A research group at the Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, is participating in an EU-funded project that tests, develops and improves e-kick scooters. In the Swedish pilot, students and staff are given the opportunity to try cycling around on e-kick scooters and share their feedback to the project team at the unit for environmental psychology. More information on how you can participate will come this autumn. To begin with, the research group asks you to spend about 15 minutes answering a few questions. The information collected and the results will be anonymised and presented as general conclusions.

Now autumn is here, with time to plan for new exciting research. Do remember that you have the opportunity for 5 hours of free statistical consultation via Akademistatistik. More information and opportunities to book appointments on the page; https://www.gu.se/medicin/om-oss/avdelningen-for-samhallsmedicin-och-folkhalsa/akademistatistik-radgivning-i-statistik-och-halsoekonomi

ClinicalKey Student Medicine Essentials provides access to medical e-textbooks, images, and videos. With the e-book reader ClinicalKey Bookshelf, also available as an app, you can read offline, make notes, create flashcards, and get accessibility adaptions. With the presentation maker, you can use Clinicalkey pictures and create presentation material for use in your academic assignments.
You find the resource in our database list at www.ub.gu.se. You are required to create a personal profile to access any content on the site.
https://www.ub.gu.se/sv/databaser/clinicalkey-student-medicine-essentials#refering

The Swedish Research Council is looking for a General Secretary for Clinical Research, who will be scientifically responsible for the area. The position entails responsibility for the preparation and follow-up of matters such as research funding, research policy and international cooperation, as well as the overall scientific responsibility for the agency’s other work in clinical research, such as clinical studies and the ALF office. Together with the Secretary General for Medicine and Health, you will contribute to the development of both clinical research and clinical studies. The employment is combined with employment at a higher education institution, is a maximum of 60 percent of full-time and time-limited for two years. Apply by October 10. Access on January 1, 2022.
Read more on the Swedish Research Council’s website.

Joost Algera, PhD student in the Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, won the Young Investigator Award and the Best Abstract Award in Translational Science at NeuroGASTRO2021, which was held digitally in early September. The award-winning abstract was about a study with a small group of IBS patients, which showed that those who were most helped by a gluten-free diet had a different microbiota than those who did not have the same good response to a gluten-free diet. In addition to the honor, Joost Algera will receive a travel grant and free registration for the next NeuroGASTRO conference. His main supervisor is Hans Törnblom, and the co-supervisors are Magnus Simrén, Stine Störsrud and Lena Öhman.

TV4’s and C More’s TV series The four-year-olds at the nursing home won an award for the best factual program of the year when the TV award Kristallen was recently awarded. One of the two experts in the program was Ingmar Skoog, professor at the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology and Director of AgeCap, Center for Aging and Health at the University of Gothenburg. The program was broadcast last autumn and is available on TV4 Play (in Swedish only).

At the council for heads of institutes held on September 1st, all heads agreed that a maximum of 50 people may be present at a thesis defence under the auspices of the faculty, and that the Sahlgrenska Academy’s premises may not be used for indoor mingling. This applies until further notice. Even when the dissertation takes place in other premises, the organizer must take responsibility for limiting crowding.
Information about what applies to the faculty’s doctoral education during the pandemic can be found on the doctoral student portal.

The pandemic has affected the ALF regions’ ability to conduct clinical research as planned and there is a risk that research funds may not be used. As previous year, the government now makes an addition in the ALF agreement so that the 2021 funds may also be used during 2022. Balances on each ALF responsibility at year-end 2021, surplus and deficit, will be transferred to next year. Application instructions will be distributed to all operations controller in good time for the annual accounts. For questions, please contact your FoUUI area controller.
Note that ALF funds balanced from 2020 are to be consumed in 2021.