Ingmar Skoog, Director of AgeCap, is one of the members of the Senior Research Council that the government has recently established. Through the Senior Research Council, which brings together researchers in the elderly area, the Minister of Social Affairs can conduct a continuous dialogue on the situation in the elderly and care area. It is about how the challenges can be met and the welfare developed. An aging population means an increased need for high quality care and care and that resources need to be used in the best possible way. It can be about developing and implementing effective working methods and training staff, taking advantage of the opportunities digitalization and welfare technology entails, and promoting cross-sectoral collaboration. The Council shall meet several times a year.

The prostate cancer association has distributed a total of SEK 10 million to Swedish research and development projects. Of the 23 projects that received funding, six are conducted in Gothenburg. The recipients are Caroline Olsson, Delila Gasi Tandefelt, Karin Welén in collaboration with Jonas Nilsson (Umeå University), Kimia Kohestani, Neha Singh and Malin Hagberg Thulin. The research funding is announced for the application in November each year. Support is mainly given to projects on early and safe diagnostics, more effective and gentle treatment methods and rehabilitation. The projects are reviewed by the Association’s Research Council with expertise in urology, oncology and rehabilitation.

Week 6 and 7 (February 3-14), the food truck Tikka Roti, in addition to its usual offerings, also serves Mexican street food. The food truck is open 11am to 3pm every weekday, then stands at lunchtime in the parking lot outside Academicum.

The university’s new collaboration tool, which is based on SharePoint Online, will be rolled out in mid-February and will reach staff at Sahlgrenska Academy in March. In the new collaboration tool you will be able to collaborate on files, easily search for documents, and co-write with your colleagues, both internally and externally. There will be different collaboration areas. You will receive an information letter on how to get started. The tool will be accessed in the Staff Portal. In addition to the manual’s guide and tips, irl smeinars and webinars will be offered. Read more about the project collaboration tool.

Dean Agneta Holmäng has decided to extend Silvana Naredi’s assignment as Vice-Dean responsible for first and second cycle education at Sahlgrenska Academy until December 31, 2020. Silvana Naredi has had this assignment since February 1, 2014, and the assignment has previously been extended on two occasions. . The assignment as Vice-Dean is 50 percent of full time.

Harriet Wallberg, professor of physiology at Karolinska Institutet, has been appointed to lead an investigation to strengthen the strategic development of Life Science for University of Gothenburg. The initiator of the investigation is Vice-Chancellor Eva Wiberg. Shortly after the turn of the year, the Sahlgrenska Life co-planning group delivered the program report, which is the basis for the next step in the construction process. However, the faculty management at Sahlgrenska Academy had objections to parts of the report. Vice-Chancellor Eva Wiberg therefore initiated an inquiry into the University’s overall focus in the Life Science area. As a result, the Sahlgrenska Life project is paused in parts pending the investigation, which will be completed in September. The investigative leader Harriet Wallberg has also previously held assignments as University Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor at KI. Read more in the Staff Portal: https://medarbetarportalen.gu.se/aktuellt/nyheter-detalj/utredning-om-life-science-strategi-paverkar-byggprojekt