INTERACTION. Work to set up a center of competence for spinal cord injuries began four years ago. Since then, although COVID-19 has slowed progress, much has happened. For a start, a major knowledge survey about spinal cord injuries (SCIs) has just received the go-ahead, peer health coaches have been trained, and a network for younger researchers working on SCIs is being supported. Ryggmärgsskadecentrum is facilitated at Högsbo Hospital. It has…
“A huge opportunity to reach students at the Faculty of Science and Chalmers”
TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH. May 11 is the date for the master thesis project fair, which brings together supervisors and students from Sahlgrenska Academy, the Faculty of Science and Chalmers University of Technology. The purpose of the fair is to create new interdisciplinary projects. Supervisors can propose projects for the fair until May 5 (extended deadline). “This is a huge opportunity to reach students in the natural sciences and technology who…
Ingmar Skoog chosen as Senior Citizen of the Year
DISTINCTION. Professor Ingmar Skoog has been voted Senior Citizen of the Year. The honor is given by the magazine Senioren and is intended to recognize a person who has helped change how senior citizens are viewed or who has been a good example for others. Skoog has been very critical of how society has treated elderly people during the pandemic and was quick to argue that public authorities should listen…
High expectations for GoCo Health Innovation City
COLLABORATION. GoCo Health Innovation City, for which Sahlgrenska Academy is a founding partner, has now been officially inaugurated with the launch of a webcast television program. All the key people in the life sciences involved in the program have great faith in the potential for the life sciences in Gothenburg and in Sweden and the value that GoCo Health Innovation City will contribute. Watch the broadcast in its entirety on…
Researchers in engineering sciences and medicine learn from each other to develop future health care technology
RESEARCH SCHOOL. Research in the borderland between technology and health is becoming increasingly important. Now Chalmers University of Technology and Sahlgrenska Academy have together started a new collaboration, where pairs of researchers receive training in ways to solve health care challenges. The health care system is facing major challenges as our population increases and grows older. New technology can provide support and solutions, and technology focusing on health is also…