The Board of the University of Gothenburg has decided to award Carl Bennet the University’s foremost award Socii et Amici Universitatis Gothoburgensis. He receives this award “for his significant work for the University of Gothenburg”. The prize is awarded in the form of a medal at the Doctoral Promotion on 6 May. The University Board’s motivation mentions Carl Bennett’s great community involvement and interest in education and research. In the years 2007–2013, he was chairman of the board of the University of Gothenburg. Carl Bennet was also awarded an honorary doctorate at Sahlgrenska Academy in 2019.
The Vice-Chancellor appoints a steering group for the coordination of research data
On behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Carina Mallard will appoint a steering group to coordinate research data. The steering group will be the basis for an organization for handling and managing research data, and will lead to a comprehensive support system at the University of Gothenburg.
Dean Agneta Holmäng comments: “Many of the researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy are concerned that this has taken so long. The faculty has long held discussions with the university and also established its own smaller working group to be able to find alternative solutions. We hope that the principal’s decision means that we can quickly get a solution to our big problem, that we lack secure data storage of our sensitive personal data”.
UKÄ report: Students’ throughput unaffected – but still more disciplinary measures
It is not possible to see any clear effects of the corona pandemic on students’ throughput in education at universities and colleges. At the same time, more students continued to be subject to disciplinary action in 2021. Compared with before the pandemic, the number of students found guilty of cheating has doubled. These are some of the results of the University Chancellor’s Office (UKÄ)’s third interim report on the consequences of the corona pandemic at the university, which was published on 15 March. The interim report includes results from four surveys that have been produced since the last reporting opportunity on 1 December 2022.
Read the report on the website of UKÄ (available only in Swedish).
Bengt Hasséus is now a professor of oral medicine
Akademiliv congratulates Bengt Hasséus on his professorship in oral medicine. Bengt Hasséus and co-workers study, using both clinical and laboratory methods, oral mucosal diseases that are a precursor to cancer. The research focuses on the importance of the immune system so that cancer does not develop. But methods for identifying biomarkers for cancer development are also done with genetic and molecular biological techniques. The aim of the research is to be able to identify mucosal changes with a high risk of cancer development at an early stage and distinguish these from conditions with a low risk. This would be of great patient benefit and could improve the treatment of these disease states. The research is conducted in collaboration with research groups at Sahlgrenska Academy, nationally and internationally. Bengt Hasséus teaches in the dentist and dental hygienist programs at the Institute of Odontology.
Bengt Nellgård is now professor of anaesthesiology and intensive care
Akademiliv congratulates Bengt Nellgård on his professorship in anaesthesiology and intensive care! He researches seriously ill patients in need of surgery and intensive care, and evaluates biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease and brain ischemia in iva patients with long follow-up. As part of a major research collaboration during the pandemic, he followed these iva patients for six months, with the goal of preventing lung damage, and physical and cognitive dysfunction after long-term iva treatments. Bengt Nellgård is very involved in the new medical education, and also a module instructor. He is Deputy Head of the undergraduate program at the Institute of Clinical Sciences.
SiF is looking for PhD students to inspire students to do research for the project “PhD student for a day”
Students in Research (SiF) are now looking for enthusiastic doctoral students who are interested in participating in the project “PhD student for a day” (Doktorand för en dag) 2022. Through this project, students at Sahlgrenska Academy can follow a doctoral student for one day. Do you want to inspire and engage students to get involved in research? Fill in SiF’s form. The form also provides more information about the project. Questions? Contact sif@saks.gu.se.
KVA announces scholarships for Ukrainian researchers to work in Sweden
As an extraordinary measure, Ukrainian citizens can apply for funding from the King. The Swedish Academy of Sciences to facilitate its research in Sweden during or in connection with the ongoing war. The activities must be conducted at a Swedish university or at one of the Swedish Academy of Sciences’ research institutes for a limited period of time. Expenses that can be covered by the scholarship are, for example, living expenses and travel as well as other costs associated with a temporary relocation of the research activities. More information is available on KVA’s website.
Applications are sent by email to scholarship@kva.se – mark the subject line “Ukraine” – and are processed continuously in the order they are received.
The University Board begins work to propose vice-chancellor for a next term
On June 30, 2023, Vace-Chancellor Eva Wiberg’s term of office ends, and the University Board now commences work on proposing vice-chancellor for a next term, in a process in which representatives of staff and students will also be involved. At the board meeting on March 21, a decision is expected on the direction of the upcoming process, as well as the appointment of a recruitment group with representatives of the public, teachers, students and the trade unions. It is the government that makes decisions about principals at Swedish higher education institutions based on proposals from the higher education institution’s board. A vice-chancellor’s first term of office is six years, and the employment can then be renewed for three years on two occasions.
Coordination group appointed due to the war in Ukraine
University director Anna Lindholm has appointed a group within the joint administration to coordinate the university’s efforts linked to the war in Ukraine. The group’s mission is to coordinate the university’s efforts and have an overview of the university’s management, approach and commitment due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The coordination group, led by head of security Anna Dahlgren, includes representatives from the university management, the student union, international centre, the research and innovation office, the personnel unit and the communication unit. Read further on the Staff Portal.
Extra addition of funds for holders of ALF project funds and ALF project funds for younger researchers
A surplus of funds in the ALF budget means that all holders of ALF project funds and ALF project funds for younger researchers will receive an extra lump sum that is to be spent during 2022. Holders of ALF project funds will be allocated SEK 50,000 per project and holders of ALF project funds for younger researchers are allocated SEK 100,000 per project. The decision was made by hospital director Ann-Marie Wennberg Larkö in accordance with an agreement in Medi-sam Forskning. Anyone who wants more information about payment is referred to the responsible controller within the respective operations area.
