PEOPLE. Agnes Wold, professor of clinical bacteriology at the University of Gothenburg, is one of the debut participants in this year’s På spåret. Her partner in the train compartment will be radio journalist Christer Lundberg. Agnes Wold has previously attended a test shoot for the program, but has on two occasions still refused to participate, since autumn is a time when she has so much else to do. When she…
Swedish Broadcasting Corporation podcast “Fråga Agnes” back with a new season
“Fråga Agnes”, the podcast where Agnes Wold answers listeners’ questions based on her medical skills, is back with a new season. In the first episode (Swedish only), she explains why automatic hand dryers are reprehensible, and why you should not put paper on the toilet. The host is Christer Lundberg. Agnes Wold is Professor of Clinical Bacteriology at the University of Gothenburg.
Five years of Career Talks and more to come
YOUNG RESEARCHERS. Sahlgrenska Academy will continue inviting young researchers to meetings for discussions about their career paths, both within and outside the University. Meet Jenna Anderson, who has run Career Talks since 2016 and who is now moving on to the next step in her own career. Sahlgrenska Academy plans to announce the open position as chair of Career Talks shortly. If you are interested in becoming the next chairperson,…
Teachers prepare to be Always READY for digital and hybrid teaching
EDUCATION. The faculty is now launching a creative meeting place where teachers and other staff working with educational questions can provide support and inspiration to each other in our efforts to improve the quality of our digital teaching. The meeting place is created in the form of a Teams channel called ‘Alltid REDO’ [Always READY]. All staff interested in digital education are welcome to join the Teams channel. You can…
European research collaboration leads to faster vaccines
RESEARCH PROJECT. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg are part of a large, new research collaboration that will speed up the process of developing new vaccines. The European pharmaceutical industries and associations (EFPIA) and the European Union (EU) will jointly invest EUR 33 million in the collaboration, which includes experts from 11 countries. Vaccine development is both time-consuming and expensive. On average, it takes 10 years to develop a new…