Our ambition
We do not simply wish to keep pace with developments; we want to help shape them. Through a strong clinical foundation, high scientific standards and a growing research training environment, we generate knowledge that improves future diagnostics, treatment and rehabilitation in the field of ear, nose and throat disorders.
A growing and multidisciplinary research environment
We conduct research in close connection with day-to-day clinical practice. Our environment has developed gradually and now encompasses both width and academic depth, with a clear pathway from clinical observation to mechanistic analysis and back to the patient.
Our postgraduate research programme is extensive: for several years now, we have had over 30 active PhD students pursuing projects all the way to their thesis defence. The majority are ENT doctors undergoing specialist training, but the group also includes engineers, biomedical scientists, audiologists and nurses – a cross-professional mix that is one of our greatest strengths.
This mix allows clinical issues to be tackled in parallel from medical, technical, biological and rehabilitation-oriented perspectives. The result is more precise research questions, faster selection of methods and a research culture where clinical experience and laboratory knowledge reinforce one another.
Academic development and research funding
Our academic environment is constantly evolving. In recent years, several staff members have been appointed as docents, and many more are on track to achieve this status, which strengthens our supervisory capacity, methodological development and scientific independence.
Research is funded through both major and minor grants from the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Cancer Society, the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation, Radiumhemmet’s research funds, CIMED, ALF, Karolinska Institutet and private foundations.
This combination of long-term core funders and targeted initiatives provides scope to both build robust programmes and test new ideas, techniques and collaborations.
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