CALL FOR APPLICATION. Wallenberg Academy Fellows (WAF) is a program for young researchers in different fields, including medicine, funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW). Only basic research is supported, and scientific excellence is the sole evaluation criterion. It is now time for the Sahlgrenska Academy to nominate candidates for the 2025 call. Those nominated for the current application round should have obtained their PhD after January 1,…
Speech and Language Pathology receives large project grant from the Swedish Research Council
GRANT. Speech and language pathology research is often interdisciplinary, moving between medicine, language, and psychology. Malin Antonsson, speech and language pathologist and postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, was successful in her application to the Swedish Research Council’s call for proposals within humanities and social sciences. Her project is awarded SEK 6.6 million. Word-finding difficulties or having trouble participating in conversations with more than one person is…
Total of over 150 million SEK from the Swedish Research Council
GRANTS. A total of 44 researchers receive research funding as the Swedish Research Council has now announced its decisions in both medicine and health, as well as research competence in primary care. Over 150 million SEK is allocated to various projects. The largest grants go to Maria Åberg and Hanna Hebelka Bolminger, each receiving 7.4 million SEK. Here you can see the list of all researchers receiving grants from the…
SEK 131 million in research grants in medicine and health from the Swedish Research Council
GRANTS. A total of 30 researchers in medicine and health at the University of Gothenburg are sharing over SEK 131 million from the Swedish Research Council. Here you can read the entire list of the projects that receive funding from the Swedish Research Council. The recipient projects are incredibly broad and include such subjects as the nerve cells that regulate appetite, the mechanisms behind kidney disease, new asthma treatments, and…
Agneta Holmäng: The University positive towards our profile area proposal for presentation
COLUMN. The profile area developed by Sahlgrenska Academy has been well received during the University’s ongoing discussions. Dean Agneta Holmäng discusses this in today’s column. She also provides an update on the ALF evaluation, which should be ready within a few months. I want to start by congratulating each of you who has just found out that you have received a grant from the Swedish Research Council. We all know…