During the weekend, the IT unit was able to make the e-mail work as it should for half of the university’s staff, but problems still remain.  The malfunction is due to a hardware problem. A number of the university’s email servers are damaged and recently it was noticed that there was a built-in error. There is no external influence behind the problems, nor is the planned migration to the cloud. The IT unit recommends that you do not change any cache settings in Outlook while they are working to restore the email to all staff. Information is provided continuously in the Staff Portal: http://driftinfo.gu.se/&lang=EN

For many years, together with the bookstore Bokia on Avenyn, University of Gothenburg has hosted open lunch lectures called Akademisk kvart, where professors, researchers and teachers present the latest in their fields of knowledge. The concept has now moved to films that are spread on social media, among other things. One of the participants is Elmir Omerovic, professor of cardiology, who briefly and popularly tells about takotsubo, or broken heart syndrome as it is also called. Watch the film with Elmir Omerovic here (in Swedish): https://play.gu.se/playlist/dedicated/310767/0_qj7ki4e6/0_ktoeajg6

In next year’s budget bill, the government proposes investments of SEK 2.76 billion in, among other things, research infrastructure and an early increase in the basic grants of universities and colleges. As of 2024, the level increase is estimated at just over SEK 3 billion, but unlike previous bills, large investments will be made early in the period for the bill. The total investment that the government proposes for research and innovation for 2021 is SEK 3.4 billion and an estimated level increase to SEK 3.75 billion in 2024. The government’s proposal is based on an agreement between the government parties, the Center Party and the Liberals. The budget bill’s proposal will finance investments in the research and innovation policy bill that will be presented later this autumn. Read more (in Swedish): https://www.regeringen.se/artiklar/2020/09/stora-satsningar-pa-forskning-i-arets-budget/?fbclid=IwAR3s9qSaUsUL9tVYYi-lqplDJSiN7X3QGxBF4eo1_M8q3Xcc1mmU1ZdrcYg

What is a good text? The author Magnus Linton raises this question at a webinar, held in Swedish for staff at University of Gothenburg. The goal is for researchers to become better at telling stories and reaching out with their knowledge. Over the years, Magnus Linton has written a number of acclaimed reportage and non-fiction books, and last year published the writing handbook Text and style – about the art of telling with science.
The webinar “Develop your writing” takes place on September 15 at 09.30-11.30. Read more and sign up here.

Claes Ohlsson, Professor of Hormonal Registry of Bone Metabolism and Growth at the Instituteof Medicine, has received the 2020 Lawrence G. Raisz Award, presented by the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. The award is given for outstanding achievements in preclinical and translational research to one of the society’s members, and was awarded to Prof Ohlsson in connection with the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.

Researchers Marit Stockfelt, Martin Joelsson and Jonas Mårtensson launch ‘Reumapodden omRA’, a podcast about Rheumatoid arthritis in Swedish. Participating in the podcast are researchers, such as Lars Klareskog and Inger Gjertsson, healthcare staff and patients. Here you can hear the podcast: https://poddtoppen.se/podcast/1449579312/reumapodden-om-ra

For those who need to buy something to eat at Medicinareberget, there are several options. The food truck Tikka Roti serves lunch weekdays 11-13 at the turning point outside Academicum. The restaurant Lyktan serves today’s lunch 11.15-13: 00, and also gives the opportunity to buy yesterday’s lunch boxes at a reduced price, mornings from 07:30. Lunchen.nu is also open for lunch. However, all restaurants run by Eurest are currently closed (Café Anatomen, Hälsocaféet and Café Lundberg). Restaurant Lustgården, which is run by Tre Stiftelser at Änggårdshemmet, is also closed due to the spread of infection. There also are other options then those mentioned here.

On 31 August, a revision of the governing document Rules and regulations for first- and second-cycle examinations at the University of Gothenburg came into force, following a decision by the Vice-Chancellor this summer. When syllabus are revised, departments and faculties should review whether they need to be adapted to the revised rules for examination. An example of a change in the revision is that the examination session is counted as a utilized if a student submits a blank exam or otherwise does not report an assessable result. Information on the web for students may also need to be updated when the revision takes place. Read more on the Staff Portal: https://medarbetarportalen.gu.se/aktuellt/nyheter-detalj//ny-revidering-av-regler-for-examination-pa-grund–och-avancerad-niva.cid1695767

The EU commission wants feedback on the expected effects of research and innovation within Horizon Europe, and how these can contribute to the EU´s political priorities. Currently, it is possible to give comments on the strategic plan for 2021-2024. An individual researcher or an organisation can send their comments in this survey. You can comment a single cluster, health for example, from the six clusters of Global Challenges. The survey results will be used to finalize the strategic plan, that will set out the orientation for the two forthcoming work programmes (and future calls). Deadline is Friday September 18^th