YOUNG RESEARCHERS. About once a month, Sahlgrenska Academy Career Talks arranges meetings to discuss the career paths of young researchers, both inside and outside the university. Most recently, concrete advice was given on how to sharpen your LinkedIn profile, by invited speaker Ida Sjöholm, a freelance copywriter. During Wednesday’s two-hour seminar, it became clear to the audience – about fifty young researchers – that LinkedIn can be a valuable tool…
A simple approach for doctoral students who experience harassment
EQUAL TREATMENT. Have you experienced behavior or been in a situation that you felt was inappropriate? This is not acceptable and help is available so you do not have to deal with it alone. A simple approach is a project that began after the autumn 2017 by Sahlgrenska Academy and in collaboration with Sahlgrenska Academy’s and the University of Gothenburg’s student unions. The purpose of the project is for doctoral…
Four certified for coaching within SA PhD Coach Network
CAREER PATHS. The SA PhD Coach Network initiative has turned out well at Sahlgrenska Academy. The first four young researchers have now been certified for coaching, and in the spring the network’s third round of training will begin. The SA PhD Coach Network, or SA-CONE, has two purposes: for young researchers to develop their leadership skills and for PhD students to receive support in their professional development. A total of…
Increased safety in diagnosing cardiac infarction with more sensitive analytical method
NEW STUDY. Five percent more cardiac infarctions detected and 11 percent fewer patients suffering a relapse. That is the result of a study of more than 80,000 patients in which two cardiac damage markers (conventional troponin and the newer, high-sensitive troponin T) were compared with each other. “This can serve to motivate hospitals that have not yet adopted the high-sensitive troponin T. It is more sensitive, and a heart attack…
Tour of Building R: On the way for the patient’s best
BUILDING R. Put one foot in front of the other. Usually, it is not especially complicated to walk. But Roy Tranberg and his colleague Roland Zügner in the walking lab in the new Building R look at walking with slightly different eyes than most of us. Roy Tranberg is a licensed orthopedic engineer and Doctor of Medical Science. Roland Zügner is a licensed physiotherapist specialized in orthopedics. And if all…