The University encourages employees to participate in well-being activities. One hour per week, connected to working hours, can be used for fitness (walking, jogging, tennis, massage etc). You can also receive tax-free compensation of up to SEK 2,000 per year for the purchase of exercise memberships and the like, which must be purchased this year to provide compensation for 2020. Several fitness chains offer a discount to staff at GU. You dpn’t need to submit your paper receipts, but you must be able to present documentation 3 months after the time of reporting in Primula. Read more on the Staff Portal.

Time to make sure that 2020 publications are registered in the GUP database. The University of Gothenburg’s research is reported in the University’s annual report, through statistics from the GUP database (University of Gothenburg’s publications). Register all scientific publications, published in 2020, no later than Tuesday, January 7, 2021. Remember especially to provide complete and accurate information for author affiliation, publication year, ISBN / ISSN and doi, from the original publication.
Publications lists of institutions and individual researchers can be found in the GUP database under the Publications tab or via the GU web. Use this page to log on to register publications: https://gup.ub.gu.se/login

• Questions? GUP support: gup@ub.gu.se or 031-786 66 71.

The University of Gothenburg is ranked number one in Sweden and among 51-100 in the world in the field of sports science according to the prestigious Shanghai ranking. The placement is a clear improvement compared to previous years. The start of the Center for Health and Performance (CHP) at University of Gothenburg in 2011 is probably an important explanation for the improvement. CHP is located at the Sports Academy (Idrottshögskolan) near Nya Ullevi, and belongs organizationally to the Department of Food and Nutrition and Sport Science. The center is a joint formation between Sahlgrenska Academy and the Faculty of Education.

E-mail accounts that were not affected by the server crash will now also be moved to Microsoft’s cloud service exchange online. The move will be carried out over the next two weeks. Users do not need to do any preparations and you can use your email as usual during the move. Read more in the Staff Portal: https://medarbetarportalen.gu.se/aktuellt/nyheter-detalj//nu-flyttas-aven-de-e-postkonton-som-inte-drabbades-av-e-postproblemen-till-molnet.cid1707037

GU’s internal printing facility, located at Humanisten, will be closed down at the turn of the year. The printing facility has not covered its costs for many years, and despite measures it has not been possible to obtain financial viability. The co-location of the printing operations at GU, which was done in 2019 when repro at Handels merged with the printing facility at Humanisten, has not contributed to increasing efficiency and reducing the deficit. When the internal printing house is closed down at the turn of the year, the operations at GU that have hired the printing facility will not be affected, as there are a number of procured suppliers who deliver the same services. You find information about the suppliers in the purchasing system via Tools in the Staff Portal.

Almost 80 percent of all planned hall exams in the writing hall at Viktoriagatan 30 have been canceled during the period December 4th–31st. A third of these have been placed in DISA in a home environment. This means that just over 1,500 students have written and will write digital hall exams (DISA) in a home environment during December, while 290 students have written or will write on site in the writing hall. The education unit notes a trend where larger hall exams with many examinees are written in a home environment instead, while smaller hall exams are conducted according to plan in the writing hall.

Ann Wennerberg, professor of prosthetics at Sahlgrenska Academy has been elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA). Ann Wennerberg is best known for her research on surface topography of implants. In her research, she has worked closely with researchers in production technology and applied physics at Chalmers. In recent years, Ann Wennerberg has also worked with analyzes of clinical results for oral implants. IVA is the world’s oldest engineering academy and was founded by HRH King Gustaf V in 1919. Its task is to promote technical and economic sciences and the development of business.

Erik Renström, professor of experimental endocrinology at Lund University, has been appointed new Vice-Chancellor at Lund University. Erik Renström is currently, since 2018, Dean of the university’s medical faculty. He will take up the position of Vice-Chancellor on January 1, 2021.

From the spring semester 2021, the University of Gothenburg offers free courses in Swedish for all international employees. The courses are given at four different levels. Swedish 1 (A1), which is designed for those who have no previous knowledge of Swedish at all, and Swedish 2, which is designed for those who can already use short phrases, understand the most important things in shorter messages, write simple notes, have passed the course Swedish 1 or have equivalent knowledge. Finally, there is level 3 + 4 (B1) which is intended for students with Swedish skills corresponding to Swedish 2. You decide for yourself which level is best suited for you. More information in the Staff Portal.