UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor candidate Carina Mallard received a majority of the consultative assembly votes at today’s meeting in Vasaparken. The result of the vote will now be submitted to the University Board for the final decision on who will be the next Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Gothenburg. The consultative assembly has today interviewed the candidates Carina Mallard and Max Petzold one by one for an hour each.…
Juan Lantero Rodriguez, writer of Thesis of the Year 2022 at Sahlgrenska Academy
DISTINCTION. Juan Lantero Rodriguez, now a postdoctoral research fellow at the Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, has been awarded the Faculty-wide “Thesis of the Year” distinction at Sahlgrenska Academy in 2022. In his thesis, he developed several new biomarkers for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases that are measurable in blood samples. The “Thesis of the Year at Sahlgrenska Academy” prize, awarded since 2009, is financed by a donation from Dr…
Exercise seems to protect against major brain hemorrhage
NEW STUDY. Regular physical activity and exercise may reduce bleeding in individuals with intracerebral hemorrhage, a University of Gothenburg study shows. The researchers emphasize the importance of physical activity to protect the brain. The study, published in the journal Stroke and Vascular Neurology, analyzed data on 686 people treated for intracerebral hemorrhage at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg during the years 2014 to 2019. The results are based on a…
Twenty years of research collaboration in Rwanda has made a difference
COLLABORATION. After the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, hardly any university teachers or students remained in the country. Slowly and systematically, the country’s university has developed a new academia. It was recently the twentieth anniversary of the collaboration between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and Swedish universities, including the University of Gothenburg. The research collaboration between Swedish universities and the state-run University of Rwanda is part of SIDA’s efforts…
Consider an associate professorship after defending your doctoral thesis
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSHIP. If you are aiming for an academic career, you should plan to apply for a docentship as soon as possible after defending your doctoral thesis. This advice comes from Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen, chair of Sahlgrenska Academy’s docentship committee. An associate professorship (docentship) is a non-salaried title at the University. The Swedish docent status corresponds approximately to, for example, the following titles or positions in academic systems outside Sweden:…