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THE PORTRAIT. Ageing has been a common theme throughout her career. With only two years left until retirement, Professor Susanne Iwarsson is starting to slow down – a little. A personal interview with researcher and SWEAH coordinator, Professor Susanne Iwarsson, is published in the magazine Arbetsterapeutenen (in Swedish).
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/long-term-care-clinic-professorship - 2025-12-09
Last fall, the municipality of Härnösand launched an initiative to more effectively support the older adults with rehabilitation and preventive health interventions. The first phase of part of the initiative, in the form of a “task force” led by Eva Ekvall Hansson, Professor of physiotherapy at Lund University, is now being completed. An assessment and intervention team has been established in the
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/task-force-harnosand-project-we-are-already-seeing-positive-developments - 2025-12-09
SWEAH is committed to strengthening approaches to collaboration, user involvement and community engagement based on the research and activities conducted within the graduate school. Now SWEAH PhD students can use a tool to enhance how they connect research with collaborators outside of academia, increase the visibility of research, as well as enhance societal impact. SWEAH offers workshops to furt
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/collaboration-outside-academia-now-being-strengthened - 2025-12-09
The fields of the humanities and arts remain under-represented within ageing research. That is one of the findings in a new publication, based on the content of a gerontology congress last year. The rapidly ageing population in our changing world requires the creation of inclusive, supportive and sustainable societies. According to one of the main authors, SWEAH doctor Isabelle von Saenger, Karoli
Earlier this summer SWEAH postdoc Wossenseged Jemberie, Umeå University, and PhD student Jeanne Højgaard-Bøytler, Lund University, held a joint lecture on older adults and substance use issues, for around 60 employees in the health and social care and social psychiatry sectors in Skellefteå. Providing person-centred care and care with respect for the individual's self-determination places high dem
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/important-also-substance-users-have-right-self-determination - 2025-12-09
This week, a first workshop was held for SWEAH PhD students who want to learn more about impact, collaborating with actors outside academia and how to reach decision-makers and achieve real change. It is not always easy and it requires structured work, the participants noted. On October 15, SWEAH is arranging a second workshop, when a tool that can facilitate this will be examined in more detail.
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/they-want-create-real-change-their-research - 2025-12-09
Frail older adults can participate meaningfully in research and care, when given appropriate methods and support. But institutional cultures often limit their influence and opportunities. That is revealed in a new thesis defended by Roar Hermansen Østby, University of Gothenburg. He is affiliated to SWEAH since 2022 and examines participation, user involvement and frail older adults.How can the re
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/institutional-cultures-limit-influence-frail-older-adults - 2025-12-09
SWEAH PhD student Ana Sabsil, Karolinska Institutet, is home again after one week’s research visit to the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, THL, in Helsinki, financed by SWEAH travel grant. During the visit, she worked on data analysis at the THL offices every day, that gave her the opportunity to meet many colleagues involved in the trial of the MET-FINGER study, Multidomain Lifestyle Int
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/ana-finland-perfect-opportunity-deepen-my-understanding-and-strengthen-collaborations - 2025-12-09
SWEAH's founder and coordinator, Professor Susanne Iwarsson, receives her second honorary doctorate, at the same time as Finnish President Stubb. Iwarsson is being awarded an honorary doctorate at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, located in Central Finland. She is honored for "her groundbreaking research on the interaction between human functional capacity and the
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/appointed-honorary-doctor-together-finnish-president - 2025-12-09
Those who have been PhD students at SWEAH graduate school have built up a broad network during their doctoral studies, and many continue the collaboration between the partner universities as alumni and researchers. Last week, some SWEAH alumni met to write a joint article. They obviously don't want to reveal exactly what it will be about before publication. But they are happy to highlight the rewa
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/sweah-alumni-new-joint-project - 2025-12-09
