Lectures

Health on campus offers inspiring lectures for students and staff of Umeå university.

Drop in activities

Activities with pre-registration

Lecture programme 13 February 2024

The program offers lectures live in Aula Nordica and pre-recorded digital lectures. No pre-registration required, welcome!

Lectures live

Porträtt på Amanda Lahti, ST-läkare i allmänmedicin och forskare vid Lunds universitet.

Sitting disease - every step counts

Lecturer: Amanda Lahti
Time: 11:30-12:10
Local: Aula Nordica
The lecture is given in Swedish

Amanda's lecture is about the effects of sedentary behaviour and how every step counts. You can do a lot for your health just by breaking up long periods of physical inactivity.

Amanda Lahti is a resident physician in general medicine and a researcher at Lund University. She is a board member of Idrottsmedicin Sverige and team doctor for the Malmö FF men’s team in the Swedish Allsvenskan football league. Amanda has a PhD in physical activity and has published the popular science book “Sittsjukan”.

Porträttbild på Stig Wiklund, en av Sveriges främsta mentala tränare/coacher. Stig är utbildad socionom vid Umeå universitet samt utbildad mental tränare vid Skandinaviska Ledarhögskolan i Örebro.

Mental strength - from thinking to doing

Lecturer: Stig Wiklund
Time: 12:20-13:00
Local: Aula Nordica
The lecture is given in Swedish

The power of thought is great. How we think affects our emotions and behaviour more than we realise. Through mental training, we can make lasting changes in life that affect how we feel, perform and function. Stig Wiklund is a social worker and one of Sweden’s leading mental trainers/coaches. Over the years, he has worked with many successful individuals, both in and outside the world of sports. The elite athletes Stig has worked with have together won 285 Olympic, World Cup and Swedish Championship medals.

Stig is a trained sociologist at Umeå University and a trained mental coach at the Scandinavian Leadership Academy in Örebro.

Pre-recorded digital lectures

The lectures are available February 13-15.

Strong through menopause

Length of the film: 63:34 minutes
The lecture is given in Swedish.

Lecturer: Monika Björn

At the mention of the word menopause, most people tend to think of the negatives. But it doesn’t have to be that way! Author and fitness expert Monika Björn presents a humorous yet serious look at how we can impact our own well-being. The lecture is aimed primarily at women, but is also suitable for everyone who works with women or lives with a woman on a daily basis.

Monika is an author and has been working full-time with exercise, yoga and health for over 25 years. In recent years, Monika has profiled herself as one of Sweden’s most renowned menopause activists and is a much sought-after lecturer on women’s health issues.

Why is it so difficult to follow good health recommendations?

Length of the film:
The lecture is given in English.

Lecturer: Steven Nordin

Despite being told early in life that we should eat healthy, exercise, drink in moderation and avoid smoking, we find it difficult to practise what is preached.

Steven Nordin, Professor of Psychology at Umeå University, will talk about the benefits of healthy habits, why it is so difficult to follow health recommendations and how to make it easier to make the necessary changes.

Gain a better understanding of mental health

Length of the film:
The education is given in Swedish.

Lecturer: Joakim Blomqvist

This e-learning session explores how we function on the inside. Among other things, you will learn more about how our mental health works and what you can do to improve your ability to steer your life and how you feel in the direction you want.

For over ten years, psychologist Joakim Blomqvist has been trying to bridge the gap between current research and individual understanding. His aim has been to simplify and improve opportunities for individuals to be better able to combat mental health issues. With his company Insightgap, he has won several innovation awards, including the national Skapa acceleration award.

Hjälteträning - physical training for people with Down's Syndrome

Length of the film: 35:38 minutes
The lecture is given in Swedish.

Lecturers: John Gröntvedt, Frida Molin and Cecilia Brönemyr

When the group home Uttervägen decided to run the Toughest obstacle course competition for the first time, they needed a training programme and a PT. That was the start of it all. During this lecture, Cilla, Frida and John talk about how Hjälteträningen [Hero Training] came about and how it developed into what it is today. Listen and be inspired.

Latest update: 2024-01-22