foundation is that it looks forward to celebrating outstanding medical researchers in 2023! The age for the Minor Fernström Prize will then be raised by one year, so that this group of researchers also may have the opportunity.
Drop-in with innovation advisor – on site at Medicinareberget
You can now unconditionally discuss your options for utilizing research results with innovation advisers from the Research and Innovation Office (FIK) and business developers from GU Venures. They will be available on site at the Department of Research Support in Academicum (Medicinaregatan 3, 4th floor) where they offer the opportunity for drop-in visits during one hour every Thursday (13: 00-14: 00). If you want to book an individual appointment at another time, you can email lifescience@gu.se.
Website for Vice-Chancellor recruitment
There is now a website in the Staff Portal with the latest information on recruitment of a Vice-Chancellor for a new appointment period. The website has information on the recruitment committee, consultative assembly, recruitment process, schedule and requirement profile. It will also serve as a source for news published throughout the process. The page is intended for staff and students at the University and will be updated regularly. An English version of the website will be published next week (19).
Recruitment of a Vice-Chancellor for a new appointment period (in Swedish)