This week, SWEAH's board has held both a workshop and a board meeting, this time at the partner university, Mid Sweden University in Sundsvall. During an introductory workshop, the evaluation made by external reviewers of SWEAH's activities during the period 2022-2024 was discussed, as well as the future of the graduate school after the current co-financing agreement expires after 2026.– We have n
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/it-looks-promising-continuation - 2025-12-09
”An outstanding example of a national graduate school with excellent results and exceptional management, which should be continued in the future”, is the recommendation from the SWEAH evaluation. Following a proposal from the graduate school's partner representatives, during spring 2025 three external reviewers evaluated SWEAH's operations during the period 2022-2024.– We are very satisfied with t
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/how-evaluators-rated-sweah - 2025-12-09
SWEAH has received 17 new applications from PhD students who wish to join the graduate school starting next year. That's a few more than last year. This time, doctoral students from 8 of SWEAH's 13 partner universities applied. One application each from Dalarna University, Linnaeus University and Linköping University, two from Jönköping University, Kristianstad University and Umeå University, as w
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/application-process-underway - 2025-12-09
Right after participating in SWEAH’s workshops on impact and collaboration, PhD student Jerry Norlin, Dalarna University, put the theories into practical use. Norlin presented his research on ‘Older adults’ loneliness: Relationships, everyday strategies and design of support’ at Region Gävleborg’s collaboration conference ”Forskare och praktiker möts” (Researchers and practitioners meet) in Söderh
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/research-and-practice-met-lot-cross-fertilization-ideas - 2025-12-09
This week, around 20 SWEAH PhD students are visiting the partner university Dalarna University campus in Falun. It's time for the autumn PhD Student Days, 4-5 November, packed with lectures, workshop, discussions and networking. This time the theme is "Future career path". It is important to have a well-thought-out plan to become a fully-fledged researcher in aging and health. What does your dream
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/time-dream-about-future - 2025-12-09
SWEAH was represented at the conference 'Ageing is Living: Building Age-Friendly Communities in the Nordic-Baltic Region', organized in Copenhagen this week by WHO, The Nordic Welfare Centre and the Centre for an Age-friendly Norway. Two PhD students presented their doctoral projects on site at UN City in Copenhagen, followed by a discussion. One of them was SWEAH PhD student Helena Bjurbäck, Link
https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/sweah-contributed-who-meeting-age-friendly-societies - 2025-12-09
The change will apply from 1 December for Odeum concerts with more than 100 participants. On December 1st, the Swedish Public Health Agency is introducing a requirement for a digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate for public gatherings and events with more than 100 people indoors (for people above the age of 18). In line with this announcement, we will require every visitor to the concerts to sh
https://www.odeum.lu.se/en/article/vaccine-certificate-requirement - 2025-12-09
Here you will find the link to the concert that was recorded as a replacement for the canceled Lucia concerts in Lund university hall. Click here to go directly to the recording List of works:Saint Lucia. Trad, arr Hans KyhleGood morning my Lord. Trad, arr Jan-Åke HillerudJean Sibelius: Christmas carol. Soloists Linnea Nordenback, Philip HartmanSofia Karlsson: Peace on earth. Arr Kjell Lönnå. Solo
https://www.odeum.lu.se/en/article/palaestra-vocal-ensemble-plays-luciamorgon-and-other-songs - 2025-12-09
Here you can find the link to the concert performed at Skissernas Museum. The concert is a collaboration between Lund Municipality and Skissernas Museum / Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art.Click here to go directly to the concertList of songs:Ivar Widéen: Betlehems Stjärna, text Viktor RydbergJean Sibelius: Julsång, text Zacharias TopeliusSofia Karlsson: Frid på jord, text Olivia Blyberg i
https://www.odeum.lu.se/en/article/christmas-greetings-palaestra-vocal-ensemble-vinterlund - 2025-12-09
Odeum welcomes all new and old students! Hälsningsgillet, which takes place every semester in the AF castle, is an old cherished tradition in Lund. This year, Hälsningsgillet changes its format and becomes digital. Take the chance to meet people, associations, unions, nations and companies and visit Hälsningsgillet's website!The website will be open throughout the spring term from 1/2 to 7/6 2021.
https://www.odeum.lu.se/en/article/digital-halsningsgillet - 2025-12-09
