About Sahlgrenska Academy

Sahlgrenska academy -the medical faculty at University of Gothenburg-conduct education and research in health, medicine and dental care.

Within our walls researchers and students coexists, always in close contact with the public health care system and their practice.

Here you will also find innovative international research, such as the world's first successful uterine transplant and dental research, ranked as number five in the world.

Sahlgrenska academy collaborates within educational efforts and research, over scientific boundaries and not least together with society and the industry. This makes Sahlgrenska Academy an important part of the society and at the same time a strong force in matters of health and life science.

A number of researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy have made significant contributions to social development by commercialising the knowledge gained in their research. For example Nobel Laureate professor Arvid Carlsson whose discovery on dopamine has led to medication for diseases as Parkinson.