The faculty board has decided on the composition of the next faculty-wide Drafting Committee. Chairman is Mattias Lorentzon, Institute of Medicine, and vice chairman is Ulla Wide (Institute of Odontology). The other members are Niklas Darin (Institute of Clinical Sciences), Chatarina Löfqvist (Institute of Health and Care Sciences), Christine Wennerås (Institute of Biomedicine), Lars Westberg (Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology), and Ingeborg Herbertsson (Sahlgrenska Academy Office, representative of administrative and technical staff). Scientifically competent reserves are Agneta Ekman and Lars Kölby, and TA reserve is Viktoria Tössberg. The Drafting Committee is to organize elections for members and reserves for the next faculty board, in May at the latest.
The Institute of Health and Care Sciences prepares for the election of Head of Institute and Deputy Head of Institute
The preparatory group at the Institute of Health and Care Sciences presents two nominated candidates for each position of Head of Institute and Deputy Head of Institute. Nominated for the next term as Head of Institute are the current Head of Institute Karin Ahlberg, and additionally Monica Pettersson, who is an associate professor, section chief, and excellent teacher. Nominated for Deputy Head of Institute are the current Deputy Head of Institute Carina Sparud Lundin, and Sepideh Olausson, who is an associate professor and section chief. The institute’s staff are invited to a hearing on February 20th. The election results will be announced after March 1st, when the digital survey for the institute ‘s staff closes.
Two researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy elected to The Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg (KVVS)
At its recent annual meeting, The Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg (KVVS) elected four new members, two of whom are professors at Sahlgrenska Academy. They are Per-Anders Jansson, professor of translational medical research at the Institute of Medicine, and Axel Wolf, professor of nursing specializing in anesthesia care at the Institute of Health and Care Sciences. Both are elected to the Science Division’s class 6, Medical Sciences. Additionally, Professor Mary Sheeran (Chalmers University of Technology) and Research Director Lennart Lindfors (AstraZeneca) are elected as new members. KVVS is the only royal academy in Gothenburg, focusing primarily on lecture series, interdisciplinary conferences, publishing activities, scholarships, and various targeted initiatives.
Jan Holgersson appointed Vice Dean for Infrastructure and Facilities
Jan Holgersson, professor of transplantation immunology, is appointed as vice dean responsible for infrastructure and facilities. Jan Holgersson holds his academic position at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine. He also holds a position as a senior physician at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, where he previously served as the head of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine. Through his work with advanced medications at the Cell and Tissue Laboratory as well as the Stem Cell Laboratory, he has also in recent years been involved in the development within the ATMP field.
Akademiliv will return with an interview with Jan Holgersson.
Announcement of the Landénska research grant (for medical students semesters 5-12)
The scholarship is for SEK 220,000, and intended for a research project of 3 – 6 months. An institute at Sahlgrenska Academy must be responsible for the research that can be conducted within the faculty or at a foreign institution with which the faculty has an established collaboration. The research grant must be used for research costs. The scholarship must be reported with a scientific report to the Medical Program Committee. The project must be carried out within two years of the decision on the awarded scholarship. If the research project is not carried out, the scholarship is returned to the foundation.
Registered students with Swedish citizenship in semesters 5 – 12 of the University of Gothenburg Medical Program can apply. The application deadline is March 31, 2024.
Natrium nominated as Building of the Year
The Natrium building on Medicinareberget is one of the nominees in the Building of the Year competition. It is the civil engineering sector’s most prestigious award, which is awarded every year by the construction industry journal Byggindustrin. The winners will be announced at a gala on March 19, 2024. Natrium makes it possible for the University of Gothenburg to gather large parts of its activities within the Faculty of Science. The project includes two seven-storey buildings and an intermediate part. It contains advanced lab environments, teaching rooms and offices. If awarded, Akademiska Hus will receive the prize.
Horizon Europe – webinar 13 March provides the basics (in Swedish)
Learn more about the basics of the EU’s Horizon Europe framework program at a digital meeting organized by VINNOVA. What financing options are there? What support can you get?
You will learn to recognize the structure of the EU’s web portal, find the right announcement and see the opportunities for you and your research/organization.
The meeting will be held on March 13, 13:00-14:00. The seminar is given in Swedish, and in a hybrid form, with the possibility to also participate physically in Stockholm (Nobel, Mäster Samuelsgatan 56 4th floor, Stockholm).
Information and registration: Lär dig mer om grunderna i Horisont Europa! | Vinnova
Welcome a researcher at risk – the institute may register an interest in Scholars at Risk
Scholars at Risk (SAR) is an organization that works to protect academic freedom. Researchers who, due to threats, censorship or harassment, cannot conduct their research in their home countries can via SAR receive a temporary academic sanctuary at a university outside their own home country. The University of Gothenburg is now initiating a process to be able to receive new at-risk researchers in 2024. A hosting is based on a matching process between the receiving institution and the researcher and also means that the receiving institution appoints both an academic mentor and an administrative contact at the institution.
- Institutes that are interested in hosting an at-risk researcher relayed through SAR are requested to complete the following form: https://forms.office.com/e/fPHb5QPfiL
- Please reply by March 1 at the latest.
- Any questions to the International Centre, Sarah Blichfeldt, sarah.blichfeldt@gu.se
Audiology teachers behind new online course on hearing health
Do you want to know how to develop good listening habits and preserve your hearing? Now, there’s an online course on Hearing Health (in Swedish), developed by instructors from the Audiology program at the University of Gothenburg: Andreas Thulin, Milijana Malmberg, and Kim Kähäri. The course consists of four sub-courses, with a focus on leisure listening. The online course is freely accessible via 1177, but you must be logged in and have indicated that you belong to the Västra Götaland region. Here, you can find information on how to access support and treatment programs on 1177.
The spring term thesis fair in the field of health and technology will take place on May 7th
Mark the date – more information will be provided later! On Tuesday, May 7, the spring term thesis fair in health and technology will be held at the Wallenberg Conference Centre. The fair is a collaboration between Chalmers University of Technology, the University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Supervisors should register projects by April 8. The fair aims to connect students from Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg with supervisors to facilitate interdisciplinary projects in the field of health and technology. The fair primarily targets master’s level students but also includes bachelor’s theses for Chalmers engineering students with an interest in medical technology, as well as bachelor’s theses for students at Sahlgrenska Academy.
