Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)

We conduct research and education in medicine, nursing and public health.

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences engages in a broad range of scientific activities ranging from basic biomedical and experimental clinical research to applied clinical studies and education and research within the fields of medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, speech and language pathology, occupational therapy, medical pedagogy, and public health.

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Faculty management at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Click here to learn more about the faculty management. You will also find contact information here.

Faculty board at the Faculty of Medicine and Health sciences

The Faculty Board is the highest decision-making body at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Here you will find information about the board.
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Dean’s Office, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

The Dean's office's task is to assist the faculty management and the faculty's other operations with expertise, support and coordination. 

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Fredrik Elinder.

Prize winner: “I realise how debilitating a disease epilepsy is”

Fredrik Elinder, professor in molecular neurobiology, has received the Onkel Adam Award for 2021 for his outstanding research in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Linköping University.
Claudio Cantú and Simon Söderholm discuss the results.

Researchers shed new light on the inner workings of stem cells

Embryonic stem cells can give rise to every cell type in the body. A team of researchers has now identified a cellular mechanism that is important for the ability of these cells to maintain their state as stem cells.
COVID19 / 2019-ncov concept: Nurse applies a mask of the mechanical ventilation machine, which can be seen in the foreground. therapy used for lung breathing, in intensive care.

Covid-19: alpha variant associated with more severe disease

A Swedish study has shown that the alpha variant of SARS-CoV-2 is associated with more severe Covid-19 disease, and leads to more hospital admissions than previous variants.

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Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences

What characterizes the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV) is the wide breadth of research and education. BKV is one of the largest departments at LiU with affiliation mainly to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
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Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences

The research areas at HMV include experimental basic research to clinical, social and public health research. We conduct high-quality education in the sought-after care professions.

Department of Social and Welfare Studies

This department is now a part of Department of Culture and Society (IKOS) and Department of Health, Medicin and Caring sciences.

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Linköpings universitet

581 83 Linköping, Sweden

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