DISTINCTION. Hello there, Henrik Zetterberg! And congratulations on receiving this year’s Melvin R. Goodes Prize, an international award presented by the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation. How does it feel to receive this award? – It’s absolutely thrilling! Our work revolves around developing objective and quantitative tests to measure the extent of brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-causing conditions. The fantastic thing is that these markers really work, as…
John Paoli, unexpected professor: “No need to be best in class”
RESEARCHER PORTRAIT. In his youth, John Paoli describes himself as a mediocre student and a very naive resident doctor. “We were 120 students in my class. I don’t think any of them would have guessed I’d pursue an academic career.” John Paoli is the head of the Department of Dermatology and Venereology at the Institute of Clinical Sciences. “If you tally up all types of skin cancer, it’s by far…
Research funding agencies have made agreements with four publishers that publish open access journals
The Swedish Research Council, Formas, Forte, and Vinnova have previously decided to fund publication with publishers that exclusively publish journals with Open Access. Agreements have now been reached with Frontiers, PLOS, MJS Publishing, and Copernicus. The four research funding agencies will cover the publication costs for 2024 and 2025 together. Each publisher has information about all participating organizations and handles the identification of authors/articles eligible for publication within the agreements.…
Upcoming Staff Portal require login with x-account
The new Staff Portal will be launched in Sharepoint on April 8th. With this system switch, access to the content will require login with an x-account. The current Staff Portal is open to all visitors and doesn’t require any login. If you are a visitor and user of the current Staff Portal and don’t have a x-account but need access also after the launch, you’ll need to ensure this with…
Cleaner air in Swedish cities brings significant health benefits
NEW STUDY. The air quality in Swedish cities has improved continuously over the last twenty years, according to a research collaboration based at the University of Gothenburg. Several thousand deaths may have been prevented every year, thanks to better air quality. However, many people are still exposed to air pollution that exceeds the World Health Organization’s recommendations. In the study, the researchers present a high-resolution data model of how air…