An invitation to teachers that might be interested in developing joint doctoral courses with Chilean universities. This call is offered by ACCESS, a platform promoting and facilitating academic collaboration between Chile and Sweden. For more information about ACCESS and this call, please visit PhD Call 2023 — ACCESS (accesschilesweden.org)
Quality assurance of doctoral education: Half-time reports to be subject to plagiarism check
DOCTORAL EDUCATION. Starting this fall, upon the initiative from the Council for PhD education (FUR), all half-time reports will undergo a plagiarism check using the iThenticate tool. The review is conducted to detect similarities in the texts of half-time reports and to avoid potential accusations of plagiarism. Initially, starting March 2024, all doctoral students will be offered the opportunity to have their half-time reports reviewed. However, as of September 15…
Henrik Sjövall: On internal task distribution in the forebrain – Do we consider this in our pedagogical work?
COLUMN. The brain’s two hemispheres specialize in different tasks but need each other’s assistance to fulfill their missions. Inspired by a worried medical student, Henrik Sjövall takes cues from the book “The Master and His Emissary” and reflects on the extent to which the brain’s own division of labor leaves an imprint on our student education. When we learn about the brain’s anatomy, we learn very little about what is…
A total of over 18 million from the Jubilee Clinic’s Cancer Fund
GRANTS. The board of the Jubilee Clinic’s Cancer Fund, at its latest meeting on February 13, 2024, allocated over 18 million SEK to cancer research at, and in connection with, the Jubilee Clinic at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Most of the 34 cancer researchers benefiting from the funds are also affiliated with Sahlgrenska Academy. Of the allocated amount, approximately 1.9 million SEK is designated for “research months for clinicians,” an initiative…
New policy for information security at the university
The vice-chancellor has decided on a new policy for information security at the university. The policy is an overall regulation of the principles regarding information security on which the university’s work should be based, as well as responsibilities and roles. The policy is part of the information security management system that is currently being developed. The plan is to in the next step develop a new information classification model and…