AWARD. When the award Thesis of the Year was distributed in Academicum, the photographer Francis Löfvenholm was in place. You can now see his wonderful photos from the event here in Akademiliv. Here you can find an article with more information about the recipients of this year’s awards: http://130.241.135.136/2017/05/40383/
A global doctoral candidate represents GU in Stockholm
PEOPLE. Meet Laith Hussain-Alkhateeb, a doctoral candidate in global public health, who will soon represent the University of Gothenburg at this year’s awards ceremony for Global Swede in Stockholm. Laith Hussain-Alkhateeb will soon be finished with his postgraduate studies. On the same day that I met him in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, he had just been notified of when he will defend his dissertation: in mid-March of next year. Now…
Decrease in cardiovascular diseases benefits persons with diabetes
NEW STUDY. The incidence of cardiovascular diseases in Sweden has decreased sharply since the late 1990s. These are the findings of a study from Sahlgrenska Academy which included almost three million adult Swedes. In relative terms, the biggest winners are persons with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. “This is a huge improvement and a testament to the improvements in diabetes and cardiovascular care throughout Sweden,” says Aidin Rawshani, medical…
Strategic Investments Helping Doctors Study for PhDs at a Younger Age
PhD PROGRAM. Since 2006, the median age of students with medical degrees beginning PhD courses has decreased by six years, with the most obvious drop in age coming for PhD students who had been ‘amanuenser’ (research and teaching assistants) during their time as medical students. Research doctors are an important link when it comes to implementing new scientific discoveries in the healthcare system and identifying unresolved clinical issues that need…
Suggest PhD courses spring term 2018
PhD EDUCATION. The committee for PhD education (Forskarutbildningskommittén, FUK) would like to receive suggestions for PhD courses (=courses at third-cycle level) to be given the spring term 2018. Shorter courses are to prefer in order to make it easier for PhD students to attend. A longer course can be split up into a few shorter courses (part I, part II). If you would like to give a course the spring term 2018,…