RESEARCH CONDITIONS. Sambio Core Facilities had reason to celebrate at the end of last week, when it was announced that all the national infrastructures in which the platforms participate will continue to receive support from the Swedish Research Council (VR). Core Facilities at the University of Gothenburg participates in four of the eleven infrastructure initiatives awarded grants by VR. “We were extremely happy and proud after receiving notification from VR…
Substantial award from Swedish Research Council’s call for register-based research proposals
GRANTS. Annika Rosengren and Bright Nwaru are to receive SEK 13 million each for their research projects in the Swedish Research Council’s register-based research call. The money will generate new knowledge of several major common diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The award means that Institute of Medicine will receive a quarter of the total grant amount, SEK 102 million, through the national call.…
Highlight your infrastructure needs – ahead of the Swedish Research Council’s prioritization of national infrastructure
INFRASTRUCTURE. The Swedish Research Council’s (VR) prioritization of national research infrastructure is done through a recurring, cyclical 2-year process. The first step of the process is a needs inventory with the aim of pointing out areas where the need for new national infrastructure is clear. The outcome of the needs inventory is then used as a basis for VR’s targeted call for support for national infrastructure. The next need inventory…
Agneta Holmäng: STRUT is a very important issue for the faculty
COLUMN. The University of Gothenburg is putting together a response to the Government’s Steering and Resource Distribution of Universities (STRUT) report that is out for comment. Dean Agneta Holmäng writes in her column that the report’s proposal is problematic in several ways and can have negative consequences, especially for medical faculties at universities offering a broader range of programs. By May 15 our faculty will submit to the Vice-Chancellor its…
Tanmoy Mondal receives Swedish Research Council Starting Grant
GRANTS. Tanmoy Mondal, a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, is now starting his own team to study long non-coding RNA and cancer. He has been awarded a Swedish Research Council Starting Grant, giving him a total of SEK 6 million over the next four years. Usually the Swedish Research Council announces grant decisions in October, but Molndal received his gratifying news in February.…