About us
The Sahlgrenska Academy is the medical faculty at the University of Gothenburg. We educate doctors, nurses, dentists, and a range of in-demand healthcare professionals.
We are open to collaborations that help us gain new perspectives and find better ways to prevent and treat ill health. We have international research at the absolute forefront. Examples of successful research areas include aging, person-centered care, cancer, metabolism, neuroscience, obstetrics, dentistry, vaccines, and virology. Our research and education primarily take place on the campus shared with healthcare, especially at the hospitals within Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
We are in a development phase where our main campus, Medicinareberget, is becoming the center for the university's activities in Life Science. Historically, our research has led to major advancements, such as dental implants, beta blockers for heart failure, and Losec, the world's best-selling drug.
We are particularly proud of our Nobel laureate Arvid Carlsson, who developed his discoveries on the important role of dopamine in the brain at Medicinareberget campus.
Facts and Figures
Size
- We have 3 billion SEK in annual turnover.
- We have 2,148 employees, of whom 744 are researchers and teachers.
- Research accounts for about 75 percent of our turnover.
Research
- Our research generates 2,250 million SEK annually.
- In 2024, we published 136 doctoral dissertations and 3,632 articles in scientific journals.
- We have 1,100 PhD students.
Education
- We have 15 undergraduate programs, 16 advanced-level programs, and 5 supplementary programs for individuals with a foreign degree from countries outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland.
- Our education generates 850 million SEK annually.
- We have 5,500 students.
- We have approximately 100 exchange agreements with international universities.
Research Funding
We receive 1 billion SEK annually in external grants; our largest external funders are:
- The Swedish Research Council
- The Swedish Cancer Society
- The EU
- Forte
- The Heart-Lung Foundation
- The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
