CLINICAL RESEARCH. Half of the proposal funds for clinical treatment research goes to researchers in Gothenburg this year. Göran Dellgren, Ann Hellström and Torsten Olbers are the lead applicants of their respective major projects and will receive SEK 30 million each from the call for proposals. Göran Dellgren, Associate Professor in thoracic surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, will receive SEK 30 million over three years to evaluate a left chamber pump…
Swedish Research Council awards SEK 121 million for health and medical studies
GRANTS The University of Gothenburg has received just over SEK 121 million from the Swedish Research Council’s large funding opportunity. A distinct improvement from last year, the announcement meant that Gothenburg once again obtained the second highest award of all universities that participated. The SEK 121 million earmarked for the University of Gothenburg represented 15% of the total funds awarded for health and medical research. Last year’s figures was 13%.…
Four Swedish Research Council grants for young scientists
GRANTS. Emma Börgeson, Johanna Höög, Elisabet Jerlhag Holm and Malin Johansson have each received SEK 6 million from the Swedish Research Council’s call for young scientists. Their fields are metabolic syndrome, communication between cells, the reward system of the brain and the protective mucus layer of the gut. Emma Börgeson completed her postgraduate studies at University College Dublin and is just finishing up her EU-financed postdoctoral research at UCSD. Her current…
Evaluation model for Swedish research quality on referral
RESEARCH FUNDING. A new evaluation model for resource allocation to universities and university colleges involving peer review of the quality and relevance of research suggested by the Swedish Research Coucil on request by the government is now on referral. In March 2013, the Swedish Government commissioned the Swedish Research Council, in consultation with the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Social Research (Forte), the Swedish Research Council for Environment,…