On 1 April, Johan Dicksved, researcher at the Department of Animal
Nutrition and Management, became the first vice dean responsible for research
infrastructure.
“A clearer contact point for infrastructure at the faculty is a good thing. It provides a clear focus for this field, like a hub. This is important. As I’m responsible for the entire faculty, my role will be to act as a unifying force”, explains Johan.
As this is largely new territory, he finds the task something of a challenge. However, it’s clear that the animal facilities, that is Röbacksdalen, Götala, Lövsta and the VHC stables, are a priority.
The Faculty Board's meeting on September 14 contained agenda had many information points, including about the Integration Project and the Expansion Project as well as the financial half-year report. The board made decisions concerning recruitments, on new members of the Companion Animals Research Fund and on dates for next year's faculty board meetings.
The project's directive and members of the steering group is now decided by the vice-chancellor. She also instructed the university director to appoint a project manager and determined how the costs of the project (project manager and controller) will be financed.
Risk and impact assessments will be carried out with start next week. The results will later form the basis for decisions on integration. You can read more about this and the project directive in Swedish here. An english version of the project webbsite will soon be published.
This autumn, we welcomed more students to the two programs that are part of the expansion project. This year, we have 115 places in the Veterinary Nursing Programme and 110 in the Veterinary program.
This is an increase with 15 and 7 places respectively in the number of places since last year.
This year's increase is the first step towards increasing the number of students according to the government’s instruction. So far everything has worked well and the project follows the plan. From the fall of 2023, the plan is to admit 145 new veterinary students per year, and the number of places for the animal nursing program will remain at 115.
If you have any questions about the expansion project, visit the project's website (in Swedish only). There are also dates for the autumn's upcoming drop-in dialogues with project manager Anders Bjurstam and vice dean Johanna Penell, where you are most welcome with your questions and ideas.
Milk for sale! Vice-Chancellor Maria Wedel has inaugurated the new milk vending machine on SLU's campus in Ultuna. Formas, Beijerstiftelsen and Stiftelsen Seydlitz MP bolagen support an ongoing research project at Swedish Livestock Research Centre Lövsta at SLU in Uppsala, where calves stay together with the cows in the dairy herd for several months during lactation.
The picture shows professor Sigrid Agenäs guiding Vice-Chancellor to press the right buttons.
Four researchers receive funding from research funds
The committee for The Companion Animals Research Fund (Insamlingsstiftelsen Sällskapsdjurens forskningsfond) has decided on the 2022 distribution of funds from The Companion Animals Research Fund, Ingeborg Ögrens fond and Maj Johnsons fond. All of the funds distribute funding to research on diseases that effects either dogs or cats or both. The following researchers and projects will receive funding in 2022.
Ida Hallberg, Department of Clinical Sciences: Markers for Leydig and Sertoli cell function to predict semen quality in dogs. The Companion Animals Research Fund. SEK 99 420.
Johanna Holmberg, Department of Clinical Sciences: Diagnostic value of using the video capsule ALICAM® in comparison to conventional gastroduodenocolonoscopy for evaluating dogs with chronic enteropathy. Ingeborg Ögrens fond. SEK 200 000.
Ninni Rothlin Zachrisson, Department of Clinical Sciences: Hair cortisol concentration as a measure of chronic stress in cats. Maj Johnsons fond. SEK 95 876.
Gabriella Lindgren, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics: Development of a genetic test for midline defect in cats. Maj Johnsons fond. SEK 400 000.
Read more about the research on the web (mostly in Swedish).
Welcome to the One Health Breakfast Club September 27 between 8.00 and 9.00. You get a short inspirational talk, some breakfast, and a chance to meet and have transdisciplinary discussions with SLU colleagues. Last sign up date 20 September. See you there.
In the faculty's newsletter you can read about current events relevant to you who are an employee at the VH Faculty. Head of Faculty Administration Caroline Carlström is responsible for the content. The newsletter is produced in cooperation with the internal editorial team in the Division of Communication.
The newsletters are usually issued in connection with faculty board meetings. Next Faculty Board meeting is held 26th of October.
