HONORARY DOCTOR. All staff at Sahlgrenska Academy may nominate honorary doctorates. The appointments are evidence of the faculty’s appreciation, and a way to strengthen our national and international network of contacts. The deadline for nominations has been extended – new deadline is April 10, 2018. The Sahlgrenska Academy Board decides on who will be appointed Honorary Doctor in 2018. Many of our honorary doctorates are appointed because of their direct importance to research or…
New honorary doctors of medicine at Sahlgrenska Academy
INTERACTION. Madeleine Olsson Eriksson, Helen von Sydow and Oscar von Sydow have been appointed as this year’s honorary doctors at Sahlgrenska Academy. “All three have made significant, committed efforts to further the work of the Academy and out students,” says Pro-Dean Eric Hanse. Since its inception in 2005, more than 400 students have received scholarships through the projects that Helen von Sydow and Oscar von Sydow initiated and funded through…
Increased occurrence of serious mental illness among factory workers producing viscose
HONORARY DOCTOR 2016. Paul Blanc, a newly appointed honorary doctor at Sahlgrenska Academy, is not only a leading researcher in occupational medicine, but also in the history of the field. In his lecture at the Arvid Carlsson Lecture Hall, he described how, for 150 years, the rayon industry clearly prioritized profit over people in the production of viscose. In a few weeks, Paul Blanc’s new book will be published on…
Paul Blanc will be this year’s honorary doctorate from Sahlgrenska Academy
APPOINTMENT. The Academy Board has decided to designate the world’s leading occupational medicine researcher Paul Blanc as an honorary doctorate. He received the appointment for his long and significant collaboration with Sahlgrenska Academy. Paul Blanc is a professor at the University of California in San Fransisco. He leads, among other things, a number of large epidemiological studies on how the respiratory system is affected by factors in the environment and the…
Nominate Sahlgrenska Academy’s Honorary Doctors 2016
All staff at the Sahlgrenska Academy may nominate honorary doctors. The appointments are a testament to the faculty appreciation, and a way to strengthen our national and international networks. The Board of Sahlgrenska Academy determines who are appointed honorary doctors of 2016. Nominate by sending the completed PDF form to the Administrative Director Margareta Rorsman (e-mail margareta.rorsman@sahlgrenska.gu.se). Last day to nominate is Monday, March 14, 2016. You find the nomination…