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…
Shanghai Ranking: the University of Gothenburg tops dentistry and human biology in Sweden
RANKING. In this year’s edition of the Shanghai ranking, the University of Gothenburg climbs three spots to 138th in the world. The University retains its leading position in Sweden in human biological sciences (ranked 22nd internationally) and in dentistry (26th internationally). The Shanghai Ranking, or its official name the Academic Ranking of World Universities, published its 2021 rankings on August 15. As a whole, the University of Gothenburg ranks fourth…
Kostas Bougas received the Odontologen Medal of Honor 2021
AWARD. This year’s recipient of the Odonologen medal of honor is Kostas Bougas, a specialist dentist in periodontology and a teacher at the Dentist’s education clinic. He is described as a committed teacher, who creates curiosity in his specialist area. The Odontologen Medal of Honor is awarded by the Odontological Education Council, which is the council within the Sahlgrenska Academy’s student union (SAKS) that monitors the education of dentists, dental…
Brånemark and titanium implant commemorated with annual day
RESEARCH THAT AFFECTS. Titanium has the ability to heal into bone through a process called osseointegration. The term was coined by its originator, the University of Gothenburg professor Per-Ingvar Brånemark. This process is now to be celebrated with a day of its own instituted by two large international organizations. Two organizations, the European Academy of Osseointegration (EAO) and the American College of Prosthodontics (ACP), decided that the First Global Osseointegration…
Sahlgrenska Academy in program overview for Sahlgrenska Life, Buildings 2 and 3
CAMPUS MEDICINAREBERGET. A program review of parts of Sahlgrenska Life, Buildings 2 and 3, in which the University will be a primary tenant, is currently underway. Simultaneously, Region Västra Götaland (VGR, the county council) is continuing work on Building 1, and the City of Gothenburg (the municipality) is taking new steps towards the adoption of the detailed development plan. Work on the program overview for Buildings 2 and 3 is…